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ARMY WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT [Army](Army Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Contents The 2012 ARMY Oreen Book Weapons and Equipment Directory continues its own transformation in providing a glimpse of some representative systems supporting today's warfighters. Significant changes in this year's directory include a restructuring of some sections and the introduction of a new element within the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Systems section outlining aspects of the Capability Set 13 (CS 13), which is planned for initial fielding starting this month. As in past years, the directory has attempted to balance representative examples of both existing and emerging systems to provide readers with a broad appreciation of warfighter capabilities - today and tomorrow. Preparation assistance and support received from program offices throughout the Army are greatly appreciated. Due to emerging technologies and unfolding budgetary decisions, many new program listings will have to wait until next year's directory. In the meantime, the 2012 Weapons Directory remains a work in progress. Comments and suggestions regarding the ongoing transformation of these reference pages are always welcome. I. AIRCRAFT 314 II. MISSILES AND SPACE PROGRAMS 326 III. COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND INTELLIGENCE (C41) SYSTEMS AND CAPABILITY SET 13 333 IV. GROUND COMBAT SYSTEMS 343 V. COMBAT SUPPORT AND COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT 350 VI. AMMUNITION 359 VII. INDIVIDUAL EOUIPMENT AND WEAPONS 364 AIRCRAFT Rotary Wing The AH-64 Apache Longbow Helicopter provides day, night and adverse weather attack helicopter capability. The Apache is the Army's primary attack helicopter. It is a quick-reacting, airborne weapon system that can fight both close and deep to destroy, disrupt or delay enemy forces. There are four versions of the Apache aircraft the original AH-64A Apache and the Apache Longbow Block I, II and III. The AH-64A Apache first entered service inventories in 1984. The aircraft is designed to fight and survive throughout the world. It is equipped with a target acquisition designation sight and a pilot night vision sensor that permit its two-person crew to navigate and attack in darkness and adverse weather. The Apache's principal mission is to destroy high-value targets with the Hellfire missile. It also is capable of employing a 30 mm M230 chin-mounted automatic cannon and Hydra 70 rockets that are lethal against a variety of targets. The Apache has a maximum speed of 145 knots. It has a maximum gross weight range of 240 nautical miles (A model) and 230 nautical miles (D model) with range extension capability using internal and external tanks. The Apache has a full range of aircraft survivability equipment and the ability to withstand hits from rounds up to 23 mm in critical areas. Apache ordnance consists of the Hellfire Missile (RF/SAL versions), 2.75-inch rockets (all versions) and 30 mm HEI rounds. The AH-64D Longbow Block II is being fielded through a combination of new production and remanufacture of AH-64A aircraft. The AH-64D incorporates the Longbow fire-control radar (FCR), capable of being used day or night, in adverse weather and through battlefield obscurants. The AH-64D consists primarily of the integration of a mast-mounted millimeter-wave fire-control radar, a radar frequency interferometer and a radar frequency fire-and-forget Hellfire missile. Block II fielding will be complete in fiscal year (FY) 2013. The Longbow's digitized target acquisition system provides automatic detection, location, classification, prioritizing and target handover. The AH-64D cockpit is redesigned to digitize and multiplex all systems. The manpower and personnel integration (MANPRINT) program crew stations have multifunction displays to reduce crew workload and increase effectiveness. The AH-64D provides a truly coordinated rapid-fire (16 separate targets within one minute) capability to the maneuver force commander on a 24-hour basis and in any conditions. The newest version of the Longbow fleet is the AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III. The Block HI program had its first aircraft delivery in November 2011. The Block program, similar to the previous Apache sustainment programs, will update, or remanufacture, existing aircraft in the fleet to this more capable version of the Apache Longbow. Slated for unit fielding beginning in 2012, the Block III will feature: Future Modular Force connectivity - seamless global information grid communications; Level rv unmanned aircraft system control; increased survivability - extended range sensors and weapons; a cognitive decisionaiding system; improved aircraft performance; and reduced operations and support cost and logistics footprint. The CH-47F Improved Cargo Helicopter (ICH) is in full-rate production and in the fifth year of a five-year multiyear contract. It is being procured through both new-build and remanufacrured processes. The Boeing Company's CH-47F helicopter features a newly designed, modernized airframe, a Rockwell Collins common avionics architecture system cockpit and a BAE digital advanced flight control system. The advanced avionics provide improved situational awareness for flight crews with an advanced digital map display and a data transfer system that allows storing of pre-flight and mission data. Improved survivability features include common missile warning and improved countermeasure dispenser systems. Powered by two 4,868-hp Honeywell engines, the new CH-47F can reach speeds greater than 175 mph and transport payloads weighing more than 21,000 pounds. The CH-47F with the Robertson Aviation extended-range fuel system has a mission radius greater than 400 miles. First unit fielding of the CH-47F began in July 2007. To date, the project office has fielded and equipped eight active units and three National Guard units. The Kiowa Warrior utilizes a thermal imaging system, a low-light television and a laser rangefinder/ designator in a mastmounted sight situated above the main rotor. The aircraft is equipped with a variety of weapon systems including Hellfire, 2.75-inch rockets and a .50-caliber machine gun. The aircraft operates autonomously at standoff ranges providing armed reconnaissance, command and control, and target acquisition /designation for Apache helicopters and other airborne weapons platforms in day, night, and adverse weather conditions. The active Army and the National Guard fly Kiowa Warriors. The OH-58F Kiowa Warrior Cockpit and Sensor Upgrade Program (CASUP) was approved to ensure the soldier has the latest mission equipment technology and to guarantee it remains a viable asset in the nation's arsenal through 2025. The OH-58F program remains on schedule and recently completed a successful critical design review (CDR) in March 2012 and post-CDR assessment in April 2012. The first unit equipped will be in FY 2016. The most significant system and aircraft modernizations focus on eliminating obsolescence and reducing aircraft weight, and include major upgrades to the sensor, aircraft avionics, survivability equipment, electrical system, software, cockpit displays and master processor hardware. The most noticeable outward change is the relocation of the sensor from the mast to the nose of the airframe. The UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter is the workhorse of Army Aviation with more than 6.5 million hours flown. The UH-60 platform accounts for approximately 50 percent of the Army's annual flying hours with a fleet of more than 2,000 aircraft. The UH-60 Black Hawk provides the Army with air assault, general support, command and control, and medevac capabilities. It has enhanced the overall mobility of the Army through its dramatic improvements in troop capacity and cargolift capability. An entire fully equipped, 11person infantry squad can be lifted in one aircraft faster and in inclement weather conditions, allowing ground commanders to quickly shift forces to increase battlefield operational tempo to overmatch the enemy's. The Black Hawk can also reposition a 105 mm howitzer, its crew of six and up to 30 rounds of ammunition in a single lift, allowing the rapid massing of overwhelming combat power. The HH-60 (Medevac) configuration meets the need for an improved evacuation platform for tactical, en route patient care and evacuation. The HH-60M Black Hawk is in production and serves as the Army's medevac helicopter for the current and Future Force and is in line with the Army's modernization strategy, the National Military Strategy and National Defense Strategy. The UH-60M enhances the commander's ability to conduct nonlinear, simultaneous, fully integrated operations in order to decisively mass the effects of the Army's warfighting assets. The UH/HH-60M configuration provides digital connectivity for enhanced situational awareness and improved lift, range, deployability, and survivability to further increase the commander's ability to conduct air assault, general support, command and control, and aeromedical evacuation. The MH version supports unique Special Forces roles and missions including a gunship variant identified as the MH-60 Direct Action Penetra tor. The UH-72A Lakota is the newest helicopter to enter service with the Army. The Lakota is being fielded to both the active Army and the National Guard. As of early 2012, more than 200 Lakotas have been produced. The Lakota provides operational capability for focused logistics and full dimensional protection related to homeland security and support operations. The light utility helicopter provides the flexibility to respond to terrorism, conduct civil search and rescue, support damage assessment, support test activities and training centers, perform medical evacuation, and support counterdrug operations. The Army will receive 345 UH-72AS to replace aging UH-1 and OH-58A/C aircraft and free up 23 UH-60 Black Hawk aircraft for use in the warfight. In the past year, two new mission equipment packages (MEPs) have been added to the Lakota to enhance its capabilities. These are the Security and Support (S&S) Battalion MEP for the National Guard and the Combined Test Center (CTC) MEP. The past two years have seen the highest rates of production and deliveries. The UH-72A has been fielded to the three Training and Readiness Centers since May 2007. The National Guard medevac units have completed fielding and continue to receive Lakotas with the S&S Battalion MEP. The UH-72A has been provided to units in 20 states and two territories. The UH-72A fleet has already flown more than 95,000 flight hours with operational availability rates greater than 90 percent. In the next three years, the remaining aircraft will be placed on contract with the last delivery planned for June 2016. The UH-72A is also unique in that it uses contractor logistics support (CLS) for its maintenance. Active Army units receive full CLS, while the National Guard has implemented a hybrid form that allows Guard soldiers to conduct field-level maintenance. The program also utilizes contractor-provided new equipment training, allowing the aircraft to quickly enter service. The UH-72A program has been a major success, meeting all its cost, schedule and performance goals. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) The Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) fleet currently consists of four programs of record, focused on combatant commander and soldier capabilities that result in a flexible, adaptable and lethal combined fighting force. Infantry, scout, intelligence, aviation, artillery, maneuver and even medical units benefit from the availability and overall effectiveness of UAS. Missions include, but are not limited to, reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition (RSTA), battle damage assessment, targeting, persistent stare for around-the-clock lethal and nonlethal operations, convoy protection, route clearance and anti-ambush (improvised explosive device). As the Army becomes leaner and more agile, the UAS fleet will be shaped with commensurate capabilities and versatility. The MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAS, manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems provides a real-time responsive capability to conduct long-dwell, widearea, RSTA, communications relay, Signals Intelligence, and attack missions (up to four Hellfire missiles) and will be the mainstay of the division/corps commander's battle set for land warfare operations. The program is currently in the production and deployment phase, with two quick reaction capability units deployed in support of combat operations in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the first complete operational company deployed to OEF in March 2012. The approved future company configuration will allow each of the three platoons to operate from separate locations, increasing operational flexibility and survivability. Important attributes of the Gray Eagle UAS are: 3,600-pound maximum gross weight, electro-optical /infrared, laser rangefinder/ designator, synthetic aperture radar (SAR)/ ground moving target indicator (GMTI), dual automatic takeoff and landing systems, triple redundant flight processors, redundant flight controls, near-all-weather capability and heavy fuel engine (JP-8). In addition, Gray Eagle has successfully demonstrated up to level of interoperability (LOI) 4 with the AH-64 Apache block m in recent manned /unmanned teaming exercises at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, and El Mirage, Calif., and executed numerous Hellfire missions in Afghanistan either autonomously or collaboratively by launching a missile for remote designation, or providing target designation for another shooter. The MQ-5B Hunter UAS, manufactured by Northrop Grumman, is the Army's longest-serving UAS, having served in Kosovo, Operation Iraqi Freedom and OEF. In conjunction with operations in multiple theaters, Hunter has been the workhorse for integration and demonstration efforts. The Army has installed, demonstrated or tested more than 23 different payloads on the Hunter, making it one of the most versatile UAS in the inventory. The Hunter air vehicle is a fixed-wing, twin-tail boom aircraft with a dual rudder. The Hunter is capable of 18-hour flight duration with an electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) sensor or eight hours with a 250-pound payload. The EO/IR - the main payload for the Hunter - provides not only eyes on target but also laser designation to support manned /unmanned teaming operations. A system of many firsts, Hunter is one of the most airworthy unmanned aircraft because of its dual-engine systems. It was the first to provide a heavy fuel engine to the commander in support of a common fuel on the battlefield; the first weaponized Army UAS platform; and the first to provide communication relay payloads and Signals Intelligence to the fight, making it one of the most sought-after aircraft on the battlefield. This flexibility comes from the Hunter's center wing section with hard points that support 130 pounds each, facilitating weapons or additional payloads. When not utilized for a payload, the center wing can be loaded with 110 liters of fuel. The Sky Warrior A and Gray Eagle Block 0 aircraft, both produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, are pre-production systems to the Army Gray Eagle program of record. The initial Sky Warrior A systems were produced in 2003 and fielded within six months of contract award. The Gray Eagle Block 0 systems became operational in Iraq in 2008. The systems consist of two unmanned aircraft, a single ground control station (GCS), and associated ground support and datalink equipment. The systems provide the commanders up to 22 hour-a-day operations, can carry more than 450 pounds of payload and have a service ceiling of 25,000 feet mean sea level. Since initial deployment, these aircraft have received a number of upgrades including beyond-line-of-sight, weaponization and reliability modifications. The systems carry a number of different payloads and are used daily for rest-reduction efforts for the programs of record. The RQ-7B Shadow Tactical UAS, manufactured by AAI, is the Army brigade commander's UAS. The Army's deputy chief of staff, G-3 has directed that every maneuver brigade in Operation Enduring Freedom be equipped with the tactical UAS (TUAS) system. The Shadow system consists of four unmanned aircraft with day/night EO/IR, laser rangefinder /designator and communications relay payload capabilities, two GCS mounted on Humvees with ground data terminals, one portable ground control station with portable ground data terminal, two tactical automated landing systems, two launchers, and two unmanned aircraft transports mounted on Humvees, with personnel and additional ground support equipment transported in four additional Humvees and three trailers. The TUAS platoon consists of 22 personnel with the ability to sustain flight operations on a 24-hour basis. The UA takes off from a launcher and lands autonomously in an area slightly longer than a soccer field. Annotated imagery can be transmitted in near-real time to support the commander's missions. The system can be deployed via C-130s. A contractor logistics support team, transported in a mobile maintenance facility within a sheltered Humvee and trailer, supports the system. The RQ-11B Raven Small UAS (SUAS), manufactured by AeroVironment, is a key reconnaissance and surveillance asset for U.S. combat forces. Raven provides organic company- and platoon-level RSTA. The Raven is a battery-operated, hand-launched, 4.5-pound aircraft fielded throughout the U.S. Army. The systems have been widely deployed with U.S. forces in Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom. The Raven system consists of three aircraft, two control stations, modular payloads (high-resolution color day camera and IR night sensors with IR laser illuminator), batteries, RSTA kit and spare parts. The system is rucksack-portable by dismounted soldiers. The Raven uses two rugged cases for storage and transport. The system is interoperable with One System Remote Video Terminal and with receivers in manned aircraft. An FY 2012 upgrade is providing a single fully gimbaled payload incorporating day and night sensors and the IR illuminator. The RQ-20A Puma All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) SUAS is a 13pound, 9-foot wingspan aircraft supporting forward-deployed U.S. Army brigade combat teams (BCTs). The Puma, manufactured by AeroVironment, employs a fully gimbaled payload carrying a high-resolution color day camera, an IR sensor and an IR laser illuminator. The Puma is handlaunched and provides lower echelon units with an organic RSTA asset capable of up to two hours of endurance and 15-kilometer range. The Puma AECV system includes three aircraft, three payloads, batteries, two control stations, an RSTA kit, spare parts and rugged transport cases. The Rapid Equipping Force originally procured Puma in response to an urgent requirement. Subsequent requirements led to procurement for route clearance (RCP) and each maneuver company within BCTs supporting OEF. The RCPs and BCTs currently employ Puma with a significant positive impact on operations. The One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT), manufactured by AAI, is an evolutionary acquisition strategy on the OSRVT Increment I, which was developed and fielded in response to urgent needs as a rapid acquisition program. OSRVT provides commanders and soldiers at all echelons with a tool for gaining and maintaining dominant situational understanding continuously throughout an operation. It enables the user to achieve battlefield visualization and situational understanding through full-motion video and at standoff ranges never before available. In order to provide this unprecedented visualization, OSRVT collects and processes live video sources in real time. These video streams can be viewed immediately, recorded for quick playback and analysis, exported to another storage device for extended recording and video archiving, or to another user on the network to enhance situational awareness. The OSRVT program uses commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and government offthe-shelf (GOTS) technologies. Specific applications are acquired, integrated onto test models and evaluated, first in a test facility and then in an operational setting. COTS/ GOTS technology and a flexible test bed are program approaches to minimize research and development, use proven technologies and field iterative capabilities in the short term. The Universal Ground Control Station (UGCS), produced by AAI, provides for a common set of hardware and software functionality to support UAS interoperability with Army, joint service and allied forces. The UGCS performs UAS mission planning, unmanned aircraft (UA) launch, mission execution, UA recovery, and post-mission sup port. A UGCS consists of two S-788 configuration or three S-280 configuration crew stations, with each crew station having the capability of performing all UGCS functions. The UGCS operators will each be able to perform either UA control functions, mission payload functions or both. In support of the operational and communication functions, the UGCS will perform data processing, including the ground-based portions of guidance, control, navigation functions, and Army Mission Command Network and Systems and will include electric power backup and distribution equipment. An environmental control function will support the crew and equipment inside the UGCS. The UGCS will be capable of operating and interfacing with other unmanned aircraft within the Army UAS family - as well as with other intelligence-gathering and support systems-without causing mutual interference or operational degradation. The GCS subsystem also consists of a shelter and /or portable transit cases and environmental conditioning capability to protect the GCS subsystem's functionality from the physical environment. Fixed Wing The Army uses a variety of fixed-wing assets, composed of utility; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) /special electronic mission aircraft (SEMA); VIP/ Special Air Mission; and cargo. The utility aircraft include the C-12, C26, and UC-35 aircraft. The C-12 King Air serves as the Army's short-range utility aircraft designed to fill air transportation requirements out to 800 nautical miles (NM). The nondevelopmental aircraft platform provides efficient allweather transport for commanders, staff, and low-volume, high-priority parts and equipment. The C-26 Fairchild Metro Liner aircraft provides a cost-effective carrier for highvolume travel routes. The aircraft has a range of 2,040 NM (with 19 passengers) and can also be used for cargo movement or medical evacuation. The entire C-26 fleet has recently been upgraded with a modernized digital cockpit, terrain avoidance warning system, traffic collision avoidance system, and other upgraded systems to enhance safety and ensure compliance with next-generation requirements. The UC-35A Cessna Citation Ultra/UC35B Encore is an efficient, medium-range (800 to 1,800 NM), all-weather airplane that transports commanders and staffs so that they can perform command, liaison, administration and inspection duties. This aircraft is also used for the movement of high-priority personnel and cargo. Eight UC-35s are authorized per theater aviation company. The Army's ISR/SEMA aircraft include the RC-12, ARMS, EO-5, MARSS, and future EMARSS aircraft. The RC-12 Guardrail configuration carries the Guardrail common sensor system and provides standoff communications intelligence, electronics intelligence, and intercept and location targeting to enhance corps commanders' warfighting capabilities. In addition, the RC-12 provides national-level targeting information. Sixteen RC-12 aircraft were recently converted to an RC-12X modernized cockpit configuration, and a number of these aircraft are in the process of receiving the Improved Guardrail common sensor prime mission equipment. The C-12 King Air Airborne Reconnaissance Multi-Sensor System (ARMS) configuration provides commanders with real-time, low-altitude airborne reconnaissance and imagery analysis. It supported the Army's Task Force ODIN (Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize) in Iraq, which is complete. Aircraft have returned to the continental United States and are currently undergoing a service life extension program (SLEP) and reset. The EO-5 Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL) is based on a modified DeHavilland-7 aircraft. The system carries a package that combines both communications intelligence and imagery capability. The Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (MARSS) is based on the King Air 300 aircraft. The sensor package is designed to counter the improvised explosive device (IED) threat chain with the use of onboard imagery and communications intelligence capabilities. The Army is also developing a new ISR aircraft system known as the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS). This program is currently in the engineering and manufacturing development phase. The Army's C-20 and C-37 Gulf stream Executive Transport Jets belong to the U.S. Army Priority Air Transport Command (USAPAT). These jets provide global transport, along with secure command-andcontrol systems, to senior leaders from the Department of Defense and Department of the Army, commanders, and other highranking government officials for flights up to 5,000 NM. The final element of Army Fixed Wing is the Cargo fleet. The C-23 Sherpa aircraft provide troop and equipment transport, airdrop, and medical evacuation capabilities. The C-23 serves as the service's shortrange cargo aircraft designed to fill air transportation requirements of 30 passengers or 7,280 pounds of cargo. A portion of the fleet is equipped for deployment with the ballistic armor protection system, night-vision-goggle capability, the common missile warning system, Blue Force Tracking, and a microclimate cooling system. In addition, selected C-23 aircraft are receiving the safety avionics modification (SAM), which provides a digital cockpit, terrain avoidance warning system, traffic collision avoidance system, and other modernized systems to enhance safety and ensure compliance with next-generation requirements. Aviation Systems Army air traffic services provide Army aviation the assets required to ensure safety and survivability on the modern battlefield. Tactical Air Traffic Control (ATC) supports air and land component commanders' automated-airspace command-and-control requirements and ATC for aircraft operating in terminal and rear operation areas. In turn, air traffic services support is critical to fixed-base force projection platforms, a function that mitigates risks to Army aircraft operating from Army airfields worldwide. To meet these needs, the Office of the Product Manager for Air Traffic Control Systems (PM ATC) - assigned to the Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. - manages the modernization of the tactical and nontactical ATC equipment. Major tactical ATC programs include the air traffic navigation, integration and control system (ATNAVICS), tactical airspace integration system (TAIS) and the mobile tower system (MOTS). The AN/TPN-31 Air Traffic Navigation, Integration, Coordination System (ATNAVICS) is a Humvee-mounted, survivable radar system that contains a highly mobile tactical area surveillance and precision-approach air traffic control system. It has replaced the technologically obsolete and unsupportable landing control central (AN/TSQ-71B). The system provides expeditious air traffic flow, permitting continuous unimpeded operations, and provides area navigational assistance, integrates air traffic during joint/combined operations and coordinates air movement within selected terminal controlled airspace areas. The ATNAVICS facilitates the safe handling of terminal air traffic in visual flight rules and instrument flight rules conditions, providing precision approach capabilities. All components of the system can be loaded onto a single C-130 aircraft for deployment to any location. In addition, the system can be sling-loaded by a CH-47. The AN/TSQ-221 Tactical Airspace Integration System (TAIS) is a tactically mobile and strategically déployable system incorporating a Humvee prime mover with a standard Army rigid-walled shelter containing the mission equipment and radio suite. The AN/FSQ-211 TAIS Airspace Workstation (AWS) is a transportable, small form-fit factor computer running Microsoft Windows, the Microsoft Office suite, and the TAIS mission application. The TAIS software in both variants provides a digitized warfighting application within the Army mission command system (AMCS) system of systems. TAIS and TAIS AWS are utilized in all theaters, across the range of military operations, and compose the U.S. Army's program of record for both airspace command and control (AC2) and tactical en route air traffic services requirements. Either variant can develop Army requests for airspace, deconflict combat airspace and airspace users, and communicate with joint airspace management systems through the theater air ground system (TAGS). This provides a direct connection to the joint force air component commander (JFACC)/ airspace control authority (ACA) through the joint theater battle management core system (TBMCS). TAIS and TAIS AWS provide automated AC2 and coordinated use of battlefield airspace for the purpose of supporting force operations, enhancing force projection, and facilitating freedom of maneuver in the airspace, while minimizing fratricide through precise missioncommand synchronization and deconfliction capabilities in four dimensions. The AN/TSQ-221 TAIS also supports nonautomated airspace users and aircraft through voice and manual interfaces. The latest version of TAIS software resident in both the TAIS and TAIS AWS also provides a Web-based, network-centric, thin client application - the dynamic airspace collaboration tool (DACT) - that provides AC2 collaboration and 3-D visualization capability for non-TAIS users via a Java web applet. This extends key elements of TAIS functionality to other Army users, joint, and coalition partners on shared mission networks without the need for these other users to have a TAIS AWS. The DACT allows all airspace stakeholders to rapidly and accurately collaborate on airspace requests in real time. For example, an Army brigade combat team can use its TAIS AWS to collaborate with a U.S. Marine Corps airspace agency and a U.S. Air Force airspace agency using the DACT to expedite dynamic retasking of assets across service boundaries. TAIS is evolving as part of the Army's common operating environment (COE), an approved set of computing technologies and standards that enable secure and interoperable applications to be developed and executed across a variety of computing environments. TAIS DACT and AC2 capabilities reside in the command post computing environment of COE. New functionality will include Web applications, or widgets, for the DACT and AC2 services that can reside on a server stack such as the mission command server. This capability will enable the continuous ability to access, manipulate, manage and share airspace information across the operational environment without the need for unique hardware dedicated to this role. The AN/MSQ-135 Mobile Tower System (MOTS) is a mobile air traffic control (ATC) tower designed to quickly establish air traffic services during the initial phases of deployment and sustain those services throughout operations and redeployment. It will provide terminal ATC services for selected high-traffic landing areas in the echelon above corps, corps, and division areas. It will replace existing AN/TSQ-70A and AN/TSW-7A. The MOTS will also be self-deployable or airlifted by C-17 aircraft or CH-47 helicopters. The MOTS uses three vehicles with trailers. The prime mover, an up-armored M1083A1P2 medium tactical vehicle (MTV) cargo truck, will transport the MOTS shelter and serve as the shelter's platform. It will also tow the generators required to provide organic power to the MOTS. Two M1165 Humvees will tow the MOTS organic airfield lighting system (ALS), which includes the ALS cables and generator. The ALS light internal batteries can be powered via solar or generator power, although use of generator power requires the cables to be connected to the lights. The prime mover and secondary vehicles will be deployed with the MOTS, and none will be modified for integration as part of the MOTS. MOTS will provide numerous services including sequencing and separating arriving and departing aircraft, coordinating instrument meteorological condition recovery of aircraft, coordinating in-flight emergencies, and search and rescue (including combat missions). In peacetime, the MOTS will support Army air traffic services training requirements and aviation units during tactical field training exercises, along with supporting other agencies, host nations, joint services and other Army missions. The tactical ATC systems are derivatives of commercial off-the-shelf technologies or derivatives of other military systems. By using this approach, the PM ATC has maximized the effectiveness and efficiency of funding allocated to the air traffic equipment inventory modernization. The AN/TSQ-198 Tactical Terminal Control System (TTCS) is a rapid-deployable tactical air traffic control communication system that provides enhanced air traffic services communications support to aviation assets conducting reconnaissance, maneuver, medical evacuation, logistics, and intelligence operations across the battlefield. Capability consists of an M998 Humvee and M1101 trailer with the following communications capabilities: PRC-117F, VRC-103 times 2, VRC-91 SINCGARS, ARC-220 HF, and DAGR/PLGR. Fixed-Base Programs The major fixed-base ATC programs include the National Airspace System (NAS) modernization programs: the digital airspace surveillance radar, the DoD advanced automation system, the voice communications switching system and the fixed-base precision approach radar. The Digital Airspace Surveillance Radar (DASR), or AN/GPN-30, is a new terminal air traffic control (ATC) radar system that replaces current analog systems with new digital technology. DASR will replace the Army's AN/FPN-66A on a one-for-one basis, and it is also being considered for use at other locations where airport surveillance radar capability will be lost when the AN/FPN-40s are decommissioned. These older radars, some as old as 20 years, are being replaced to improve reliability, provide additional weather data, reduce maintenance cost, improve performance and provide digital data to new digital automation systems for presentation on air traffic controller displays. Also, under the DoD NAS procurement effort is the DoD Digital Advanced Automation System (DAAS) Preplanned Product Improvement. AN/FSQ-204 DAAS is DoD's version of the FAA's standard terminal automation replacement system (STARS). DAAS/STARS replaces the automated radar terminal system and other capacityconstrained, older terminal automation systems in approach control facilities and associated towers. Controllers providing ATC services to aircraft in the terminal areas will use DAAS. Typical terminal ATC services include separating and sequencing air traffic, disseminating traffic alerts and weather advisories, and radar vectoring arriving and departing air traffic. Product Manager for Air Traffic Control plans to retrofit the currently fielded DAAS with new processors and data communications equipment that will enable Army ATC to participate in the FAA's next-generation ATC efforts. The Radio Replacement program consists of more than 3,000 CM-300 radios that comply with new frequency spectrum requirements in Europe and the United States. These radios will be installed at Army airfields to replace aging analog radios. The Army Airfield Automation Systems (AAAS) is another DoD NAS procurement effort to incorporate weather information and other ATC information into Army ATC facilities. This program also upgrades existing AT1S capabilities and consolidates numerous airfield information terminals into a single display monitor. The Army AN/FPN-67 Fixed-Base Precision Approach Radar (FBPAR) System provides capabilities for air traffic separation, final approach course monitoring, precision approach guidance, and instrument meteorological conditions recovery operations for aircraft operating in Armycontrolled airspace and/or at Army terminal airfields. The FBPAR has replaced the AN/FPN-40 fixed-base radar being used by fixed-base ATC facilities worldwide. This radar is a modification of the precision-approach radar portion of the ATNAVTCS (AN/TPN-31) tactical radar system. Once installed, FBPAR will become a permanent component of nontactical Army airfields throughout the world. For the past several years, PM ATC has made significant contributions toward the modernization of Army air traffic control systems and equipment. Nevertheless, there continues to be a significant amount of aging air traffic services and ATC equipment in the inventory. Aviation Networks and Mission Planning The Product Director for Aviation Networks and Mission Planning (PD ANMP) provides the Army aviation community with state-of-the-art interoperability and mission planning tools that enhance aviators' situational awareness, command and control, and safety. These products are developed, deployed, sustained, and refreshed to keep current with changing technologies and advances in hardware and software to ensure mission success. The Improved Data Modem (IDM) is the common solution for digitizing Army Aviation. The IDM performs as an Internet controller and gateway to the tactical