MANEUVER
Abstract
The Maneuver thrust area focuses on the development, demonstration, and transition of technologies that will increase the warfighting capabilities and effectiveness of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). This thrust aims at capturing emerging and "leap ahead" technologies in the areas of mobility, materials, propulsion, survivability, durability, signature reduction, modularity, and unmanned systems. Special emphasis on survivability technologies for the defeat of small arms, IEDs, mine blast, and RPGs continue to be incorporated into this thrust area. Efforts also continue in the development of modeling and simulation tools that integrate many different physics based modeling systems with rigorous operational analysis simulations to accurately define a system's performance characteristics. These tools will aid in defining the trade space for emerging technologies and assist in providing the program manager insight and guidance into pursuing future technologies. Finally, this technology thrust area also seeks to develop technologies to enhance combat vehicle crewman effectiveness and situational awareness through the incorporation of advanced autonomous vehicle functions triggered directly by the cognitive state of the operator. FY 2010 to FY 2011 funding increase is for initiation of programs to address and enhance maneuver capability gaps in mobility such as multiple efforts aimed at the development of an autonomous vehicle capability that will provide mobility and logistics support to the dismounted Marine during distributed operations, now referred to as Enhanced Company Operations (ECO). FY 2011 to FY 2012 funding increase is for initiation of programs to address maneuver capability gaps in survivability such as efforts to begin development of Advanced Blast Mitigation techniques and more effective Active Protection Systems; and to address gaps in mobility such as efforts to improve vehicle fuel efficiency through improvements in drive train and engine efficiencies and the development of alternative fuel capabilities to enhance tactical mobility in support of Distributed Operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- cd50c0987974516c4510550010f3064d