1 / 16

Ms. Jill H. Smith, SES

UNCLASSIFIED. CERDEC Overview to N ortheastern Maryland Technology Council (NMTC) (11 April 2013). Ms. Jill H. Smith, SES. Overall Classification of this briefing is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical Director. Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. .

chinue
Download Presentation

Ms. Jill H. Smith, SES

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. UNCLASSIFIED CERDEC Overview to Northeastern Maryland Technology Council (NMTC) (11 April 2013) Ms. Jill H. Smith, SES Overall Classification of this briefing is UNCLASSIFIED Technical Director Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. UNCLASSIFIED

  2. UNCLASSIFIED RDECOM Organization AMRDEC Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center ARDEC Armaments Research, Development & Engineering Center ARL Army Research Laboratory CERDEC Communication- Electronics Research, Development & Engineering Center ECBC Edgewood Chemical Biological Center NSRDEC Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center TARDEC Tank and Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center UNCLASSIFIED

  3. UNCLASSIFIED Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center Mission:To develop and integrate Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Technologies that enable Information and Cyber Dominance and Decisive Lethality for the Networked Warfighter Vision:To employ the imagination and innovation of this nation’s brightest professionals to provide America’s brave sons and daughters with the most effective solutions to ensure mission success and their safe return home

  4. UNCLASSIFIED CERDEC Leadership Director Ms. Jill Smith PD C4ISR & Net Ops Military Deputy LTC Scot Grieg (acting) LTC Quentin Smith Associate Director for Systems Engineering Associate Director Associate Directorfor Technology andStrategic Planning Senior Enlisted Advisor MSG Jim Fuller Mr. Bruce Testa Mr. Frank Vellella (Acting) Mr. Robert Zanzalari Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate Intelligence & Information Warfare Directorate Software Engineering Directorate Command, Power and Integration Directorate Space & Terrestrial Comms Directorate Product Realization Directorate Mr. John Willison (SES) Dr. Paul Zablocky (ST) (Acting) Mr. Donald Reago Mr. Henry Muller (SES) Mr. Michael Skurla Mr. Ronald Michel • Mission Command • Army Power • Computing Platforms • Prototyping, Integration & Testing • Science and Technology • Countermine • Modeling and Simulation • Ground Combat Systems • Special Projects & Prototyping • Air Systems • Information / Network Operations • Electronic Warfare Air/ Ground Survivability • Intel Systems & Processing • RADAR/ Combat Identification • SIGINT/ QRC • I2WD Flight Activity • IEW Support • Avionics & Force Protection Software Support • Tactical Communications • Satellite & Management Sys • Cyber Security & Data Standards • Battlespace Command Solutions • Fire Support • Technical Programs • CCS/ Avionics • Communications • Intelligence Electronic Warfare Sensors/ Night Vision • Quality Engineering & Product Assurance • Systems Engineering Analysis & Modeling and Simulation (SEAMS) • Cyber Security & Information Assurance • SATCOM • Antennas & Spectrum Analysis • Communication Networks & Networking (CNN) UNCLASSIFIED As of 1 Apr 2013

  5. CERDEC C4ISR Capabilities UNCLASSIFIED

  6. Science & Technology/Engineering & Quality Assurance Missions UNCLASSIFIED • Science & Technology Core Efforts • Mission Command (Applications) • Soldier and Mobile Power & Energy • Network Management • Tactical and Strategic Communications • Cyber Operation (Protect, Exploitation, Attack) • Intelligence and Surveillance • Reconnaissance and Targeting • Intelligence Fusion • IED, Mine, and Minefield Detection and Defeat • Soldier Sensors • Electronic Warfare (Air and Ground) • Position, Navigation, and Timing • Systems Engineering and Integration System Engineering Services • Life Cycle Systems Engineering • Software Engineering • Security Engineering, Certification and Accreditation, Information Assurance • Project Leadership • Independent Product / Process Assessment • Sustainment Engineering Support • Rapid Prototype Engineering / Integration • Production / Quality / Reliability Engineering • Configuration Management, Specifications & Standardization Program Management • Technical / Acquisition Management Technologies Smart buyers Skilled personnel Leveraged facilities Real world needs Unforeseeable requirements Transition opportunities Leveraged facilities Rapid Fielding of Systems Directly to the Warfighter Rucksack Enhanced Portable Power System Transformative Apps Night Eagle (Airborne Persistent Surveillance) Duke V2 Electronic Attack (Fixed site, network enabled EW system) Stargrazer (Man portable electronic attack system) Constant Hawk (Airborne Persistent Surveillance) Interrogation Arms (IED Detection) Ghost/Helios (Non-Lethal Warning) Cerberus (Force Protection) UNCLASSIFIED Immediate In Theater Development 13 Months 12 Months 12 Months 9 Months 15 Months 4 Months 12 Months 6 Months

