Mob/Wpns Eff Tech
Abstract
This Project investigates, evaluates, and develops technologies for adaptive and expedient force protection across the range of military operations. Focus areas include force projection and maneuver, including austere port and airfield entry; prediction, definition, avoidance, or defeat of natural and manmade gaps and obstacles; scalable weapons effects; and high-resolution representation of near-surface terrain and environment for use with sensor models for target detection and unmanned ground systems (UGS) navigation. This research also provides physics-based representations of ground vehicle mobility, obstacle and barrier placement, survivability, and weapons effects in complex and urban terrain modeling and simulation. Work in this Project increases the survivability of critical assets from conventional, unconventional, and emerging threats and enables maneuver support of deployed forces, while reducing their logistical footprint. This Project supports efforts for overcoming critical capability gaps for protecting troops operating in a number of environments, including smaller bases that are remote or integrated with local communities, and dismounted Soldiers conducting missions in urban environments. Work in this Project supports the Army Science and Technology Ground Maneuver, Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I), Innovation Enablers, and Soldier Portfolios. The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering Science and Technology priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. This work is fully coordinated with and complementary to Program Element (PE) 0603734A (Military Engineering Advanced Technology). Autonomous ground resupply activities are coordinated in collaboration with the Tank and Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) through PE 0603005A (Combat Vehicle and Automotive Advanced Tech) / Project 515 (Robotic Ground Systems), PE 0602601A (Combat Vehicle and Automotive Technology) / Project H77 (National Automotive Center), and PE 0602601A / Project H91 (Ground Vehicle Technology). Autonomous ground resupply activities are also coordinated in collaboration with the Armament Research Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) through PEs 0603001A (Warfighter Advanced Technology) / Project 543 (Ammunition Logistics), PE 0603639A (Weapons and Munitions - Advanced Development) / EC3 (Ammunition Logistics Prototyping), and 0605805A (Munitions Standardization, Effectiveness and Safety) / Project 297 (Mun Survivability & Log). Work in this Project is performed by the Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- T40_0602784A_2_2040_PB_2018
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