UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command ARDEC S&T Strategy 59th Fuze Conference FuzingSystems for Advanced Weapon Performance Karen Amabile – ARDEC Fuze Division DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED AGENDA • Team Picatinny • ARDEC Role • ARDEC’s Strategic Partners • ARDEC Organization • Fuze Division Commodity Areas & Facilities • ARDEC S&T Needs and Investment Analysis • Fuze S&T Traceability to Stakeholder Needs • Fuzing in a Challenging Environment • Fuze S&T Efforts • Fuze S&T Needs • ARDEC Fuze Conference Briefings DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED 2 UNCLASSIFIED Team Picatinny Other Tenants PEO Soldier PM Soldier Weapons PEO Ground Combat ARDEC CG/PEO Joint Munition Systems Ammunition PM Ground & Lethality Combat LCMC Vehicle Defense Contracting Management Agency Garrison Office of the Springfield Commander Executive Director for Conventional Civilian Human Ammunition Resources Agency 7245th Installation Medical Support Unit Naval Surface Warfare Center Army Recruiting Marine Corps Army • Gov’t Population Northern NJ HQ G Company 2‐25 Contracting 3,953 Center ‐NJ (Company) • 6,493 Acres • 909 Structures • 64 Laboratories The Joint Center of Excellence for Armaments and Munitions DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED 3 UNCLASSIFIED ARDEC’s Role Acquisition Lifecycle RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION FIELD SUPPORT DEMILITARIZATION Advanced Weapons: Line of sight/beyond line of sight fire; non line of sight fire; scalable effects; non-lethal; directed energy; autonomous weapons Ammunition: Small, medium, large caliber; propellants; explosives; pyrotechnics; warheads; insensitive munitions; logistics; packaging; fuzes; environmental technologies and explosive ordnance disposal Fire Control: Battlefield digitization; embedded system software; aero ballistics and telemetry “Center of Mass” for Armament Systems and Munitions for Joint Services DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED 4 UNCLASSIFIED Strategic Partners Headquarters, Department of the Army Assigned/Direct Support Coordination Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Army Materiel Command, AMC HonorableKatharina G. McFarland, Acting Gen. Dennis L. Via Joint Munitions & Lethality LCMC TACOM LCMC BG Kristin K. French MG Gwen Bingham Research, Development and Engineering Command, RDECOM MG John F. Wharton PEO Ammunition Mr. James Shields Ammunition Enterprise Program Executive Office Combat Armament Research, Development and Support and Combat Service Engineering Center, ARDEC Support Mr. John Hedderich Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems Program Executive Office Soldier DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED 5 UNCLASSIFIED ARDEC Organizational Chart Director Military Deputy Chief of Staff Senior Enlisted Advisor h c Warhead Technologies r Associate Director as et ss eti Computational Structural Rn Legal Office or cie Modeling niS e Insensitive Munitions Inspector General Office S Internal Review & Compliance Office Munitions Engineering Weapons & Software Enterprise & System Technology Center Engineering Center Integration Center Director of Technology Munitions Systems & Fire Control Systems & Office of the Director of Quality Engineering & Technology Directorate Technology Directorate Technology System Assurance Directorate Fuze & Precision Weapon Systems Logistics Research & Armaments Technology & Technology Directorate Engineering Directorate Financial Management Directorate Office Benét Laboratories Joint Service Small Arms Explosive Ordnance Program Office Project Management & Disposal Technology Integration Directorate Directorate Tactical Effects, Protection & Interactive Systems Engineering Technologies Directorate Directorate Knowledge Management Energetics, Warheads & Office Manufacturers Technology Directorate Business Transformation Warfighter Central and Business E-Systems Directorate Interface Office Army Fuze Management Office Armament Software Engineering Center DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED 6 UNCLASSIFIED Fuze Division Commodity Areas Medium Caliber Fuzes Mortar Fuzes Artillery Fuzes Safe and Arm Devices Fuze Setters Tank Ammo Hand Grenades Rockets & Missiles 7DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED 7 UNCLASSIFIED Fuze Division Facilities Fuze Sensor Research Facility Fuze Development Center R&D Labs, Model Shop Capability Anechoic Chamber Electromagnetic & Environmental Fuze Development Center Effects Test Facility DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED 8 UNCLASSIFIED ARDEC S&T Needs & Investment Equation Needs/Source Documents ARDEC S&T Portfolio Lethality S&T Opportunities DoD/DA • OSD Elegant 11 • Army Enduring Challenges • ASAALT Tech Imperatives (CSA Force 2025) • ASA(ALT) POM Guidance PEOs • PEO AMMO Priorities • PEO Soldier Priorities - = • PEO GCS Priorities • Endorsements • LIRA TRADOC •Army Operating Concept •Army Warfighting Challenges •TRAC Top 60 •JCIDs Documents •Capability Needs Analysis (CNAs) •Force 2025 CoE Warfighter Needs •CoE Gaps and Endorsements (MCoE, FCoE, MSCoE, SCoE, ACoE) •TCM-ABCT, SBCT, IBCT Needs/Gaps Identification, coordination, Sets priorities for future Utilized by ARDEC Scientists organization of individual “Source investments (POM) and Engineers to marry Documents” needs/gaps/priorities Enables adjustments to on-going innovation to needs into one list efforts Available to industry partners Collected from multiple lethality Details/communicates − …to facilitate cooperative long stakeholders opportunities to Service labs, term planning to include IR&D investment industry, academia, international − …realized in the DOTC Annual Technology Plan DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED 9 UNCLASSIFIED Fuze S&T Traceability To Stakeholder Needs ARDEC Stakeholder Needs Individual Source Doc S&T Portfolio Needs/Gaps/Priorities CNAs FCoE 2015 XX-00X: Range Track xxxxx MCoE-xxx Track xxxxx MCoE-xxx WFOs PEO AMMO Fuze S&T MMvr-xxxx PEO-AMMO-xx MMvr-xxxx PEO-AMMO-xx XX-00X: Lethality Programs XX-00X: Rate of Fire CNAs FCoE 2015 Track xxxxx MCoE-xxx Track xxxxx MCoE-xxx WFOs PEO AMMO MMvr-xxxx PEO-AMMO-xx MMvr-xxxx PEO-AMMO-xx XX-00X: xxxxx XX-00X: xxxxx XX-00X: xxxxx DISTRIBUTION A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED 10
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