Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET)
Abstract
The total cost of the SMET Increment I Middle Tier of Acquisition Rapid Fielding effort is $164.350 million from FY19 to FY24, including $29.345 million of RDT&E and $135.005 million of Procurement. The SMET program is fully funded across the Future Years Defense Program. Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) will help to reduce Soldier loads by transporting mission specific equipment, resupply equipment, and supplies required for extended operations. The S-MET will be capable of carrying the equipment currently required to support Infantry and Engineer Platoons in the Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) for a 72 hour mission without resupply. The S-MET will reduce Soldier load, increase squad mobility during combat operations and dismounted maneuvers. S-MET will have open architectures, a remote control and support casualty evacuation, power generation/offload and reintegration of Modular Mission Payloads (MMP) and technical insertions. FY 2023 RDTE Base dollars in the amount of $11.270 million supports Increment I Technical Insertions, Engineering Change Proposals, and Modular Mission Payloads (MMP) to increase mission capabilities and address requirements in the Abbreviated Capability Development Document (A-CDD). FY 2023 RDTE funds testing and development of logistics material required to support MMP efforts. Program support to include labor, travel and miscellaneous expenses in support of these RDTE efforts will also be funded. FY 2023 also funds the start of SMET Increment II development, prototyping, and test initiation. S-MET Inc II is a follow on program that will add capability and system maturity in the areas of platform autonomy, increased cyber and electromagnetic interference hardening, ballistic protections against kinetic threats, and improved battery safety for additional transportability modes. In addition, S-MET Inc II will have added capability to integrate government furnished Modular Mission Payloads (MMPs), such as dismount radios, counter Unmanned Aerial Systems, and universal battery chargers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- FB6_0605053A_5_2040_PB_2023
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