Combat Vehicle Prototyping
Abstract
Next generation combat vehicle / FFV prototyping provides focused investment for development of the next generation combat vehicles. The purpose of this funding is to integrate the next generation of technology enabled capabilities developed in the S&T portfolio to demonstrate new capabilities to meet emerging military needs, provide hardware for Soldier operational evaluation / feedback, to determine integration potential across the current Army portfolio of ground vehicles and to develop platform level prototypes Prototyping allows for aggressive innovation (provides a bridge from Science and Technology (S&T) investment to vehicle integration and operational use), ensures Warfighter requirements are met, mitigates capability gaps, reduces risks (reduces acquisition programmatic technical risks, stabilizes requirements through user evaluation and helps Army senior leaders make informed decisions), enables affordability (minimizes changes during the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) and Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) acquisition phases), and has the potential to accelerates acquisition. This Investment enables technology development and offers the potential to accelerate acquisition by reducing risk and possible time during the acquisition cycle. It will inform Army combat vehicle modernization decisions by informing Army leadership on cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-offs. This will impact decisions on modification and modernization of existing platforms as well as decisions to develop new vehicles or critical subsystems. It will provide feedback and technological options for the requirements development to streamline the requirements and acquisition process. This funding will mitigate the risk of technology over reach, and enable the transition of technology from Government S&T investments and other potential technology development sources. The funding in FY 2018 will support continued advanced concept development, trade studies, technology maturation / testing, technical / operational / affordability analyses, and prototyping and demonstration of combat vehicles to assess future concepts and designs that integrate emerging Science and Technology advancements. This work is fully coordinated with and complementary to PE 0603005A (Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Technology) and PE 0604115 (Technology Maturation Initiatives).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- EV7_0603645A_4_2040_PB_2018
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