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Agenda
Jan 9, 2018
Big Picture
Operating Environment USMC Roles & Challenges
First to Fight
Globally Competitive
4+1
Deterrence Force: JEFO
Naval Reawakening
1 2 3 4 5
Integrate Naval Evolve the Operate With Enhance Exploit the
Force to Fight At MAGTF Resilience in a Maneuver Competence of
and From the Sea Contested-Network Marine
GCTVS
5th Gen GCE ACV JLTV ARV
MAGTF Mod
AAV SUP/SI
LAV MOD / ATM V35 / Squad X / MUM-T
Full-Spectrum IW:
C2, Intel, Cyber, Networks,
Quads Close Combat
EW, Space, Deception, Op Sec,
Squads SPR
Info Management, MISO
APS LRF
Naval
Agile Distributed C2
Naval NOTM – Mesh Net
Digital Net Services
Wargame
S2ME2 / URBAN
Way Ahead
• FY18 to FY21: 4 Year S&T ... “Now is the time” to open our thinking aperture
• Includes “novel” concepts ... Edwards / Mumme / Leach
• S&T LOOs 1) Advanced Components 2) Tech Demo (Base Vehicle & Art of Possible)
QUESTIONS
“They should be asking why the
richest nation on Earth could not
have done more to help this small
infantry unit spot the enemy
ambush from the air and defeat
them with overwhelming killing
power. For Giunta's sake, please:
No more fair fights.”
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Next Gen Armored Reconnaissance:
ARV Introduction and Requirements
- Brief to Industry-
09 January 2018
Artists Conception
Survivability
Upgrade Despite this history of investment, LAVs
today face increasing depot
LAV-R
Upgrade maintenance costs and decreasing
equipment readiness combined with
LAV-AT capability shortfalls in protection,
Survivability Upgrade (2008-13) Cancelled: Self-sealing fuel tanks, energy
Modernization lethality, and mobility
attenuating seats, structural reinforcement, light weight underbody protection
LAV MOB LAV OB
LAV-C2 Upgrade (2005-12) AAO 50: Integrated modern C4I suite
LAV-R Upgrade (2008-14): AAO 45, New winch, generator, storage racks
LAVA2 Upgrade (2005-2012) 925 AAO
Lethality Upgrade (2006- Present) AAO 402 Mod 25mm cannon to fire Depleted Automatic Fire Suppression System (AFSS), Ballistic Protection
Uranium rounds, firing tables, soft recoil mod, heavy breech, and muzzle brake Upgrade Package (BPUP) applique armor, Generation II
LAV Anti-tank Modernization (2010 – Present) AAO 106: Developed modern Suspension, Power Pack Enhancements (Fuel Injectors, Fuel
turret system (TOW/SABRE system compatible) Cooler, and Improved Radiator), and Electronic Turret Drive
Extended Exit Date 2015-2025
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LAV – Capability
(U) LAR battalions require greater capacity to conduct combined arms reconnaissance and
surveillance, raids and offensive actions, security and defensive operations in support of maneuver, and
counter-reconnaissance with the level of independence and autonomy necessary to operate across
extended lines of communication with minimal external support.
• Greater capacity to sense, orient, track, classify, and defeat incoming threats; organic ground
and unmanned sensing capability to extend surveillance reach and expand the security area IOT
provide a basis for responsive and accurate direct and indirect fires.
• Improved networked C4I and fire control capability/capacity to keep pace with the increasing
tempo of the operating environment. Need to preserve rapidity and timeliness within the armored
recon commanders decision cycle.
• Greater shore-to-shore water mobility to expand the maneuver space in the littorals without
bridging and land mobility to conduct security operations across the ROMO while keeping pace with
the future MAGTF.
• LAR battalions require effective, organic, all-weather direct and indirect fire systems to fight and win
the counter-reconnaissance battle while conducting reconnaissance and security operations.
Insufficient lethality to deliver effective direct fire effects at range to defeat threats; defeat
close-in enemy heavy armor threats with organic heavy anti-armor weapons; effectively execute
the LAR commander’s EFSTs with organic precision indirect fires and with full spectrum tactical
EW capability.
• Improved force protection and system survivability for the emerging & forecasted threat
operating environment.
