Army Test Ranges & Facilities

Abstract

This Project provides the institutional funding required to operate test activities IAW Public Law 107-314 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003) Section 232 ("Objective for institutional funding of test and evaluation facilities") in support of DoD Program Executive Officers, Program and Product Managers, Research, Development, and Engineering Centers and to the AFC. Resources provided by this Project operate six elements of the DoD MRTFB: WSTC - WSMR, New Mexico; ATC - APG, Maryland; EPG - Fort Huachuca, Arizona; YTC - YPG, Arizona; CRTC - Fort Greely, Alaska; and TRTC at various locations. This Project also funds the Army's test capability at RTC - Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This Project finances the overhead (institutional) test operating costs not billable to DoD test customers per DoDI 3200.18 and DoDFMR 7000.14-R, which include: recurring test infrastructure/capability sustainment requirements; replacement of test equipment; test operating procedures; test revitalization/upgrade projects to maintain $8.7 Billion of testing capabilities; and improvements to the safety, environmental protection, and efficiency of test operations. The test capabilities at these ranges have been uniquely established, are in place to support T&E requirements of funded acquisition programs, and are required to assure technical performance, adherence to safety requirements, reliability, logistics supportability, Title 10 Live Fire Test and Evaluation, transportability, environmental effects, cyber, electromagnetic effects, and quality of materiel in development and in production This Project sustains the T&E capability required to support Army as well as Joint Service or Other Service systems, materiel, and technologies. Types of systems scheduled for testing include, but are not limited to: Aircraft, Air Delivery, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems, Unmanned Ground Vehicles, Air and Missile Defense Systems, Engineering Equipment, Direct fire, Indirect fire, Nonlethal weapons, Ammunition, Automotive Systems, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Ground Soldier Systems, Missiles, Rockets, Mission Command Network, Tactical Command, Control, and Communications, and Robotics/Unmanned Autonomous Systems. These T&E capabilities enable AFC modernization efforts and readiness. Specific systems supported in FY 2020 with continued support in FY 2021 include: 105-mm Mobile Wheeled Howitzer; 30mm/40mm ammunition; APS; AH-64 Block III; AN/MPQ-64A3 Sentinel 3-D Radar; APR-39C(V)1 Radar; AMPV; AIAMD; ATACMS; CH-47F Chinook; CIRCM; CRS-I; c-UAS; C-RAM; EHETS/MET; ENVG-B; Expedient Leader Follower; ERCA; FMTV; GMLRS; Hypervelocity Gun Weapon System; ITN; Javelin; JAGM for US Navy; JLTV; Leader Radio; M109A7 Paladin/M992A3 FAASV; M1147 AMP X; M1A2 Abrams SEPv2 NEA; M-2/3 Bradley ExAPS; M-2/3 Bradley Fist; M776 Chrome Tube; M777 Long Range Cannon; M-SHORAD; MPF; MHS; Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle; PAC-3; PGK; PrSM; RCV; Shadow TUAS; SMET; Stinger SLEP; Stryker; Systems for Assured PNT; THAAD; and UH-60M Black Hawk.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2021
• Source ID: F30_0605601A_6_2040_PB_2021

Tags

Readers

• Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Cyber
• Hypersonics