Internet and fire support Internet for aviation platforms. The IDM remains a dynamically evolving product to facilitate a digital transmission network for the sharing of situational awareness, sensor, and tactical data among our digitized Army, joint, and coalition aviation partners. The IDM serves as the crucial interface between platform mission computers and radios, supporting legacy very high frequency (VHF) and ultra high frequency (UHF) radios and Blue Force Tracker, with efforts under way to enable future compatibility with Blue Force Tracker 2. As a single line-replaceable unit (LRU) that performs communication modulation/demodulation, database processing, and message processing functions for digitized Army Aviation, the IDM presents a multipath approach to command and control in the tactical environment. The Aviation Mission Planning System (AMPS) is a mission-planning and battlesynchronization tool that automates aviation mission planning tasks, including tactical command and control, rehearsal, and flight planning. Interoperable with Army mission command systems (AMCS) and associated networks, AMPS furnishes the aviation commander with continuous situational awareness, allowing for rapid adjustment and dissemination of mission plans. AMPS products enable communication, navigation, pilot situational awareness, and weapons systems on Army aircraft including the AH-64A/D, CH-47D/F, OH-58D, UH-60A/L/M/Q, HH-60L/M, and unmanned aircraft systems. AMPS hosts portable flight planning software (PFPS), which allows the warfighter to consolidate and load his aircraft with navigation, environmental, performance, and threat data. A significantly updated version of PFPS, newly named Execution Planner (X-Plan), is in the final stages of development and expected to be released in FY 2014. A joint developmental effort between PEO Aviation, Special Operations Command and the U.S. Air Force A2U, X-Plan provides enhanced capabilities, improved workflow and integration, and a Microsoft Office 10 look and feel. The Centralized Aviation Flight Records System (CAFRS) provides management of aviation flight records through a centralized, fully automated, globally accessible and secure system. CAFRS provides commanders easy access to essential aviation information for training assessments and risk management while records are stored in a safe and secure digital environment. In addition, senior leadership can access aviation flight records to assist in resource, readiness, and personnel management decisions. Composed of three tiers, CAFRS provides seamless and redundant flight records storage. The first tier, called the CAFRS enterprise server, stores and consolidates all Army aviation personnel, flight, and training record data provided through the lower tiers. CAFRS data collection points (CDCPs) make up the second tier and operate as CAFRS clients to support aviation flight and training records management. CDCPs also perform the critical task of synchronizing data with the central database. The third and lowest tier of the CAFRS system, known as the CAFRS client, operates mostly at platoon, company, and battalion levels or any level at which Army aviation personnel and their flight record data need to be managed. Aviation Ground Support Equipment The Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) Product Management Office (PMO) is the life-cycle manager for all common AGSE used within Army Aviation. This AGSE enables our soldiers to conduct aviation maintenance in the field and improve aviation readiness. The AGSE PMO team is involved in every step of the lifecycle process including development and fielding of new equipment, the modernization of legacy equipment, and the reset and repair of equipment from units returning from Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom. We remain in constant communication with our users, ensuring our equipment meets their requirements. The AGSE portfolio included more than 15 acquisition category (ACAT) HI programs, consisting of 55 line item numbers and more than 33,000 separate components used to support every level of aviation maintenance, from the crew chief at the flight company to depot-level repairs conducted by the Aviation classification repair activity depot (AVCRAD). Its mission is to provide AGSE, which enables and improves operational readiness, and its goal is to provide the right tools at the right time in the right place to support soldiers. The Generic Aircraft Nitrogen Generator (GANG) is a diesel-powered, wheelmounted, towable, easily liftable, self-generating, nitrogen-servicing cart capable of producing nitrogen in forward-deployed areas where commercial sources of nitrogen are not available. The GANG produces 95.5 percent nitrogen to service/adjust aircraft accumulators, main rotor blades, landing gear struts and tires for all Army Aviation rotary-wing aircraft platforms. The GANG refills nitrogen bottles for nitrogen service carts and nitrogen backpacks used at all levels of Army aviation maintenance. The Standard Aircraft Towing System (SATS) with Crew Protection System (CPS) is a commercial off-the-shelf aviation towing vehicle that can position all current and projected future Army aircraft and AGSE. The SATS replaces current nonstandard towing vehicles used by aviation maintenance units worldwide. The SATS has a minimum draw bar pull (DBP) of 8,000 pounds and is designed for towing and pushing all Army aircraft and AGSE. It provides seating for two people and carries a standard aircraft tow bar, a set of ground handling wheels, and tool kits. The crew protection system provides soldiers with protection from the elements by incorporating a hard-shelled cab with sliding windows on the doors, windshield wipers /washer, heater, dome light, and an adjustable fan. The Unit Maintenance Aerial Recovery Kit (UMARK) provides the aviation support company and the aviation maintenance company with the ability to quickly rig disabled /nonfly able aircraft for evacuation. The design is a lightweight, manportable system that can be deployed by a three-person crew. It's capable of supporting recovery operations in all climatic conditions and geographical areas in which recovery aircraft can safely operate. Recovery can be achieved using a UH-60, CH-47 or other services aircraft, such as the CH-53 or CH-46 aircraft. The Battle Damage Assessment and Repair (BDAR) system is a transportable and expeditious means to assess combat damage, defer repair, or repair Army helicopters in a battlefield environment. The BDAR system provides a capability for temporary or permanent repairs to combat damaged helicopters. Quick-fix materials and equipment include repair kits for the electrical systems, fuel cells, and fluid lines to increase helicopter availability under combat conditions. The Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Shop Set (AVIM SS) Modernized complex is composed of 10 Class 7 specialized shop sets in new or refurbished one-sided expandable (OSE) International Standardization Organization (ISO) 20-foot shelters. The complex provides an easily transportable and modular maintenance capability in the aviation support companies. The modernization effort adds improved aerospace standard tools that allow units to provide logistical and maintenance support operations across the full spectrum of military operations and Army Aviation platforms. Especially noteworthy is the composite shop set modernization effort: The composite shop set added specialized tools including hot-bonders and heat blankets for elevated temperature cures, thermocouples, thermocouple welder, vacuum tools, downdraft table, and carbon fiber and fiberglass repair materiel to make composite material repairs. The Aviation Shop Equipment Contact Maintenance (SECM) Vehicle (M1079A2 van) provides a contact maintenance capability on the battlefield for expeditious platform assessment and repair of Army rotary-wing aircraft to return aviation equipment to an operational condition. To accomplish its mission, the SECM is a selfcontained system. The SECM has its own primary mover, an M1079A1P2 (armor ready), which includes a weather-resistant van, a self-contained tool and equipment storage/ rack system, and electrical power to operate hand tools and facilitate aviation maintenance operations. The SECM has allocated space, shelving, and electrical power for task organizing aviation ground support tool sets, repair parts, and other supplies to meet this mission need. This system is mission configurable to allow aviation maintenance units to develop a load plan and transport equipment and toolboxes specific to each mission need. This system provides a mobile maintenance/repair capability within the aviation support company and the aviation maintenance company. The Aviation Vibration Analyzer (AVA) provides a rugged, portable, and safe means of performing helicopter one-perrevolution maintenance for both main and tail rotors. Proper rotor track and balance are critical to the health and functionality of an aircraft. The AVA measures, records, and processes vibration and blade-position information to present measurement, diagnostic, and corrective information to maintenance personnel to correct faults and expedite the track and balance process. The Aviation Ground Power Unit (AGPU) E Model build to assemble (BTA) program is a gas-turbine-engine-driven, wheel-mounted, self-propelled, enclosed unit that provides 90 kilovolt-Ampere AC; 350 amps DC; 3,000 pounds per square inch hydraulic pressure; and 15.2 good manufacturing process flow and 40 pounds per square inch gauge pneumatic pressure at 450 degrees Fahrenheit. The AGPU can provide simultaneous outputs in support of aircraft maintenance, preventing the need to operate onboard aircraft engines or auxiliary power units. The AGPU supports all Army rotary-wing aircraft in forward-deployed areas where commercial sources of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic air power are not available. The Pitot Static Test Set (PSTS) is a lightweight, manportable tester that provides the capability to troubleshoot, repair and verify proper operations of flight-critical aircraft air data systems. Air data system operational accuracy is determined by applying leak checks on barometric pressure gauges. The PSTS has self-test capabilities with failsafe protection of instruments under test displayed through a digital readout. The PSTS requires calibration and is supported by the U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) support activity. The Flexible Engine Diagnostic System (FEDS) is a turboshaft engine test stand that uses automated data acquisition/ instrumentation and air dynamometer technology to test and verify flight readiness of engines. FEDS supports CH-47, AH-64, UH-60, OH-58 and UH-1 aircraft. The Swaging Tool Kit provides aviation technicians with a fast and reliable method for joining aircraft tubing and repairing high-pressure fluid, fuel, and hydraulic lines. The system includes a power unit, head assembly, hydraulic pressure source and accessories to cut, deburr, and mark the tube head and inspect the completed swaged connection. The Non-Destructive Test Equipment (NDTE) provides Army aviation maintenance units with electronic test instruments to inspect aircraft components and structures for defects, corrosion, or foreign objects without complete disassembly or removal from the aircraft. The ultrasonic tester provides scanned images for several methods of evaluations using pulsed ultrasonics to detect both surface and subsurface defects. The eddy current tester uses electrical current to detect cracks or material flaws on ferrous and nonferrous metals. The harmonic bond tester detects delaminations and voids on composite materials. The X-ray machine is used to inspect internal components of an air frame, engine, control tubes and main spars. The Aviation Unit Maintenance (AVUM) Number 2 Shop Set (A92) Modernization Program is composed of three individual Airmobile S280 shelters that provide a covered environment with electrical power capability for lights, tools, heat and cooling. The modernization effort adds improved aerospace standard tools that allow aviation maintenance companies to provide logistical and maintenance support operations across the full spectrum of military operations and Army aviation platforms. The Aviation Foot Locker supplements the aviation maintainer's individual tool kits and includes aerospace standard tools. The tools are contained in a two-manliftable durable outer shell that has a quick inventory capability and provides the commander with a tool management capability. The tooling consists of torque wrenches, spring scales, files, calipers, a portable drill and assorted measuring equipment. B1 and B4 Maintenance Platforms are aviation maintenance stands, which provide a stable, elevated working platform for Army rotorcraft maintenance activities and enhance the occupational safety environment for maintainers. The Digital Aircraft Weighing Scale (DAWS) provides the capability to perform weight and balance for Army aircraft during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. The system includes ramps, ramp extensions, low-profile 10,000-pound scales with digital readouts, a battery charger, and an accessory leveling kit that enables the user to perform weight and balancing operations without having to undertake jacking operations. The DAWS is a significant safety enhancement and reduces maintenance time. Aviation Mission Equipment - Communications, Navigation and Surveillance All Army aircraft require communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) equipment in order to effectively and safely operate in both civil and military airspace. The Product Manager for Aviation Mission Equipment (PM AME) is responsible for providing the common CNS equipment that meets the full range of Army aviation requirements, from FAA and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) mandates required to fly in commercial airspace to tactical, secure CNS capabilities that enable Army aviation to be effective in combat operations. Current PM AME products include the AN/ARC-231 and AN/ARC-220 radio communications systems, the AN/ASN128D and embedded global positioning system (GPS) inertial (EGI) navigation systems, and the AN/APX-118 and AN/APX-123 transponder surveillance systems. PM AME also has the responsibility for integrating joint tactical radio systems (JTRS) into all aviation manned and unmanned platforms. Communication Systems The AN/ARC-231 Radio System provides multiband, multimode, secure antijam voice and satellite communications capability, enabling long-range and beyondline-of-sight communications in extreme terrain conditions. It replaces legacy ARC-164 and ARC-186 radios. The ARC-231 also satisfies a global air traffic management requirement for voice radios to operate at 8.33 kiloHertz (kHz) channel spacing, driven by VHF-AM frequency congestion in Europe. Efforts are under way to integrate the nextgeneration military satellite communications system (the mobile user objective system capability) into the radio. The AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) radio and its AN/VRC-100 ground counterpart provide non-line-of-sight (NLOS) communications for Army aircraft and are currently installed on the majority of aviation rotary-wing platforms. It provides communications while operating at napof-the-Earth (NOE) altitudes and at ranges beyond the tactical UHF and VHF radios. The AN/ARC-220 HF is the only aviation alternative for NLOS operations if satellite communication is compromised or lost. The AN/ARC-201D Tactical Airborne Radio subsystem provides secure, anti-jam voice and data communications. Single-channel ground and airborne radio system (SINCGARS) uses 25 kHz channels in the VHF FM band, from 30 to 88 MHz. It has single-frequency and frequency-hopping modes. The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) integration program installs and qualifies JTRS radios into both manned and unmanned platforms. Efforts are under way to integrate the AN/ZRC-2() AMF two-channel radio being developed by Program Manager Airborne Maritime and Fixed Radio Systems (PM AMF) into the Apache Block 3, Black Hawk, and Chinook aircraft. The Apache aircraft will be integrated with the Link 16 tactical data link, wideband networking waveform (WNW), and soldier radio waveform (SRW), while the Black Hawk and Chinook aircraft will be integrated with only WNW and SRW. In addition, the Shadow unmanned aircraft system is being integrated with a small form-factor (SFF-B) radio set being developed by Program Manager Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Factor (PM HMS). Navigation Systems The AN/ASN-128D Doppler Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation System (DGNS) provides a combined GPS and Doppler navigation capability and protects the GPS signal through the selective availability anti-spoofing module. The AN/ASN-128D is Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) compliant and is certified for use of GPS as a supplementary means of navigation for en route, terminal, and nonprecision approaches. PM AME is working on an upgrade to the AN/ASN-128D to obtain certification for the use of GPS as a primary means of navigation. The Embedded GPS Inertial (EGI) Navigation System is an Air Force-led, tri-service program that provides an integrated navigation solution for aircraft equipped with a MIL-STD 1553 digital data bus. The EGI provides precise location to the aircraft fire-control computer or integrated system processor for processing targeting information/sensor prepointing. The EGI is currently being upgraded for increased security and civil airspace compatibility including IFR flight en route through nonprecision approach. The Joint Precision Approach Landing System (JPALS) is based on differential GPS technology to achieve civil and military landing system interoperability for precision approach. JPALS sea-based and ground-based systems and Army avionics systems are under development to provide Category I (200-foot decision height and half-mile visibility) precision approach capability. Surveillance The Common Transponder (CXP) Program is a family of transponders that includes the AN/APX-118 and AN/APX-123 transponders, incorporating the advanced features required in today's global military and civil air traffic environments. The APX-118 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder provides commercial modes 1, 2, 3A/C, military mode 4, and mode S. The incorporation of mode S supports the GATM requirement for flight in European airspace. It has embedded communication security, eliminating the need for the external KIT-1C crypto device. The APX-123 Next-Generation Army Aviation Transponder performs all the modes of the APX-118 and adds the new mode 5 IFF capability. It has improved encryption, NSA antitamper provisions, M5L2 squitter capability; it enables identification of closely spaced aircraft; and it's designed for noninterference with civilian ATC. Efforts are also under way to upgrade the APX-123 to meet the FA A mandated automated dependent surveillance broadcast capability, which provides a cooperative position, direction and velocity report for airspace managers. MISSILES AND SPACE PROGRAMS The PEO Missiles and Space provides centralized management for all Army air and missile defense and tactical missile programs as well as selected Army space programs. The PEO is responsible for the full life-cycle management of assigned programs. The PEO Missiles and Space reports to the Army Acquisition Executive and is aligned with the Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. This materiel enterprise relationship enhances the PEO's ability to provide the world's finest support to our Army, joint service, interagency, and coalition warfighters and customers while continuing the Army's modernization. The portfolio of programs assigned to the PEO Missiles and Space spans the full spectrum of the acquisition process from system development to acquisition, testing, production, product improvement, fielding, sustainment and eventual retirement from the force. A number of programs are joint programs being developed with the other services. Two programs within the PEO are international cooperative development programs, with other countries sharing in the development as full partners. In addition to specific acquisition programs, the PEO is applying a system-ofsystems acquisition approach to meet warfighters' needs and obtain the desired capabilities of the Army Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Future Force. This approach requires the systems to be restructured into components of sensors, launchers, missiles, and Battle Management Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (BMC4I), utilizing a standard set of interfaces and networks to communicate. The Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) acquisition approach will ensure that the materiel solutions for the Army's AMD Future Force will provide the capabilities required by the warfighter. Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) The Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) Project Office manages all Army aviation rockets and missiles. The current programs include the 2.75-inch Hydra 70 family of rockets, the Hellfire family of missiles and the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The 2.75-inch (70 mm) Hydra 70 Rocket Family encompasses variants of the free' flight rocket that has become the standard ground-attack rocket. The design includes multiple warheads that can be used on the rocket motor. Rockets equipped with various fuzes and warhead options include: M261 tactical, M267 practice, M151 (10-pound) antipersonnel or canopy /soft bunker, M229 antipersonnel (17-pound), M274 smoke signature, M257 illumination, M264 smoke, M255A1 fléchette, and M278 infrared illuminating. The AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Family includes the Hellfire and Longbow Hellfire missiles. Hellfire II is a precision-strike, semi-active laser (SAL)-guided missile and is the principal air-to-ground weapon for the Army AH-64 Apache, the U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra and the U.S. Air Force Predator unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The SAL Hellfire II guides using laser energy reflected off the target. It has three warhead variants: a dual warhead, shapedcharge high-explosive antitank (HEAT) for armored threats (AGM-114K); a blast-fragmentation warhead (BFWH) for urban, patrol boat and other "soft" targets (AGM114M); and a metal augmented charge (MAC) warhead (AGM-114N) for urban structures, bunkers, radar and communications installations, and bridges. In 2012, a multipurpose missile (AGM114R) began delivery, which allows the pilot to select warhead effects corresponding to the target. UAS or rotary-wing platforms can deliver the AGM-114R. The Longbow Hellfire (AGM-114L) is also a precision-strike missile, but uses millimeter wave (MMW) radar guidance instead of Hellfire II's SAL. It is the principal antitank system for the AH-64D Apache Longbow and uses the same antiarmor warhead as Hellfire II. The MMW seeker provides beyond-line-of-sight fire-and-forget capability as well as the ability to operate in adverse weather and battlefield obscurants. During Operation Desert Storm, the Hellfire earned a reputation for being one of the military's most formidable tank killers. Its multimission capabilities were successfully demonstrated in combat against a wide variety of targets, including radar installations, communications posts, bunkers, buildings, antiaircraft emplacements, oil rigs and bridges. Hellfire missiles were used extensively in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and are in continued use in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The Longbow Hellfire missile was used successfully in combat for the first time during OIF. The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) program will provide a rotary-wing, fixedwing and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)launched missile system that provides lineof-sight capabilities, including precision point targeting (both active and passive) and fire-and-forget seeker technologies; increased range; and increased lethality against soft and hardened moving and stationary targets. When fielded, the JAGM will replace aviation-launched TOW, the Hellfire family of missiles and the Navy's Maverick family of missiles. The JAGM will increase the warfighter's operational flexibility by effectively engaging a variety of stationary and mobile targets on the battlefield, including advanced heavy /light armored vehicles, bunkers, buildings, patrol craft, command-and-control vehicles, transporter/ erector launchers, artillery systems and radar/air defense systems. Its multimode seeker will provide robust capability in adverse weather, day or night, and in an obscured /countermeasure environment, against both stationary and moving targets. Cruise Missile Defense Systems (CMDS) The CMDS Project Office is equipping the transformation of the current force maneuver air and missile defense capability into an integrated air and missile defense capability. Programs include Stinger-based Avenger and Manportable Air Defense System (MANPADS), the Sentinel radar and the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS). Stinger-based Avenger and MANPADS provide the only air defense weapon currently in the forward area through Stinger, a fire-and-forget infrared /ultraviolet (1R/UV) missile system. Stinger-based Avenger is highly mobile and provides shoot-on-themove capabilities in day, night, and adverse weather operations, and is designed to counter hostile, low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), cruise missiles, rotarywing aircraft and high-performance fixedwing aircraft. Stinger provides low-altitude defense for ground forces against aerial observation or attack by smaller threat aircraft. Stinger missiles have extensive counter-countermeasure capabilities, can engage targets from any aspect including head-on, and utilize a high-explosive, hit-to-kill warhead. The AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel is an advanced, three dimensional, battlefield Xband air defense phased-array radar with an acquisition range of 40 kilometers. Sentinel transmits its radar imagery to the forward area air defense command and control (FAAD C2) via radio frequency link. Sentinel is being upgraded to the improved Sentinel configuration that doubles its range and will integrate with future AMD BMC41 via SLAMRAAM. The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) uses advanced sensor and networking technologies to provide 360-degree, wide-area surveillance and precision tracking of land attack cruise missiles. JLENS detects stressing, terrain-masked cruise missiles and other air-breathing threats, permitting extended engagement ranges for current air defense systems. Lower Tier Project Office The Lower Tier Project Office consists of the Patriot, PAC-3 and Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS). The Patriot Missile System provides defense of critical assets and maneuver forces belonging to corps and to echelons above corps against aircraft, cruise missiles and tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs). The PAC-2 system upgrade, modified PAC-2 guidance enhancement missiles (GEM) and the PAC-3 missile provide the Patriot missile system with an advanced antitactical missile capability. The combat element of the Patriot missile system is the fire unit, which consists of a phased-array radar set (RS), an engagement control station (ECS), an electric power plant, an antenna mast group, a communications relay group and up to eight remotely located launching stations (LSs). The RS provides all tactical functions of airspace surveillance, target detection and tracking, and missile guidance and engagement support. The ECS provides the human interface for command and control of operations. Each LS contains four ready-tofire missiles sealed in canisters that serve as both shipping containers and launch tubes. The Patriot's fast-reaction capability, high firepower and ability to track numerous targets simultaneously and operate in a severe electronic countermeasures environment are significant improvements over previous air defense systems. The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile program incorporates significant upgrades to the RS and ECS and the battle-proven PAC-3 missile, which uses hit-to-kill technology for greater lethality against TBMs armed with weapons of mass destruction. The PAC-3 missile is the first operationally deployed hit-to-kill weapon system capable of defeating all known air and missile defense threats. In addition, it is possible to have up to 16 PAC-3 missiles per launcher, thereby increasing firepower and missile defense capabilities. The PAC-3 missile's primary mission is to kill maneuvering and nonmaneuvering TBMs while remaining able to counter advanced cruise missiles and aircraft. The PAC-3 missile upgrade program adds system improvements to increase performance against an evolving threat, meets user needs and enhances joint interoperability. The Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) is a transportable information processing system that supports combatant commanders and forward-deployed forces with early warning data on ballistic missile launches. The Missile Defense Agency-managed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, a critical element of the ballistic missile defense system (BMDS), will provide rapidly déployable groundbased missile defense components that deepen, extend and complement the BMDS to any combatant commander to defeat ballistic missiles of all types and ranges while in all phases of flight. THAAD's combination of high-altitude, long-range capability and hit-to-kill lethality enables it to negate the effects of weapons of mass destruction at intercept ranges well beyond the defended area. These attributes, along with THAAD's unique endo- and exo-atmospheric capability, enlarge the battlespace to allow multiple intercept opportunities in both the late-midcourse and terminal phases of ballistic missile trajectories. THAAD can accept cues from Aegis, satellites and other external sensors to further extend the battlespace and defended area coverage. THAAD will operate in concert with the lower-tier Patriot/ PAC-3 missile system to provide increased levels of effectiveness. THAAD is a rapid-response weapon system that can be deployed quickly to protect critical assets worldwide. The THAAD element consists of five major components: missiles; launchers; radars; command, control, battle management and communications (C2BMC); and THAADspecific support equipment. All components were successfully integrated, tested and demonstrated during the first program phase that concluded in 2000. The THAAD development program flight testing resumed in 2005 with the first 15 flight tests. In May 2006, Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency successfully conducted the first developmental flight test to engage the entire THAAD weapon system, including THAAD interceptor, launcher, radar and fire-control system. Following repeated flight test successes, the U.S. Army "stood up" the first of four planned THAAD firing batteries at Fort Bliss, Texas, in mid-2008. Close Combat Weapon Systems (CCWS) The Close Combat Weapon Systems (CCWS) Project Office manages a range of antiarmor missile and target acquisition systems. Current programs include the tube-launched, optically tracked, wireguided (TOW 2)/TOW 2A/TOW 2B, Javelin, improved target acquisition system (ITAS) and Improved Bradley Acquisition System (IBAS). The office is also coordinating preliminary work on future TOW missile improvements. The BGM-71 Tube-launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) Missile System, with the multimission TOW 2A, TOW 2B, TOW 2B Aero and TOW bunker buster missile, is a long-range, multimission, precision-attack weapon system used throughout the world today. TOW is in service in more than 40 international armed forces and integrated on more than 15,000 ground, vehicle and helicopter platforms worldwide. TOW is also the preferred heavy assault weapon system for NATO, coalition, United Nations and peacekeeping operations worldwide. The TOW 2A, TOW 2B, TOW 2B Aero and TOW bunker buster missiles can be fired from all TOW launchers, including the improved target acquisition systems, Stryker antitank guided missile (ATGM) vehicle (modified ITAS), and Bradley fighting vehicles (IBAS). The Improved Target Acquisition System includes a second-generation FLIR that uses standard advanced dewar assembly (SADA II) technology, an eyesafe laser rangefinder. The TOW ITAS provides a highly mobile, adverse weather, day-ornight capability needed by early entry forces to destroy advanced threat armor at greater standoff ranges in the main battle area. The ITAS features an automatic boresighting capability, aided target tracking, embedded training, BIT/BITE and traversing unit modifications. These features ensure crew survivability through increased standoff range and improved performance in the battlefield environment. The TOW weapon system, with its extended-range performance, is the longrange precision heavy antitank/assault missile of choice for the US. Army Stryker, Bradley, ITAS-Humvee platforms and the U.S. Marine Corps Humvee, light armored vehicle and Al-I-i W Cobra platforms. In addition, it can be operated in a dismounted ground mode. The lOW weapon system entered its pmduction and deployment phase in 1970. Since them multiple variations of the missile and launcher systems have been fielded. Recent developments include the development of the bunker buster missile for use by the Stryker brigade combat teams and the introduction of the TOW 2B Aero, an extended-range (4.5-kilometer) version of the TOW 2B missile. Future improvements will include replacing the wire guidance system with a wireless radio frequency (RE) guidance system. The Javelin is a shoulder-launched, fireand-forget, manportable, antiarmor and assault weapon system optimized for attacking and destroying armored tank targets, buildings, bunkers and hovering helicopters. It replaces the Dragon antiarmor missile system, providing a medium-range multipurpose capability for infantry, scouts and combat engineers. The system is lethal against tanks with conventional and reactive armor and against a variety of other targets. Javelin has been used very successfully in Iraq and Afghanistan to defeat armored targets, bunkers and hard-to-reach targets in urban terrain, without endangering friendly forces or noncombatants. Javelin has two major tactical components: a reusable command launch unit (CLU) and a missile sealed in a disposable launch tube assembly. The CLU is a compact, lightweight, target-acquisition device incorporating an integrated day/second-generation thermal sight, launch controls and a gunner's eyepiece display. It provides target engagement capability in adverse weather and countermeasure environments. The CLU may also be used in the stand-alone mode for battlefield surveillance and target detection; this has proven effective both in Afghanistan and Iraq. The missile is 127mm in diameter with a staring, imaging infrared seeker; a featurebased tracker; a lethal warhead; dual inline eject; a solid-propellant flight motor; gunner-selected direct-attack or top-attack engagement guidance options; and the javelin launch tube assembly, an expendable handling launch tube to house the missile, power pack attachment and CLU interface. The complete round is described as "wooden," as it requires no p re-use testing or maintenance. Its shelf life is 10 years. The Javelin system weighs 49 pounds, and its maximum range is more than 2,500 meters (minimum operational range is 65 meters). Javelin's key technical feature is the use of fire-and-forget technology that allows the gunner to fire and immediately take cover. Additional special features are the top-attack and direct-fire modes (for targets under cover), advanced tandem warhead, imaging infrared seeker, target lock-on before launch and soft launch. Soft launch allows Javelin to be fired safely from enclosures and covered fighting positions, increasing gunner survivability. The time required to prepare Javelin for firing is less than 30 seconds, with a reload time of less than 20 seconds. Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems The Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems (PFRMS) Project Office manages the multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) family of launchers, including the M270A1 and High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) as well as the entire suite of rockets and missiles for those launchers. The MLRS family of munitions includes the basic, extended-range and guided MLRS rockets as well as the Block I/IA and unitary Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). The M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) is a highly mobile, automated system that fires surface-to-surface rockets and missiles from a tracked platform derived from the same chassis used by the Bradley fighting vehicle. The MLRS delivers large volumes of firepower in a short time against critical, time-sensitive targets. From inside the cab, the crew of three can fire up to 12 MLRS rockets. The basic rocket warhead carries dual-purpose, improved conventional munition submunitions. MLRS, however, is capable of supporting and delivering all of the MLRS family of munitions (MFOM), including the Army tactical missile system (ATACMS) variants. The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Launcher is the newest launcher variant of the MLRS family. HIMARS is a highly mobile artillery rocket system offering MLRS firepower on a wheeled chassis and is C-130 transportable. HIMARS carries a single six-pack of MLRS rockets, or one Army tactical missile system (ATACMS) missile, on the Army's new family of medium tactical vehicles (FMTV) 5-ton truck. HIMARS is designed to launch the entire MLRS family of munitions. A platoon of HIMARS advanced concept technology demonstration prototypes were successfully used during OIF, exclusively firing ATACMS missiles in support of ground forces. The MFOM munition systems have proven to be highly effective and reliable during combat operations. The ATACMS Blocks I and IA Missiles provide long-range, surface-to-surface fire support for Army corps and division operations. Both ATACMS Blocks 1 and IA are surface-to-surface guided missile systems with antipersonnel/antimateriel (APAM) warheads. The ATACMS with an APAM warhead attacks soft-area targets at ranges well beyond the capability of existing cannons and rockets. Targets include surface-to-surface missile and multiple rocket launcher units; air defense systems; logistics elements; and command, control and communications complexes. The ATACMS Block IA, with enhanced accuracy enabled by GPS augmentation to its inertial guidance capability, has a 300kilometer reach. Block IA began fielding in FY 1998, and retrofit of selected launchers to Block IA capability occurred simultaneously with missile fielding. Fired from M270A1 and HIMARS launchers, it was highly effective in OIF. The ATACMS Unitary Missile is a U.S. Army requirement developed from lessons learned in Kosovo. It was clear that battlefield commanders needed a weapon with precise guidance and lower lethal radii to minimize collateral damage. The Army TACMS Quick-Reaction Unitary (QRU) Missile is a responsive allweather, long-range missile with a high-explosive, single-burst warhead fired from the multiple-launch rocket system family of launchers. The Army TACMS QRU is converted to the unitary configuration by replacing the antipersonnel/antimateriel (APAM) submunitions in Block IA missiles and integrating a proven government-furnished unitary warhead (470-pound SLAM/HARPOON) and fuze into the warhead section. The missile has a range of 270 kilometers and provides the Army the interim capability to attack high-payoff, time-sensitive targets without placing combat or support aircraft and crews at risk. Its precision accuracy, the absence of potential submunition duds and reduced lethal radii overcome collateral damage concerns. The Army TACMS QRU was used effectively in OIF and continues to be highly effective in destroying high-payoff targets in OEF. The Army TACMS QRU evolved into the TACMS 2000 (T2K) variant with upgraded vertical impact capability to minimize target altitude error. This vertical impact capability maximizes warhead effects in complex urban and mountain terrain. The Extended-Range Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER-MLRS), which extends the 31.8-kilometer range of the basic rocket to approximately 45 kilometers, provides longer-range rocket capability. The program emerged from lessons learned during Operation Desert Storm, in which seniorlevel commanders, while applauding the effectiveness of the basic rocket, stated a requirement for greater range. The ER-MLRS is a free-flight, area-fire artillery rocket designed to enhance the capabilities of the MLRS. The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) supports Army transformation with increased overmatch capabilities and a reduced logistics footprint over current free-flight rockets. GMLRS is used with the M270A1 and the HIMARS launchers. The rockets incorporate GPS-aided inertial navigation systems. A second GMLRS variant is the GMLRS Unitary. GMLRS unitary integrates a 200pound class unitary warhead into the GMLRS. This munition has a range up to 70 kilometers and is effective against multiple targets. Its multimode warhead fuze (impact, delay and airburst) greatly enhances its employment options against many types of targets in various combat environments. The GMLRS unitary proved its effectiveness in OIF and has become the indirectfire weapon of choice in urban areas. GMLRS Alternative Warhead (AW) The GMLRS AW program will replace the GMLRS DPICM with the mission to attack, neutralize, suppress and destroy targets using rocket-delivered indirect precision fires while decreasing the probability of unexploded ordnance. GMLRS AW provides field artillery units with medium- and long-range fires while supporting brigade, division, corps, Army, theater, joint /coalition forces and Marine Corps air-ground task forces in full, limited or expeditionary operations. The GMLRS AW rocket is a solid propellant artillery rocket deployed from either the M270A1 or HIMARS. GMLRS AW uses an inertial measuring unit (IMU) with global positioning system assistance to guide the rocket to a specific point to deliver effects on a target. GMLRS AW is transported and fired from a launch pod container (LPC) that holds six rockets. Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) In addition to the efforts of its "weapon system" project offices, the PEO Missiles and Space is applying a system-of-systems acquisition approach to meet warfighter requirements and obtain the desired capabilities of the Army Air and Missile Defense Future Force. This approach calls for a restructuring of systems into components of sensors, weapons and Battle Management C4I with a standard set of interfaces among the components, using a standard set of networks for communication. The Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense acquisition approach significantly affects the PEO strategy for materiel development and systems acquisition. The Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM), also referred to as Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 0, is an evolutionary, nondevelopmental program initiated by the Army Chief of Staff in response to the indirect fire (IDF) threat and a validated operational needs statement. The primary mission of the C-RAM program is to develop, procure, field and maintain a system of systems (SoS) that can detect RAM launches; provide localized warning to the defended area with sufficient time for personnel to take appropriate action; intercept rounds in flight, thus preventing damage to ground forces or facilities; and enhance response to and defeat of enemy forces. The current CRAM SoS is composed of a combination of multiservice fielded and nondevelopmental item (NDI) sensors, mission command systems, and a modified U.S. Navy intercept system (land-based phalanx weapon system [LPWS]), with a low-cost, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) warning system and local area network (LAN). The C-RAM SoS capability is currently fielded at multiple sites in two theaters of operation, providing correlated air and ground pictures and Unking units to the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) and the Joint Defense Network (JDN), with various forms of communications to provide situational awareness and exchange of timely and accurate information to synchronize and optimize automated shape, sense, warn, intercept, respond and protect decisions. The currently fielded capability uses existing field artillery and air defense sensors (AN/TPQ-36/37 Firefinder, Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR), and Sentinel), a commercial-industry-produced warning system (Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System [WAVES]), LPWS, and U.S. Air Force base defense security tems. It is tied to various response via the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine and ABCS. The Forward Area Air Command and Control (FAAD C2) also under the management of the Program Directorate, has been enhanced integrate the sensors, weapons and systems to provide command and for the C-RAM SoS. C-RAM C2 correlates RAM sensor data, evaluates threat, provides early warning, directs gagements and cues counter-fire and reaction forces. The C-RAM SoS been fielded to forward operating (FOBs) in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sense warn (S&W) performance has been tremely successful, providing timely ing for more than 2,000 rocket and attacks against C-RAM FOBs, with a mum of false warnings, saving lives. In addition, intercept systems more than 160 successful intercepts of ets and mortar rounds fired at U.S. Forces-Iraq assets. Current, needs statement-based capability ments include an improved radar for tion of high /low quadrant elevation threats, a mobile up-gun LPWS for proved mobility and extended range, gration of military spectrum tions, integration with unmanned systems (UAS) universal ground (UGS), and dynamic clearance of fires. lowing the drawdown of efforts in Iraq, RAM sense-and-warn assets began ing State Department and Office of Cooperation-Iraq (OSC-I) operations. At time, it is anticipated that the LPWS in Iraq will be returned to the United States for reset/ recap, upgraded to mobile up-gun configuration, and fielded an IFPC intercept battalion. The IFPC is the Army's acquisition gram for the transition of C-RAM SoS pability to the modular force and will vide an incremental fielding of all C-RAM capabilities (sense, warn, intercept, respond, command and control (C2), shape and protect). IFPC Increment 1 fields a warn capability as a horizontal technology insertion, using current CRAM warning equipment to provide early, localized warning to the brigade combat teams (BCTs). It will employ the Air Defense Airspace Management (ADAM) cell already resident in the BCT headquarters as the C2 element, use the Firefinders and LCMRs already in the target acquisition platoon of the Fires battalion as the sense element, and add existing C-RAM warning devices, controller, and dedicated communications devices between the radars and the ADAM cell. IFPC Increment 1 additional equipment (for example, speakers and masts) will warn localized affected areas, and a wireless LAN, along with the FAAD C2 system, already existing in the BCT's ADAM cell, will integrate the sensors and warning equipment, thus providing real-time situational awareness and understanding. The Air and Missile Defense Workstation (AMDWS) is also organic to the BCT's ADAM cell and will pass the RAM events and data to the Battle Command /Mission Command Data Dissemination Service/Publish and Subscribe Services (DDS/PASS) servers to provide situational awareness and understanding at all BCT units/echelons. The IFPC Increment 1 Capability Production Document was approved in August 2010. The Air and Missile Defense Planning and Control System (AMDPCS) provides command-and-control capability for air defense artillery (ADA) brigades, Army air and missile defense commands (AAMDCs), and maneuver brigade combat team and joint force command-and-control elements such as the battlefield coordination detachments (BCDs). Shelter Systems-AMDPCS provides various air defense shelter systems for all echelons built on a baseline known as the air defense and airspace management shelter. The Air and Missile Defense Workstation (AMDWS) is a common defense/staff planning and situational awareness/situational understanding software tool. AMDWS is deployed with air and missile defense units at all echelons and is also a component of the ADAM. The AMDWS performs all aspects of AMD force operations. It assists in the automated development of the intelligence preparation of the battlefield, provides situational awareness, and is capable of planning, coordinating, and synchronizing the air, land, and sea battle. AMDWS is the interoperability link for AMD forces with the ABCS and provides the air situational input to the common operational picture. Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2). The FAAD C2 system consists of common hardware, software and communications equipment to meet the command-and-control and targeting needs of C-RAM units and AMD battalions. FAAD supports the air and missile defense battalion mission by providing C2I information to higher, adjacent and lower units. Computer displays allow commanders access to databases for the air picture, situation reports, enemy assessments and friendly forces. The FAAD C2 system can process information classified up to secret. The system provides an embedded training capability that will replicate those situations encountered in actual mission operation. Evolving software capabilities are added with each new version throughout the FAAD C2 development cycle. The FAAD C2 system also has the capability to interface with joint and NATO C2 systems. To accomplish its mission, FAAD C2 is integrated into and interoperates with both the ABCS and AMDWS. The AMDWS is integrated in FAAD C2-equipped battalions at the ADA battery and battalion command posts and is a product under the AMDPCS program. The FAAD C2 engagement operations subsystem provides the joint air picture via implementation of twoway TADIL-A, -B and -J links. The FAAD C2 system is the backbone for the C-RAM system and assists with digitization of the battlefield by providing air situational awareness to the supported force, alerting and cueing to C-RAM systems and FAAD weapons. The FAAD C2 system supports C-RAM by receiving and correlating sensor inputs, then alerting the intercept system and the sense and warn elements of a mortar, artillery and/or rocket attack. The FAAD C2's ever-expanding mission encompasses the detection, acquisition, and identification of enemy mortar and rocket projectiles, helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles; the distribution and dissemination of C2I data among the air and missile defense units and combined arms elements; the provision of early warning; and alerting the supported forces. COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND INTELLIGENCE (C41) SYSTEMS AND CAPABILITY SET 13 The Network is the Army's top modernization priority, and the Army is changing the way it supplies network systems and capabilities to operational units by incrementally aligning the delivery of new technology with the Army force generation (ARFORGEN) process. This effort will drive networked capabilities down to the small unit and soldier level - those at the tactical edge who need these critical capabilities the most. Through a process known as Capability Set Management, the Army has adopted acquisition practices and is aligning programs so that operational units receive better capabilities more quickly through integrated and sustainable network capability sets. The capability sets will enhance vertical and horizontal connectivity and provide an integrated network baseline from the static tactical operations center (TOC) to the dismounted soldier. Fielding the Network as an integrated capability set throughout a brigade, rather than fielding individual pieces of equipment, provides soldiers with the best capability gap solutions and dramatically reduces or eliminates the integration burden on deployed troops. The first capability set, Capability Set 13 (CS 13), will be fielded to Army brigade combat teams starting in fall 2012. CS 13 was developed and validated through the Network Integration Evaluations (NIEs) and agile process, the Army's new strategy to rapidly evaluate, procure and field network technologies in a more cost-effective manner. The centerpiece of CS 13 is Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2, a major upgrade to the Army's tactical communications backbone that introduces mission command on-the-move and extends satellite communications to the company level. CS 13 will also deliver unprecedented connectivity to the dismounted soldier through the JTRS Rifleman Radio, a 2-pound radio carried by platoon-, squad- and team-level soldiers for voice communications that also links with handheld devices to transmit text messages, global positioning system (GPS) locations and other data. These devices, known as Nett Warrior (see Individual Equipment listings), act as a smartphonelike mission command system that connects to the Rifleman Radio to provide dismounted leaders with position location information (PLI), text messaging and other applications. CS 13 also reflects the Army's efforts to converge its mission command applications providing situational awareness, collaboration, fires, sustainment, air defense and airspace management. Critical U.S. Army C4I capabilities are provided through U.S. Army offices such as the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S), and Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS). In addition, current and next-generation warfighter support is being delivered through the Joint Program Executive Office for Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JPEO JTRS). The Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) provides soldiers with the networked mission command solutions they require to dominate now and in the future. PEO C3T supports 41 key acquisition programs that develop, acquire and field a diverse range of products for the Army including mission command software applications, power generators, radios, computers, satellite terminals, communications security devices, servers, and the integrators that allow all the systems and components to function seamlessly. PEO C3T also sustains the force with over-the-shoulder training and system troubleshooting so that soldiers can focus on their prime objective of engaging the enemy. Headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., PEO C3T has a workforce of almost 1,600 employees with a total annual budget of $4 billion. Facing emerging fiscal constraints, PEO C3T is using innovative methods to cut costs, streamline processes and quickly adapt in rapidly delivering advanced network technology to soldiers. The following representative program sampling reflects how PEO C3T continues to improve and support current systems, while developing future systems to support the Army's vision of a networked, information-enabled force. Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) is the digitized sensorto-shooter link providing automated technical and tactical fire-direction solutions, fire asset-management tools and decision support functionality. AFATDS functions from firing platoons through echelons above corps. AFATDS is the fire support node of the Army Battle Command System (ABCS). It enhances dominant maneuver, survivability and continuity of operations for Joint force commanders. The AN/PRC-117G provides tactical and homeland defense forces and emergency operations elements with stand-alone, terrain-independent, robust communications for line-of-sight/beyond-line-of-sight (LOS/ BLOS) secure voice and data communications. It also provides long-distance, widearea, gap-free, fixed or on-the-move, ground, maritime and ground-to-air communications. The Army Key Management System (AKMS) consists of three subcomponents: local communications security management software, automated communications engineering software and a simple key loader. Under the umbrella of the National Security Agency's electronic key management system, AKMS provides tactical units and sustaining bases with an organic key generation capability and an efficient, secure means of distributing electronic keys. The Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) is a handheld survival radio in use by Army Aviation units and special operations forces to assist in recovering isolated crews in the event of a downed aircraft. CSEL allows rescue execution orders to be delivered within minutes, increasing the probability of rescue and reducing risk to rescue forces. Command Poet of the Future (CPOF) and the Mission Command Workstation provide the commander with a comprehensive view for informed battlefield decision making. CPOF provides situational awareness and collaborative tools for tactical decision making, planning, rehearsal and execution management from the corps to battalion levels. It provides 2-D and 3-D map-centric collaboration supported by voice over Internet protocol. CPOF is the core framework for the mission command collapse workstation, which provides collaborative command-and-control/maneu- . ver, fires, sustainment and airspace functions on a common workstation. Command Web is a lightweight, Web-enabled tool that extends the strong collaboration capabilities of CPOF and Mission Command Workstation to additional users down to the company level. Data Products are software products that allow Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2)-Blue Force Tracker (BFT), Army Battle Command System (ABCS) and other C4ISR systems to share situational awareness, collaboration and mission command data with each other over the tactical Internet. Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2)-Blue Force Tracker (BFT) is a digital mission command information system providing integrated, on-the-move, timely, relevant information and situational awareness to tactical combat leaders and soldiers from brigade to platform and across platforms within the brigade task force and other Joint forces. It allows soldiers to track one another's locations through blue icons on a digital topographical map and manually add icons representing the enemy and other obstacles to alert other units nearby. FBCB2's next-generation technologies, the Joint Capabilities Release (JCR) and Joint Battle CommandPlatform (JBC-P), enhance these capabilities with the faster BFT 2 satellite network, secure data encryption, chat room functionality and an improved user interface. JCR-Logistics (JCR-LOG) also integrates FBCB2/BFT capability with the Movement Tracking System (MTS). The MTS is a vehicle-based system that tracks combat support and combat service support vehicles, as well as other assets. Forward Entry Devices (FED) are handheld devices used by forward observers and fire support teams to transmit and receive fire support messages over standard military radios. They provide a digitized connection between the forward observers and AFATDS, and provide a vital sensorto-shooter link. The Lightweight Forward Entry Device (LFED) and Pocket-Sized Forward Entry Device (PFED) are integral parts of the digitized system architecture. Tactical Electrical Power (TEP) is a family of ruggedized power generators and power distribution equipment that includes the military tactical generator, tactical quiet generator, advanced medium mobile power sources, power units, and power plants (trailer-mounted) - deployable power generation and distribution systems. PEO C3T's Project Manager for Mobile Electric Power is working across its tactical electric power portfolio to cut fuel use, integrate alternative energy sources and improve operational energy efficiencies. The Warfighter Information NetworkTactical (W1N-T) Increment 1, the Army's tactical communications backbone, provides "networking at the quick halt." W1NT Increment 1 is a joint-compatible communications package that allows the soldier to use advanced networking capabilities and retain interoperability with current force systems and future increments of WIN-T. The Warfighter Information NetworkTactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 introduces mission command on-the-move and extends satellite communications to the company level. It also provides a self-forming, self-healing network and improved Network Operations (NetOps) tools for planning and monitoring the network. The Warfighter Information NetworkTactical (WIN-T) Increment 3 will provide full network mobility and introduce the air tier, which provides a three-tiered architecture consisting of traditional LOS, an airborne layer through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other airborne platforms and satellites. The mission of Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) is to provide affordable, world-class sensor and electronic warfare capabilities, enabling rapid situational understanding and decisive actions. PEO IEW&S products can be used for targeting, situational awareness, force protection, and reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition (RSTA). These critical systems are integrated into the network's layers and enable persistent surveillance, allowing the joint and coalition warfighter to control time, space and the environment, while greatly enhancing survivability and lethality. PEO IEW&S rapidly transforms requirements and validated field requests into reality and supports critical current operations including counter-improvised explosive devices (IEDs); sensors for counter-rocket, artillery and mortar, and the integrated intelligence architecture. PEO IEW&S is responsible for a multibillion-dollar portfolio consisting of a combination of more than 110 programs of record and quick-reaction capabilities. Addressing soldiers' needs and providing them with capabilities in the most effective and financially responsible manner is paramount to success. These systems are integrated with other intelligence assets into a system-of-systems architecture that provides ISR, force protection, and RSTA collection capabilities, data repositories, services and exploitation capabilities across coalition boundaries. Fielded assets range from airborne and ground sensors to the network connectivity and analyst tools used to exploit the large amounts of collected information. The AN/TPQ-53 Radar is a highly mobile radar system that automatically detects, classifies, tracks, and locates the point of origin of projectiles fired from mortar, artillery, and rocket systems with sufficient accuracy for first-round fire for effect. It mitigates close-combat radar coverage gaps and will replace a majority of the current Firefinder Radars, modernizing most brigade combat teams (BCTs) and Fires brigades. The AN/TPQ-53 system will interoperate with future battle command systems (BCSs) to provide the maneuver commander with increased counterfire radar flexibility. The AN/TPQ-53 is capable of being deployed as part of the indirect fire protection capability (IFPC) system of systems to provide a sense-andwarn capability for fixed and semi-fixed sites. The AN/TPQ-53 system provides increased range and accuracy throughout a 90-degree search sector (in stare mode), as well as 360-degree coverage (rotating) for locating mortar, artillery and rocket firing positions. Among the system's numerous key attributes are its quick setup time with an emplacement of five minutes, reduction of soldier support (from 12 soldiers on the Q37 and six soldiers on the Q-36 to four soldiers for the AN/TPQ-53), ability to be transported via C-130 and linkage to the advanced field artillery tactical data system (AFATDS) and forward area air defense command and control (FA2DC2). The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) subprogram is the next-generation advanced threat infrared countermeasures (ATIRCM) and will provide the sole acquisition of future laser-based infrared countermeasure systems for all rotarywing, tilt-rotor, and small fixed-wing aircraft across the DoD. The CIRCM is a cooperative effort between the Army (lead) and Navy to provide modular self-protection suite upgrades for DoD aircraft. CIRCM will be developed as a directed infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) /laser-based system that can be used with various missile warning systems (MWS) currently installed on or planned for installation on Army, Navy or Air Force aircraft. CIRCM will be designed to pay particular attention to multi-spectral manportable air defense systems (MANPADS) and advanced air-to-air infrared and /or pseudoelectro-optical weapons threats that can target rotary-wing, tilt-wing and slowmoving fixed-wing aircraft in the midst of ground clutter. The Prophet System is a day/night, allweather, near real-time, ground-based tactical signals intelligence/electronic warfare capability organic to the brigade combat team (BCT), Stryker BCT and battlefield surveillance brigade. The Prophet family of systems provides force protection, situational awareness, and actionable intelligence to the warfighter. Prophet Enhanced (PE) serves as the Army's premier ground signals intelligence platform, building upon the success and lessons learned from preceding Prophet systems including Prophet Spiral 1, Triton and a quick reaction capability version of Prophet Enhanced. PE gives soldiers a more robust operational capability, allowing for easier movement of the dismount system. Also, by increasing the number of communications platforms, operators are afforded flexibility to potentially conduct simultaneous, split, based, fixed and mobile operations. PE is installed onto Panther variants of the mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle. The Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) is the Army's cornerstone intelligence-processing and analytical system. Historically, every sensor had its own, unique ground system to receive, store, and process intelligence data. This forced the analyst to go to multiple separate ground stations to analyze other sensor data, and posed tremendous challenges to sharing intelligence. DCGS-A has been built to the intelligence community framework standards and delivers unprecedented real-time, integrated intelligence analysis - fused into one common accessible format. DCGS-A receives data from multiple sensors (space-based, airborne, terrestrial) and multiple intelligence sources - signals intelligence, imagery, human intelligence and so on. With DCGS-A, the analyst can perform valuable multidisciplined intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) analysis and easily share that data with other Army units, sister services and coalition partners. Better analysis and increased collaboration mean better intelligence support to the tactical commander. DCGS-A provides an integrated solution that operates in a secure, distributed and collaborative environment. The system provides commanders, decision makers, and analysts at all echelons with real- and/or near real-time ISR data, information, and analytical products. DCGS-A utilizes software capabilities across multiple intelligence disciplines to enable intelligence analysts to obtain, process and disseminate the information they need to provide commanders with actionable intelligence at all echelons. The enhanced speed, accuracy and relevance of the ISR effort provide commanders the intelligence information they need when they need it to plan and conduct full spectrum operations in counterinsurgency environments and across the full range of military operations. DCGS-A uses the latest Cloud technology to rapidly gather, collaborate and share intelligence data to shape combat operations. The DCGS-A Cloud provides cutting-edge, multi-intelligence analytical capabilities that allow analysts to explore a massive amount of intelligence data in different ways and rapidly fuse critical information into an accurate response. DCGS-A has successfully deployed the first tactical Cloud Node in the Department of Defense. The mission of Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System (EMARSS) is to provide persistent capability to detect, locate, classify /identify, and track surface targets with a high degree of timeliness and accuracy to the brigade combat team (BCT) through mission overwatch in day /night, near-allweather conditions. EMARSS is a multi-intelligence airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (AISR) system dedicated specifically to direct support of the tactical commander. It enhances BCT effectiveness by defining and assessing the environment and providing surveillance, targeting support and threat warning. EMARSS is a key contributor to the tightly woven, highly integrated network of intelligence and operations warfighting functions necessary to maintain contact and develop targets of interest in an irregular warfare environment and across the range of military operations. The EMARSS system is designed to provide direct support to the BCT commander but can also support regimental combat team (RCT), division or other tactical units as required by the tactical situation. The EMARSS AISR capabilities include an electro-optical /infrared (EO/IR) with full-motion video (FMV) sensor, a communications intelligence sensor and an aerial precision guidance (APG) sensor, all supported by line-of-sight (LOS) and beyondline-of-sight (BLOS) communications and hosted on a manned, medium-altitude derivative of the commercial Hawker-Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft. EMARSS operates as a single platform in support of tactical missions, but through connectivity to tactical and national networks it also contributes to the joint overall AISR constellation. EMARSS contains a tailored set of distributed common ground system- (DCGSA)-enabled software and ISR processing software functionalities to process, exploit and rapidly disseminate the intelligence derived from the imagery sensor. The communications intelligence sensor is controlled through LOS and BLOS communications at the DCGS-A, where processing, analysis and timely reporting to the supported tactical force are accomplished. Selected EMARSS imagery is immediately processed on the aircraft, and the collected imagery is also forwarded to the DCGS-A for further processing, analysis and reporting. EMARSS complies with the DoD information technology standards registry and defense information systems network (DISN). This architecture permits interoperability with any multiservice or joint system that complies with DoD-standard formats for data transfer and dissemination. The Machine Foreign Language Translation System (MFLTS) is a software-only program that will develop, acquire, field and sustain a basic automated foreign speech and text translation capability into Army systems of record. The language development design will allow for technical insertion of additional software language modules, performing translation as required by the Army. It is not a device or a set of stand-alone languages; rather, it is a software system that uses a modular open system architecture solution to accept plugin language modules written to an MFLTS established set of standards. These integrated automated translation capabilities will be applicable across three different system configurations: a handheld/wearable portable device, a laptop/mobile device, and within a networked /Web-enabled system. MFLTS will be interoperable with commercial off-theshelf (COTS) or government off-the-shelf (GOTS) automation equipment including the DCGS-A, ground soldier systems, and counterintelligence human intelligence automated reporting and collection system (CHARCS). The MFLTS program achieved milestone A approval and was awarded a contract in fiscal year (FY) 2011 for the technology development phase. The contractor began a prototyping effort focused on the architectural framework design to produce and manage MFLTS capability in Web-enabled, mobile and portable configurations through applications (speech to speech and text to text, under initial capabilities). The engineering and manufacturing development phase of the MFLTS program will commence in FY 2013 with initial operating capability (IOC) for Pashto, Dari, Iraqi Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic. The Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) is a quick reaction capability serving both intelligence and operational communities with real-time situational awareness, counter-IED, force protection and forensic capabilities. It is a significant ISR and force multiplier for the warfighter. PTDS is a 74,000-cubic-foot, heliumfilled, tethered aerostat envelope equipped with dual high-resolution EO/IR (VVescam MX-20s) sensors or an MX20 sensor with either a ground moving target indicator/ dismounted moving target indicator radar (STARLite) or an EO/IR wide-area sensor (Kestrel) payload. PTDS is integrated with existing acoustic sensors that cue the aerostat payload to provide near real-time eyes on target. PTDS provides a persistent surveillance and dissemination capability allowing quick reaction forces to find, fix, track, target and engage direct- and indirect-fire threats. PTDS has proven its effectiveness in a combat environment by providing actionable information to the warfighter and ranks on U.S. Forces-Afghanistan's Top 10 list of urgently needed capabilities. Since 2010, 46 PTDS have been fielded to meet urgent warfighter requirements with 66 systems becoming operational by the fourth quarter of FY 2012. As of June 2012, PTDS provided more than 500,000 hours of real-time FMV/ISR capability in both Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom. The Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) supports C4I capabilities by providing infrastructure and information management systems to the Army. As the Army's enterprise-wide technical leader for business information systems, PEO EIS enables information dominance by developing and delivering integrated, network-centric capabilities to accomplish the mission today and be prepared for the mission of tomorrow. Acquisition Business (AcqBusiness) develops enterprise solutions and provides data-management services that support the acquisition community in conducting business. These capabilities enable consistent, effective, and efficient conduct and oversight of acquisition tasks. The planning and development of additional capabilities are ongoing; prototyping, user involvement and capability distribution via a modern and scalable network-centric architecture are core elements of the program strategy. AcqBusiness collaborates with the combat developer, performance assessment and root cause analysis (PARCA), and the Army acquisition community to identify enterprise business requirements and develop solutions that meet critical needs. The program has fielded a substantial infrastructure and variety of functional information technology (IT) tools and services providing an enterprise, service-oriented, business environment that brings the right information to the right people at the right time. The Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program (AESIP) is a vital component of the Army's goal of modernizing enterprise resource planning (ERP) business systems to simplify operations, optimize processes and provide an accurate enterprise view of business information to all users. AESIP integrates business processes and systems by serving as the enterprise hub for the Army's logistics and financial ERP business systems: the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), the Army's financial system; the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army), the tactical logistics system; and the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP), the national logistics system. AESIP enables integration by linking business processes and data across existing IT systems. This integration optimizes business processes and supports enterprise-level information requirements. AESIP has successfully delivered a Web-based solution for the creation and management of customer and vendor master data and implemented an optimized messaging and hub services capability. Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (ALTESS) provides full life-cycle IT solutions, support, and services to the Army's acquisition community and DoD customers in a secure environment. With significant, secure infrastructure and data center capabilities, ALTESS provides critical support to more than 2.3 million users worldwide. ALTESS operates a state-of-the-art "green" data center with first-class enterprise network operations, systems engineering, applications sustainment and enterpriselevel service management capabilities. ALTESS is a leader in providing cost-effective data center services for the Army and DoD. Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) provides architecturally sound standards and policycompliant IT enterprise solutions from a broad range of industry G providers to all Army activities and organizations. In accordance with Army Regulation 25-1 Army Knowledge Management and Information Technology, CHESS is also responsible for implementation of the biannual consolidated buy (CB) program that offers desktop and notebook computers and printers at a substantial price savings. The CB process is the most cost-effective approach to fulfilling user requirements for these products. It directly supports the Army CIO/G-6 strategy for acquiring products that are fully compliant with federal desktop computing regulations as well as DoD and Army security and interoperability standards. Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems (DCATS) manages a suite of more than 100 projects and rapidly delivers these capabilities in direct support of global missions to Army forces, senior national leadership and combatant commands in joint, unified and multinational operations. DCATS provides worldwide strategic satellite communications and wideband control systems, long-haul terrestrial microwave and fiber-optic communications systems, technical control facilities (TCFs), combat service support communications systems, critical power infrastructure, terrestrial communications, combat vehicle intercom systems, in-transit visibility, and other leading technologies to meet current and future Army requirements. The Distributed Learning System (DLS) acquires, deploys and maintains worldwide distributed learning online courseware to ensure that soldiers receive critical framing for mission success. Through the Army Learning Management System (ALMS) and Army e-Learning, DLS delivers training to more than 1.4 million soldiers and Department of the Army civilians, manages training information, and provides training collaboration, scheduling, and career planning capabilities in both resident and nonresident training environments. DoD Biometrics designs, engineers, acquires, deploys and sustains enterprise biometric solutions in multiple operating environments, enabling identity dominance on the battlefield and across the services. DoD Biometrics' systems capture, transmit, store, manage, share, retrieve and display biometrie data for timely identification or identity verification. These systems are mission enablers for force protection, intelligence, physical and logical access control, identity management /credentialing, detention and interception operations. DoD Biometrics protects the nation through identity dominance by enabling responsive, accurate and secure biometrics any place, any time, in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State and other government agencies. Defense Wide Transmission Systems (DWTS) provides best-value solutions to meet strategic long-haul and base-support communications needs worldwide for the DoD and other government agencies. DWTS has two primary missions: program and life-cycle management of the connectthe-logistician systems, and implementation and sustainment of wide-area transmissions systems. The first mission includes the CSS Automated Information Systems Interface (CAISI) and the CSS Satellite Communications (CSS SATCOM) programs. The second mission includes terrestrial transmissions (global C4 commercialization as well as TCFs) and very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite communications transmissions. The Force Management System (FMS) designs, develops and deploys an integrated force-management capability that establishes accurate, consistent and timely force-structure information to the Army force management community. FMS directly supports the Army director, Force Management, whose mission is to manage and allocate manpower and force-structure information; document unit models (requirements and authorizations) over time; and provide organizational and force-structure solutions. FMS is the Army's system to support the DoD and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) J-8 global force management data initiative (GFMDI) mandate, which is the foundation of the Army's network-centric data environment. GFMDI is the authoritative data source for all Army force-structure data, from Department of the Army and state National Guard headquarters down to individual billet and equipment authorizations. FMS incorporates common software development tools and design and development standards, complying with DoD and Army architecture standards, and incorporating government and industry standards for security. The design also provides for online data warehousing of archived data and streamlined system maintenance. Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) oversees the implementation of the tactical logistics and financial ERP program to integrate business processes and offer an Army-wide view of logistics information from the battlefield. GCSS-Army will allow commanders to anticipate, allocate and synchronize the flow of resources across all areas of operations. Army logisticians will realize significant improvements in mission performance over the current tactical logistics management information systems. GCSS-Army will replace aging, stovepiped tactical logistics systems and associated financial capabilities and communicate with applicable Army command-and-control and joint systems as a follow-on initiative. This Web-based system, supported by laptops and automatic identification technology (AIT) devices, provides essential functionality for limited disconnected operations and for connected operations using robust déployable communications to connect to a centralized database for all users at all echelons. General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) integrates financial, real property, cost, and performance data into a Web-based ERP system. GFEBS standardizes business processes and transactional input across the Army, provides real-time visibility of transactions, integrates data and produces full cost data. GFEBS will enable decision makers to better use current resources and enable better analyses of resource implications for programs and budgets. GFEBS brings the majority of Army financial and real property management processes into a single system, integrates performance data and produces full costs. This empowers leaders at all levels to consider the true costs of operations, functions, organizations, and more when making decisions. GFEBS is being implemented across the active Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard. For the first time, the Army will have a single authoritative source for financial and related nonfinancial data for the entire general fund. Ultimately, GFEBS will replace and /or be subsuming more than 80 Army legacy accounting, financial and asset management systems. When fully implemented, GFEBS will be one of the world's largest ERP systems with some 79,000 users at more than 200 locations around the world and about 1 million transactions each day. GFEBS will enable the Army to better manage current budget requirements and better anticipate and estimate future budget requirements for its more than $140 billion in annual expenditures. The Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP) modernizes installation infrastructure and terrestrial transmission (voice, video, data and connectivity) by using standard architecture and equipment from multiple vendors. BMP provides a robust and scalable networked information infrastructure that allows migration to a network-centric, knowledge-based operation and enhances connectivity between forward-deployed forces with continental United States-, Europe- and Pacific-based forces. I3MP is a part of the joint effort to improve and protect LandWarNet by enhancing the infrastructure for better efficiency and effectiveness of the network and Army interoperability across DoD. Joint-Automatic Identification Technology (J-AIT) is the Army product management office for total radio frequency identification (RFID) and automatic identification technology (AIT) solutions. As an RFID technology leader, J-AIT provides global asset tracking and Web-based radio frequency in-transit visibility (RF-ITV) services through the upgrade, implementation and maintenance of the RF-ITV system. It offers a single point of contact for acquisition support and technical expertise for joint services, federal agencies, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and multinational forces by establishing and maintaining contract vehicles for the procurement of AIT products and services. J-AIT offers complete program life-cycle support while providing the joint warfighter and coalition partners with automated, near real-time ITV of materiel and equipment worldwide. It also supports multinational information sharing by the DoD with NATO and coalition partners. The Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) provides a comprehensive, modernized logistics solution that enables Army Materiel Command (AMC) to provide world-class logistics readiness to the warfighter. Operational since July 2003, LMP delivers a fully integrated suite of software and business processes that streamlines the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), planning, finance, acquisition, and supply of weapon systems, spare parts, services and materiel to the soldier. Fundamental to the Army's transformation efforts, LMP replaces a stovepiped legacy systems environment and enables the Army to harness the power of precise, upto-the-minute enterprise-wide data and improved business processes. The program manages a multibillion-dollar inventory with tens of thousands of vendors and integrates with more than 70 DoD systems. Now fully fielded, LMP operates at more than 50 locations worldwide with approximately 25,000 users, delivering materiel to soldiers when and where they need it. Land Mobile Radio (LMR) modernizes the Army's continental United States and Pacific nontactical LMR systems in order to support installation public safety organizations and functions. These include first responders, force protection measures and other installation management functions. LMR provides spectrum efficiencies by executing the migration of Army posts, camps and stations to narrowband frequencies as mandated by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. LMR acquires solutions that meet Association of Public Safety Communications Officials P25 interoperability standards. Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) integrates, fields and supports a comprehensive medical information system, enabling lifelong electronic medical records, streamlined medical logistics and enhanced situational awareness for Army operational forces. MC4's vision is to be the premier enabler for improved tactical health care and better decision making through the power of IT. MC4 is a ruggedized system of systems containing medical software packages fielded to operational medical forces worldwide. MC4 provides the tools to digitally record and transfer critical medical data from the foxhole to medical treatment facilities worldwide. Déployable medical forces use the MC4 system to gain quick, accurate access to patient histories and forward casualty resuscitation information, as well as to deliver health-care services remotely through MC4 telehealth capabilities. Combatant commanders use the MC4 system to access medical surveillance information, resulting in enhanced medical situational awareness. Most importantly, MC4 is helping deployed servicemembers. By equipping deployed medical units with automated resources, MC4 helps ensure that servicemembers have a secure, accessible, lifelong, electronic medical record (EMR), which results in better informed health-care providers and easier access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical benefits. MC4 is a groundbreaking system, managing the DoD's first and most comprehensive battlefield medical recording system and enabling the capture of more than 17 million electronic patient encounters in the combat zone since 2003. MC4 has also trained more than 62,000 déployable medical staff and commanders and has fielded 48,000 systems to 2,400 units with medical personnel, including Army National Guard and Reserve soldiers, and all active component divisional units in 21 countries. MC4 remains the most widely used, comprehensive information management medical system on the battlefield today. Power Projection Enablers (P2E) enable the Army with globally connected capabilities that provide the full spectrum of network and information services so that soldiers, commands, and supporting organizations can access, process and act upon information anytime, anywhere, for all operations. This enables the application of force across all phases of joint operations. P2E's tenets are: host the Army's applications, data, and IT services in an interconnected set of globally linked and defended data centers in both a physical and Cloud environment; enable a globally connected Army to build and employ an informed warfighting force that can fight on arrival; build a standardized, global info-structure that is scalable, accessible and defensible; ensure streamlined access to applications, service and data; provide capability to perform joint network operations; and facilitate seamless transition from garrison to training to deployed missions with common services available in all environments. Satellite Communications Systems (SCS) manages the acquisition, development and modernization of defense satellite communications system (DSCS) and wideband global satellite (WGS) communications system earth terminals and baseband equipment for all military services and agencies. SCS represents a system-ofsystems approach for DoD satellite communications sites and facilities. SCS combines baseband and terminal expertise in one organization. The office provides comprehensive acquisition expertise; systems engineering for all strategic, DoD teleport, standard tactical entry point (STEP), and gateway sites; configuration management; and resolution of interoperability and interface issues between baseband and radio frequency equipment. SCS also provides for the application of Army and DoD policies, directives and mandates; planning and execution of advanced technology demonstration programs; and a common integrated logistics support (ILS) leadership to minimize redundancies and jurisdictional issues. Transportation Information Systems (TIS) supports the joint logistics distribution process by improving efficiency and interoperability within the Army transportation information systems for deployment, sustainment and redeployment activities. Unit movements, theater operations, cargo management and air-load planning applications are used throughout the transportation community that supports soldiers worldwide. The applications support the movement of personnel, equipment, and sustainment cargo from home station to destination and back, thus maintaining visibility of the movement from the tactical, operational and strategic levels. TIS provides complete product life-cycle management, premier transportation and distribution G solutions, transportation systems functional expertise and a 24/7 support operations center. Vehicular Intercom Systems (VIS) allows soldiers to communicate in the highnoise environments of combat vehicles- a high Army safety priority. VIS provides the current VIC-3 intercom system for Army tactical vehicles, including those deployed in the conduct of current operations, as well as new production units. VIS provides systems for vehicle upgrades, resets and remissioning programs. The VIC-3 allows crews of tactical vehicles to communicate with each other above vehicle and /or combat noise. VIC-3 enables all crew members to receive /transmit over a military radio. It protects soldiers from permanent hearing damage from high noise levels in modern tactical vehicles through the use of state-ofthe-art active/passive noise-reducing headsets. VIC-3 is the standard vehicle intercom in more than 50 tactical vehicle variants. Multiple components allow tailoring for specific vehicle configurations and connectivity with many military communications systems. The Wideband Control (WC) project office acquires and installs state-of-the-art strategic satellite network control and planning systems for use with the defense satellite communications systems (DSCS), WGS and commercial satellite systems. All of the subsystems operations and communications between operators and processors are provided at one console location and are viewed from a multi-headed workstation, which allows access to the network database and permits simultaneous display of database components. These systems are typically deployed at wideband satellite operation centers worldwide. Enterprise Management Decision Support (EMDS) enables the Department of the Army to achieve faster and more confident enterprise management decision support by retrieving and integrating disparate data to create a common access point for holistic and detailed Army operating force data to enhance understanding and decision making. EMDS is a Secret Internet Protocol Router Network-based, Web-enabled enterprise solution that provides integrated data from multiple authoritative data sources to present a common operating picture for units progressing through the Army force generation (ARFORGEN) cycle. Sponsored by the U.S. Army G-3/5/7, EMDS provides an ARFORGEN common operating picture and, soon, a force management common operating picture to support the Army's global force management process of synchronizing, planning, sourcing, resourcing and executing unit and force deployments. PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE GROUND COMBAT SYSTEMS Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) manages the development, systems integration, acquisition, testing, fielding, modernization, and sustainment of the U.S. Army's ground combat systems to provide world-class, affordable and relevant capabilities to our soldiers and marines. Systems include the Abrams main battle tank, Bradley family of vehicles (FoV), self-propelled howitzers, Armored Knight FoV, M113 armored personnel carrier, M88 Hercules, armored multi-purpose vehicle, Stryker FoV, ground combat vehicle, robotics and unmanned ground systems. PEO GCS operates with a multibillion-dollar annual budget and retains more than 1,200 military and civilian employees including three board-selected Army project managers and one Marine Corps joint project manager. Project Manager Heavy Brigade Combat Team (PM HBCT) The Project Manager Heavy Brigade Combat Team (PM HBCT) serves as the life-cycle manager for the Army's heavy combat vehicles including the Abrams tank, M88 Hercules, Bradley fighting vehicle, M113 armored personnel carrier, Paladin, field artillery ammunition supply vehicle (FAASV), armored multi-purpose vehicle, and Armored Knight FoV. Product Manager Abrams The Abrams Tank provides soldiers with the mobility, firepower and shock effect to successfully close in and destroy enemy forces on the complex, integrated battlefield. It is the only weapon system that can withstand the impact of high-energy warheads and remain lethal in full spectrum operations. The 120 mm main gun on the MIAI and M1A2 SEPv2, combined with the powerful 1,500-hp turbine engine and special armor, make the Abrams tank suitable for attacking or defending against large concentrations of heavy armor forces on a highly lethal battlefield and for roles that require shock effect, wide-area surveillance, combined arms maneuver, and mobile direct firepower to support Army mission requirements. Advanced improvements in lethality, survivability and fighting ability enable the M1A2 SEPv2 tank to remain lethal against future threats. The M1A2 SEPv2 has a digital command-and-control system that provides situational awareness updates to other tanks within the unit. Vetronics architecture ties all electronic components in the tank together and provides increased survivability and supportability. The commander's independent thermal viewer (CITV) provides a hunterkiller capacity, allowing the M1A2 SEPv2 to engage one target while simultaneously tracking another. Improved onboard diagnostics allow the tank to self-diagnose faults without any additional special tools or equipment. The M1A2 SEPv2 also has integrated C4ISR capabilities, which incorporate Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) to provide real-time command and control and situational awareness. The sights use the latest second-generation forward-looking infrared [FLIR] thermal-imaging system for increased lethality and survivability. The SEPv2 package also includes a computerized mass-memory unit and color maps and displays. A thermal management system increases electronic reliability and decreases crew fatigue. The Tank Urban Survival Kit (TUSK) was added as an Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) upgrade on the Abrams to improve force protection, lethality, survivability and situational awareness. The inclusion of reactive armor tiles, gun shields, a mine-resistant driver seat, a stabilized commander's weapon station, counter-sniper /anti-materiel mount and loader's thermal weapon sight, and underbelly armor provide enhanced capabilities for the urban fight. Production deliveries of the M1A2 SEPv2 tank began in February 2005, when these vehicles were used extensively during OIF, in which they were proven to be capable of handling full spectrum operations. The Abrams Integrated Management (AIM) Program is the recapitalization program for the MIAI tank. Under AIM, MIAI tanks are completely disassembled and many of the components are refurbished at the Anniston Army Depot, Ala. The assemblies are then shipped to the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Ohio, where General Dynamics Land Systems reassembles the tanks to a zero-time/zeromiles standard. AIM also serves as the venue to apply modifications and upgrades to the tank including embedded diagnostics, improved line-replaceable units, and redesigned hull and turret network boxes. U.S. Marine Corps Abrams tanks are actively engaged in supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Upgraded, digitized M1A2 SEPv2 tanks are being fielded to the active Army, and upgraded MIAI SA tanks are being fielded to the National Guard. Product Manager Bradley Product Manager Bradley manages approximately 6,452 M2/3A2, M2/3A2 ODS, and M2/3A3, as well as 361 M7A3 Bradley fire-support team (BFIST) vehicles and the M707/M1200 Knight family of vehicles. Bradley Family of Vehicles. The Bradley M2A3 Infantry/M3A3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (IFV/CFV) facilitates enhanced command-and-control capabilities, provides mobile protected transport of infantry to critical points on the battlefield, and performs cavalry scout and other essential missions. Upgrades in this program include advanced technology in the areas of command and control, lethality, survivability, mobility and sustainability, required to defeat current and future threat forces while remaining operationally compatible with the main battle tank. The M2/3 vehicle armament includes the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster cannon, the TOW II missile systems and a 7.62 mm M240C machine gun. The M2A3/M3A3 provides overwatching fires to support dismounted infantry and to suppress and defeat enemy tanks, reconnaissance vehicles, IFVs, armored personnel carriers, bunkers, dismounted infantry and attack helicopters. The IFV version (M2) of the A3 Bradley fighting vehicle is used most often to close with the enemy by means of fire and maneuver. The primary tasks performed by the CFV version (M3) as part of a troop and /or squadron are reconnaissance, security and guard missions. The A3 is a digitized platform with core electronics architecture and an improved target acquisition system that includes a full ballistic fire-control package with hunter-killer functionality via a commander's independent viewer. Optical improvements include two second-generation FLIRs and day television cameras, which display information to the soldiers in the back of the vehicle and significantly improve the real-time situational awareness for the entire dismounted or mounted crew. The A3 integrated command-and-control package incorporates the Army's digital command-and-control suite of automated messages, overlays and friend-or-foe graphics that meet the Army's objectives for a fully digitized force. This same digital command-and-control capability was incorporated into the A2 Operation Desert Storm. The A3 variants reflect the latest iterations of a fighting vehicle family that includes the Bradley M2/M3A0, Al, A2, A2 ODS, IFV/CFV, BFIST vehicles and M2A2 ODS engineer vehicle. Additional Bradley variants, based on the associated tracked M993A1 multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) chassis, range from commandand-control systems to armored medical treatment vehicles. The Bradley Operation Desert Storm-Situational Awareness (ODS-SA) M2/M3A2 conversion implements a digital architecture to mitigate obsolescence and provide commonality. The M2/3 A2 ODS-SA system consists of a modified A2 ODS turret and chassis. The two-man turret consists of a gun /turret stabilization system, a 25 mm gun, a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun, ammunition feed /storage systems, a dual-tube TOW missile launcher with a launcher erection mechanism /drive and TOW launcher elevation drive, gunner's and commander's stations and sight systems, and a turret processor with associated subsystems and sensors. The chassis contains the power train, suspension systems, the driver's station and squad compartment. The A2 ODSSA electronic architecture is based on a dual redundant serial data bus. All major turret system units are linked through this bus for signal and data transfer. Sight imagery and graphics data are routed as RS-170 video signals to the operators. The A2 ODS-SA systems have the improved Bradley acquisition subsystem (IBAS) for the gunner that replaces the Bradley eyesafe laser rangefinder (BELRF) integrated sight unit in the A2 ODS. The sight has a day television and a FL1R channel, both with a narrow and wide field of view. The sight images are displayed as video images to the gunner and commander on cathode ray tube-based biocular virtual image displays, The IBAS also has a gunner's monocular direct- view optics port for the day view channel and a laser range finder for target ranging. The line of sight is inertially stabilized. The M7 BFIST SA (M7 SA) vehicle is the fire support team (FIST) version of the Bradley ODSSA and was first unit equipped to the 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington National Guard, in October 2010. M7A3 Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST). The BFIST program is executing to the Army Campaign Plan and will complete modularization of the force in fiscal year (FY) 2012 with 20 heavy brigades of A3 BFISTs and seven heavy brigades of M7 BFIST SA. BFIST vehicles are required to conduct various mission scenarios including reconnaissance and surveillance, reporting of enemy activity in the area of operations, reporting of hazards and obstacles to movement, and the coordination of indirect fire support. Both versions have equivalent mobility, survivability, signature and night-vision capability and use common repair parts with the maneuver force they support. Target designation for all available laser-guided munitions is required, including those delivered by mortars and airborne platforms. Dismounted operations are required under some conditions. Extensive and real-time communications with other members of the force and rear-area command posts are required for mission success. Interoperability in the network-centric array of other systems demands full compatibility with the newest C4ISR equipment and procedures. The M7 SA BFIST is one of the two models that replaced all of the M981 (FISTVs). The M7 SA integrates both existing and improved FIST mission equipment packages (MEPs) onto a M3A3 chassis. Features incorporated from the M3A3 chassis include the 25 mm gun, 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, precision lightweight defense advanced global positioning system (GPS) receiver (DAGR) and the Bradley eyesafe laser rangefinder. The current M7 SA BFIST uses the standalone computer unit (SCU), the ruggedized handheld computer (stowed) and the forward observer system with full interoperability with advanced field artillery tactical data system (AFATDS) fire support networks. The inertial navigation system (INS) provides navigational capability based on a blended inertial /GPS solution. The second model BFIST is the A3 BFIST. It incorporates the FIST MEP with a digitized M3A3 chassis. Features incorporated from the M3A3 chassis include the commander's independent viewer with 360-degree traverse and the IBAS, both second-generation FLlRs, to improve target acquisition and engagement; the 25 mm gun; the 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun; DAGR; and digital command-andcontrol enhancements. The first unit equipped for the M3A3 BFIST was the 4th Infantry Division. In addition to the improved features of the M3A3, the A3 BFIST will allow the fire support team to detect, identify and designate targets for precision munitions at greater ranges while remaining protected by the vehicle's armor. The new ranges meet the soldier's needs and allow for laser-guided smart munitions, laser-guided bombs, and missiles for rotary- and fixedwing aircraft. The first unit equipped with the A3 BFIST with FS3 was the 42nd Infantry Division in August 2011. M1200 Armored Knight. The Armored Knight family of vehicles assist heavy brigade combat teams (HBCTs) and infantry brigade combat teams (IBCTs) in performing terrain surveillance, target acquisition and location, and fire support for combat observation lasing team (COLT) missions. Fielded to both IBCTs and HBCTs, the Knight family of vehicles consist of a laser designator and rangefinder, thermal imager, digital command-and-control system, blended inertial/GPS navigation and targeting capability, and a self-defense weapon. Combat observation lasing teams use the Knight precision targeting systems, along with the forward observer systems software, to provide precise far-target location and laser designation for conventional ordnance, laser-guided munitions and precision-guided projectiles such as Excalibur. First fielded in 2008, the Ml 200 Armored Knight provides improved survivability for the COLTs and precision strike capability by locating and designating targets for both ground- and air-delivered laser-guided ordnance and conventional munitions. The M 1200 Armored Knight adds 360-degree continuous cupola rotation, CREW II, high-frequency radio capability, and M2 .50-caliber capability. The Armored Knight program continues to evaluate ways to increase the level of protection of the Armored Knight platform. More than 300 M 1200 Armored Knights have been fielded to support operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The procurement, production and fielding of 465 M1200 Knights is scheduled through FY 2013. To increase force protection, the design, integration and validation of the targeting under armor (TUA) capability will be complete in FY 2012. TUA incorporates a common remotely operated weapon system II (CROWS II) and a common remote stabilized sensor system (CRS3) onto the Armored Knight. This capability will put the soldier under armor for operations - with no degradation in capability - and add an optional fourth crew member station. Additional efforts are under way to upgrade the mission equipment package (MEP) and software to a more open architecture. The program is currently funded for 65 upgraded TUA Knights and will begin fielding in late FY 2013. Product Manager Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV) The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is the proposed program to replace the M113 series family of vehicles in heavy brigade combat teams including the M113, M577, M1068, and M1064 vehicles currently performing general purpose, medical evacuation, medical treatment, command-andcontrol and mortar carrier roles. Potential alternatives to meet AMPV mission requirements include Stryker, mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP), Bradley derivatives, and other nondevelopmental systems, and/or variants of DoD development programs such as the ground combat vehicle. A subsequent decision will address replacement of M113 vehicles in other than HBCT formations. AMPV will integrate current M113-series MEPs and provide for integration of future radio and network systems as well as improved medical equipment packages fielded on MRAP ambulances. AMPV is aimed to provide production vehicles and be first unit equipped no later than FY 2017. Product Manager Mounted Maneuver The M113 Family of Vehicles (FoV) provides a highly mobile, survivable and reliable tracked-vehicle platform that, with upgrades, is able to keep pace with Abrams- and Bradley-equipped units and is adaptable to a wide range of current and future battlefield tasks through the integration of specialized mission modules. Although not presently in production, the more than 10,000 M113 FOV systems in Army vehicle inventories constitute a significant percentage of present and future heavy division assets. The latest A3 models provide various derivatives within the FoV with major performance improvements in mobility, reliability and survivability through installation of a 275-hp 6V53T engine with an X-200-4A transmission. Coupled with reconfiguration of the driver's station and several other vehicle subsystems, these improvements provide battlefield mobility commensurate with the supported Abrams /Brad ley maneuver force and permit a range of enhanced survivability options. The M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) is a fully tracked, heavy armored vehicle developed to accomplish safe, effective and independent battlefield recovery operations. It implements swift and effective combat evacuations through the battlefield recovery operations of towing, winching and lifting. The Hercules is the primary recovery support for the 70-ton Ml Abrams tank, the Wolverine and other heavy combat vehicles. The M88A2 includes a 1,050-hp engine; a 35-ton boom; overlay armor; a 140,000pound, single-line, constant-pull main winch; and a 3-ton auxiliary winch for deploying the main winch cable. When compared with the M88A1, these upgrades improve towing power by 25 percent, lifting capability by 40 percent and winching ability by 55 percent. The system is in fullrate production and deployment. Fielding began in July 1997. Product Manager Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems Product Manager Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems manages approximately 1,934 platforms, including the M109A6 Paladin/M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle (FAASV) system, the Paladin/Carrier Ammunition Tracked (CAT) and Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) program vehicles. Paladin/FAASV. The M109A6 Paladin 155 mm self-propelled howitzer provides the primary indirect fire support to modular HBCTs and armored cavalry regiments. Like the earlier M109 models, the M109A6 Paladin is a fully tracked, armored vehicle. The enhanced Paladin configuration is achieved through extensive modifications to existing M109A2/A3 vehicle hulls and the subsequent introduction of an entirely new turret structure. The Paladin includes an onboard Paladin Digital Fire-Control System (PDFCS), a vehicle location/navigation system, secure radio communications systems, an improved M284 cannon and M182A1 gun mount, automotive improvements, improved ballistic and nuclear-biological-chemical protection, driver's night-vision capability, and built-in test equipment. Additional chassis upgrades include a remotely actuated travel lock (for quicker site occupation and displacement), longer torsion bars (to help support the new turret) and a low-heat rejection engine with an improved cooling system. The Paladin has improved