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Project Manager,

Armored Fighting Vehicles

IDGA Conference Brief

COL Jim Schirmer

17 November 2015

Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Dissemination


Agenda

• Overview

• Bradley Vehicle Fighting System Overview

• Self Propelled Howitzer Systems Highlights

• Future Fighting Vehicle / Mobile Protected Firepower

• Broad Challenges

• Questions/Discussion


Armored Fighting Vehicles

Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems

• M2A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)

• M3A3 Calvary Fighting Vehicle (CFV)

• Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST)

• Engineer Vehicle

• M109 A6 Paladin & M992A2 FAASV (current fleet)

• M109 A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) &

M992A3 Carrier Ammunition Tracked (CAT)

(formerly PIM)

Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems

Future Fighting Vehicle (FFV)


Bradley Mission Roles

2-Aug-16 4

M2A3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV):

• Closes with the enemy using fire and movement

to defeat or capture him, or to repel his assault

by fire, close combat, or counterattack.

• Crew of 3, plus 7 Dismounted Infantry

M3A3 Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV):

• Executes Reconnaissance and Security (R&S)

missions

• Crew of 3, plus 2 Dismounted Scouts

• Increased ammunition load

Bradley Fire Support Team (BFIST):

• Provides enhanced surveillance, target

acquisition, target location, and target

designation while mounted and under armor to

support application of Joint Fires

• Crew of 3, plus Fire Support Systems Operator

• Deletes TOW missiles to mount Fire Support

Sensor System (FS3)

Engineer Vehicle:

• Assures the mobility of the force at the

strategic through tactical level

• Crew of 3, plus 7-man Dismounted Engineer

Squad

*Converting to M2


Bradley Overarching Schedule

27-Oct-15 5

Bradley

Today

ECP1 Production

ECP2 Production

A3 Prod

ODS-SA Conversion M3 – M2 Conv.

ECP1 Fielding

ECP 2b

ASARC

ECP2 Fielding

ECP 2b Dev & Testing

ECP 2b Dev

Contract Award

ECP1 Prod

Contract Award

FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23

ECP2b

PDR

ECP2b

CDR

ECP 2 Dev & Testing

ECP2

PDR

ECP2

CDR

ECP2 Prod

Contract Award

ECP2 Dev

Contract Award

ECP 1 Dev & Test ECP

ASARC

ECP1

PDR

ECP1

CDR

ECP2b Prod

Contract Award

ECP1 Follow-on Prod

Contract Award


Bradley ECP 1 & 2 Technologies:

A4 Vehicle

2-Aug-16 6

Intent: Address space, weight, power, cooling and computing limitations to enable Army inbound technologies.

Power Train

- 675 HP Power Pack Upgrade*

- 800 HP Transmission Efficiencies*

- Cooling System Modification

- Upgraded Final Drives*

Enabled Capabilities

- Counter RCIED (Remote

Control Improvised Explosive

Device) Electronic Warfare

(CREW) v3

Suspension and Track

- Extended Life Track

- Heavy Weight Torsion Bars

- Dampers and Road Arms

Electrical System (28 Vdc)

- Electrical Power Upgrade (from 400 amps to

990 amps)

- High Speed Slip Ring Upgrade

- 1 G Ethernet Switch

- Vehicle Health Management System (VHMS),

Phase I

- Battery Monitoring*

- Begins VICTORY architecture compliance

- Electrical Cooling

Situational Awareness / Mission Command

- Improved FBCB2 Integration - KGV-72 (Programmable Encryption Device)

- Blue Force Tracker (BFT) 2

- Mounted Family of Computing Systems (MFoCS)

- Joint Battle Command - Platform (JBC-P)

- Common Intelligent Display

- Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR)

- Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit (HMS)

- Nett Warrior

- New Central Processor Unit

ECP 1**

Accelerated Technologies

- Automatic Fire Extinguishing System (AFES) Optimization –

Phase One

- Driver’s DVE Wide Field of View (FOV)

* Common with other platforms

**All other technologies are ECP 2


Bradley ECP2b Planned Technologies:

Lethality Package

• Commander’s Independent Viewer (CIV)

‒ 3GEN FLIR

‒ Laser Range Finder

‒ Coded Spot Tracker (Laser Pointer)

‒ Color Camera

Lethality

• Improved Bradley Acquisition

System (IBAS)

‒ 3GEN FLIR

‒ Laser Range Finder

‒ Coded Spot Tracker (Laser

Pointer)

‒ Color Camera

• Commanders Independent Weapon

System

• Laser Warning Receiver

• Directional Smoke Grenade Launcher

• Environmental Control System

• Vehicle Generated Smoke System

• Rear View Sensor System

Protection

• Enabling Enhancements

‒ VICTORY architecture/COE

compliance

‒ Video Capturing

‒ Integrated MILES/LTEC*

‒ Embedded Training

* Live Training Engagement Composition (LTEC) is projected to replace proprietary MILES software

27-Oct-15 7


Bradley Underbelly Interim Solution (UBIS)

• Objective: To design, develop and acquire Underbelly kitted

solution for BDEs, as a bridge to a fully-integrated solution.

