Brigade Analysis, Integration and Evaluation

Abstract

This Program Element is comprised of three projects; System Under Evaluation Analysis and Integration (Project DU8), Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Equipment Integration and Experimentation (Project DV1), and System of Systems Engineering (Project DU9). Project DU8; Systems Under Evaluation Analysis and Integration, provides funding for the Industry and government programs that meet or exceed known technological gaps and funds their platform and network integration into the Army's Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) Events. Project DV1; BCT Equipment Integration and Experimentation, provides funds for development of the NIE architecture, systems integration engineering, A-Kit development, coordination of the events, risk reduction activities, and troubleshooting and fixing integration and network problems in support of the Network Integration Evaluation events. Project DU9; System of Systems Engineering, provides for development of the Army's standards and validation and verification of systems against these standards. The software will result in a common operating environment and the total architecture will support the NIE by becoming the framework for the detail analysis for NIE. The FY13 funding supports all of the efforts to plan and execute NIE 13.2 and 14.1. The specific evaluation requirements for these NIEs will be derived from the gaps identified by the users in the Afghanistan Theater and the lessons learned from NIEs 12.2 and 13.1 In FY11 the Army initiated the new paradigm for SoS Engineering and Brigade and Network Integration, called the Agile Process. To support this paradigm, the Army stood down PEO I on 1 October 2011 and established System of Systems Integration Directorate (SoSI), which is ASAALT's lead for all aspects of the Army Agile Network Integration process. The SoSI coordinates, synchronizes, and integrates existing and emerging technologies into the tactical network at Ft Bliss, TX and tests this new integrated brigade capability at White Sands Missile Range, NM. Operational test requirements for unique systems / programs are included within the brigade testing to minimize the cost of a formal operational test for each system, thus eliminating duplicative infrastructure and test costs. As part of the Agile process, the Army has also formed the Brigade Modernization Command (BMC) at Ft Bliss, with a unit dedicated solely to testing and evaluating Capability Packages and the associated integrated Network. The Army has also created a TRIAD consisting of the SoSI, BMC, and Army Test & Evaluation Command (ATEC) to manage the Agile process. The Agile Process consists of the following phases which are coordinated and executed by SoSI, BMC and ATEC. In Phase 0 Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) will define near-term gaps in current operational capabilities using existing Operational Needs Statements and relevant assessments from ongoing and past analyses. This analysis will be the basis for requirement sets for future Capability Packages. Network test and evaluation will focus on improving and integrating emerging and existing technologies to minimize existing operational gaps. During Phase I the Director, SoS Integration, solicits for potential solutions from existing Army programs, tech base programs, and industry. Also during this phase ASAALT, working through the SoSI team, obtains buy-in from stakeholders, funding and support, establishes initial objectives, solidifies architecture objectives, and establishes the viable candidate list for Network Integration Evaluation (NIE). During Phase II, ASAALT, through the SoSI team, compiles the list of potential solutions that could meet the identified gaps and begins to develop the integration and testing concepts for the next capability package. Phase III includes the coordinated efforts between BMC, ATEC and SoSI to finalize the brigade architecture, integration and test plans, training materials and combat mission evaluations. Phase III also includes the initial integration phase where industry and DOD hardware and software are integrated and initially evaluated for follow-on consideration at a government integration and test facility (executed at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)). The results of this initial evaluation will determine which industry and DOD System Under Evaluation (SUE) will continue in the NIE process. During Phase IV, SoSI develops detailed plans and executes the integration of all hardware and software into the brigade network. The integration is validated and verified through the NIE process. And in Phase V, SoSI executes the in-depth NIE. The results of the NIE will address and answer senior Army leadership's questions about force makeup and effectiveness and provides Army leadership recommendations for improving operational requirements and enhancing technical specifications. As a result of Phase V, during Phase VI, the Army will determine which systems to procure and field to improve the Army's Network. FY13 w

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: 0604798A_5_2040_PB_2013
• Service Agency Name: Army

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• United States Army

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• Cyber
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Human Systems

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• Acquisition
• Budgets
• Computer Programs
• Cost Analysis
• Cross Domain
• Department Of Defense
• Engineering
• Engineers
• Information Assurance
• Lessons Learned
• Procurement
• Reliability
• Standards
• System Of Systems
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Test Facilities

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• Computer science
• Engineering

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