Infantry Squad Systems (IS2)
Abstract
The U.S. military achieves overmatch against its adversaries via vehicles in all regimes - land, sea and air. This level of overmatch is not enjoyed at the squad to individual dismounted warfighter level, however. The goal of the IS2 program is to leverage advances in real-time situational awareness and mission command; organic three-dimensional dismount mobility; extended range tracking, targeting, and response; and unmanned mobility and perception in order to create a squad that is 10x more mission capable. The concept of overmatch at the squad level includes increased human stand-off, a smaller force density, and adaptive sensing to allow for responses at multiple scales. IS2 will explore advanced wearable force protection, advanced organic squad level direct and indirect trajectory precision weaponry, and advanced single soldier aerial transport approaches and technologies. This end result of the IS2 program is an individual dismount outfitted with sensors, weaponry, and supporting technology to achieve one-on-one overmatch as well as the overall integration of unmanned assets alongside the dismounts to create a new Hybrid Squad unit.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- d3526ae36e96adb6fdbacb2d2613c8b9
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