• Output: Total of four Brigades.

• Kitted Solution Constraints:

– UBIS Kit will not require extensive structural changes to

support

– No major changes to the interior of the vehicle; i.e. extensive

flooring, seats, etc.

– Installation to occur at the unit level is desired

2-Aug-16 8

A UBIS configuration will enhance the underbelly protection level on BFVs by developing

and integrating technologies onto the existing platform that will meet a set of defined and

measureable requirements.

UBIS

Procure/Kit/Ship

FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22

Dev & Testing

UBIS

PDR

UBIS

CDR

UBIS Prod

Contract Award

UBIS Dev

Contract Award


Why Bradley ECP 3?

• Survivability: Force protection needs improvement (Need ammo

compartmentalization, external fuel tanks, under belly armor,

Active Protection System (APS)), etc)

• Space: Current Bradley vehicles cannot accommodate the 2015

95th Percentile Soldiers (Need a larger vehicle – Not meeting 7-

man squad requirement)

• Mobility: Even after ECP 2 and ECP 2b, the Bradley vehicles

cannot meet the required acceleration/dash speed and range

requirements

• Operations & Support Cost Reduction: Vetronics/Software

needs improvement (Need to implement Line Replaceable

Modules (LRMs), software open architecture, electronics

architecture)

2-Aug-16 9


Bradley Modernization Schedule

2-Aug-16 10

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ECP 1

Network Integration

(ECP 2)

UBIS Under Belly

Interim Solution

Lethality

Integration

(ECP 2b)

Mobility &

Integrated Force

Protection (ECP 3) Mobility, Computing,

Environ, Survivability,

Weight Reduction

BRADLEY

DEVELOP PROD &

FIELDING

DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION & FIELDING

DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTION & FIELDING TEST

PRODUCTION & FIELDING

PRODUCTION & FIELDING DEVELOPMT

TEST

TEST

TEST

TEST


Self Propelled Howitzer Systems


M109A7 FOV Program Schedule

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

10/19/15

MS C FRP

CMR

FUE

IOC

LRIP ContractAward

LRIP Option 1Award

LRIP Option 2Award

FRP Contract Award

Start of Final Assembly

LRIP Production & Delivery

1st delivery FRP thru Dec 2027

DT (System) 1st delivery

DT (PQT)

FUSL (LFT)

IOT

Log Demo

IETM Verification

DT&E has oversight of DT, and DOT&E has oversight of OT and Live Fire.

Unclassified // FOUO (For Official Use Only)

Revision 80

PIM Timeline

12

Today


ERCA/R.LTH.2015.19

Purpose:

Regain Lethality overmatch for 155mm artillery systems by

providing next generation lightweight extended range

armament with improved accuracy and increased rates of fire.

Products:

•Prototype Design for Common Lightweight Extended Range

Armament

Prototype Design for Compact Fully-Automatic Ammo

Handling System

•Range extension and Lifting surface technology

•XM1113 Rocket Assisted Projectile Transition in FY18

•Technologies Prototype Extended Range Propelling Charge

(XM654)

•Micro Common Fire Control Prototype Design

•Proven process for domestic source of High Strength Steel

(HSS)

•Government Owned IP

Schedule & Funding

Tasks FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18

Tech Exploration & Concepts

Subsystem Design & System Interfaces

Subsystem Analyses & Subscale Fabrication

ERCA Ballistic Testing incl XM1113 (w/39 cal

Advanced Lightweight Cannon

Advanced Lightweight Ammo Handling Technology

Lightweight Gun Mount & Recoil Technology

XM654 Supercharge Technology

Common Fire Control Technologies

Extended Range Lifting Surfaces

3

3

5

4

5

3 2

3 4

Ammo Handling XM654 Supercharge

Micro FCS

XM1155 ERAP

XM1113

XM208 Gunmount

XM907 Cannon

3

3

3

6

3 4

13


Future Fighting Vehicle

Mobile Protected Firepower


Background

• Future Fighting Vehicle program start deferred ~10

years in order to free up resources for the Ground

Mobility Vehicle, Light Reconnaissance Vehicle,

Stryker Lethality upgrade, and Mobile Protected

Firepower (MPF)