  7. Strategic Initiatives UNCLASSIFIED • Cyber • Common Operating Environment UNCLASSIFIED

  8. Vision and Computing Environments UNCLASSIFIED • CIO G6 Vision: Set of standards, products, architectures, and processes that enable agility and interoperability • Scope of COE implementation requires systematic and manageable approach • Clustering similar systems based on mission environments to facilitate implementation * COE Architecture – Appendix C to Guidance for ‘End State’ Army Enterprise Network Architecture, 1 October 2010 ASA(ALT) Organized COE Space Into Manageable Pieces: Computing Environments UNCLASSIFIED 8

  9. Current approach UNCLASSIFIED GPS Applications PM GPS PM APPS PM Network PM Sensors Surveillance 4G Network “When technology gets out of the way, everything becomes delightful.” Apple UNCLASSIFIED 9

  10. Current Approach UNCLASSIFIED SINCGARS/VRC-92 DAGR BFT VRC-103 VRC-104 PDCue OGPK w/ Overhead Protection Overhead Wire Mitigation VRC-110 Comms Sensing Sensing Comms Display 360o SA • Independent systems with their own displays and controls • Integration is limited to resolving interference among systems GPS Comms GPS MT-6352 Sensing VIC-3 Display RWS / CROWS Sensing Check 6 Display Boomerang GPS Duke WALK Sensing GPS Display Comms Comms Direction Finding Sensing Sensing RHINO Comms DVE Display Comms Common Controller/GUI UNCLASSIFIED 10

  11. System of Systems and COE UNCLASSIFIED SINCGARS/VRC-92 DAGR BFT VRC-103 VRC-104 PDCue Tomorrow (Next Generation) VRC-110 360o SA • All vehicle “peripherals” adhere to standardized interfaces • Common user interface and control for all systems • Common services provided by the vehicle bus • Common processing unit, databus and software environment allowing rapid development of new applications MT-6352 VIC-3 RWS / CROWS Check 6 Boomerang EW Vehicle Data and Power Architectures RHINO Sensor Comms CRCIED DVE SA Other Capability Card-Level Devices Software Framework Common Controller/GUI UNCLASSIFIED 11

  12. System of Systems and COE UNCLASSIFIED Controller cFlash Interface Rx A Rx B Rx C ADC Processor Processor Processor Processor DAC Tx A Tx B Tx C Future (Leap Ahead) PNT Receiver • Vehicle “peripherals” are now building blocks • “Systems” are developed by combining building blocks in software • Common services necessary to build “systems” are provided by the vehicle • Common processing unit, databus and software environment allowing rapid development of new applications RF Distribution Transmitter RF Distribution Power Management Amplifiers Cameras Antennas Software Framework Comms CRCIED Common UI SA Other Capability Card-Level Devices Trade offs between performance and cost are necessary UNCLASSIFIED 12

  13. Application Development UNCLASSIFIED Controller cFlash Interface Rx A Rx B Rx C ADC Processor Processor Processor Processor DAC Tx A Tx B Tx C SINCGARS/VRC-92 Direction Finding 4. Publish detection and image into DCGS 1. DFRadio Communication Radio Communications RF Detection 2. Steer RWS/CROW toward potential threat RWS / CROWS N Detection? Y Direction Finding Slew Gun 3. Display RWS/CROW Image on FBCB2 Rapid application development Present CROW display on FBCB2 Publish Detection to DCGS though SINCGARS Common Controller/GUI UNCLASSIFIED 13

  14. Hardware and Software Commonality UNCLASSIFIED Antennas Antennas RF Distribution RF Distribution Antennas RF Amplification RF Amplification RF Amplification Digital/RF Conversion Processors Client Serial RapidIO Backplane Client Edge Node Wired/Wireless “VICTORY” Databus Architecture Wired and Wireless Connections Future versions of the CE's should also address hardware UNCLASSIFIED 14

  15. COE Goals UNCLASSIFIED • Reduce Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) of systems • Reduce lifecycle costs • Reduce duplication • Improve integration of capabilities • Keep pace with industry COE requires new way of thinking, but provides significant benefits UNCLASSIFIED 15

  16. 16

More Related