Robotic Combat Vehicle ? Experimental Unit Prototypes
Abstract
Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) Experimental Unit Prototyping effort will produce purpose built unmanned combat vehicle prototypes with the purpose of creating an experimental unit that Soldiers will use to create new Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), and new requirements for unmanned combat vehicles to support Army Modernization priorities. Effort will leverage a parallel approach to promote multiple industry partners to provide innovative, purpose built unmanned platforms and lethality solutions and conduct a technology rodeo in FY20 of available options. Most promising options will be down-selected to one or potentially more solutions to create a company?s worth (14 RCV platforms with 7 control vehicles) for a 12 month long user evaluation and experimentation starting at the end of FY22. In order to accelerate user involvement with RCV platform capabilities, a parallel risk reduction effort will rapidly prototype surrogate RCV platform using M113 platforms to start initial user evaluations on the surrogate platforms through an Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) starting at the end of FY20. Lessons learned from the risk reduction effort will inform development of the purpose built RCV platforms as well as inform the S&T investment to help close gaps identified in unmanned vehicle performance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 8e0304d1c3d551e2ae0c9b4ebab8bcc0
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