Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structure (ACES)
Abstract
Previously-funded JCTD. ACES provides Combatant Commands (CCMD) the capability to quickly provide mobility and force protection for deployed Joint Warfighters. Military combat engineer units lack the capability to enable rapid construction, route repair, and gap crossing to establish and sustain lines of communications. ACES will provide an automated 3D printer to construct gap crossings, obstacles, and force protection positions using locally available concrete and other materials at a pace that adversaries cannot match. In FY 2022, ACES conducted a limited Military Utility Assessment (MUA) and delivered prototypes in theater to support Joint Warfighter battlefield needs. Prototypes will transition to programs of record at U.S. Army Facilities Component Systems; U.S. Navy Engineering Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC); and U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM). The JCTD will complete in FY 2023.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 520aa6cea13b30188cb21122723cec10