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

RDECOM Organization AMRDEC ARDEC ARL CERDEC ECBC NSRDEC TARDEC UNCLASSIFIED RFEC Atlantic RFEC Pacific RFEC Americas 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

Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center UNCLASSIFIED 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

CERDEC Leadership UNCLASSIFIED Director As of 1 Apr 2013 UNCLASSIFIED Ms. Jill Smith PD C4ISR & Net Ops Military Deputy LTC Scot Grieg (acting) LTC Quentin Smith Associate Director for Systems Engineering Associate Director Associate Director for Technology and Strategic Planning Senior Enlisted Advisor MSG Jim Fuller Mr. Bruce Testa Mr. Frank Vellella (Acting) Mr. Robert Zanzalari Command, Power and Integration Directorate Space & Terrestrial Comms Directorate Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Directorate Intelligence & Information Warfare Directorate Software Engineering 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 Systems Engineering Analysis & Modeling and Simulation (SEAMS) Cyber Security & Information Assurance SATCOM Antennas & Spectrum Analysis Communication Networks & Networking (CNN) 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 As of 1 Apr 2013 UNCLASSIFIED

CERDEC C4ISR Capabilities UNCLASSIFIED

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 Night Pilotage / Driving Laser Rangefinders, Designators and Pointers Laser Countermeasures Camouflage, Concealment and Deception Biometrics Combat ID 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) Immediate In Theater Development UNCLASSIFIED 13 Months 12 Months 12 Months 9 Months 15 Months 4 Months 12 Months 6 Months

Strategic Initiatives UNCLASSIFIED Strategic Initiatives Cyber Common Operating Environment UNCLASSIFIED

Vision and Computing Environments UNCLASSIFIED Vision and Computing Environments 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 Agility is the ability to rapidly develop and deploy applications to meet mission requirements ASA(ALT) Organized COE Space Into Manageable Pieces: Computing Environments * COE Architecture – Appendix C to Guidance for ‘End State’ Army Enterprise Network Architecture, 1 October 2010 UNCLASSIFIED 8

Current approach Applications UNCLASSIFIED Current approach 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

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

System of Systems and COE UNCLASSIFIED MT-6352 VRC-110 VRC-103 Tomorrow (Next Generation) PDCue RWS / CROWS VRC-104 360o SA Boomerang 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 VIC-3 DAGR BFT Check 6 EW DVE RHINO Vehicle Data and Power Architectures SINCGARS/VRC-92 Sensor CRCIED Comms SA Other Capability Card-Level Devices Software Framework Common Controller/GUI UNCLASSIFIED 11

System of Systems and COE UNCLASSIFIED Future (Leap Ahead) PNT Receiver RF Distribution 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 Transmitter Power Management RF Distribution Rx A Rx B Rx C Processor Tx A Tx B Tx C Controller ADC DAC cFlash Interface Amplifiers Cameras Antennas Software Framework CRCIED Comms Common UI SA Other Capability Card-Level Devices Trade offs between performance and cost are necessary UNCLASSIFIED 1212

Application Development UNCLASSIFIED Direction Finding SINCGARS/VRC-92 1. DFRadio Communication 4. Publish detection and image into DCGS Radio Communications RF Detection 2. Steer RWS/CROW toward potential threat RWS / CROWS Rx A Rx B Rx C Processor Tx A Tx B Tx C Controller ADC DAC cFlash Interface 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 1313

Hardware and Software Commonality UNCLASSIFIED Hardware and Software Commonality Antennas Antennas Antennas RF Distribution RF Distribution RF Amplification RF Amplification RF Amplification Digital/RF Conversion Processors Client Serial RapidIO Backplane Client Wired/Wireless Edge Node “VICTORY” Databus Architecture Wired and Wireless Connections Future versions of the CE's should also address hardware UNCLASSIFIED 1414

COE requires new way of thinking, but provides significant benefits 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

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