AMRDEC Overview
Presented by:
Dr. Juanita Harris(SES)
Director
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research,
Development, and Engineering Center, Weapon Development &Integration
Distribution Statement A - Approved for Public Release - Distribution Unlimited. Review completed by AMRDEC Public Affairs Office 13 FEB 15. