Major Operational Test Instrumentation
Abstract
This project supports the development of major field instrumentation for Operational Testing (OT), Force Development Testing and Experimentation (FDTE), Army Warfighting Experiments (AWE) for the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), and Army Transformation. Each initiative set forth in this program element is directly tied to tactical systems that support the following Army Modernization Plan operational capability areas: Dominate Maneuver, Full Dimensional Protection, Precision Engagement, and Focused Logistics. The cornerstone of this effort is the Operational Test-Tactical Engagement System (OT-TES) vice Objective Real-Time Casualty Assessment and Instrumentation Suite (Objective RTCA) that provides users a high fidelity, realistic, real-time capability to measure the performance of hardware and personnel under tactical conditions for small and large-scale operations. Operational Test-Tactical Engagement System (OT-TES) allows the U.S. Army to test all Current-to-Future, Future Force, and Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Modernization activities capabilities in a force-on-force operational environment. Major Instrumentation and M&S in Support of Network Integration Test will develop Major Instrumentation and M&S efforts in support of Network Integration Test related to limited fiber upgrade for WSMR, additional common data collection devices, and updated, ATEC-wide, distributed data storage, analyses software, and tools. In addition, develop and field a Real-Time, Hardware-in-the-Loop, Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Federation, which can be accredited and portray Blue and Threat Computer Network Device (CND) and Controller Area Network (CAN) will begin in FY12. Test and Training Common Technology Initiative; Network, Real Time Casualty Assessment (RTCA), Data Collection and After Action Review (AAR) will develop and sustain Army Test and Training Instrumentation Test Bed, support Trade-Off Studies, Development of Common Standards, Analysis of Alternatives, Cost Benefit Analyses, Test Technology Demonstrations and/or Technology Readiness Events. This capability will also provide risk reduction to future developed assets required to meet test and training needs. These tools will collect, store and analyze data from this new dimension of digital battlefield warfare. This effort responds to the current Operations Tempo (OPTEMPO) and Personnel Tempo (PERSTEMPO) demands to force the U.S. Army to conduct more realistic, more accurate, and comprehensive evaluations at reduced costs by virtually replicating a greater number of troop resources in force-on-force testing and training exercises. Operational Test Command (OTC) Advanced Simulation & Instrumentation Systems (OASIS) Enterprise Integration System (EIS) supports the OTC simulation and test support capabilities which will be integrated with other Federation models and simulations to create a comprehensive operational testing Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) environment. This includes planning, coordination for test control, tactical systems and partnerships. Operational testing requirements continue to rapidly evolve based on advanced technologies to support the Warfighter. As a result, it has become a necessity to upgrade the supporting operational testing LVC, test management, and test control, environment to ensure appropriate testing can be performed to properly characterize Brigade Combat Team-Modernization (BCTM), Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS), Distributed Common Ground Systems-Army (DCGS-A), Aerial Common Sensor (ACS), and Future Force Warfighter capabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 986_0604759A_6_2040_PB_2012
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