responsiveness, survivability, lethality and reliability compared with the earlier M109s. A parallel U.S. Army recapitalization effort was seen in the M992A2 FAASV. The basic M992A0 FAASV emerged from an industry research and development project designed to provide self-propelled field artillery units with a ballistically protected vehicle capable of performing critical resupply and support functions. The FAASV system was type classified and entered production in 1983. It was based on an M109 howitzer chassis that provided the resupply asset with mobility and survivability characteristics commensurate with the supported cannon element. The system is paired on a one-for-one basis with the Army's M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzer. Paladin/FAASV Integrated Management (PIM/CAT). The PIM program is a modernization program engineered to improve readiness, avoid components' obsolescence and increase sustainability of the M109A6 Paladin and the M992A2 FAASV platforms through the year 2050. PIM will leverage fleet commonality for key components including the Bradley engine, transmission, final drives and suspension. PIM uses the existing M109A6 main armament and recently designed cab structure while replacing outmoded chassis components with advanced components from the Bradley fighting vehicle to increase sustainability and commonality across the HBCT. PIM also incorporates select technologies from the non-line-ofsight cannon (NLOS-C), including a (modified electric) projectile rammer and modern electric-gun drive systems to replace the current hydraulically operated elevation and azimuth drives that were designed in the early 1960s. The M109 FoV platforms will be fitted with Blue Force Tracker capability to ensure compatibility with future architectures. These upgrades and better communications technology will significantly improve operational awareness on the battlefield and reduce the logistics footprint within the HBCT. The new electric-gun drives and rammer components, as well as a microclimate air conditioning system, will be powered by the common modular power system (CMPS). Once delivered to the field, the PIM vehicles will give HBCT commanders a more sustainable vehicle, providing commanders with increased confidence in their artillery fleet. Project Manager Stryker Brigade Combat Team The Project Manager Stryker Brigade Combat Team (PM SBCT) develops, produces and sustains the full range of safe, reliable, supportable and effective Stryker vehicle systems - a diverse fleet of mediumweight vehicles capable of being rapidly deployed to trouble spots around the world. Stryker Family of Vehicles. The Stryker FoV consists of 10 unique mission equipment packages incorporated into the eightwheeled, common combat vehicle platform configurations. The Army's responsibility to satisfy 21stcentury requirements for effective full spectrum operations required an improved capability for the rapid deployment of highly integrated combined arms forces, possessing overmatch capabilities, exploiting the power of information and human potential, and combining the advantages of both light and mechanized forces across the full range of military and nonmilitary operations. As a result, the Army invested in the Stryker FoV. In 2000, the Stryker became the first new combat vehicle to be acquired by the Army in more than 20 years. The procurement of the Stryker emerged following the challenge presented in 1999 by then-U.S. Army Chief of Staff GEN Eric K. Shinseki: "We must provide early entry forces that can operate jointly without access to fixed forward bases, but we still need the power to slug it out and win decisively." Strykers have accumulated more than 30 million combat miles in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. There are 10 Stryker variants. The M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) is a troop transport vehicle capable of carrying nine infantry soldiers and their equipment and requires a crew of two - a driver and a vehicle commander. The ICV is armed with a remote weapons station that supports the M2 .50-caliber machine gun or the Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher, the M6 countermeasure device (smoke grenade launcher) and an integrated thermal weapon sight. The other nine variants consist of the M1130 commander's vehicle, the M1127 reconnaissance vehicle (RV), the M1131 Al fire support vehicle, the M1129 Al mounted mortar carrier, the M1134 antitank guided missile vehicle, the M1132 engineer squad vehicle, the M1133 medical evacuation vehicle and the M1135 nuclearbiological-chemical reconnaissance vehicle. The M1128 mobile gun system is based on the ICV but modified to incorporate a 105 mm turreted gun, an autoloader system and a crew of three. The addition of the double-V hull (DVH) provides improved blast protection for the Stryker crew and is currently being fielded in Afghanistan. Based on the unique operating environment encountered in Afghanistan, DVH ICVs (ICWs) were provided in lieu of DVH RVs because the IC W's remote weapon station afforded greater protection and lethality and carried more personnel. To continue to perform scout missions, a kit was developed that will facilitate the installation of the RVs unique mission equipment package into ICWs. The Stryker supports communications suites that integrate the single-channel ground-and-air radio system (SINCGARS) radio family; enhanced position location reporting system (EPLRS); Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) or Blue Force Tracker (BFT); GPS; high-frequency (HF) and multiband very high frequency and ultrahigh frequency (VHF/ UHF) radio systems; and computer workstations using Command Post of the Future software. Ground Combat Vehicle Proj ect Management Office (GCV PMO) The Ground Combat Vehicle, managed by PM GCV, is part of the Army's combat vehicle modernization strategy, second only to the Network. The GCV Program's objective is to develop and deliver an affordable and effective infantry fighting vehicle by focusing on affordability and program risk reduction through the use of mature technology and prudent performance trades. The Army is executing a three-pronged strategy, now in the technology development phase, that uses contractor-developed, best-value designs; technical and operational studies of existing vehicle platforms; and continued analysis of existing alternatives to assess GCV requirements against cost and schedule. An update to the analysis of alternatives, informed by contractor design work, will be ongoing during the technology development phase. This prong will enable the Army to make informed, timely requirements trades. The Army is conducting a technical and operational analysis of existing nondevelopmental vehicles. The effort from this prong will validate existing capabilities against the ground combat vehicle requirements and further inform potential design trade-offs. As the Army approaches milestone B, the assessments of technical achievability, existing vehicle platform capabilities, refined cost estimates and potential affordability tradeoffs will significantly inform potential adjustments to the GCV's requirements. The need for GCV is driven by compelling current and emerging threats and a critical need for better force protection. Soldier input, informed by 10 years of war, clearly identifies an ever emerging threat and requirement for an infantry fighting vehicle that can deliver a full, nine-soldier squad to the battlefield in an improvised explosive device (1ED) environment under armor. No single vehicle that is available today can provide that combination of capabilities. Robotic Systems Joint Project Office (RSJPO) The Robotic Systems Joint Project Office takes a joint Army and Marine Corps perspective in managing the development, acquisition, testing, systems integration, product improvement and fielding of robotic systems that will form the backbone of the Combat Force of the Future. RS JPO manages the MARCbot, the M160 AntiPersonnel Mine Clearing System, the PackBot family of systems, the TALON family of systems, and the small unmanned ground vehicle (SUGV) family of systems, which includes the mini-explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and the XM1216. The Multi-function, Agile, Remote Controlled Robot (MARCbot) is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) manportable, relatively low-cost, tele-operated, wheeled robotic platform. The system includes a mast-mounted color video camera, a radio transmitter and an operator control unit. The camera mast can be raised up to 45 inches. The four-wheel-drive independent suspension allows maneuverability over relatively rough terrain including curbs up to 4 inches tall. In 2008, the system was upgraded to replace the separate control and video radios with a single digital radio. The custom suitcase-sized controller was replaced with a common, ruggedized notebook personal computer and game-style handheld controller. The MARCbot has been fielded since 2004 with more than 850 robots deployed. The M160 Anti-Personnel Mine Clearing System, Remote Control, is a 6-ton, tracked robot designed for tele-operation from either mounted or dismounted positions to perform area clearance of antipersonnel mine-sown areas. The M160 detonates or destroys antipersonnel mines in a 66-inch wide path through the action of a rotating chain and hammer flail system. It fills the light flail mission in the area clearance family of systems. Because it's a program-of-record robot, system improvements are implemented via an engineering change process. Multiple engineering change proposals have been approved and integrated into the Ml 60 design to enhance the robot's utility for the soldier or marine. These improvements include transportability certification, software version updates to allow vehicle maintainers to troubleshoot and isolate causes of failures at the vehicle control panel, and updated marking requirements. The M160 was originally procured as a COTS item but has made the transition to a program of record and is currently in production. The PackBot is a COTS, small, tele-operated, tracked robotic platform. The system is modular and easily reconfigured. Basic mission packages include an articulated arm with a gripper, a color surveillance camera with ultra low-light and zoom capabilities, and a rugged game-style controller for the common, ruggedized laptop operator control unit. Two different styles of manipulator arms are available within the PackBot family. The first is a small arm manipulator with 42-inch extension and a lifting capacity of 5 pounds throughout the full range of motion. The second is a threelink arm that can extend 80 inches and lift 30 pounds close to the chassis and 10 pounds at full extension. Multiple variants of the PackBot have been fielded, including the PackBot 500 explosive ordnance disposal, PackBot 500 FIDO chemical sniffer, and PackBot 510 FasTac. A recent software upgrade on the PackBot 510 platform enhances plug-andplay interoperability of all 500 and 510 series payloads on the FasTac chassis. More than 1,900 PackBot family robots have been supporting operations in theater. The TALON Family of Systems is a COTS, vehicle-transportable, tele-operated, multi-terrain tracked system that has the operational flexibility for a variety of missions. The TALON provides standoff protection during remote reconnaissance and surveillance. The gripper attached to the control arm can support explosive ordnance disposal as well as additional engineer support activities that may not involve interrogation of improvised explosive devices. The systems include three cameras and a modular design that allows for plugand-play upgrades. The TALON family of systems has undergone various improvements through user feedback to enhance operator protection, system endurance, camera resolution, situational awareness, radio communication, and mission data storage. Additional improvements being developed and evaluated include an increase in manipulator arm dexterity, improved communication range in urban and covert scenarios, and increased drive motor torque to improve system mobility. The TALON family is supporting soldiers and marines with explosive ordnance disposal, route clearance engineer support, and reconnaissance and surveillance missions. Approximately 800 TALON systems were fielded to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn. Approximately 450 systems are supporting various training requirements in the United States and abroad. The XM1216 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) is a program of record, tele-operated, manportable, tracked robotic vehicle capable of conducting sixhour missions in urban areas, tunnels and caves. The SUGV provides situational awareness, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to dismounted soldiers, enabling the performance of manpower-intensive or high-risk functions without exposing soldiers directly to threats. The SUGV can climb stairs, negotiate 10-inch vertical obstacles, and traverse slopes and austere terrain. The modular design allows multiple payloads to be integrated in a plug-and-play fashion. During FY 2010, 52 design improvements were implemented. Final XM1216 SUGV baseline configuration increased capabilities include: enhanced radio for secure communications at greater distances; improved electro-optical and infrared cameras in the head assembly for improved long-range night-vision performance; laser rangefinder to provide target location by grid coordinates; enhanced manipulator arm; fiber optic tether spooler; chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detector; and an embedded tactical engagement simulation system. The SUGV is currently in low-rate initial production. The Mini-EOD (SUGV310) is a COTS, lightweight, manportable, tracked robotic vehicle. The Mini-EOD is composed of a manipulator arm with camera, lights, and a chassis with four drive cameras. The user wears a monocle over one eye to see what the robot sees and operates the vehicle with a small handheld device similar to that used in common gaming systems, both attached to a wearable operator control unit. The Mini-EOD can navigate over various types of terrain including rocky, sandy and uneven surfaces, and the low-light capabilities enable it to perform during both day and nighttime operations. The pivoting manipulator arm is capable of extending up to 2 feet and can lift up to 15 pounds close in and 7 pounds fully extended. RS JPO utilizes feedback from units using the Mini-EOD in theater and U.S. training sites to develop enhancements and solutions for improved performance, reliability, and operational effectiveness for the soldier or marine. As a result of a joint urgent operational needs statement, more than 400 Mini-EOD robots have been fielded in support of combat operations by all branches of the military. COMBAT SUPPORT AND COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT The Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS) directs and coordinates the efforts of project and product managers/ product directors managing more than 350 Army systems, including several joint service programs, across all phases of their life cycles. Its core competency lies in the life-cycle management of the Army's force projection equipment, joint combat support systems, mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles, and tactical wheeled vehicles. Striving to be agile for changes in missions, threats and technologies, its highly skilled workforce provides program management and acquisition excellence in order to get urgent and combat-ready equipment to soldiers. PEO CS&CSS is committed to supporting the goals and performance of joint and expeditionary forces, ensuring affordable products are available to support current and future warfighters. Program phases fall into the areas of: presystems acquisition (concept refinement or technology development), generally consisting of research and development programs and before Milestone B; systems acquisition (between Milestone and full materiel release); systems after full materiel release (in production and fielding phases); and two types of sustainment (operations and support) - systems that have completed fielding, are no longer in production and are managed directly by the Project Manager (PM), and systems that have completed fielding, are no longer in production and are managed by an Army Materiel Command commodity command, but for which the PM is the life-cycle manager. While some project and product manager realignment is scheduled for fiscal year (FY) 2013, a representative sampling of current programs follows. Project Manager Force Projection The Project Manager Force Projection (PM FP) encompasses the Product Director Army Watercraft Systems (PD AWS), Product Manager (PM) Bridging, Product Manager Combat Engineer/Material Handling Equipment (PM CE/MHE), Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems (PM FSS), and Product Manager Petroleum and Water Systems (PM PAWS). Product Director for Army Watercraft Systems The Product Director for Army Watercraft Systems (PD AWS) is committed to developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining highly capable equipment that meets emerging watercraft requirements. The Army watercraft community provides a variety of systems and platforms that operate in geographical environments bounded, influenced, and accessed by ports, littorals and waterways. AWS provides critical capabilities that support full spectrum landcombat operations by extending the ground commander's available maneuver space. These functions include the capability to conduct amphibious and riverine operations, and providing logistics support to joint operations and campaigns including joint over-the-shore operations and intratheater transport of time-sensitive, mission-critical personnel and materiel. The watercraft solutions documented in the current AWS strategy are designed to provide the capability to maneuver in all tactical and operational environments; to rapidly switch between operations, missions and engagements; to support decentralized forces; and to rapidly deploy and sustain forces, equipment and materiel to multiple locations worldwide. Efforts to develop Army watercraft capability for the future will focus on the creation and maintenance of an Army watercraft portfolio that delivers the speed, agility and operational payload needed to maneuver operationally ready forces and provide commanders with the ability to deliver combat power at the time and place of their choosing. The Logistics Support Vessel (LSV) provides worldwide transportation of combat vehicles and sustainment cargo. The 313foot LSV class vessel, designed to carry 2,280 tons of deck cargo, has a beam of 60 feet and a molded depth of 19 feet. It provides intratheater movement to remote, underdeveloped coastlines and inland waterways. The LSV is the Army's primary joint logistics over-the-shore (JLOTS) vessel; it also assists in unit deployment and relocation. The LSV fleet service life extension program includes changes to command, control, communication, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) and integrated bridge systems; hull and engineering systems; and force protection upgrades, as well as improvements to crew messing, living spaces and deck equipment. The Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 2000 provides worldwide transport of combat vehicles and sustainment cargo. It also supports intratheater and tactical resupply. The LCU 2000 has a length of 174 feet, beam of 42 feet and loaded draft of 9 feet, and it can carry 350 tons of deck cargo. The LCU 2000 fleet is nearing completion of a C4ISR upgrade, which provides state-of-the-art communication equipment, navigational equipment and safety of life-at-sea electronics, and a service life extension program that will include power train and force protection upgrades. The Large Tug (LT) 128' is used for transocean/coastal towing operations and for assisting with the docking /undocking of large ships. The LT 128' is outfitted to provide salvage, rescue and firefighting assistance to other vessels and shore installations on a limited basis. The LT 128' fleet recently completed an extensive modification program, which included lowering the pilothouse and upgrading the fuel tank systems and bow tendering. The mission of the 900 Class Small Tug (ST) is moving logistical supplies and equipment in harbor and inland waterways. The small tug also provides the capability to assist larger tugs in docking and undocking all types of ships and watercraft and can be used in routine harbor utility work. The Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM8), used in utility work, features a specialized Mod 2 program. This provides additional capabilities of command and control, personnel transfer and light salvage. The Modular Causeway System (MCS) provides a means of moving cargo from ship to shore across unimproved beaches in areas of the world where fixed port facilities are unavailable, denied or otherwise unacceptable. MCS sections are modular, International Standardization Organization (ISO)-compatible modules. Four configurations are derived from basic modules: roll-on /roll-off discharge facility, causeway ferry, floating causeway (FC), and the warping tug. The Barge Derrick (BD) Crane 115-ton is used primarily for discharging heavy loads beyond the capacity of a ship's gear and assisting in salvage operations. The crane provides the lift and reach needed to discharge the heaviest of the projected Army cargo - the M1A2 main battle tank - from the centerline of the large ships. With an understated motto of "Sail Army," the Product Director for Army Watercraft Systems (PD AWS) provides "a flexible and responsive fleet, projecting and sustaining America's forces through the 21st century." Product Manager Bridging The Product Manager (PM) Bridging is committed to develop, acquire, field and sustain gap-crossing solutions that meet the soldier's requirements. PM Bridging interfaces with other defense organizations on a range of existing and emerging bridging systems, including the Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge (HAB), Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB), Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB), Bridge Erection Boat (BEB), Common Bridge Transporter (CBT), Rapidly Emplaced Bridge System (REBS), Dry Support Bridge (DSB) system, M3 Medium Girder Bridge (MGB), Joint Assault Bridge QAB), Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), Improved Boat Cradle (IBC), Bridge Adapter Pallet (BAP) and Line of Communication Bridge (LOCB). The Dry Support Bridge system and the Improved Ribbon Bridge provide representative examples. The Dry Support Bridge (DSB) provides the Army with assault and support bridging for gaps of up to 40 meters, with testing under way to increase the length to 46 meters. The DSB replaces the outdated, manpowerand time-intensive medium girder bridge with a mechanical system capable of emplacing a 40-meter bridge with eight soldiers in 90 minutes or less. In addition, the DSB will improve current bridge load-carrying capacity, moving it up to military load classification 96 for wheeled traffic, such as a fully loaded heavy equipment transporter. The DSB is designed for transportation as a palletized load by the CBT, palletized load system (PLS) trailers or by service support units equipped with PLS trucks. Assault bridging and gap crossing are supported by the Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), which provides an in-stride complex obstacle-breaching capability based on the MIAI Abrams tank hull for heavy brigade combat teams. The M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge system is a legacy bridge system using the M1A2 SEP platform to horizontally launch and recover a 26-meter bridge while under armor. Before the program was terminated in 2000, 36 low-rate initial production systems were procured. The Joint Assault Bridge (JAB) program will provide an Ml Al -based platform to launch and recover the legacy armored vehicle launched bridge (AVLB) scissor bridge and replace AVLB launchers in combat engineer units. The Rapidly Emplaced Bridge System (REBS) provides bridging capability to Stryker BCTs. A recently emerging requirement to provide the Infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) with the capability to conduct assault gap crossing is the Light Assault Gap Crossing Capability (LAGCC). The LAGCC will address three capability gaps. The Type I Bridge will be a footbridge that addresses an urgent need for assault/tactical gap-crossing capability for dismounted soldiers in IBCTs. The Type II Bridge will provide a crossing capability up to 8 meters while mounted on a vehicle organic to the IBCT. The Type III Bridge will provide a combination assault rafting/assault wet gap-crossing capability that can be used in full spectrum operations. The requirements documents for these capabilities are currently under development. Product Manager Combat Engineer/ Material Handling Equipment The Product Manager Combat Engineer/Material Handling Equipment (PM CE/MHE) coordinates and supports a wide range of combat engineer and material handling equipment. Program examples include new systems like the High-Mobility Engineer Excavator, Engineer Mission Module-Water Distributor, Paving Machine, Backhoe Loaders, Hydraulic Excavators, Light and Medium Dozers, Light and Heavy loaders, Grader, Asphalt Mixing Plants, Route Remediation Equipment, Enhanced Rapid Airfield and Construction Capability, Route Clearance and Interrogation Systems, and Skid Steer Loaders. These programs support the current engineer forces within Stryker, heavy and Infantry brigade combat teams, engineer support companies, vertical and horizontal companies, asphalt and concrete teams, and multi role bridge companies. PM CE/MHE also supports the Transportation, Quartermaster, Medical, Aviation, and Military Police Corps. The High-Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE-I) is a nondevelopmental, militaryunique vehicle that is fielded to the Army's brigade combat teams and other selected engineer units, replacing the Small Emplacement Excavator (SEE), whose life cycle ended in FY 2005. The high mobility of the HMEE-I provides an earth-moving machine capable of maintaining pace with the Army's current and future combat systems. The HMEE-I is a diesel-engine-driven, selfpropelled, four-wheel-drive vehicle with a hydraulically operated, front-mounted loader bucket and a hydraulically operated, rear-mounted backhoe bucket. The HMEE-I has a 1.5-cubic yard front-loader bucket, a 0.28-cubic yard backhoe bucket, a 14-foot digging depth and a climate-controlled cab. The HMEE-I was designed to maintain pace with maneuver units and has a top speed of 60 mph. Another representative activity with a broad range of engineering applications involves the development of Engineer Mission Modules. Permanently mounted on standard palletized load system flatracks, the modules are loaded via truck load-handling equipment, which allows drivers to configure their vehicles for a specific mission. By using fewer trucks and more modules, the concept provides a cost-effective means of modernizing the fleet of engineer construction equipment. PLS flatrack configurations in production include the M5 bituminous distributor, which has a capacity of 2,800 gallons; the M6 concrete mobile mixer, which has a capacity of 5 cubic yards when used on the PLS truck or trailer and 8 cubic yards when used on the ground as a batch plant; and the M6 dump body, which has a capacity of 12 to 14 cubic yards. Currently under development are the XM9 2,000-gallon water distributor for use with the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck Load Handling System (HEMTT-LHS) and the XM10 3,000-gallon water distributor for use with the PLS truck. Other modules being considered include a well-drilling system and a chemical decontamination unit. Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems The Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems (PM FSS) has life-cycle management responsibility for cargo aerial delivery equipment, field feeding and field services systems, Force Provider base camp, and shelter systems consisting of shelters, heaters and camouflage netting. The Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) is a family of systems. The Joint Precision Airdrop System 2,400 pounds (JPADS 2K) has been type classified and is presently being fielded to authorized units. It allows conventional military aircraft to accurately drop munitions and /or a huge range of supplies onto the battlefield while minimizing the risk to aircraft and the possibility of enemy detection of aircraft drop zones. The systems use gliding parachute decelerators, global positioning system (GPS)-based guidance, navigation and control, weather data assimilation, and an airdrop mission-planning tool to deliver cargo with near-pinpoint accuracy. The first combat JPADS cargo airdrop took place at the end of August 2006. Based upon theater feedback, increased capabilities are being incorporated to reduce the retrograde burden, provide terrain avoidance and provide even greater accuracy. The Joint Precision Airdrop System 10,000 pounds (JPADS 10K) has completed operational testing and will be type classified in FY 2012. JPADS 10K production is expected to start in FY 2013. The Low Cost Aerial Delivery System (LCADS) is another family of aerial delivery products that are on the opposite end of the technology spectrum compared with JPADS. By means of simplified designs and use of commercially available low-cost materials, PM FSS has fielded an array of expendable parachutes and containers. These parachute and container assemblies are a cost-effective means of either battlefield resupply or humanitarian aid. Purpose-built for one-time use, these items are uniquely suited for employment in the combat environment, where the recovery of aerial delivery equipment is either impractical or puts warfighters at risk. At 50 percent less cost than legacy aerial delivery equipment, LCADS provides tangible savings. In addition, because LCADS parachutes come prepacked from the manufacturer, there is no need for skilled parachute riggers to maintain this equipment. The LCADS Low Velocity version is currently the highest demand cargo parachute for theater, with recent user demand averaging 5,000 units per month. LCADS delivered 86 million pounds of supplies in 2011 to units in Operation Enduring Freedom. The Multi-Temperature Refrigerated Container System (MTRCS) provides the capability to transport and store refrigerated and frozen products in a single container. The MTRCS will be used by quartermaster subsistence platoons at corps level and brigade combat teams to support ration distribution and storage. The MTRCS consists of an insulated 8-foot by 8-foot by 20-foot ISO container with an engine-driven refrigeration unit that will allow operation on the move. Two compartments inside the container are separated by a moveable partition, allowing the container to be tailored to the specific load. The result is more efficient space utilization and reduced transportation requirements. The MTRCS is constructed to interface directly with the HEMTT-LHS for transport. Fielding of the MTRCS was initiated in September 2010, and 100 were issued in Afghanistan to support remote bases. The Mobile Integrated Remains Collection System (MIRCS) is transforming mortuary affairs operations by providing a system that is responsive, deployable, agile, versatile and sustainable. The MIRCS provides a mobile facility for the initial processing and storage of human remains on the battlefield. It is a self-contained, expandable, ISO-compatible shelter with a receiving/processing area, administrative area, refrigerated storage for 16 remains and storage for operational supplies. It has an onboard power generator, environmental control, wastewater storage, and all components necessary to deploy, move, and operate in support of the full spectrum of military and peacetime disaster support operations. The MIRCS is constructed to interface directly with the HEMTT-LHS for transport. Fielding of the MIRCS was initiated in September 2010, and two are deployed in Afghanistan. In response to the needs of the warfighter and combatant commanders, the Force Provider Base Camp System, initially developed as a deployable rest and recreation system, has been repurposed into an expeditionary Force Provider-Expeditionary base camp for sustainment of the soldiers on the front lines, becoming affectionately known as the Army's home away from home. The expeditionary configuration features a 600-person module in component sets that can be divided into four equal company-size submodules. It incorporates the use of an air-beam-supported tent, extendable, modular personnel (TEMPER) shelter, and TRICON-based hygiene, laundry and feeding systems. The four equal submodules enable the commander to deploy 150 personnel to four separate locations without sacrificing any capability. This gives the commander greater flexibility in deciding where to base combat power. The air-beam TEMPER shelters make setting up the billeting and administration tents easy, reducing the time it takes to establish an entire 600person camp from weeks to just a few days. The tent's air beams are inflated with an air compressor, similar to filling an automobile tire with air; it takes less than 30 minutes to set up each tent. In addition, other recently incorporated features provide the ability to transport by air all necessary equipment for a complete 150-person camp in a single C-17 aircraft, and, after reaching its final destination, the submodule can be fully operational in less than four hours with a trained crew of eight personnel, providing quality latrine, shower, laundry, billeting and feeding facilities for soldiers. PM FSS has sponsored and initiated a collaborative effort to explore off-the-shelf solutions and emerging technologies that could be deployed immediately to improve the energy, water, and waste efficiency and reduce environmental risks of life support areas outfitted with Force Provider modular equipment sets at tactical small-unit base camps. Specific areas of focus include improved environmental liners and shade for shelters, energy-efficient rigid wall shelters, wastewater treatment and reuse, smart power distribution, and waste-to-energy systems. The Army's Base Camp Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL), managed and operated by PM FSS, will enable the Army and the joint services to evaluate future technologies in a live warfighter environment, providing solutions to reduce the energy demand and logistical burden on base camps in Afghanistan. The 4-acre SIL, located at Fort Devens, Mass., is fully instrumented to measure water, fuel and power usage, forging the path for increased energy efficiency and base camp commonality. Improving our warfighters' quality of life and better facilitating the mission of units at base camps are just two of the SIL's objectives. Product Manager Petroleum and Water Systems The Product Manager Petroleum and Water Systems (PM PAWS) is responsible for a range of petroleum laboratories, petroleum storage and distribution systems, water purification and treatment systems, and water storage and distribution systems. The Petroleum Quality Analysis SystemEnhanced (PQAS-E) is a fully integrated fuel laboratory installed in an environmentally controlled ISO shelter, mounted on an XCK2000E1 trailer with support equipment, supplies and a tent. The PQAS-E is a complete petroleum laboratory capable of B-2-Ìevel testing on kerosene-based and diesel fuels. System software provides an information database/expert system for the technician to consult in interpreting test results and in making recommendations for the disposition of fuels. The PQAS-E features an internal data acquisition system on a stand-alone computer that outputs a comprehensive hard-copy test report showing the result and the acceptable range for each test. The tent structure serves as a customer service area where samples can be received, logged and stored before processing. The Modular Fuel System (MFS) is a key enabler for petroleum distribution operations in the modular force brigade combat teams and support brigades and was developed specifically for use with the palletized load system and HEMTT-LHS. The MFS capitalizes on PLS/LHS enhanced mobility, speed of download and multicommodity capabilities. The flexibility of the MFS, which includes 14 ISO-certified, 2,500-gallon capacity tankrack modules (TRM) and two 600-gallon-per-minute pumprack modules (PRM), allows for multiple modes of operation to distribute fuel. The MFS is a rapidly déployable and recoverable fuel storage /distribution system able to receive, store and issue fuels on the battlefield. The system has a 35,000-gallon capacity and can be manifolded and placed into operation in one hour or less using four trained 92F personnel. It can also be disassembled and packed for transport in one hour or less. Each TRM has onboard storage compartments for hoses, nozzles, fire extinguishers and grounding rods. Each PRM has a diesel-engine-driven centrifugal pump, filter separator, sufficient hoses, refueling nozzles, valves, fittings and an auxiliary pump for gravity discharge operations, and fittings to establish eight retail and/or bulk dispensing points (total of 16 points per system). The system can also be fitted with a fuel additive injector. The Army does not have legacy storage/distribution systems that can compare to the increased mobility, capability, compatibility, maintainability, sustainability and performance of the MFS. The TRM can also be used in conjunction with the HEMTT tanker. This configuration enables brigades to carry and distribute their required fuel supply while minimizing personnel and prime