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Future Combat Systems SOS Characteristics and Critical Success Factors

Future Combat Systems SOS Characteristics and Critical Success Factors. Edgar Dalrymple Associate Director, Software and Distributed Systems October, 2006. Agenda. System Overview Complexity Critical Success Factors. FCS System-of-Systems (SoS). Manned Systems. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

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Future Combat Systems SOS Characteristics and Critical Success Factors

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  1. Future Combat SystemsSOS Characteristics and Critical Success Factors Edgar DalrympleAssociate Director, Software and Distributed Systems October, 2006

  2. Agenda • System Overview • Complexity • Critical Success Factors

  3. FCS System-of-Systems (SoS) Manned Systems Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) Class IV Command and Control Vehicle (C2V) Class III Class II Class I Mounted Combat System (MCS) Unattended Munitions Intelligent Munitions Systems NLOS LS Unattended Ground Sensors Reconnaissance and Surveillance Vehicle (RSV) Non-Line of Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) Unmanned Ground Vehicles Non-Line of Sight Mortar (NLOS-M) Small (Manpackable) UGV ARV Aslt ARV RSTA FCS Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle (FRMV) Armed Robotic Vehicle (ARV) Medical Vehicle Treatment (MV-T) MULE (Countermine) MULE (Transport) Medical Vehicle Evacuation (MV-E) ARV-A (L) 8-1-06

  4. Breadth of Scope • Developmental Engineering for a new fleet of Manned Ground Combat Vehicle (HW & SW) • Developmental Engineering for a new fleet of Unmanned Ground and Aerial Vehicles (HW & SW) • Developmental Engineering for Distributed System (HW and SW) • Networked integration of FCS systems • Sensors • Effectors • Maneuver Elements • Networked integration of existing Army/Joint Systems • Networked/Embedded training • Networked/Embedded prognostics/sustainment • Development and Integration of Tactical and Strategic Networks • Development of new Army Organizational Structures (Brigade Combat Team) and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures • Development of Modeling and Simulation Environment to support Simulation Based Acquisition (including Operational Test) • Incremental fielding of products to current forces (Spin Outs) Fixed Cost and Schedule

  5. Complexity of Concurrent Engineering • Operational Concept Development • Force Effectiveness Modeling • Operational Architecture Development • Technology Maturation • Engineering Process Coordination and Alignment • SoS Requirements Development • Platform Requirements Development • Distributed Systems Requirements Development • Operational Software Development • Platform Simulation Development • Other Models and Simulations (terrain, Red Forces) Acquisition and Integration • Technical and Operational Test Planning • Production planning All Activities are Currently Ongoing

  6. Critical Success Factors • Baseline Management • Clarity and Control • Agility of Change • Organizational Efficiency • Within LSI/Army • Across One Team Partners (Suppliers) • Concurrency Management • Anchor Points • Check Point Process • Feasibility Assessments • Compound Risk • Integrated Status • Demonstrated Performance

  7. What We’ve Learned • Communications requirements are enormous • Our Organization is a Culture of Cultures • Top is very agile with ideas and desires • Bottom is more cautious and pragmatic • Outside organizations are transforming as well • Testers and Evaluators • Certification and Release Authorities • Auditors

  8. Summary • What is working • Check Points for SW • Staff adjustments to concurrency • Outside Experts/Oversight Agency Access • What can be improved • Anchor Points for Systems Engineering • Flexibility in Criteria for Checkpoints/Anchor Points • Go/No-Go versus Risk Assessment • Incremental Feasibility Assessment

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