Army Technical Test Instrumentation and Targets

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) provides critical front-end investments for development of: new test methodologies; test standards; advanced test technology concepts for long range requirements; future test capabilities; advanced development of Modeling and Simulation and Instrumentation (MS&I) prototypes; and the full development of test instrumentation for the United States (U.S) Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), which includes the Operational Test Command (OTC) at Ft Hood, Texas; Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; White Sands Test Center (WSTC) at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico; Electronic Proving Ground (EPG), Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Yuma Test Center (YTC) at Yuma Proving Grounds (YPG), Arizona (including the Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC), Fort Greely, Alaska and the Tropics Regions Test Center (TRTC), at various locations); and Redstone Test Center (RTC), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. OTC consists of four forward Test Directorates (Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Air and Missile Defense Test Directorate, Fort Bliss, Texas; Fires Test Directorate, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and the Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate, Fort Huachuca, Arizona) together with four other Test Directorates (Aviation; Maneuver; Mission Command; Maneuver Support and Sustainment) at Ft Hood, Texas. These activities enable Army Futures Command (AFC) modernization efforts and readiness and support the development and fielding cycle of all Army acquisition programs including rapid fielding initiatives and programs of record. Sustainment funding maintains existing testing capabilities at all locations by replacing unreliable, uneconomical, and irreparable instrumentation, as well as incremental upgrades of hardware and software for MS&I systems to assure adequate test data collection capabilities. This data supports acquisition milestone decisions for all test mission areas throughout the Army including programs such as the 105-mm Mobile Howitzer, 30mm/40mm ammunition, Active Protection System (APS), AH-64 Block III, APR-39C(V)1 Radar, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), Army Integrated Air-Missile Defense (AIAMD), Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), CH-47F Chinook, Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE), Common Infrared Counter Measures (CIRCM), Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (c-UAS), Counter Rocket Artillery Mortar (C-RAM), Dismounted Assured PNT System (DAPS), Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A), Enhanced Night Vision Goggle- Binocular (ENVG-B), Expedient Leader Follower, Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA), Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), Integrated Tactical Network (ITN), Javelin, Joint Air-to- Ground Missile (JAGM) for US Navy, Joint Assault Bridge (JAB), Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), Leader Radio, M109A7 Paladin/M992A3, M1A2 Abrams, M-2/3 Bradley Expedited Active Protection System (ExAPS), M-2/3 Bradley Fist, M776 Chrome Tube, M777 Long Range Cannon, Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD), ManPack (MP), Mounted Assured PNT System (MAPS), Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, Patriot 3 (PAC-3), Precision Guidance Kit (PGK), Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS), Stinger Shelf life Extension Program (SLEP), Stryker, Systems for Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT), Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), UH-60M Black Hawk, and XM113. Also supports AFC and Army Modernization events to include Project Convergence and PNTAX.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
0605602A_6_2040_PB_2022
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Data Processing
  • Detectors
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Multi-Domain Operations
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Navigation
  • Rockets
  • Short Range Air Defense
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems

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