movers. The Fuel System Supply Point (FSSP) consists of fabric storage tanks of various sizes, pumps, filter separators, fittings and hoses. The systems are containerized in ISO-compatible modules. The FSSP is the primary system for receiving, storing and issuing fuel within a theater of operation. The system configuration can be tailored to situational requirements. The FSSP has the flexibility to provide storage and delivery of fuel for a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of gallons. It is capable of rapid emplacement and recovery and can be transported to the operational site by a wide variety of transportation assets. The Load Handling System Compatible, Water Tank Rack (Hippo) represents the latest technology in bulk water distribution systems. The system is a mobile hard-wall system providing potable water to theater and brigade units. The Hippo consists of a 2,000-gallon water tank rack with pump, filling stand, and a 70-foot hose reel with bulk suction and discharge hoses. It is fully functional mounted or dismounted and is transportable when full, partially full or empty. The Hippo prevents water from freezing at minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit and is compatible with the HEMTT-LHS and the PLS truck and trailer. The Hippo replaces the Semi-trailer Mounted Fabric Tank (SMFT). It provides the Army with the capability to receive, store and distribute potable water for cooking, drinking, showers and cleaning purposes. The Unit Water Pod System (Camel II) system consists of an 800- to 900-gallon storage capacity tank, heater unit, government-furnished Ml 095 medium tactical vehicle trailer, and contractor-developed components mounted to or carried by the trailer. Under the Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) concept, the Camel will provide a maneuver unit with a one-day-supply of potable water for drinking and other purposes. If the unit has another source of drinking water, such as bottled water, the Camel II can provide two days of supply of potable water for other purposes. The Camel II is the unit's primary water distribution system and will be used by units at all echelons throughout the battlefield, replacing the M107, M149 and M1112 series 400gallon water trailers (Water Buffalo). Project Manager Joint Combat Support Systems The office of Project Manager Joint Combat Support Systems (PM JCSS) includes the Project Manager Armored Security Vehicle (PM ASV); Product Manager Sets, Kits, Outfits and Tools (PM SKOT); Product Director Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (PD TMDE); Product Director Horizontal Technology Insertion (PD HTI); and Product Director Non-Standard Vehicles (PD NSV). Product Manager Armored Security Vehicle The Product Manager Armored Security Vehicle (PM ASV) has the mission to develop, produce, field and sustain the M1117 Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) to an expeditionary force. The M1117 ASV is a turreted, armored, all-wheel drive vehicle that supports military police missions - such as rear-area security, law and order operations, battlefield circulation and enemy prisoner of war operations - over the entire spectrum of war and operations other than war as well as convoy protection missions. The ASV provides protection to the crew compartment, gunner's station and the ammunition storage area. The turret is fully enclosed, with both an Mk 19 40 mm grenade machine gun and a .50-caliber machine gun, and a multisalvo smoke grenade launcher. The ASV provides ballistic, blast and overhead protection for its four-person crew. The ASV, with a payload of 3,600 pounds, a range of more than 400 miles, and a top speed of nearly 70 miles per hour, ensures both lethality and survivability for the warfighter. Product Manager Sets, Kits, Outfits and Tools The Product Manager Sets, Kits, Outfits and Tools (PM SKOT) manages more than 50 of the Army's combat engineer and ordnance sets, kits, outfits and tools (SKOTs), providing industrial-quality tools with lifetime warranties, foam cutouts for rapid inventory, and increased ease of accountability and transportability to the soldier. PM SKOT's broad portfolio includes SKOTs for tracked and wheeled vehicle emergency repair and maintenance, armament systems repair, hydraulic systems repair, metal working and machining, cutting and welding, engineering and construction, urban operations, Army diving missions, inflatable boats and motors, and fire suppression and protection equipment. Product Director Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment The Product Director Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment (PD TMDE) is responsible for the life-cycle management of the Army's calibration sets, general purpose electronic test equipment (GPETE) and its modernization through the test equipment modernization program, and the integrated family of test equipment, composed of atplatform automatic test systems and offplatform automatic test systems. Product Director Horizontal Technology Integration The Product Director Horizontal Technology Integration (PD HTI) focuses on identifying relatively mature technologies (technology readiness level 6 or greater) at the component or subsystem level for potential insertion into and improvement of joint ground systems - those in the portfolios of the Program Executive Office (PEO) Combat Support and Combat Service Support (CS&CSS), PEO Ground Combat Systems (GCS), and the U.S. Marine Corps' PEO Land Systems and Project Manager (PM) Light Armored Vehicles (LAV). Support is also provided to PEO Integration. The primary method used to identify potentially useful technologies is through the PEO CS&CSS-sponsored/PD HTI-executed joint ground system enterprise market investigation process. This process involves identification of technology areas of interest to the commercial marketplace, review of technology ideas submitted, physical demonstration by the vendor of selected technologies, demonstration assessment by a government team of subject-matter experts, referral of promising technologies to relevant PEOs and other government organizations, and data storage in an information database for reference. Product Director Non-Standard Vehicles The Product Director Non-Standard Vehicles (PD NSV) provides the Afghan national security forces (ANSF) cradle-tograve life-cycle management of commercial light and medium tactical vehicles and buses, consisting of four vehicle fleets with 19 variants and more than 50,000 vehicles delivered. These vehicles provide the ANSF with critical maneuver capability and allow them to independently conduct police and security operations. PD NSV's mission is to provide the ANSF the capability and capacity to be self-sustaining in the procurement, management and sustainment of their vehicle fleets, a mission that is a critical part of the successful transition of US. Forces out of Afghanistan. Project Manager Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles The Project Manager Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (PM MRAP) encompasses thousands of highly survivable MRAP vehicles under four product managers: PM Joint Logistics and Sustainment, PM MRAP Vehicle Systems, PM MRAP AllTerrain Vehicles (M-ATV), and PM Assured Mobility Systems (AMS). MRAP vehicles are armored vehicles with a blast-resistant, V-bottomed underbody designed to protect the crew from mine blasts and fragmentary and direct-fire weapons. MRAP features four vehicle categories: Category 1 for urban combat missions; Category II for convoy escort, troop transport, explosive ordnance disposal and ambulance missions; Category III for clearing mines and explosives; and the M-ATV, a smaller, lighter-weight platform. A wrecker, or MRAP recovery vehicle (MRV), was added to the fleet in late 2010. The MRAP fleet of vehicles consists of 24 discernible variants from six different commercial manufacturers. Originally envisioned as a few thousand vehicles to assist with the growing threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the fleet immediately demonstrated significantly higher survivability than other vehicles fielded. Follow-on acquisition based on MRAP success now supports all five services and Special Operations Command. The current MRAP fleet has increased to more than 27,000 vehicles. The smaller Category I vehicles in the 17- to 25-ton range can carry a crew of up to eight, while the larger Category II vehicles weigh as much as 40 tons and protect a crew of up to 10. MRAP vehicles serve in a multitude of missions and are the wheeled vehicle of choice for the most dangerous combat encounters in current operations. MRAPs provide significant protection from small arms from all angles and are especially adept at mitigating blast effects - much more so than lighter vehicles. Most also have the ability to carry extra protection for other types of specialized threats if the mission dictates. All variants come complete with a communications suite, a gunner's turret and a chassis capable of much higher mobility than other vehicles of similar weight. Overall, the MRAP family of vehicles provides incredible flexibility and capability to the warfighter. While already considerably mobile, many Category I vehicles have received suspension upgrades, including a fully independent suspension system (ISS) to replace the solid-axle system provided at the time of initial purchase. Follow-on procurements have installed the ISS on the production floor. Other enhancements include the integration of a Common Remotely Operated Weapons System (CROWS), a tube-launched optically tracked wire-guided (TOW) missile improved target acquisition system (LTAS), interior and exterior survivability enhancements, ride and comfort upgrades, and exterior lighting packages. Product Manager Joint Logistics and Sustainment The Product Manager Joint Logistics and Sustainment team is responsible for all aspects of planning and coordinating lifecycle logistics for the MRAP family of vehicles. From the inception oí this program, the Logistics team has been focused on the establishment and sustainment of a high level of readiness for MRAPs. Despite the increase in fielded MRAP vehicles from a few hundred to tens of thousands, the readiness rate of the MRAPs delivered to operating units has consistently remained at or above 90 percent. The rapid fielding of MRAP vehicles, combined with the relatively large number of manufacturers and corresponding vehicle types and variants, has increased the complexities and challenges of sustaining MRAPs. Key activities being addressed include technical data packages and other types of documentation, training, wholesale level support, in-theater management, depot and field-level maintenance, and integrated supply chain management. Product Manager MRAP Vehicle Systems Also known as the Army MRAP team, the Product Manager for MRAP Vehicle Systems (PM MVS) manages both the MaxxPro Family of Vehicles (FoV) and Caiman FoV. The MaxxPro fleet has many well-known subvariants including the MaxxPro Base, MaxxPro Plus, MaxxPro Dash, MaxxPro Ambulance and MRAP recovery vehicle. The Caiman fleet consists of the Caiman Base, Caiman Plus, Caiman Multi-Terrain Vehicle (C-MTV), Caiman Ambulance, and the Command and Control On-The-Move (C20TM) variant. With more than 7,500 MaxxPro and almost 3,000 Caiman vehicles, PM MVS is responsible for almost half of the entire MRAP FoV. Future upgrades over the course of the coming year will bring many of the earliestproduced variants to the more capable levels of the latest-produced vehicles. This means bringing an entirely new chassis to the older MaxxPro fleet, including an 1SS with increased pay load and a new, more powerful engine. Many older Caiman trucks are being converted into the C-MTV, which also provides a new engine, transmission and ISS, bringing the vehicle to a new level of performance. Both vehicles will remain in the Army's enduring fleet, with the Caiman being investigated for operations in Korea with the Eighth Army. Several other improvement efforts - including the incorporation of protective RPG nets, TOW missile packages and enhanced communication suites - have ensured that the Army's MaxxPro and Caiman vehicles will remain safe and viable combat support vehicles well into the future. Product Manager MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles Also referred to as the Multi-Service MRAP team, the Product Manager MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle (PM M-ATV) manages the M-ATV and RG-33 vehicle platforms, designed to provide MRAP levels of protection with greater off-road mobility in Afghanistan. The lighter weight and smaller size of these platforms also allow easier transportability. The Underbody Improvement Kits (2) (UIK2) effort is a survivability upgrade for the M-ATV platform. The UIK2 consists of automotive and armored components and is in response to an urgent theater requirement. The M-ATV is used in small-unit combat operations in highly restricted rural, mountainous and urban environments. Missions include mounted patrols, reconnaissance, security, convoy protection, communications, command and control, and combat service support. The RG-33 platform features several variants including the RG-33L, RG-33L Ambulance, the RG-33 with add-on armor, and the RG-33 Special Operations. Many of these vehicles have received suspension upgrades to enhance ride quality. Other improvements include C4I, government-furnished equipment and weapons suites. Category II vehicles make up approximately one-third of the fleet and will continue to serve in all theaters with highly protected troop transport and warfighting roles. Product Manager Assured Mobility Systems The Product Manager Assured Mobility Systems (PM AMS) is responsible for managing the entire life cycle (development, acquisition and sustainment) of route-clearance equipment for the Army. This mission involves equipping the forward deployed route-clearance and explosive ordnance disposal teams operating in Afghanistan with the capability to detect, identify, interrogate and neutralize IEDs. PM AMS vehicles are combined at the discretion of the field commander to create the appropriate route-clearance package. The future company configuration of a route-clearance team will consist of a Buffalo, a vehiclemounted mine detection (VMMD) set consisting of two Husky vehicles and four medium mine-protected vehicles (MMPV), used for command and control. The AMS family of vehicles includes the Buffalo, Panther, RG-31 MK5E, VMMD and Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicle (JERRV). The Buffalo Mine Protected Clearance Vehicle (MPCV) is a six-wheeled, mineprotected, armored personnel carrier with a one-piece body designed to provide survivability for a crew of six. The front, side and rear armor provide small-arms protection, while the V-shaped hull deflects blasts from mines and IEDs. The Buffalo MPCV has an articulated hydraulic arm mounted on the front bumper and can be used to investigate suspected mine/IED locations. The Buffalo MPCV is used by engineer units during area and route-clearance missions. The Vehicle Mounted Mine Detection (VMMD) system consists of two Husky vehicles operating in tandem to detect buried explosives. Each Husky has a detection array mounted under the vehicle, which is deployed during route-clearance operations. If a suspected explosive is detected, the system marks the spot on the ground for follow-up interrogation by either the Buffalo or RG-31 fitted with an interrogation arm. The RG-31 MK5E vehicle is designed to safely transport personnel or equipment in areas where mines and lEDs may be deployed. In addition, the V-shaped hull provides mine blast protection. The RG-31 MK5E and Panther vehicles will be deployed jointly as a solution to the MMPV requirement. The Panther is a 6x6 wheeled vehicle designed to provide enhanced crew protection and system survivability with add-on armor protection, an automatic fire extinguishing system, and a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive overpressure system. There are three variants of the Panther: the XM1226 Engineer (holds four combat engineers, one robot and 180 cubic feet of storage), the XM1227 EOD (holds four explosive ordinance specialists, two robots and 197 cubic feet of storage) and the XM1229 Prophet (seats six warfighters for intelligence, surveillance, electronic warfare and target acquisition operations). The XM1226 provides warfighters with the ability to transport, charge, configure and deploy the robot without compromising force protection. The Panther has a rear hydraulic ramp for crew and robot ingress /egress, and the XM1226 has a bulkhead door separating the crew compartment from the cargo area. The Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicle (JERRV) is a joint service, mine-protected vehicle with a primary role of supporting first responders such as explosive ordnance disposal specialists in neutralizing IEDs, mines and other ordnance. The JERRV is an operational need statement system for use in theater during deployment operations and will be replaced by the XM1227 Panther as a program of record for fielding in the continental United States. Project Manager Tactical Vehicles Offices within the Project Manager Tactical Vehicles (PM TV) include: Product Manager Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (PM JLTV), Product Manager Light Tactical Vehicles (PM LTV), Product Manager Medium Tactical Vehicles (PM MTV), and Product Manager Heavy Tactical Vehicles (PM HTV). Product Manager Joint Light Tactical Vehicles The Product Manager Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (PM JLTV) is the service lead for the acquisition of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). The JLTV family of vehicles and companion trailers is a central component of the Army and Marine Corps' tactical wheeled vehicle strategy, balancing long-term warfighter needs of protection, performance, and payload in an affordable and expeditionary platform designed for global operations. Capability gaps within the existing light tactical wheeled vehicle fleet are the result of an imbalance in protection, payload and performance. The JLTV FoV will be able to deliver all of these capabilities within an affordable and transportable solution, meeting the Army and Marine Corps' rotaryand fixed-wing air, sea and overland transport requirements - something no existing light tactical wheeled vehicle can do. The development of the JLTV reinforces the Army and Marine Corps' approach to interoperable platforms that provide expeditionary and protected maneuver to forces currently supported by the Humvee. The JLTVs also improve payload efficiency through chassis engineering, enabling the vehicles to be deployed with the appropriate amount of force protection through scalable armor solutions. The program has successfully completed a 27-month technology development phase, which consisted of the development and fabrication of full-up prototype vehicles that completed rigorous performance, ballistics, and RAM testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., and Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. The EMD phase will be full and open competition, with the selection of up to three offerors. Milestone is currently scheduled for the fourth quarter of FY 2012. Product Manager Light Tactical Vehicles The Product Manager for Light Tactical Vehicles (PM LTV) is responsible for the Army's High Mobility, Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) Family of Vehicles and Light Tactical Trailers (LTT). The Army's requirement for Humvees is 137,000 vehicles, and more than 250,000 have been built and are in service worldwide. The versatile Humvee is the Army's most ubiquitous vehicle, providing a common, light tactical wheeled capability. The Humvee is the Army's (and other services') primary light wheeled vehicle for combat, combat support and combat service support missions. Humvees of all variants (but mostly up-armored versions) are currently deployed in support of operations in Afghanistan. The Humvee FoV consists of multiple configurations built on a common chassis to support weapon systems, commandand-control systems, and field ambulances and to provide ammunition, troop and general cargo transport. It is currently equipped with a high-performance, 6.5-liter, turbocharged diesel engine, electronic automatic transmission and four-wheel drive. It is airtransportable and low-velocity airdrop-certified (except for the maxi ambulance variants). The Humvee can be equipped with a self-recovery hydraulic winch and can support payloads from 2,500 to 5,100 pounds (including crew and pintle loads), depending on the model. Recent production Humvees are built on the expanded capacity vehicle (ECV) chassis. The ECV variants were first introduced in 1995 as the M1113 Shelter Carrier, providing up to 5,100 pounds of payload, and the M1114 Up-armored Humvee (UAH), to provide crew protection from small-arms fire and overhead fragmentation from artillery and mortar shells, and to protect the underbody from antipersonnel/antitank mines. Current production variants of the Humvee family include the M1151A1 ECV Armament Carrier, M1152A1 ECV Cargo/ Troop/Shelter Carrier, M1165A1 ECV Command and Control Carrier and the M1167 ECV TOW Missile Carrier vehicles. Like the M1114, the M1151 has a rooftop weapon station that can accommodate an M60 machine gun, M2 machine gun, Mk 19 grenade launcher or the M240/M249. Unlike most earlier models, these latest versions are also designed for the application of additional armor packages over their base protection levels, as the mission profile dictates. Humvee new production for the Army ended in February 2011, although production for the other services and foreign military sales customers will continue into late 2012. Included in the Army production is a new M997A3 ambulance configuration, built on the ECV chassis, which is planned specifically for the Army National Guard to meet its homeland security and natural disaster relief missions. Because of the large numbers of Humvee variants found throughout the Army and the continued need for their service into the foreseeable future, plans are currently being developed to study what technologies could be applied to the Humvee to realistically improve performance and reliability in the short term. This effort is designed to examine potential solutions that would improve current ECV performance and mobility, while addressing concerns with major component obsolescence through the integration of commercial off-the-shelf enhanced capabilities, resulting in a government performance specification to support future procurement as desired. The LTT is the Humvee trailer. It has been tested and approved (materiel released) for use per the Humvee mission profile. The LTT comes in three variants: M1101 (LTT-L), M1102 (LTT-H) and heavy chassis (LTTHC). The Army has met the LTT requirement of 47,350 trailers. Production will be completed in FY 2014, and the Army will have a fully modernized fleet of light tactical trailers. PM LTV assumed responsibility for the Light Engineer Utility Trailer (LEUT) program in August 2011, the requirement for which was validated by the G-3/5/7 in March 2007. A material developer decision from the Army Acquisition Executive is anticipated in late FY 2013. The LEUT will come in two variants, a 4-ton trailer and a 10-ton trailer, to serve as dedicated carriers for various combat engineer equipment. Product Manager Medium Tactical Vehicles The Product Manager Medium Tactical Vehicles (PM MTV) is responsible for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) including FMTV specialty vehicles and FMTV trailers, Light Medium Tactical Vehicles (LMTV), and Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTV). The medium truck fleet has historically accounted for more than half of the Army's single-lift payload capacity. In redefining this vital fleet, Army planners took the opportunity to focus on a family approach; that is, to combine both 2.5-ton and 5-ton payload classes into a single acquisition program that would yield a logistically significant degree of component commonality across all medium fleet variants. The Army's requirement for medium trucks is now more than 72,000 vehicles. These vehicles are required across the entire spectrum of combat, combat support and combat service support units. They must perform roles such as unit mobility, field feeding, water distribution, local and linehaul transportation, maintenance platforms, engineer operations, communication systems, medical support and towing artillery pieces. All medium vehicles must be capable of operating worldwide on primary and secondary roads as well as on trails, and cross-country in weather extremes from minus 50 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. LMTV systems include the M1078 2.5-ton standard cargo, M1079 2.5-ton van, M1080 2.5-ton chassis and M1081 2.5-ton standard cargo low-velocity airdrop (LVAD) capable. The MTV systems include the M1083 5-ton standard cargo, M1084 5-ton standard cargo with MHE, Ml 085 5-ton long cargo, M1086 5-ton long cargo with MHE (crane), M1088 5-ton tractor, M1089 5-ton wrecker, M1090 5-ton dump, M1092 5-ton chassis, M1093 5-ton standard cargo LVAD, M1094 5-ton dump (LVAD) and M1096 5-ton long chassis. FMTV special vehicles include the M1087 expandable van, XM1140 high-mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) carrier, M1147 FMTV load handling system (LHS) trailer, M1148 FMTV LHS truck, M1157 10ton dump and XM 1160 medium extended air defense system carrier. FMTV trailers include the M1082 trailer cargo 2.5 ton and M1095 trailer cargo 5 ton. In addition, the office helps coordinate activities on M900 series 5-ton trucks. The FMTV achieves extraordinary commonality by sharing many subsystems and components in the 4x4 (LMTV), 6x6 (MTV) and companion trailer configurations. The trucks share, for example, common engine assemblies (with different horsepower ratings), cooling systems, transmissions, intake and exhaust systems, front axles and suspension systems, tires and wheels, cab assembly, vehicle control gauges, and much more. They differ primarily in number of axles (two versus three) and standard cargo bed size (12 feet versus 14 feet) to accommodate different payload ratings (2.5 tons versus 5 tons) and body styles. The FMTV deviates from predecessor vehicle designs by having its tilt cab over the engine. This design approach contributes to the Army's goal of significantly improving the deployability of units; because a typical FMTV vehicle is some 40 inches snorter than the vehicle it replaces, it requires less space aboard deploying aircraft or surface shipping. This reduced length also contributes to a shorter turning radius and better off-road mobility. Off-road mobility is further enhanced by a standard central tire inflation system and state-of-the-art suspension. Product Manager Heavy Tactical Vehicles The Product Manager Heavy Tactical Vehicles (PM HTV) is responsible for programs including the Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS), M915 family of vehicles, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), Palletized Load System (PLS), flatracks, container handling, and mission modules, as well as fifth-wheel and special trailers. The M1070/M1000 Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS) deploys, transports, recovers and evacuates combatloaded Ml tanks and other vehicles of similar weight to and from the battlefield. More than 640 have been deployed in support of overseas contingency operations (OCO). The M1070 provides line-haul, local-haul and maintenance evacuation on and off the road during tactical operations worldwide. Unlike previous HETS, the M1070 is designed to carry both the tank and its crew. Approximately 2,311 HETS have been fielded to date. The M1070A1 HET tractor has been updated with a new power train with 200 additional horsepower, singlespeed transfer case for ease of operation, and numerous front suspension and drive system updates to increase the safe operating load capacity of the vehicle steering and handling systems. The Ml 070 Al is designed with an armored -kit cab and Bkit armor. The M1070A1 is in the process of type classification and materiel release; fielding began in spring 2012. The M1000 Semitrailer has been improved with a series of maintainability changes including self-adjusting brakes, central lubrication system at each axle, and a hydraulic system upgrade that reduces trailer raise/lower times and is expected to result in significant reliability growth. The enhanced M1000 semitrailer is in the process of production verification testing. The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) is the workhorse of Army combat divisions. More than 3,100 HEMTT systems are being used in overseas contingency operations. It is the key combat service support enabler for all brigade combat teams. The 11 -ton, eight- wheel-drive FoV is designed to operate in any climatic condition. There are several basic configurations of the HEMTT-series trucks: the M977 cargo truck with light materiel-handling crane; M985 cargo truck with medium materielhandling crane; the M978 2,500-gallon fuel tanker; the M983 tractor; the M984 wrecker; and the M1120 Load-Handling System (LHS) and the M983 Light Equipment Transporter (LET), used in Stryker recovery operations and movement of heavy engineer equipment. The HEMTT is used as a prime mover for the Patriot missile system, M7 forward repair system, and tactical water purification system and as the chassis for the M1977 common bridge transporter, M1142 tactical firefighting truck and M1158 HEMTT-based water tender. The HEMTT is also compatible with the PLS trailer. The HEMTT recap program will recapitalize HEMTT vehicles to 0 miles /0 hours and to the current production A4 configuration. The HEMTT recap is a bumper-to-bumper refurbishment of the entire truck with the following technology insertions: CAT 15 engine, electronic transmission, anti-lock brake system (ABS), traction control and larger cab. The HEMTT A4 is designed with an armored A-kit cab and B-kit armor. The Palletized Load System (PLS) is the primary component of the maneuver-oriented ammunition distribution system. Roughly 1,200 PLS are being used in OCO. It also performs local-haul, line-haul, unit resupply, and other transportation missions in the tactical environment. In addition, it is used as the prime mover for the M7 Forward Repair System and various engineer mission modules (M4 Bituminous Distributor Module, M5 Concrete Mobile Mixer Module, M6 Dump Body Module, and the dry support bridge launcher vehicle). The PLS comes in two mission-oriented configurations: the M1074 and the M1075. The M 1074 is equipped with a variable reach materiel-handling crane (MHC) to support forward-deployed field artillery units. The M1075, without MHC, is used in conjunction with the M1076 trailer to support transportation line-haul missions. The PLS recap program will recapitalize PLS vehicles to 0 miles/0 hours and to the Al configuration. The current PLS recap is a bumper-to-bumper refurbishment of the entire truck with the following technology insertions: CAT 15 engine, electronic transmission, ABS, traction control and larger cab. The PLS Al is designed with an armored A-kit cab and B-kit armor. The M1076 PLS trailer is a three-axle, wagon-style trailer with a 16.5-ton payload capacity that is equipped with a flatrack that is interchangeable between truck and trailer. The flatracks are lifted on and off the truck and trailer by a hydraulic-powered arm mounted on the truck, eliminating the need for additional material-handling equipment. The container transfer enhancement upgrade that allows for ISO container loading onto the PLS-T is scheduled for fielding in FY 2012. The current production PLSA1 provides vehicle upgrades to incorporate a modern power train with increased horsepower, independent suspension, and an updated cab that is common with the current HEMTT configuration. The PLSA1 is long-term protection strategy compliant with an -kit cab and B-kit armor. The Army's M915 Series Line Haul Tractors operate on highways and secondary roads to transport bulk supplies and fuel to U.S. forces. Approximately 350 M915 series line-haul trucks are being used in overseas contingency operations. The M915A5 is based upon Freightliner's commercial Western Star tractors and incorporates transport industry technologies for safety, fuel efficiency and low operating costs per mile. The M915 series fleet of vehicles is found primarily in active and reserve component transportation units mat are responsible for the rapid, efficient transport of bulk supplies from ocean ports to division support areas within a theater of operation. The M915A5 is the current production configuration and has a maximum gross combined vehicle weight of 120,000 pounds when operating with the M872A4 semitrailer; it began fielding in September 2010. The M915A5 is designed with an armored Acab and can be outfitted with B-kit armor. The Interim Stryker Recovery System Generation II (ISRS GEN II) is a block upgrade to the Generation I system. To date, 57 ISRS GEN I and 40 GEN have been deployed in support of contingency operations. The ISRS program is in the process of being reviewed in order to become a program of record. ISRS GEN II will be renamed the Modular Catastrophic Recovery System upon approval as a program of record. The ISRS GEN II provides an organic recovery and evacuation asset that is capable of lifting, towing and transporting a wide variety of disabled vehicles - including Stryker or MRAP - that have been catastrophically damaged, when damage exceeds the recovery capability of the M984 HEMTT wrecker or "like-vehicle recovery" in the forward battalion area. The ISRS GEN II consists of three modular components including its prime mover. The designated prime movers for the ISRS GEN are the HEMTT M983A4 LET and the M916A3 6x6 Truck Tractor. The second and third components of the ISRS GEN II are the Fifth Wheel Towing and Recovery Device (FWTRD) and the Tilt Deck Recovery Trailer (TDRT). The FWTRD can lift-tow up to 140,000 pounds gross combined weight and lift up to 32,000 pounds with optimal weight distribution. In addition, the FWTRD is equipped with a dedicated 35,000-pound winch and boom spade caps, creating a stable platform for recovery winching. The TDRT can evacuate a casualty up to 35 tons. AMMUNITION The Program Executive Office for Ammunition (PEO Ammo) has the mission to continue being the best provider of conventional, leap-ahead munitions, mortars, towed artillery systems and counter-improvised explosive device (IED) products by fostering innovation and diversity for the warfighter. Project managers within the PEO include Combat Ammunition Systems, Maneuver Ammunition Systems, Joint Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems, Close Combat Systems, Project Director Joint Services and Project Director Joint Products. Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS) The Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS) is responsible for equipping soldiers and marines with cannon-launched, indirect-fire munitions and mortar weapons systems. Organizations within PM CAS include Product Manager Excalibur, Product Manager Guided Precision Munitions and Mortar Systems (PM GPM2S), Conventional Ammunition Division, Technical Management Division and Business Management Division. Product Manager Excalibur The M982 Excalibur, a 155 mm, precision-guided, artillery high-explosive projectile with extended range, has been fielded to servicemembers and successfully employed in combat operations. Excalibur couples global positioning system (GPS) precisionguidance technology with an inertial measurement unit to provide accurate, firstround fire-for-effect capability in an urban setting with accuracy better than 10 meters circular error probable (CEP). Excalibur is approximately 1 meter in length and weighs 106 pounds. Its extended range (up to 40 kilometers) and high accuracy result in increased lethality with a decrease in required volume of fire per engagement. Excalibur Increment la is in full-rate production, and Excalibur Increment lb is in engineering and manufacturing development. Product Manager Guided Precision Munitions and Mortar Systems The Product Manager for Guided Precision Munitions and Mortar Systems (PM GPM2S) is the life-cycle manager responsible for guided munition improvements for cannon-launched weapons (mortars and artillery), mortar weapons and mortar fire control systems. Assigned guided precision munitions include the XM1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) and the Urgent Materiel Release (UMR) Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI). Mortar weapons include the 60 mm, 81 mm and 120 mm systems and related equipment. Fire control systems include handheld devices and vehide-mounted systems used to perform mortar tactical and technical fire control for infantry, heavy and Stryker brigade combat teams (BCTs). The APMJ is a response to an Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) operational need statement (ONS) requiring a GPS-guided, 120 mm mortar cartridge with 10 meters CEP accuracy to rapidly defeat personnel targets while minimizing collateral damage. APMI is currently compatible with U.S. dismounted 120 mm weapons and fire control system, and the Stryker double-V hull mortar carrier and fire control system. It has been successfully used in operations in OEE. The PGK is a GPS guidance kit with proximity and point detonating fuzing functions. It is compatible with existing high-explosive, 155 mm M549A1 and M795 cannon artillery projectiles. The PGK corrects the ballistic trajectory of the projectile to reduce delivery errors and improves projectile accuracy to a range-independent accuracy of less than 50 meters CU'. The PGK will effectively reduce target delivery error of conventional artillery munitions, reducing the number of projectiles required to execute a fire mission. Fielding is expected in 2014. The M224A1 60mm Mortar Weapon System is a lightweight, high-angle-of-fire, smooth-bore, manportable, muzzle-loaded mortar with weight reduced by 20 percent (44 pounds to 35.3 pounds) and reduced maintenance requirements. The M224A1 consists of an M225A1 cannon (tube), MI7OAI bipod assembly, M7AI baseplate, MS auxiliary baseplate and the M67A1 sight unit. The M224A1 fires the complete family of 60 mm ammunition including high-explosive, smoke, illumination, infrared illumination and practice cartridges. With ranges from 70 meters to 3,500 meters, the M224A1 meets lethality, range and weight requirements for light forces. The M252A1 81 mm Mortar System is a smooth-bore, muzzle-loaded weapon that replaced the M252 mortar. It features a high rate of fire, extended range, improved lethality and improved overall system characteristics, reducing overall system weight by 20 percent (90.3 pounds to 70.3 pounds). The entire family of 81 mm ammunition can be fired by the M252A1. The M252A1 consists of the M253 cannon (tube), M177A1 bipod, M3A2 baseplate and the M67A1 sight unit. The M120/M121 120 nun Battalion Mortar System is a smooth-bore, muzzle-loaded, high-angle-of-fire weapon organic to the battalion, providing immediate long-range, lethality, illumination and smoke-screening effectiveness for close combat, It is used in a ground-mounted (M120) or vehiclemounted (M121 on the M1064A3 mortar carrier) role. It consists of the M298 barrel assembly, M191 bipod assembly, the M9A1 baseplate and the M67A1 sight. The 120 mm battalion mortar system provides close-in and continuous indirect fire support to maneuver forces and can rapidly respond to threats. The M326 Mortar Stowage Kit (MSK) is a 120 mm mortar employment improvement. The powered device enables a 120 mm mortar to be quickly put in or out of action. The M326 uses a mortar support strut to hold the mortar tube, baseplate and bipod together in transport mode for ease of deployment. This assembly is emplaced or recovered by a hydraulic winch with a manual backup. The M95/M96 Mortar Fire-Control System (MFCS) is a digital fire-control system for the vehicle-mounted M121, linking mortar fires with the digital battlefield. MFCS provides increased responsiveness, crew survivability and mortar accuracy. The M150/M151 Mortar Fire-Control System-Dismounted (MFCS-D) is similar to the M95 MFCS and is being fielded with the M326 to provide a digital fire-control system for the ground-mounted 120 mm system. MFCS-D provides increased responsiveness, crew survivability and mortar accuracy. The M32 Lightweight Handheld Mortar Ballistic Computer (LHMBC) is a joint service Marine Corps/ Army system that calculates technical firing solutions for the entire family of fielded U.S. mortars and their complete inventory of ammunition. It is linked into the digital fire support system and includes an internal GPS receiver for improved tube positioning accuracy. Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM MAS) The Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM MAS) is responsible for the life-cycle management - including development, production and fielding - of all Army direct-fire ammunition (except nonlethal) and for the procurement of Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps direct-fire ammunition assigned to PEO Ammunition as the single manager for conventional ammunition executor. Under its mission for procurement of nonstandard ammunition, PM MAS supports allies with direct- and indirect-fire ammunition and selected weapons. Offices within PM MAS include the Product Manager Small Caliber Ammunition, Product Director Medium Caliber Ammunition, Product Manager Large Caliber Ammunition and Product Director Non-Standard Ammunition. Product Manager Small Caliber Ammunition (PM SC) The Product Manager Small Caliber Ammunition (PM SC) is the life-cycle manager for the full range of small-caliber ammunition including production of legacy items such as pistol, shotgun and rifle ammunition up to and including .50-caliber for all the armed services and development of new ammunition to support emerging Army requirements. Small-caliber systems include .22-caliber, .38-caliber, 9 mm, .45caliber, 12-gauge shotgun, 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm and .50-caliber families of munitions. PM SC also manages the modernization of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Mo., the primary source of small-caliber ammunition. The M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round is a lead-free version of the M855 cartridge that is fired from the 5.56 mm family of weapons (M4, M16 and M249) and is the newest of the small-caliber family of munitions. The M855A1 EPR uses a new bullet design that resulted in a number of significant enhancements over the original general purpose M855 fielded in the early 1980s. Improvements include better hardtarget penetration, more consistent performance against soft targets and significantly increased distances of these effects. The EPR allows training exercises to be conducted on ranges where lead projectiles are no longer allowed. The same technology is also being used to improve 7.62 mm ammunition. Product Director Medium Caliber Ammunition (PD MC) The Product Director Medium Caliber Ammunition (PD MC) is responsible for life-cycle management of direct-fire combat and training ammunition in 20 mm, 25 mm, 30 mm, and 40 mm caliber families for the Army. Under the single manager for conventional ammunition executor, PD MC is responsible for procurement of mediumcaliber combat and training ammunition for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. PD MC supports medium-caliber ammunition needs of the individual warfighter and weapon platforms, which include the Mk 19 Automatic Grenade Launcher; M203/320 Grenade Launcher; Bradley Fighting Vehicle; Light Armored Vehicle; AH-64 Apache; MH-60 Black Hawk and AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters; A-10 Thunderbolt, AC130U Spectre, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Falcon, FA18 Hornet, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft; Land-based Phalanx Weapons System (LPWS) for Counter Rockets Artillery and Mortars (C-RAM); and the Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) for naval vessels. Non-Dud Producing (NDP) training ammunition is being developed for the 40 mm grenade family to allow soldiers and units to train more realistically on continental U.S. training ranges without safety concerns from unexploded ordnance, while meeting environmental requirements with nontoxic components. Currently, units cannot go downrange during training to conduct fire and maneuver tactics. NDP rounds are being developed for both the low-velocity family, fired from the M203 and M320, and the high-velocity family, fired from the Mk 19. Low-rate initial production and full op erational capability are planned for fiscal year (FY) 2015. A capability development document was signed for the 40 mm highvelocity training round and a capability production document for the 40 mm low-velocity in December 2011. Product Manager Large Caliber Ammunition (PM LC) The Product Manager Large Caliber Ammunition (PM LC) is responsible for life-cycle management of large-caliber, direct-fire combat and training ammunition for the Army and Marine Corps. Platforms supported include the Abrams main battle tank (MBT) and Stryker mobile gun system. Primary target sets for ammunition being procured and new systems being developed are armor, structures, bunkers, obstacles and infantry squads. PM LC also develops and procures specialized ammunition for foreign military sales customers of the Abrams tank. Calibers supported include 105 mm and 120 mm. The M829E4 is a 120 mm, fifth-generation, kinetic energy, armor piercing, fin-stabilized discarding sabot cartridge for the Abrams MBT. The cartridge is specifically designed to defeat future armored targets equipped with explosive reactive armor and active protection systems. The program is currently in engineering, manufacturing and development, with the Milestone C projected in FY 2014. This cartridge has an expanded operational temperature and provides a significant lethality overmatch against all projected armor threats. The Advanced Multi Purpose (AMP) is a 120 mm, direct-fire, multipurpose munition to be developed for the Abrams MBT. AMP will provide the user with new capabilities to defeat antitank guided missile teams and breach reinforced walls. AMP has three modes of operation - airburst, point detonate and point detonate delay - that will allow the consolidation of the capabilities of four stockpiled cartridges into a single munition that can be used to defeat dismounted infantry, bunkers, obstacles and light armor. Additional benefits include increased logistical efficiency and being able to battle-carry a single munition that can be used for multiple engagement scenarios. Product Director Non-Standard Ammunition (PD NSA) The Product Director Non-Standard Ammunition (PD NSA) provides quality nonstandard ammunition and nonstandard mortar weapon systems to allied nations and other U.S. customers. Nonstandard ammunition /mortar weapons are ammunition, explosives and weapons that are not managed by national inventory control points, have not been safety-tested and type-classified for Army use, do not have a national stock number, and cannot be procured or requisitioned through the Army or other Department of Defense supply systems. The majority of this ammunition is produced in former Soviet/Eastern bloc countries. Munitions procured range from 5.45 mm through 122 mm, supporting individual and crew-served weapons and platforms including tanks, artillery and aircraft. Joint Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems (PM TAS) The Joint Program Manager for Towed Artillery Systems (PM TAS) takes a joint (Army and Marine Corps) perspective in managing the development, acquisition, testing, systems integration, product improvement and fielding of the M777A2 155 mm Joint Lightweight Howitzer (LW155) system, designed to enhance strategic mobility and provide the infantryman and marine with effective and responsive fire support. The LW155 is a joint Marine Corps and Army program that replaces the M198 155 mm Towed Howitzer. The LW155 is a general support system for the Army's light units, a direct-support cannon fire system for the Stryker brigade combat team and the sole howitzer in the Marine Corps. The LW155 uses the M776 155 mm cannon, giving it a maximum firing range of proximately 30 kilometers with rocket-assisted projectiles, 24.7 kilometers with standard rounds and up to 40 kilometers Excalibur. It has a maximum firing rate four rounds per minute and a sustained rate of two rounds per minute. The M777A2 fitted with onboard electronics, giving self-locating, self-laying and digital communications similar to the M109A6 Paladin. The M777A2 adds the ability to fire the Excalibur precision-guided munition. In addition to the M777A2 howitzer, other towed artillery systems supported in U.S. Army inventories include the M119A2 mm Howitzer, the Improved Position and Azimuth Determining System (IPADS), and the M198 155 mm Howitzer. The M119A2 is a lightweight, 105 mm howitzer that provides continuous close fires to infantry brigade combat teams. The system weighs 4,330 pounds and is air assault/air drop capable. It has a range of 19.5 kilometers with rocket-assisted munitions (14 kilometers unassisted). It fires all currently fielded U.S. munitions and has a rate of fire of six rounds per minute. Its approved prime movers include the Humvee and 2.5-ton and 5-ton trucks. A program to integrate digital fire-control capability onto the M119A2 howitzer was approved in 2008. Using the software for the M777A2 155 mm howitzer maximizes commonality in operation and training while minimizing program cost, schedule and risk. The application of a digital fire control will allow the digitized M119A2 to emplace and displace faster, provide more responsive fires, and become more survivable on the battlefield. The IPADS provides common inertial survey control for all Army and Marine Corps field artillery, mortar, artillery meteorological and radar systems. PM TAS is also managing the effort to add a GPS feature to IPADS. IPADS-G will augment operations of the fire support community by providing the ability to maintain the current accuracy of IPADS without stopping for zero-velocity updates, increasing the artillery timeliness, availability of fires, lethality, survivability, and force protection on extended convoys or artillery missions. IPADS will be aided by an internal GPS receiver; however, it must also be capable of operating in an inertial fashion independently of GPS aid. The Army began fielding the M198 155 mm Towed Howitzer in early 1979 to provide greater range and lethality for lightunit fire-support elements. As a successor to the older M114A1 155 mm towed system, the 15,750-pound (original fielded weight) M198 provided a maximum range of 30 kilometers (with rocket-assisted projectiles) and the capability to fire a broader range of ammunition options than those available for 105 mm units. Normally towed by a 5ton truck, the Ml 98 can also be moved by a CH-47D Chinook helicopter or Air Force assets (C-130 and larger). The M777A2 has replaced the M198. PM TAS also supports the D-30 Howitzer program. The D-30 Howitzer is a 122 mm Soviet towed Howitzer that entered service in the 1960s. It weighs 7,055 pounds and has a maximum range of 15.4 kilometers (21.9 kilometers assisted). It has a maximum rate of fire of 10 to 12 rounds per minute and a sustained rate of five to six rounds per minute. In 2010, PM TAS was given a requirement to provide 194 D-30s to the Afghan National Army. PM TAS has delivered 104 Howitzers, provided training on the operation and maintenance of the weapon system, and established a refurbishment capability in Afghanistan that is allowing Afghan workers to refurbish additional Howitzers. Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS) Nearly every mission U.S. soldiers face, either domestic or international, involves an item managed by Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS). PM CCSs' contributions are on the forefront of theater operations and span multiple services, providing cutting-edge technology to defeat the ever-evolving and adapting threats, as well as legacy systems being used in new, innovative ways on today's battlefield. The PM CCS portfolio of products ranges from counter-IEDs, handheld pyrotechnic devices, C-4 explosives and shoulder-launched munitions (SLMs) to mine clearing line charges, hand grenades and nonlethal weapon sets. Product Manager Countermine and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Nothing is more important than the freedom to operate wherever required on the battlefield. Finding, neutralizing and discarding explosive hazards that impede this movement demand a complete spectrum of countermine and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) solutions for vehicle, handheld and robotic applications. In Afghanistan, insurgents have moved to using explosive hazards made of low- or non-metallic components that are more difficult to detect using conventional methods, thus putting soldiers at greater risk of injury or death. Enter ground penetrating radar (GPR), a superior technology that provides a 3-D analysis of objects buried in the ground. Both the Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) and the AN/PSS14 Mine Detecting System employ GPR. This technology alerts the operator to the threat prior to detonation, greatly reducing the risk of injury to the crew and battle damage to the vehicle or surrounding facilities. Continuous development to countermeasure technology and equipment provides EOD technicians the ability to access, disrupt and neutralize hazards from increased standoff distances quickly and smoothly. The MK40 Mod 0 Unexploded Ordnance Standoff Disrupter Tool allows the EOD soldier to render safe unexploded ordnance (UXO) and IEDs via a percussion-activated projectile from a standoff position. The EOD PAN Disrupter is a laser-aimed disrupter that can also be fired from EOD robots. Product Manager Improvised Explosive Device Defeat/Protect Force IEDs remain one of the most deadly threats to U.S. servicemembers with every step and mile they travel. Protecting the force from these dangers takes a layered approach to control, monitor, and defend personnel, facilities and vehicles. Detecting IEDs or threats is the first line of defense. Capabilities such as Sherlock and Fido explosive detection systems detect potential IEDs, suicide bombers, and other explosive hazards at base entrances, ranges and control points as part of a tiered defense. They provide improved identification and detection capabilities outside the blast range. Deny systems block enemy access to unauthorized locations and deny them the opportunity to emplace IEDs or other explosive hazards in targeted areas. Culvert Denial Systems block unauthorized access to culverts, the devices used to channel water and allow it to pass underneath roads, railways or embankments. These capabilities aim to reduce the security risks for U.S. forces and provide blast mitigation with standoff protection. Defeat products focus on defensive technologies and capabilities required to conquer IEDs by neutralizing them before they can be detonated or minimizing the effects of IED blasts on personnel, equipment and facilities. The Jackal Explosive Hazard PreDetonation System triggers IEDs at standoff distance and is modular and adaptable to emerging IED devices and multiple platforms. Jackal was named one of the Army's Greatest Inventions. Product Directorate Area Denial PM CCS is redefining how soldiers shape the battlefield and protect the force through continual advances in area-denial capabilities. Area-denial systems and munitions block enemy access to key terrain and restrict the enemy's ability to maneuver freely. These systems include cutting-edge networked munitions and legacy antipersonnel and antivehicle systems. Manportable, these systems provide soldiers faster response time, greater efficiency, and enhanced safety and can be employed to protect perimeters and flanks during attack, reinforce light forces and control enemy movement. The XM-7 Spider Networked Munition is an effective lethal and nonlethal alternative to antipersonnel land mines (APLs). Currently operational in Afghanistan, the system is an advanced, man-in-the-loop (MITL) area-denial system that offers remote-controlled force protection. The system is different from a land mine in that it cannot deliver effects unless commanded to do so, and it can be safely recovered from the field and reused. Spider provides the equivalent munition field effectiveness of current APLs without the residual lifethreatening risks after hostilities end or when warring factions depart. The M18A1 Claymore is a directional fragmentation munition that fires metal balls (shrapnel) out to about 100 meters across a 60-degree arc in front of the device. It is remotely detonated using an electric or nonelectric initiation system and is used to deter enemy pursuit, establish perimeter defenses and conduct ambushes. It can also be used with the Spider System. Product Directorate Combat Munitions Having the tactical flexibility to react rapidly and effectively to any scenario ensures success against the varied threats and combat environments U.S. forces face. Combat munitions provide a range of battlefield munitions and escalation of force capabilities that broaden soldiers' options for countering enemy actions. They include shoulder-launched munitions (SLMs), grenades, and nonlethal ammunition and systems. SLMs provide soldiers the ability to defeat light-armored vehicles and bunkers and enemy personnel. Disposable and highly mobile, improved versions of SLMs such as the M136A1 AT4 Confined Space (AT4-CS) can be fired from confined spaces, increasing effectiveness in urban environments. The upgraded M72 Light Assault Weapon (LAW) is ideal for the combat environment in Afghanistan, characterized by difficult terrain, long foot patrols and fast-paced operations at close range. Grenades range in effect from nonlethal to lethal and can be hand-thrown or propelled from a launcher. They offer a variety of capabilities - from fragmentation and incendiary to screening and signaling - to the soldier in close-combat situations. PM CCSs' nonlethal munitions and systems allow soldiers to react with the appropriate level of force based on the threat and serve as the last step in a scalable response - shout, show, shove, shoot. They are vital in urban conflict to limit collateral damage and avoid noncombatant casualties. The Non-Lethal Capabilities Set (NLCS) provides a variety of capabilities including checkpoint, dismounted operations, convoy protection and crowd control/detainer operations as well as counterpersonnel and counter-materiel systems. The modularity of the NLCS allows the commander to tailor equipment needs based on a specific mission or threat level. Both the M1012 12-gauge Nonlethal Point Control Cartridge and M1013 12gauge Nonlethal Area Round temporarily disorient or incapacitate a targeted individual with nonlethal blunt trauma. They can be fired from a standard issue 12-gauge shotgun, such as the Mossberg 500, Mossberg 590 and Winchester 1200. The M1029 40 mm Crowd Dispersal Cartridge and M1006 40 mm Sponge Grenade can either be launched from the M203 40 mm grenade launcher or fired from an M16A2/M203 or M4/M203. These nonlethal munitions fill a wide range of possible nonlethal applications, including crowd control and enforcing a buffer zone. Product Directorate Support Munitions PM CCS' Support Munitions - demolitions and pyrotechnics - provide soldiers with enhanced maneuver, communication and illumination capabilities across various missions on the battlefield. Combat engineers, infantry, explosive ordnance disposal and special operations use demolitions and breeching munitions to clear mines and IEDs, overcome obstacles, and impede enemy movement. Modernization efforts are aimed at making demolitions lighter, more reliable and less sensitive. PM CCS manages a range of demolition items, including the Modern Demolitions Initiator, a suite of components used to activate all standard military demolitions and explosives, as well as bulk, shaped and cratering charges. Designed to clear mines and related obstacles for dismounted soldiers and vehicles, the Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System is light enough to be carried by two soldiers with backpacks, while the Mine Clearing Line Charge is a rocket-projected explosive line charge. Pyrotechnics include munition flares, signals and simulators. Advanced infrared decoy flares, the M206, M211 and M212 Air Countermeasure Flares are used by Army aircraft and helicopters to defeat a range of threats. The family of Handheld Signals provides aircraft, distress and troop emplacement signaling as well as battlefield illumination. Battlefield and ground effects simulators, such as the M115A2 Ground Burst Simulator and M116A1 Hand Grenade Simulator, produce battle noises and effects - shells in flight, ground burst explosions or grenades - for use in training. INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT AND WEAPONS The soldier is the Army's most deployed combat system and the most essential weapon in the Army's arsenal. Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier was activated in October 2002 to equip the soldier as a system through centralized development, acquisition, fielding and sustainment of virtually everything the soldier wears or carries. PEO Soldier is the first organization in U.S. Army history to be charged with the mission to treat the soldier as a system. All aspects of soldier equipment are integrated, modular, interoperable and mission-tailorable. This focused effort has led to the most lethal and survivable ground force in modern warfare. Project Manager Soldier Warrior Project Manager Soldier Warrior (PM SWAR) supports soldiers through the acquisition of integrated soldier systems. Current systems include Nett Warrior (formerly Ground Soldier), Air Soldier, Soldier Power, and Tactical Communication and Protective Systems. Project Manager Soldier Warrior's product managers and directors develop and integrate components into complete systems designed to increase combat effectiveness, decrease combat load and improve mission flexibility. Product Manager Ground Soldier Nett Warrior (NW) builds upon Land Warrior as an integrated dismounted soldier situational awareness system for use during combat operations. The system provides unparalleled situational awareness and understanding to the dismounted soldier, allowing faster and more accurate decision making in the tactical fight. Nett Warrior reduces time on target, greatly reducing the risk of fratricide; allows for immediate feedback of battlefield effects; reduces the use of voice communication; clears the fog of battle by displaying a realtime common operating picture (COP); and provides immediate command and control. The centerpiece capability of NW is the ability to graphically display the individual soldier's location on a digital map. Additional soldiers' locations are also graphically displayed through the Army Battle Command System, connected via a secure radio that sends and receives information. The system also connects the combat soldier to higher-echelon data and information products to assist the soldier in decision making and situational understanding. All of this is integrated in a graphical user interface that is user-defined, allowing soldiers to easily see, understand and interact in the method that best suits the user and his particular mission. The physical subcomponents of NW include a display to provide the soldier's information, a computer to process and populate the information on the screen, an interface device that allows user interaction with the system, a power source, an operating system to provide the system functionality to run tactical applications and Battle Command, and a networked radio transmitter /receiver device to send and receive information. As an integrated system on the combat soldier, size and weight are kept to a minimum with the ruggedness for combat operations including water immersion. NW has a slim and flexible form factor that can accommodate the shooter's preference method of employing the system with the variety of different mission proffles and soldier configurations. NW entered the technology development phase in February 2009 and recently achieved Milestone C. During fiscal year (F ) 2012, the program was scheduled to award low-rate initial production contracts. Product Manager Mr Warrior Air Warrior (AW) is a modular, integrated, rapidly reconfigurable combat aircrew ensemble that saves lives and maximizes Army aircrew mission performance. More than 20,000 Army aircrew members have been equipped with the system. AW increases personal protection and mission performance and consists of a primary survival gear carrier that includes first aid, survival, signaling and communications equipment; body armor tailored for the unique requirements of the aircrew member; the aircrew integrated helmet system including a Communication Enhancement and Protection System (CEPS) that provides a helmet hear-through capability; over-water survival equipment, including personal flotation, an emergency escape breathing device, and body-mounted life raft; and the Microclimate Cooling System (MCS), a mix of platform-mounted and soldier-mounted cooling gear that increases mission endurance under extreme heat by more than 350 percent. The MCS has been adopted for use by ground forces including Stryker, Abrams, Bradley, M9 ACE, Navy, Marine Corps and foreign militaries, with more than 16,000 systems fielded to date. The Portable Helicopter Oxygen Delivery System (PRODS) is a soldier-worn system that delivers compressed oxygen from a lightweight steel bottle attached to the Air Warrior vest. The system provides oxygen via a nasal cannula up to 18,000 feet and via a mask at altitudes above 18,000 feet. More than 3,000 PHODS have been fielded. The Electronic Data Manager (EDM) is a touchscreen, kneeboard computer that enables the aircrew member to quickly plan missions and react to mission changes in flight. The EDM, compatible with night-vision goggles and readable in direct sunlight, featires a moving map, Blue Force Tracking, and a new terrain and obstacle avoidance capability expected to achieve airworthiness certification in F 2012. More than 2,700 EDM systems have been fielded to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and foreign militaries. The Encrypted Aircraft Wireless Intercom System (EAWIS) provides encrypted, hands-free wireless aircrew communications for nonrated aircrew members requiring mobility inside and in the immediate vicinity of the aircraft. EAWIS provides the first true aircraft intercom capability for medical evacuation helicopter personnel during rescue hoist missions and consists of an aircraft-mounted interface unit and mobile equipment units worn by the crewmember. The Survival Kit, Ready Access, Modular (SKRAM) gives aircrews readily accessible carriage of a 72-hour suite of life-support equipment in a flame-retardant, modular and configurable backpack, including supplemental survival gear for extreme environmental conditions. The Air Soldier program formally entered into the engineering and manufacturing development phase in December 2011 with a requirement to reduce aircrew member weight and bulk while improving safety and situational awareness and mission duration. Air Soldier capabilities will be fielded in two increments, with the first delivery of capability in FY 2015, which includes: Common Helmet Mounted Display System with integrated head tracking, providing all Army aviators (except AH64 Apache) with critical day /night flight and 3-D Degraded Visual Environment flight symbology (Apache aviators will be equipped in the second increment of Air Soldier); Lightweight Environmental Control System delivering a cooling capability to OH-58D aviators previously unavailable due to the space, weight and power constraints inherent in the Kiowa Warrior; and soldier-worn Integrated Soldier Power and Data System (ISPDS) - a smart, on-aircraft rechargeable, single source of extended duration power for all aircrew-worn electronics. Developed through teamwork with the Product Director Soldier Power, the ISPDS eliminates the need to wear and carry separate sets and types of batteries and spares. Air Soldier also includes Personal Electronics Control and Display System (PE CDS), consisting of a Personal Display Module (PDM), Soldier Computer Module (SCM), and Mission Display Module (MDM). The PDM is worn by the soldier and is the single user interface and dismounted display for all body-mounted electronic equipment. The PDM reduces bulk and weight by eliminating the need for separate hardware control and display components. The SCM provides a single processing and data storage device for all soldier-worn electronics and reduces bulk and weight by replacing separate component processors. The aircraft-mounted MDM replaces the Air Warrior EDM in the nondigitized rotary-wing fleet and interfaces with platform sensors for mission execution, including situational awareness and command-and-control messaging through Blue Force Tracking. A Layered Clothing Ensemble (LCE) introduces an active heating capability and reduces the bulk and weight of the current AW aircrew flexible body armor, cooling vest, chemical/biological protective garment, survival vest components, and cold water immersion protective garments. The second and final delivery of Air Soldier capability in FY 2018 will fully replace the Air Warrior and will include: Wide Field of View/High Resolution Helmet Mounted Display incorporating 3-D DVE symbology for AH-64 Apache aviators; Radio Interface Control Module (RICM), which combines the functionality of, and replaces, the soldier-worn Encrypted Aircraft Wireless Intercom System transceiver and Combat Survivor Evader Locator survival radio, and adds a wireless data capability; Enhanced Laser Eye Protection (ELEP), providing increased wavelength protection in a spectacle or visor configuration; Integrated Protective Ensemble (IPE), which fully replaces the legacy Air Warrior gear carriage and body armor system. The IPE reduces weight and bulk by using electrotextile technology to eliminate heavy electrical power/data cabling, eliminating the body-mounted raft, reducing the size and weight of breathing devices, and integrating personal flotation into the IPE. Product Director Soldier Power Product Director Soldier Power is a vital enabler for operations, essential for patrols and required for soldier sustainment. Providing energy-alternative capabilities and interoperability builds flexibility and resilience through the increased ability to respond to changes in operational demands and a greater ability to adapt to changes in the operational environment. These capabilities include soldier power sources, power scavenging, renewable energy, power distribution, power management, and power storage solutions that are lightweight and soldier-portable/wearable. The type of gear carried into battle by soldiers in the past had a low power requirement that could be addressed with a small amount of conventional batteries. As technologies mature and new power-consuming systems get added onto the current soldier load, the Army needs to address how to reduce that load and eliminate the logistical footprint associated with battery resupply. The Soldier Worn Integrated Power System (SWIPES) provides a central power source for extended mission duration when used with the ergonomie soldier-worn conformal battery, while reducing the numbers and varieties of batteries carried by the soldier. The SWIPES system can provide power for up to four devices including (but not limited to) a radio via a smart charging pouch, a USB hub to power any USB device, a defense advanced global positioning system (GPS) receiver (DAGR) and an end user device such as Nett Warrior. The Soldier Power Manager is a lightweight, portable power management system that can use power from primary batteries and manage power from solar, vehicle and fuel cell sources. The Rucksack Enhanced Portable Power System is a solar power energy system that can provide power to the individual or team and can be carried in an assault pack. The Modular Universal Battery Charger (MUBC) with a 120-watt solar blanket weighs approximately 6 pounds and brings recharging forward for the entire networked squad in a Tier 1 environment. This charger will reduce and potentially eliminate the need to return to the forward operating base for recharging. The MUBC will allow the warfighter to extend his mission duration without being tethered to a logistics battery resupply. The 1KW JP8 Generator allows the warfighter to use existing logistics infrastructure while providing a lightweight, nonportable solution. The Army is developing a multifuel-compatible capability. The Conformai Battery is an ergonomie soldier-worn battery that provides a central source of power for a variety of soldierworn capabilities. The ergonomie engineering of the conformai battery provides the warfighter with a lightweight power source that shares space with existing equipment on the soldier's combat uniform. The Tactical Communication and Protective System (TCAPS) provides concurrent hearing protection and auditory situational awareness. Historically, soldiers had to choose between hearing protection and force protection. As a combat force multiplier, TCAPS maintains hearing protection while enabling soldiers to use existing tactical radios, resulting in increased mission effectiveness, safety and survivability. Active hearing-protection technology coupled with hearing-attenuation technology enables soldiers wearing TCAPS to hear in steady-state and impulse environments. TCAPS' ambient-sound capability provides soldiers with localized, 360-degree acoustic situational awareness. An increase in soldier use of hearing protection devices will result in a reduction of hearing injuries and subsequent post-service disabilities. According to a General Accounting Office (GAO) report, in FY 2009 "some of the most common impairments for veterans receiving disability benefits were hearing-related. Annual payments for such conditions exceeded $1.1 billion." The Rapid Fielding Initiative is presently issuing an early version of TCAPS to deploying units. The TCAPS program of record will seek to offer a lighter, more interoperable, nonradio-dependent materiel solution. Milestone C is planned for FY 2013. Project Manager Soldier Sensors and Lasers (PM SSL) Project Manager Soldier Sensors and Lasers (PM SSL) provides soldier-borne sensors and lasers that enhance the soldier's ability to see and dominate in all battlefield and lighting conditions, to acquire objects of military significance before the soldier is detected, and to target threat objects accurately for engagement by soldiers or guided munitions. These systems provide critical, on-the-ground direct support to U.S. forces. Product Manager Soldier Maneuver Sensors (PM SMS) Product Manager Soldier Maneuver Sensors (PM SMS) is responsible for developing and equipping the soldier with sensors and lasers to help dominate the battlefield through improved lethality, mobility, and survivability in all weather and visibility conditions. The AN/PSQ-20 Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (ENVG) provides increased capability by incorporating image intensification and long-wave infrared sensors into a single, helmet-mounted passive device. The ENVG combines the