• Capability to conduct counter-UAS operations with kinetic and non-kinetic means.
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Next Gen Armored Recon – ARV Concept
Core Capabilities
Land/Water Mobility: Robust cross-country/on-
road mobility performance with shore-to-shore
water mobility
Transportability: Size and weight within legacy
LAV configuration (4 on LCAC/SSC)
Protection: Full spectrum active & passive force
protection and system survivability
Growth: 25 percent growth margin with no
performance degradation
Enabling Capabilities
Lethality: Kinetic and non-kinetic means to deliver direct and indirect fires
Communication: Modern C4I suite with tactical battle management system
MUM-T: Manned Unmanned-Teaming capability extends LAR reach and offsets
risk to ARV crews
Sense: Broad spectrum capability to enhance and extend reconnaissance reach and
provide persistent surveillance
Sensors
Full spectrum capability to enhance and extend reconnaissance
reach and surveillance persistence as UAS/UGS payloads
Networked among crew, scouts, and commanders
Networked with other MAGTF and Joint sensing assets
Interoperable with MAGTF and Joint targeting systems
Enable
Sustainment
8.0
Collect Battlefield
Information
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Combat Functions
- Brief to Industry-
09 January 2018
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HQMC, CD&I, Capabilities Development Directorate for public release: distribution
Fires & Maneuver Integration Division unlimited.
UNCLASSIFIED // FOUO 1
34 Years and Counting (1983-present)
Panama
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34 Years and Counting
Somalia Kosovo
Norway
Kenya
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34 Years and Counting
JHSV/EFT
LCU
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Land Mobility
• Core
– Land Mobility: Iraq Feb 21, Mar 21
– Water Mobility: Iraq
– Transportability: MEU
– Protection: Turtle on Wheels
– Growth: Slick to now
• Enabling
– Lethality: greater range and effectiveness; precision indirect; networked;
– Communication: Mudaysis, 180 km from nearest friendly forces; 80 km
screenline for a LAR Co(-)
– MUM-T: Extend reach, send a UAS/UGV before a Marine
– Sense: Extend reach, shared SA, increase tempo/decision making time
Secretary of the
Commandant of
Chief of Naval Navy
the Marine
Operations
Corps
Ass’t Secretary
N9, Deputy CNO of the Navy Deputy CMC
for Integration of (RDA) for Combat
Capabilities and Development &
Resources Integration
Chief of Naval
Research
*
Discovery & Invention
4-8 years (Basic and Applied
Science)
2-4 years Leap Ahead
Focus Innovations
(Innovative Naval
Technology Prototypes)
≈ 12%
Maturation ≈ 50%
1-2 years
(FNCs, etc)
Quick
Reaction &
Other S&T ≈ 30%
≈ 8%
Narrow
Current Fleet/Force in Development Future
Fleet/Force Time Fleet/Force
Schedule/Timelines
* KP = Knowledge Point
Event Date
White Papers Due January 19, 2018 – 3:00 PM EST
Request for Proposals* February 2, 2018
Full Proposals Due March 16, 2018 – 3:00 PM EST
Awardees Selected* March 30, 2018
Contracts Awarded* July 30, 2018
* Estimated dates
• Procurement Contracts
– Can be used for all research areas
• OTAs
– May provide greater flexibility for non-traditional and small businesses
• No cost share or partnering required
– Traditional defense contractors can propose an OTA but will require 1/3 cost
share and/or significant partnering with non-traditional contractors
TFA 1: Propulsion
TFA 2: Mobility
TFA 3: Autonomy/Manned-Unmanned Teaming
TFA 4: Weapons
TFA 5: Force Protection/Survivability
TFA 6: Vehicle Architectures
TFA 7: Logistics
TFA 8: Sensors
TFA 9: Communication
TFA 10: Battle Management System
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Research Area 1
TFA 1 and TFA 2
• TFA 1: Propulsion
– Consider novel propulsion technologies to increase power density and
reduce platform size/space claim
– Electric power generation systems that can accommodate electric drive and
high-power weapon systems and payloads
– Potential Research Ideas:
• Electric/hybrid drive, increased power dense engines/transmissions, on-board
vehicle power generation, fuel consumption reduction, etc.
