Soldier Centric Advanced Technology

Abstract

This Project demonstrates optimized Warfighting function (e.g. shoot, move, perceive, decide, and communicate) with Soldier centric technologies, systems and/or subsystems designed to augment Soldier ability during missions. This Project capitalizes on operational partnerships by providing Science and Engineering subject matter experts (SMEs) the ability to assist Commanders in course of action development for potential near term solutions and condition setting for mid/far term science objectives. Provides Soldier assessments to optimize, improve performance, validate and integrate technologies and methodologies with users. Research focuses on the Warfighter as the capability and will rapidly iterate user driven solutions that maximize their tactical performance. This Project also matures and demonstrates Soldier centric technologies for the Soldier/Squad Virtual Trainer (S/SVT) to support the Army's Synthetic Training Environment (STE). The STE is the next generation holistic collective training capability that will train units where they will fight, with whom they will fight with, and in complex operational environments to include dense urban and sub-terrain; within the entire range of combined arms maneuver tasks in support of Multi-Domain Operations. The S/SVT system combines and integrates several individual Soldier and Squad training capabilities, STE Squad Capability (SSC), Weapon Skill Development (WSD), Joint Fires Training (JFT), and Use of Force (UoF), into a single capability that can be conducted simultaneously or individually and enable physical movement/exertion related to the execution of Soldier/Marine individual and Squad collective training tasks. The STE will provide the realistic repetitions necessary to fight 25 bloodless battles before the first battle; a Secretary of Defense priority. This Project is fully coordinated with work done in PE 0602143A (Soldier Lethality Technology) and PE 0603118A (Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology) as well as work conducted by Medical Research & Development Command (MRDC), Army Research Institute (ARI), U.S. Military Academy (USMA), and other academic and industry partners. This work is in partnership with Forces Command (FORSCOM) operational units and the appropriate Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) organizations as well as established transition partners, including Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) & Program Executive Offices. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the United States Army Futures Command (AFC).

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: BB8_0603118A_3_2040_PB_2022

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• Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Military Training and Readiness Simulation