visual detail in low-light conditions provided by image intensification with the thermal sensor's ability to see through fog, dust and foliage that obscure vision. This thermal capability makes the ENVG, unlike earlier nightvision devices, useful during the day as well as at night. The AN/PVS-14 Monocular Night ViSian Device (MNVD) is a head- or helmetmounted passive device that amplifies ambient light and very near infrared energy to enable night operations. The system is designed for use in conjunction with riflemounted aiming lights. The AN/AVS-6 Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System (ANVIS) is a third-generation, helmet-mounted, direct-view, image-intensification device that enables aviators to operate more effectively and safely during low-light and degraded battlefield conditions. The low-light sensitivity represents a 35 to 40 percent improvement over the earliest ANVIS. In addition, the gated power supply enables operation at significantly higher light levels than any of the previous designs. The ANII'AS-13 Thennal Weapon Sight (TWS) gives soldiers with individual and crew-served weapons the capability to see deep into the battlefield, increase surveillance and target acquisition range, and penetrate obscurants, day or night. The TWS systems use uncooled, forward-looking infrared (FLIR) technology and provide a standard video output for training or remote viewing. Thermal weapon sights are lightweight systems that are mountable onto each weapon's rail and operate to the maximum effective range of the weapon. In 2013, deliveries of TWS will include 17 micron technology, which will result in size, weight and power improvements over present configurations. The TWS family includes three variants: The AN/PAS-13(V)I Light Weapon Thermal Sight (LWTS) for the M16 and M4 series rifles and carbines, as well as the M136 Light Anti-Armor Weapon; the AN/PAS13(V)2 Medium Weapon Thermal Sight (MWTS) for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and M2408 series medium machine guns; and the AN/PAS-13(V)3 Heavy Weapon Thermal Sight (l-IWTS) for the squad leader's weapon M16 and M4 series rifles and carbines, M24 and M107 sniper rifles, and M2 HB and Mk 19 machine guns. The Family of Weapon Sights (FWS) pmgrain will provide soldiers with networked individual, crew-served, and sniper weapons sensor capability, allowing for significantly reduced target engagement times, increased identification ranges, and reduced weight during all visibility conditions. The FWS systems will use uncooled FLIE technology, digital low-light level technologies, and additional features to provide improved offensive firing capabilities, decreased transition time between mobility and targeting sensors, and improved firing accuracy. The FWS will have three variants: the Family of Weapon Sights Individual (FWSI) for the Ml 6 and M4 series rifles and carbines, the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, the M136 Light Anti-Armor Weapon and M141 Bunker Defeat Munitions; the Family of Weapon Sights Crew Served (FWSCS) for the M240B series medium machine guns, the M2 HB and Mk 19 machine guns; and the Family of Weapon Sights Sniper (FWSS) for the MHO, M107 and XM2010 sniper rifles. The AN/PVS-30 Clip-On Sniper Night Sight (CoSNS) is a lightweight, in-line, weapon-mounted sight used in conjunction with the day optic sight on the MHO SASS and the XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle (ESR). It employs a variable gain image tube that can be adjusted by the sniper depending on ambient light levels. When used in conjunction with the MHO or XM2010 day optical sight, it provides for personnel-sized target recognition at quarter-moon illumination in clear air to a range of 600 meters. The CoSNS has an integrated rail adapter that attaches directly to the MIL-STD-1913 rail for quick and easy mounting to or dismounting from the weapon. Use of the CoSNS does not affect the zero of the day optical sight and allows the MHO SASS and XM2010 to maintain bore sight throughout the focus range of the CoSNS and the weapon system's day optical sights. The Multifunction Aiming Light (MFAL) family includes the AN/PEQ-15 Advanced Target Pointer Illuminator Aiming Light (ATPIAL) and the AN/PEQ-15A Dual Beam Aiming Laser-Advanced2 (DBAL-A2). The AN/PEQ-15 and AN/PEQ-15A class 3B MFAL devices replace the AN/PAQ-4C. The infrared (IR) and visible aiming lasers are co-aligned. The visible laser can be used to bore-sight the device to a weapon without the need of night-vision goggles. The IR lasers emit a highly collimated beam of IR light for precise weapon aiming, as well as a separate, IR-illuminating laser with adjustable focus. A visible red-dot aiming laser can also be selected to provide precise aiming of a weapon during daylight or night operations. AN/PEQ-15 and AN/PEQ-15A IR lasers can be used as handheld illuminator pointers or can be weapon-mounted with included hardware. These units can be used with night-vision equipment to allow engagement of enemy targets at night. The AN/PEQ-14 Integrated Laser White Light Pointer (ILWLP) is a small, lightweight device that can be handheld or mounted on the M9 pistol with a MILSTD-1913 rail adapter and combines the functions of a white-light flashlight with adjustable focus, visible aiming laser, infrared aiming laser, and IR illuminator into one system. The ILWLP is used to engage targets with the M9 pistol on the battlefield and in close-quarters combat engagements. It is fielded to military police units. The LA-8/P Aircrew Laser Pointer (ALP) is a finger-mounted laser that has the capability to direct fires, identify friend and foe, and signal adjacent formations during night operations. It is mounted on a fire-resistant fabric designed to attach to the aircrew member's glove. Because it is worn on the hand, it does not interfere with aircraft operation. The master arming switch allows a highpower (Class Hlb) or low-power (Class I) infrared laser operation. A momentary fire button allows easy activation with the thumb to light an LED. The ALP incorporates a laser diode that projects a pinpoint beam that is brighter and more defined than other lasers. The Green Laser Interdiction System (GLIS) is a rifle-mounted laser that allows the soldier to interdict hostile actions through nonlethal effects. It is used to divert, disrupt or delay potential threats before they can engage friendly forces. It is also an effective, nonlethal means to warn civilians that they are approaching a zone of military operations. Product Manager Soldier Precision Targeting Devices (PM SPTD) Product Manager Soldier Precision Targeting Devices (PM SPTD) is responsible for developing and equipping the soldier with manportable precision targeting systems (locators, designators and entry devices) for the joint force scout, forward observer, and joint terminal attack controller for use across the full spectrum of operations. The AN/PED-1 Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) provides dismounted fire support teams, combat observation and lasing teams, and scouts with a precision target-location and laserdesignation system that allows them to call for fire using precision, near-precision and area munitions. It is a crew-served, manportable, modular target locator and laser designation system. The primary components are the Target Locator Module (TLM) and the Laser Designator Module (LDM). The TLM incorporates a thermal imager, day camera, laser designator spot imaging, electronic display, eye-safe laser rangefinder, digital magnetic compass, selective availability /anti -spoofing module global positioning system (SAASM GPS), and digital export capability. A new compact laser designator is being fielded with the LLDR 2, which requires less power and operates on one common single-channel ground and airborne radio system (SINCGARS) battery (BA-5390 or BA-5590). To provide a precision targeting capability to the dismounted soldier, PM SPTD has developed the LLDR 2H, which integrates a celestial navigation system with the digital magnetic compass in the TLM to provide highly accurate target coordinates. The TLM can be used as a stand-alone device or in conjunction with the LDM. During day operations, targets can be recognized at more than 7 kilometers. At night and in obscured battlefield conditions, the operator can recognize vehicle-sized targets at more than 3 kilometers. The LDM emits coded laser pulses compatible with DoD and NATO laserguided munitions. Targets can be designated at ranges greater than 5 kilometers. The Laser Target Locator (LTD has the mission of providing daylight and limited night capabilities to accurately locate targets and transmit target data. These are commercial off-the-shelf, handheld or tripod-mounted, lightweight laser target locators designed to deliver target data to the fire support and maneuver command, control, communications, and intelligence system (C4I). The Vector 21 is a binocular laser rangefinder (BLRF) with an embedded digital compass. It can be used in combination with the AN/PVS-14 NVG for limited night capability. Combined with a precision lightweight GPS receiver or a defense advanced GPS receiver, the system can compute and display target locations. The Mark VII integrates a monocular direct view optic, an image intensifier, a laser rangefinder and a digital compass into a day/night target location device. The MARK VII provides a limited night capability. Combined with a precision lightweight GPS receiver or a defense advanced GPS receiver, the system can compute and display target locations. The Mark VIlE is an improved Mark VII, which adds to all the Mark Vii's capabilities a more powerful 8x day optic, an uncooled thermal sight for increased night performance, and an embedded GPS receiver for greater accuracy. The TRIGR incorporates a 7x direct view optic, an improved uncooled thermal sight for increased sight range, a laser rangefinder, a digital compass and GPS that allows the system to determine target location. The Joint Effects Targeting System (JETS) provides the dismounted forward observer and joint terminal attack controller the ability to acquire, locate, mark and designate for precision GPS-guided and laser-guided munitions, and provides connectivity to the joint forces through fire and close air support digital planning/ messaging devices. JETS is an Army-led, joint program with the Air Force and Marine Corps to develop and field a one-man portable targeting system for forward observers and joint terminal attack controllers. The AN/PSQ-23 Small Tactical Optical Rifle Mounted (STORM) Micro-Laser Rangefinder (MLRF) is a lightweight, multifunctional laser system designed to operate on individual and crew-served weapons, the Stryker Remote Weapons Station, and the Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station. It combines the functionality of a laser rangefinder, the AN/PEQ-2A Infrared Aiming Laser and Illuminator, the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System, a digital compass, and a visible pointer into a single system. Combined with a precision lightweight CPS receiver or a defense advanced CI'S receiver, the system can compute and display target locations. Project Manager Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment (PM SPIE) Project Manager Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment (PM SPIE) develops and fields advanced soldier protection products, uniforms that enhance mission effectiveness, and improved parachute systems. These products are designed to protect soldiers and enable them to operate in any conditions. Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment (PM SCIE). Soldiers wear different uniforms depending on where they are or the duty they are performing, All Army combat uniformt will have a standardized insect repelleni treatment called permethrin. This treatment to the uniform adds additional protection against flying and crawling insects. The Army Combat Uniform (ACU) and Flame Resistant Combat Uniform (ERACU) consist of a jacket, trousers, patrol cap, moisture-wicking T-shirt and Army combat boot (temperate and hot weather) or the mountain combat boot for rugged terrain. After receiving soldier feedback, in February 2010, the Army announced that it was changing the operational camouflage pattern for Afghanistan from the pixelated Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) to the Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern (00'). OCP was selected for its effectiveness in the varied visual environments found in Afghanistan. Soldiers who deployed in late August 2010 were the first to receive the new camouflage uniform, while soldiers in theater received them that fall. Beginning in August 2012, the OCP uniforms included an improved fabric and several design changes that make them more durable in the rugged terrain and easier to wear. Along with changes in blouses and trousers, there have been some changes in the headgear that can be worn with this uniform. Effective June 2011, the patrol cap that matches the ACU is the primary headgear for this duty uniform, but at the commander's discretion, the black beret can be worn instead, The Army Service Uniform (ASU) is a traditional uniform that fully embodies the imperatives of utility simplicity and quality, The ASU presents a distinctive appearance that readily identifies a soldier to the American public. Army blue, green and white service uniforms have been streamlined to one blue uniform as part of an evolutionary process to reduce the number of Army dress uniforms. Army blue as a uniform color traces its origins back to the national blue of the U.S. flag and was first mandated for wear by soldiers in the Continental Army of 1779. The ASU provides a basic set of components that allow soldiers to dress from the lowest end to the highest end of service uniforms with little variation required. The ASU eliminates the need for numerous sets of green Class A uniforms, dress blue uniforms and, for some, dress white uniforms. Streamlining various dress uniforms into one ASU reduces the burden on soldiers in the same manner that the ACU did for the field utility uniform. The ASU includes a coat and low-waist trousers for male soldiers, and a coat, slacks and skirt for female soldiers. The fabric of the ASU consists of a 55 percent wool and 45 percent polyester blend, which is heavier and more wrinkle-resistant than the present commercially available blue uniform. The new ASU coat has an athletic cut to improve fit and appearance, and includes an improved heavier and wrinkle-resistant short- and longsleeved white shirt with permanent military creases and shoulder loops. The primary headgear for the ASU is the beret. Officers and enlisted soldiers will be required to have both the service cap and the beret by the mandatory possession date. Commanders have the discretion to determine if corporals and above wear either the service cap or the beret. The current black accessories, such as the windbreaker, all-weather coat, overcoat and sweaters, may be worn with the ASU. In addition to the clothing changes, the ASU will allow soldiers to wear the new Combat Service Identification Badge (CSIB) to honor the heritage and traditions of combat service. The CSIB replicates the former Wartime Service Shoulder Sleeve Insignia on the ACU. In addition, the green leaders tab is not authorized for wear on the ASU. The blue ASU was introduced to military clothing sales stores in the fourth quarter of FY 2007. The Army introduced the ASU into soldiers' clothing bags at initial-entry training in FY 2010. The mandatory possession date for the ASU for all soldiers is the fourth quarter of FY 2014. Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PM SPE) increases the warfighter's lethality and mobility by optimizing soldier protection while effectively managing all life-cycle aspects of personal protective equipment. Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) is a jointservice item designed and developed to incorporate the requirements of the Army and Marine Corps. Interceptor is the model name for a modular, multiple-threat body armor system consisting of a base tactical vest and modular components, with small-arms protective inserts designed to defeat multiple ballistic hazards across the battlefield continuum. The Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV) is a side-opening vest that can be donned over the head or right shoulder. An internal waistband is incorporated inside the vest for increased stability. The vest provides fragmentation and handgun protection. The IOTV consists of a groin protector, front yoke and collar, lower back protector and deltoid protector. The IOTV integrates with all modular lightweight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE) components and incorporates a quick-release system for emergency doffing. Since the inception of the IOTV, there have been numerous upgrades to the vest due to warfighter feedback. All these improvements have enhanced the form, fit and functionality of the system. The Deltoid and Auxiliary Protector (DAP) is a component of IBA that provides additional fragmentation and handgun protection to the upper arm and underarm areas. The DAP was developed as an add-on to the OTV to protect soldiers from the threat of improvised explosive devices in current operations. This auxiliary protective capability is not required for the IOTV, as it is already integrated. The Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plates provide multiple-hit protection to the chest and back against various small-arms threats. The Enhanced Side Ballistic Insert (ESBI) plates provide additional ballistic protection for the soldier's sides, which are not covered by ESAPI. The ESBI can also withstand small-arms hits from the same threats the ESAPI defends against. The XThreat Small Arms Protective Insert (XSAPI) plate was designed to meet shortterm emerging threats and provide additional ballistic protection against more lethal small-arms rounds. The X-Threat Side Ballistic Insert (XSBI) plates provide ballistic protection for the soldier's sides, which are not covered by XSAPI. The XSBI can also withstand small-arms hits from the same threats the XSAPI defends against. The IOTV includes integrated ESBI /XSBI side-plate carriers, which reduces redundant overlapping soft armor protection and decreases overall weight. The Soldier Plate Carrier System (SPCS) is a lightweight, flexible vest that provides a comfortable and secure fit with the capacity to accommodate hard body armor plates. It is designed to accommodate the ESAPI, XSAPI, ESBI, and XSBI hard armor ballistic plates. Specific characteristics include a MOLLE webbing on the front and back of the carrier for mounting of MOLLE components; compatibility with other equipment (Nett Warrior, rucksack and tactical assault panel - without impeding the ability to shoulder a weapon); easy don and doff capability; an increased range of sizes to ensure a comfortable fit for soldiers with the appropriate size ballistic plates inserted; wiring integration; drag strap for casualty removal capability; durability; and availability in OCP. An optional cummerbund has been added as a result of feedback received from soldiers in the field. The legacy Concealable Body Armor (CBA) is intended to be worn by soldiers in military police units, corrections, confinement and law-enforcement operations, Department of Defense investigative and security components, and other U.S. military forces. The CBA offers ballistics protection NIJ Level IIIA. The CBA provides maximum torso coverage while maintaining comfort and the ability to conceal. The Family of Concealable Body Armor (FoCBA) program will replace the legacy CBA. The FoCBA will standardize the CBA for all Army components and a portion of the DoD police force. The FoCBA provides two types of vest protection based on the operating environment or mission. The Type 1 vest will provide Level IIIA ballistic protection to the NIJ 0101.06 standard and stab protection to Level I of the NIJ 0115.00 standard. The Type 2 vest will provide stab protection that will meet NIJ 0115.00 standard for Level III stab protection (California ice pick, single-edged blades, and double-edged blades), while meeting additional Army requirements. These vests will allow for increased mission effectiveness by providing improved protection and a selection based on the operational environment. The Pelvic Protection System (PPS) is a two-tiered system composed of a Tier I protective under garment (PUG) and a Tier II protective outer garment (POG). The PUG is a system worn next to the skin designed to stop small fragments, reduce the penetration of dirt in wounds and minimize the risk of infection from fine debris. The POG is a system worn over the ACU and, in conjunction with the Tier 1 PUG, designed to reduce penetrations of larger threats and debris. The POG provides ballistic protection similar to that of the Improved Outer Tactical Vest (IOTV). The Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) comes in five shell sizes (small, medium, large, extra large, and extra-extra large) and includes a modular pad suspension system, retention system and ballistic nape pad. The modular pad suspension system improves blunt-force impact protection, stability and comfort. The cotton/polyester retention system, a four-point design, allows for quick adjustment for head size. The ballistic nape pad attaches to the retention system, improving comfort and stability and providing protection against small arms and fragmentation threats to the nape area of the neck. The ACH weighs 2.9 to 3.8 pounds, depending on size. The helmet cover is available in UCP and OCP. The Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) improves ballistic protection, stability and comfort without adding weight or degrading the soldier's hearing and field of vision. The ECH provides increased protection against ballistic and fragmentation threats. The ECH uses advanced thermoplastic materials that require different manufacturing processes from those associated with resin-impregnated paraaramids. The ECH weighs from 2.8 pounds (for a size small) to 4.0 pounds (for a size large). The helmet cover is available in UCP or OCP. The Helmet Sensor (HS) GEN II is a small, lightweight, low-power sensor suite that mounts inside the Advanced Combat Helmet or combat vehicle crewman helmet to record traumatic incidents such as IED explosions or vehicle accidents and document the forces exerted by those incidents on the soldier's head. Soldiers sometimes appear to go through traumatic incidents unscathed, only to later develop symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury. The helmet sensors measure and record G forces exerted on six different axes and also collect information on overpressure. This goes into a database that compiles many such incidents and can be cross-correlated with medical records and reports to help researchers determine if there is a link between brain injuries of various types and the forces exerted on the soldier's head. This database of incidents and medical outcomes will help the Army medical community establish a body of knowledge for development of an objective head exposure monitor and rapid head injury screening tool. The Military Combat Eye Protection (MCEP) program is an umbrella program geared toward protecting soldiers' eyes from external threats and hazards such as ballistic fragmentation, electromagnetic radiation, sand, wind, and dust during day and night missions. The MCEP provides eye protection for both prescription and nonprescription wearers in a variety of commercial styles and sizes. Given this variety of eyewear, soldiers can choose the best eyewear for their mission while still maintaining military standards for eye protection. The Advanced Bomb Suit (ABS) protects explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) soldiers against ordnance and IEDs. This system uses new materials technology and design to provide protection, comfort, and ergonomie efficiency. The ABS ensemble consists of the EOD 8 bomb suit and EOD 9 helmet. The bomb suit is a full-body ensemble that protects from fragmentation, blast overpressure, impact, heat and flame. To minimize weight and maximize flexibility, fragmentation protection is provided at various levels specific to body regions, based on wounding potential. Blast overpressure protection is provided to the front of the thorax. Impact protection is provided to the head and spine. Heat and flame protection are provided by resistant materials. The suit includes an ice-based cooling system to extend mission duration. A hand-protection module provides increased protection. The system can be removed in less than 30 seconds. All ballistic inserts are removable to facilitate laundering and repair. The system is equipped with provisions that allow for future communications, performance and capability upgrades. Project Manager Soldier Weapons (PM SW) Project Manager Solder Weapons (PM SW) ensures that soldiers have battlefield dominance in individual and crew-served weapons capabilities. PM SW supports soldiers through the development, acquisition, fielding and sustainment of current and future weapons systems and associated target acquisition/ fire control products. As a result of PM SW's efforts, soldiers benefit from continuous improvement programs and are equipped with systems that enhance their lethality and survivability. Two product managers under PM SW drive the mission: Product Manager Individual Weapons (PM IW) and Product Manager Crew Served Weapons (PM CSW). Product Manager Individual Weapons (PMIW) Product Manager Individual Weapons (PM IW) is responsible for current and future rifles, carbines, pistols, shotguns, grenade launchers, sniper systems, airburst weapons and related target acquisition/fire control products. The XM25 Individual Semi-Automatic Airburst System (ISAAS) is the U.S. Army's latest developmental weapon designed to address the problem of defeating enemies behind cover, defilade and exposed targets at ranges and accuracies not seen in today's small arms by firing 25 mm high-explosive airburst (HEAB) munitions. The XM25 incorporates full-solution target acquisition /fire control that integrates a thermal sight, 2x direct-view optics, a laser rangefinder, compass, fuze setter, ballistic computer and internal display. The M4/M4A1 5.56 mm Carbine is designed for lightness, speed, mobility and firepower and is standard issue for brigade combat teams. Throughout more than 10 years of sustained combat operations, the M4 has proven itself an effective weapon system that serves soldiers extremely well. The system is 1 pound lighter and more portable than the M16 series of rifles. The M4 series of carbines can also be mounted with the M203A2 Grenade Launcher, M320 Grenade Launcher or M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System. The weapon has received many performance-based design improvements since its inception. The Army authorized the upgrade of all M4s to the M4A1 configuration in September 2010. The M4A1 has full automatic capability, an ambidextrous fire selector and a slightly heavier barrel that increases the sustained rate of fire. The M16A2/A4 Series 5.56 mm Rifle is the most prevalent combat rifle in the U.S. Army inventory. It is a gas-operated, aircooled, shoulder-fired weapon that can be fired either in automatic three-round bursts or semiautomatic single shots. The M16A2 has an integral rear sight, while the M16A4 includes a military standard (MILSTD) 1913 upper receiver and forward rail system with a backup iron sight. Both systems can accommodate modern optics and accessories, as well as configurations that incorporate M203 and M320 40 mm grenade launchers. The M320 Grenade Launcher enables soldiers to accurately engage the enemy in daylight or total darkness out to 350 meters with 40 mm low-velocity grenades. The M320 will replace all M203 series grenade launchers mounted on the M16/M4 series of rifles and carbines. The weapon includes a side-loading unrestricted breech that permits the system to fire longer 40 mm projectiles (NATO standard and nonstandard) and also features the enhanced safety of a double-action trigger/ firing system. The M26 12-Gauge Modular Accessory Shotgun System (MASS) provides soldiers with a 12-gauge shotgun accessory attachment with lethal, less-than-lethal and door-breaching capabilities. The system attaches underneath the barrel of the M4 Carbine and provides a capability equivalent to a stand-alone shotgun without carrying a second separate weapon. The M26 can also be converted without tools to operate in a stand-alone mode. The Army began fielding the M26 to select engineer and MP units in 2012. The M107 Semi-Automatic Long Range Sniper Rifle (LRSR) fires 50-caliber ammunition and is capable of delivering precise, rapid fire on targets out to 2,000 meters. It is especially valuable during military operations in urban terrain, where greater firepower and standoff ranges provide counter-sniper capability while enhancing sniper survivability. The new XM2OIO Enhanced Sniper Rifle (ESR) is a fully upgraded M24 Sniper Weapon System that has been rechambered to fire .300 WinMag ammunition. The bolt action, magazine-fed system provides precision fire on targets at ranges 50 percent farther than existing 7.62 mm sniper systems. The XM2O1O is equipped with a suppressor and a fully adjustable right-folding chassis system featuring a monolithic MIL-STO 1913 accessory rail and accessory cable routing channels. The shooter interface can be tailored to accommodate a wide range of shooter preferences. The XM2O1O is fielded with a Leupold Mark 4 6.5 to 20x50 mm extended range/tactical riflescope with a scalable ranging and targeting reticle and an AN/PVS-29 Clip-on Sniper Night Sight. The Army fielded the XM2O1O to all sniper teams operating in Afghanistan in 2011. The MIlO Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS) is the U.S. Army's mediumcaliber sniper rifle that supplements the sniper's role to support combat operations with greater firepower and versatility. The 7.62 mm SASS brings a semiautomatic Capability to sniper teams and is particularly effective in urban areas where there are multiple targets and frequent close-combat situations. The MHO comes with a suppressor and incorporates a 3.5x10 scope with illuminated mil-reticle. It also comes with the M151 Enhanced Spotting Scope, which allows recognition and identification of targets at long distances. With powerful and bright optics, the spotting scope has 12 to 40x magnification with a 60 mm objective lens diameter. The scope has a Leupold mil dot (round dot) reticle for both range estimation and tactical collaboration with the shooter. The scope is weatherproof and fogproof. The M14 7.62 mm Enhanced Battle Rifle (EBR) provides infantry squads operating in Afghanistan with interim capability to engage enemy targets beyond the range of M4 Carbines and M16 Rifles. The weapon is air-cooled, gas-operated and magazine-fed. It is a modern M14 rifle mated to an enhanced aluminum billet stock, tactical scope and cantilever mount. The rifle is effective in close-quarters combat and in the conceptual squad designated marksman role. The M9 9 mm Pistol enhances lethality and survivability in close combat situations via a pistol with rail-attachment capabilities. It is the primary sidearm of the crew-served weapon crewmembers and others who have a personal defense requirement, such as law-enforcement personnel, unit leaders and aviators. The M68 Close Combat Optic (CCO) is a red-dot aiming device that enhances target acquisition speed, allowing soldiers to engage targets up to 300 meters with both eyes open to maintain situational awareness. The sight has no magnification and can be used with all current night-vision enhancements. The M150 Rifle Combat Optic (RCO) is a rugged, battery-free, 4x magnified optic that provides full mission profile optical capability for use on the M4/M16/M249 weapon systems. Enhanced capabilities provided by the M150 RCO include range estimation, which, along with the bullet drop compensated reticle, provides accurate target engagements out to 800 meters for trained operators. Product Manager Crew Served Weapons (PM CS W) Product Manager Crew Served Weapons (PM CSW) is responsible for current and future light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, related target acquisition/fire control products and remote weapons systems. The M153 Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) provides soldiers with the ability to acquire and engage targets while pmtected inside an armored vehicle. CROWS is a stabilized mount that contains a sensor suite and fire control software, allowing on-the-move target acquisition and first-burst target engagement. Capable of target engagement under day and night conditions, the CROWS sensor suite includes a daytime video camera, thermal camera and laser rangefinder. CROWS is designed to mount on any tactical vehicle and supports the Mk 19 40 mm grenade machine gun, M2 .50-caliber machine gun, M240B 7.62 mm machine gun, and M249 5.56mm squad automatic weapon. The Mk 19 40 mm Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) is an air-cooled, belt-fed, blowback-operated fully automatic weapon system. It has a maximum effective range of 2,212 meters for area targets and 1,500 meters for point targets. It fires standard high-velocity 40 mm grenade cartridges, including M383 high-explosive antipersonnel rounds, high-explosive dual-purpose (antipersonnel and armor-piercing) rounds, and training practice rounds. The Mk 19 supports the soldier in offensive and defensive roles by delivering a heavy volume of accurate and continuous firepower against enemy personnel and lightly armored vehicles. It can be mounted on a tripod or on multiple vehicle platforms and is the primary suppressive weapon for combat support and combat service support units. The M2 .50-caliber Machine Gun is automatic, belt-fed, recoil-operated and aircooled. The battle-proven system mounts on the M3 tripod and on most vehicles while also serving as an antipersonnel and antiaircraft weapon. It is highly effective against light armored vehicles, low- and slow-flying aircraft, and small boats. The M2 provides automatic weapon suppressive fire for offensive and defensive purposes. It is capable of single-shot (ground M2 machine gun) and automatic fire. In post-combat surveys, soldiers rated the M2 among the most effective weapon systems in their small-arms arsenal. The M2AI with Quick-Change Barrel and fixed headspace and timing is an enhancement to the M2 .50-caliber machine gun, offering soldiers increased performance and design improvements that make it easier and safer to use. The M2A1 speeds target engagement and improves survivability and safety by reducing the time required to change the barrel and eliminating the need to manually adjust headspace and timing. The M2A1 also provides a flash hider that reduces muzzle flash by 95 percent, making the weapon less detectable in darkness. The Army began fielding the M2A1 in 2011 and plans to upgrade its entire fleet of 45,000 M2s to the M2A1 standard. The M240B 7.62 mm Medium Machine Gun is a ground-mounted, gas-operated, crew-served machine gun. The cyclic rate is 550 to 650 rounds per minute, and the weapon's maximum effective range against area targets is 1,800 meters. It comes with an accessory rail integrated with the top cover that is used to attach sighting devices. It is issued to infantry, armor, held artillery and combat engineer units that require medium-support fire. The M240L 7.62 mm Medium Machine Gun (Light) weighs approximately 5 pounds less than the existing M240B, while meeting all of its reliability and operational characteristics. The M240L incorporates titanium construction and alternative manufacturing methods to achieve its weight savings. These improvements reduce the soldier's combat load while the weapon system's short barrel and collapsible buttstock configuration allow easier handling and movement of the weapon. Designated an Army's Greatest Invention of 2010, the M240L is rugged and reliable and has a minimum 50,000-round receiver life. The M240H 7.62 mm Machine Gun (Aviation Version) is designed for aviation application and demonstrates reliability equal to that of the M240B. It delivers two minutes of continuous suppressive fire and is removable for use in a ground role. It replaces the M60D machine gun for the UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters as part of their defensive armament systems. The M249 5.56 mm Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) serves as an automatic rifle and light machine gun for infantry squads. The M249 SAW is an air-cooled, belt-fed, 5.56 mm weapon with fixed headspace and a quick-change barrel. The weapon can be fired from the shoulder, bipod/tripod-mounted or vehicle-mounted position. It replaced the M16 rifle in the squad automatic rifle role. The Army's improved machine-gun tripod systems include the M192 Lightweight Ground Mount for Machine Guns and the XM205 Lightweight Heavy Machine Gun Tripod. The M192 provides a lighter weight, low-profile mounting platform for the M249 and M240 for controlled, sustained and accurate fire at extended ranges. The M192 is compact and collapsible and weighs 6 pounds less than the M 122 Al tripod it replaces. PM CSW will begin fielding the XM205 in 2013 for the dismounted M2 and Mk 19 to enable a quicker, more accurate target engagement. At 34 pounds, the XM205 weighs 16 pounds less than the current M3 heavy tripod and offers an integrated traverse and elevation mechanism that can be operated with one hand. Capability Set 13 tested, validated and finalized during Network Integration Evaluation 12.2 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., the first integrated package of tactical communications gear. 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