Concepts Experimentation Program

Abstract

Army Experimentation mission enables integrated examinations with Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), Research, Development and Experimentation Command (RDECOM), Army battle laboratories, operational units, research labs materiels developers, industry and academia to collaborate in the development, refinement, and assessment of future force concepts. The intended outcome of this integrative effort is to develop concept capability plans that inform the Capabilities Integration Development System (CIDS) process and define future requirements, enabling identification and acquisition of critical Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leader Development, Personnel and Facilities (DOTMLPF) capabilities for the future force to provide land power capabilities needed by Army commanders. Due to significant reductions in funding, beginning in FY15, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) funding will focus on Simulated Experiments (SIMEX) to integrate and assess Army Concepts, Force Designs, and Capabilities. Experimentation enables enhanced situational awareness, planning requirements, employment and management of accelerated decision cycles in a network-enabled force, and training requirements of new and emerging technologies. ARCIC, Accelerated Capabilities Division (ACD) (formerly Asymmetric Warfare Division) develops immediate capability solutions in support of the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) prioritized Current Force capability gaps (i.e. Force Protection, Networked Battle Command, Logistics and Medical in Counterinsurgency Operations (COIN) and Soldier Protection). ACD conducts Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and DOTMLPF analysis required to ensure capability gap candidate solutions are properly integrated prior to being equipped to deployed forces. Supports pre-deployment and in-theater assessments to ensure candidate solution meet identified requirements, support tactics, techniques and procedures development for use by deployed forces, and ensure equipped systems provide the necessary capability to fill an identified gap. These assessments support determination of a path forward for equipped system by identifying them as a potential Program of Record (POR) or sustain in theater. CONOPS, DOTMLPF-Cost analysis and assessment assist deployed forces by ensuring they are able to properly employ equipped systems and assist senior Army leadership in determining how best to resource solution to high priority capability gaps.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: 0605326A_6_2040_PB_2015
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

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• Training
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