• FFV Phase I continues through FY16

– Concept exploration

– Outputs to feed M&S effort to relook requirements

– Risk mitigation if overarching strategy changes, or if

additional resources become available

• MPF effort placed in PM AFV portfolio

2-Aug-16 15


Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF)

• Part of the Feasible Four

• IBCTs need long range, mobile, protected, precision firepower

8/2/2016 16

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Vehicle

System

Transport

Weight

(tons)

Transport

Capability (Vehicle

Quantities)

Attribute Capability

Primary Armament Crew Size KE Protection

Bomblet

Underbody

Protection

C-130

Airdrop

C-17

Airdrop

Medium

Caliber

Cannon

105mm

Cannon (Conventional)

120mm

Cannon (Conventional)

2 3 4 Small

Arms

Heavy

M.G.

Medium

Cannon 0.5X

15.8 1 3 X X X

18.5 1 2 X

24.6 0 2*

MPF Air Drop Transport Capability Options & Risks

X Not Feasible

High Risk of meeting

capability for MPF-like system

Medium Risk of meeting

capability for MPF-like system

Low Risk of meeting capability

for MPF-like system

Key Notes

• Assessment based on SME judgement (no concepts were developed)

• Capabilities estimated based on current-mid term technology.

• Capabilities estimated at system transport weight. Does not include the

possibility of enhanced capabilities through add-on kits. Does not

address transport dimensional constraints or the ability of a vehicle to

survive airdrop impact.

• The risk of achieving vehicle system transport weight increases with

medium and high risk attribute capabilities (Armament, Crew, KE,

Underbody).

• Higher risk vehicle system transport weights based on attribute

capability selection will drive vehicle configuration (e.g. remote weapon

station, rear engine, reduced areas of protection, reduced # rounds). *Requires development for airdrop equipment


• Build new design

• Use combination of OTA and FAR contract approach for

reduction in acquisition time

• More testing needed for prototype and pre-production

• Production Line will need to be established

• Likely to meet majority of requirements (>80%)

• Meets LVAD requirement plus kit up for more protection

Production Readiness Spectrum

18

System 1

System 2

System 3

System 4

System 5

New Development

High (Soonest) Low (Latest)

• Never been fielded

• Full and open competition

• Major redesign from previous prototypes

• Significant testing based on new design or foreign

testing not compliant to US standards

• Production Line will need to be established

• Varying levels of effort required to achieve TC/MR

• Likely to meet more requirements (51% < 80%)

• May not meet LVAD requirement

• Fielded Capability

• Use existing contracts for purchase or free vehicles

from downsizing

• Use some previous test data

• Production line active

• Likely to not meet some requirements not all (<50%)

• Meets LVAD requirement

• Production readiness is dependent on the level of modifications required and where the previous program ended • Foreign systems will likely require substantially more testing than U.S. developed systems

Medium (Later)

BUY

DESIGN

MOD

BUILD

MOD

DELTA

TEST

PRODUCTION

CONTRACT

DESIGN

PDR/CDR

BUILD

SYSTEM

TEST

PRODUCTION

DESIGN

PDR

BUILD

PROTOTYPE

TEST

PRODUCTION

CONTRACT

DESIGN

CDR

BUILD

SYSTEM

TEST

CONTRACT

Potential use of

OTA to prove

concept and

test prototypes

Use FAR to

procure LRIPs



Efficient Frontier

Capability

Cost


Broad Challenges

• “Field Mods” vs. Depot/Plant upgrades

• Longer production cycles vs. rapid change

• Benefit of the network vs. cost

• Simplification (reduce training burden)

• Desire for modularity (but how to get there?)

• Potential fusion of mission roles?

2-Aug-16 20


Comments/Discussion


QUESTIONS?

2-Aug-16 22


Bradley ECP2b Schedule

27-Oct-15 23

FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Bra

dle

y E

CP

2b

Today

FUE

Tech Services Lethality Package Development(ECPs)

ADM

RFP PCA RFP DCA

Platforms Production & Fielding

OT

OEM

Design

Platform DT

Build

Deliver

Test

As of 1 Oct 2015

PDR CDR

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