Maintenance Support Equipment
Abstract
Mobile Maintenance Equipment provides state of the art, deployable, vehicle-mounted, Soldier portable and containerized shelter tool systems supporting the readiness of the Joint warfighter directly supporting Soldier Lethality, Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) and Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF), as well as, addressing GAPs 10 and 17. These systems are equipped with industrial quality tools required for Two Level Maintenance that reduce common tool redundancy, provide tool standardization, minimize transportation requirements, reduce logistical footprint, and are backed by a Lifetime Warranty/Replacement Program which reduces sustainment costs. This is accomplished by employing a system of systems approach to maintenance acquisition. The System of Systems approach builds a maintenance capability upon each system, allowing a logical and natural approach to the Army's overall two level maintenance strategy. These inter-connected systems distributed throughout the Army at multiple levels and echelons provide a holistic repair capability in all scenarios and environments. These systems provide the Maintenance and Combat Commanders an unprecedented capability to repair wheeled, tracked, aviation, ground support and weapons systems on site at one location at one time. This approach to maintenance acquisition increases efficiencies and supports the current force while providing modular configurations designed to meet the specific needs of the Army maintainer in today's complex transforming environment. The need to develop and maintain a System of System maintenance approach is critical for maintaining readiness due to the growing complexity of today's military equipment, operational tempo, modularity, and current and evolving Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs). The individual maintenance systems are comprehensive, interconnected and capable of solving and repairing any maintenance problems. The System of Systems approach does not advocate specific tools, methods or practices; instead it seeks to promote a streamlined comprehensive set of systems for solving maintenance challenges where the interactions of doctrine, technology, time and tactics techniques and procedures are the primary drivers. Funding for projects shall include test article procurement and testing of Soldier portable maintenance Sets, Kits, and Outfits (SKOs), load banks and refrigeration tool kit; investigation of new technologies for next generation mobile maintenance equipment shop sets including the Shop Equipment Welding (SEW) and Shop Equipment Contact Maintenance (SECM); development of additional Standard Automotive Tool Set (SATS) maintenance modules, Armament Repair Shop Set (ARSS), Mobile Ammunition Processing Facility (MAPF), Forward Repair System (FRS), Special Tools initiatives, shelter mounted system development; packaging development; and technical support for emerging Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) materiel requirements documents. Additive Manufacturing increased capabilities to the Metal Working and Machining Shop Set (MWMSS) to include a polymer and metal printing and associated digital library capability. Modernization upgrades increase effectiveness while improving efficiency, reliability and maintainability while supporting emerging Army systems as well as using lower cost set components. Funding supports modernization of the current Ordnance equipment by investigating technology insertions due to but not limited to obsolescence and technology innovations. Funding also supports developing initial prototypes to enable refinement of Operational Requirements and early user feedback to support future sustainment and operational movement concepts. FY 2024 Base funding in the amount of $1.306 million supports market research and limited user experiments for MWMSS Additive Manufacturing capabilities and development, prototyping, and test for the FRS program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- L46_0604804A_5_2040_PB_2024
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