US Army TRADOC Analysis Center

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C4ISR FACTOverview

• US Army TRADOC Analysis Center
• Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
• 1 April 03

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Outline

• Organization
• Actions and Roadmap
• Proposal Process
• Funded Proposals
• Critical Research Areas
• Research Plan

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Task Organization
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Roles and Responsibilities

• TRAC-FLVN chairs the C4ISR FACT composed of
  stakeholders from the MS community.
• The C4ISR FACT is organized into an Executive
  Committee and at least three focused research
  areas (FRA)
• C2 (Lead BCBL-L)
• Communications (Lead CECOM)
• ISR (Lead Army G-2)
• Each FRA determines the number and composition of
  representatives for their area.

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FACT Actions

• Identify and Publish Critical Research Areas
  (CRA)
• Solicit proposals/implementation plans from
  industry, academia, government, etc. to work on
  the identified CRAs
• Review and prioritize proposals
• Present prioritized proposals to AMSEC for
  funding
• Annually publish research plan
• Monitor each funded project and recommend
  continuance or termination to AMSEC

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FACT Road Map

• For Each Domain
• Envision where the MS needs to be
• Look at where the MS is now
• Determine how to get from where the MS is now to
  where the MS needs to be

• Identify any shortfalls in current C4ISR MS that
  preclude them from getting to where they need to
  be
• Are these shortfalls due to a lack of
• Knowledge
• Methodologies/Algorithms
• Data
• Overcome with time/money

? Research
? Tech Insertion

• Publish a list of the Critical Research Areas, so
  interested parties can submit proposals
• Utilize web site to facilitate process
  https//www.c4isrfact.leavenworth.army.mil/

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Proposal Evaluation Process

• Executive Committee evaluates proposals
• ExCom determines
• Possible redundancies
• Areas for additional collaboration
• Link to current/past efforts
• Identifies prioritized list of proposals for
  submission for funding
• AMIP/SIMTECH
• Research lt 350k (100k-250k)
• VMSO (SMART) MDEP
• Research gt 350k

AMIP/SIMTECH Submission
VMSO MDEP Submission
RFP
Evaluation
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Proposals Evaluation Process (2)

• Once recommended proposals are approved by AMSEC
• FRA Lead contacts sponsors
• Sponsors initiate work and monitor progress
• Sponsors provide quarterly status reports to FACT
• Sponsors provide input for annual final reports
  to AMSEC

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FY 04 Proposal Process

• Web-based submission process
• Web site https//www.c4isrfact.leavenworth.army.
  mil/
• Research topics published on web site
• Add a proposal evaluation capability
• Contract to add functionality with NG-IT was
  completed on 20 Feb 03
• Additional development work is on-going

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FY 02 Proposals

• Call for proposals for AMIP/SIMTECH August 2002
• Ten proposals received six forwarded to AMSO
• Two proposals received funding
• Measuring the Value of High Level Fusion (G2/
  RAND)
• Military Planning Analysis Project (BCBL-L)

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FY 03 Status of Proposals

• Proposals submitted for FY 03 VMSO MDEP
• Non-Organic ISR Support to the UE (SMDBL)
• C4ISR Simulation and Stimulation Testbed (CECOM
  REDEC UAMBL)
• Impact of C4ISR on Small Unit C2 (Natick)
• Generalized Representation of Space-base
  Platforms (SMDC)
• MOUT Search and Discrimination (Night Vision Lab)
• MOUT Optimization and Reasoning System (SAIC)
• Space Based ISR and Comms Upgrades to AWARS
  (SMDC)
• AMSAA MOUT Radio Frequency Propagation (AMSAA)
• Acoustic Modeling in Urban Terrain (ERDC-CRREL)

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Critical Research Areas

• Identified critical research areas at the C4ISR
  FACT meeting 25-26 Feb 03
• Overarching Research Areas Include
• Operational Environment
• Threat
• Sensors
• Communications
• SA/Data Fusion
• Information Operations
• Decision Making
• Networked Fires
• Control

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Research Plan

• To be published 1st quarter of each FY
• Research plan includes three key elements
• Critical Research Areas
• Previous FY funded
• AMIP/SIMTECH projects
• VMSO MDEP projects
• Recommended projects for the upcoming FY
• AMIP/SIMTECH projects
• VMSO MDEP projects

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Questions