• TFA 2: Mobility
– Increase ability to traverse complex terrain while achieving a greater
operational tempo
– On-board and remote sensors and advanced chassis components /
subsystems / controls
– Potential Research Ideas:
• Smart tire and track concepts, advanced suspensions, predictive and adaptive
off-road mobility sensors/systems, chassis control algorithms, etc.
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Research Area 1
TFA 3
• TFA 3: Autonomy/Manned-Unmanned Teaming
– Provide a vehicle organic capability to perform mission specific behaviors utilizing
input from various advanced sensors
– Provide an ARV vehicle capable of transitioning from manned operation by a crew of
marines to an un-manned operation as a semi-autonomous wingman
– Ability to coordinate autonomous behaviors across a team of heterogeneous
unmanned and manned systems
– Extend reconnaissance reach and surveillance persistence with organic platform-
launched UAS capable of long-range/long-duration flight
– Unmanned systems capable of secure RSTA information transmission from beyond line
of sight
– Ability to remotely control fires and autonomously maneuver individual ARV platforms
to provide broader coverage within an area of operations, increase unit lethality,
enable more rapid and accurate engagements, feign friendly intentions as decoys, and
offset the signature risk to ARV crews
– Potential Research Ideas:
• Advanced autonomous sensors, perception, and collaborative behavior
technologies; unmanned wingman; unmanned lead vehicle concepts; etc.
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Research Area 1
TFA 4
• TFA 4: Weapons
– Provide mission reconfigurable weapons packages, including kinetic
and non-kinetic systems to address a multitude of threats to be
engaged from a single or multiple heterogeneous vehicles
– Improved lethal and non-lethal fires capable of delivering effects at
extended ranges
– Anti-armor capability with increased accuracy and lethality
– Advanced, networked, and multi-function electronic warfare
capability
– Potential Research Ideas:
• Directed energy weapons, anti-armor weapons, electronic warfare
systems, modular/reconfigurable weapon systems, counter-UAS
weapons, etc.
• TFA 8: Sensors
– Sense and identify weapons and targets through obscurants, beyond
threat range, and beyond line of sight with a vehicle-mounted system
and organic small-unmanned air and ground systems capability
– Transmit sensing and targeting information between the crew, the
dismounted scout team, other ARV crews, and other MAGTF and joint
sensing assets
– Sensing in the deep area that will enable rapidly coordinated and
executed fire missions against adversary personnel, armor, equipment,
and facilities
– Potential Research Ideas:
• Sensors capable of operating in degraded vision environments and which
expand sensing capacity of LAR unit over a broader operating area,
sensors to increase local area SA such as see through armor technology
and target motion indicator/sensing capability, etc.
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Research Area 1
TFA 9
• TFA 9: Communication
– Redundant, resilient, and rapidly upgradeable joint-interoperable
communications that enable the command and control of LAR
elements to support armored reconnaissance and security operations
at extended ranges and beyond line of sight
– Communications capabilities able to operate in jammed/denied EM
environments
– Protected, high-bandwidth information exchanges, ingest and
disseminate information such as target quality data, high-resolution
imagery, and video at near real-time speeds utilizing multiple
waveforms
– Potential Research Ideas:
• Resilient communication systems, high bandwidth and secure
communication, etc.
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Research Area 1
TFA 10
Base Period:
Full System Concept Studies (for both Base Variant and At the Edge designs)
• Concept Studies:
– Each offeror is expected to conduct and deliver concept
studies for both a “Base Variant” and “At the Edge” ARV
platform
– Concepts should use physics-based analytical and modeling
and simulation tools and a systems-based approach
• Explore various advanced component and sub-system
technologies
• Conduct whole system trade studies and M&S to optimize
designs
• Determine/predict platform performance capabilities
– 4 months, up to $400K each
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Research Area 2
Option 1A
– https://www.onr.navy.mil/ARV-industry-day
9 January 2018
Steve Myers
Program Manager, Light Armored Vehicles
Marine Corps Systems Command
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Acquisition Strategy
Development
The ARV program will leverage the output of the ONR S&T program
including the technology demonstration effort, Whole System Trade
Study, and Industry IR&D
The ARV program will leverage the output of the ONR S&T program
including the technology demonstration effort, Whole System Trade
Study, and Industry IR&D
DISTRIBUTION A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited
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