Warfighter Advanced Technology

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) provides Soldiers and Small Combat Units with the most effective personal clothing, equipment, combat rations, shelters, and logistical support items with the least weight and sustainment burden. This PE supports the maturation and demonstration of technologies associated with aerial delivery of personnel and cargo, rapid ammunition/munitions deployability and resupply, combat rations and combat feeding equipment, combat clothing and personal equipment (including protective equipment such as personal armor, helmets, and eyewear), and expeditionary base camps with an emphasis on emerging operating environments and missions that require expeditionary maneuver. The Projects focus on the challenge of integrating clothing and individual equipment on the Soldier to effectively bridge the gap between humans, technology, and equipment design. The Projects in this PE adhere to Tri-Service Agreements on clothing, textiles, and food with coordination provided through the Cross-Service Warfighter Equipment Board, the Soldier as a System Integrated Concepts Development Team, and the Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Feeding Research and Engineering Board. Efforts in this PE support the Army Science and Technology Soldier, Lethality, and Ground Maneuver Portfolios. Work in this PE is related to, and fully coordinated with, PE 0602786A (Warfighter Technology), PE 0602105A (Materials Technology), PE 0602618A (Ballistics Technology), PE 0602624A (Weapons and Munitions Technology), PE 0602705A (Electronics and Electronic Devices), PE 0602787A (Medical Technology), PE 0602716A (Human Factors Engineering Technology), PE 0602308A (Advanced Concepts and Simulation), PE 0603015A (Next Generation Training and Simulation Systems), PE 0603004A (Weapons and Munitions Advanced Technology), PE 0603005A (Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Technology), PE 0603008A (Electronic Warfare Advanced Technology), PE 0603710A (Night Vision Advanced Technology), PE 0602784A (Military Engineering Technology), and PE 0603734A (Military Engineering Advanced Technology), PE 0603125A (Combating Terrorism Technology Development), and PE 0603772A (Advanced Tactical Computer Science and Sensor Technology). The cited work is consistent with the S&T priorities of the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work is led, performed, and/or managed by the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM).

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: 0603001A_3_2040_PB_2019
• Change Summary Explanation: FY17 Congressional increase in J52 Warfighter Advanced Technology Initiatives FY19 funding increase supports the acceleration of efforts that support senior leader priorities for Soldier Lethality.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy
• Biomedical
• Electronic Warfare
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Cognitive Systems Engineering
• Combat Vehicles
• Computer Science
• Energy Harvesting
• Global Positioning Systems
• Hearing Protection
• Human Factors Engineering
• Human Systems Integration
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Protective Equipment
• Systems Engineering
• Test Methods
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Systems
• Warfare

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics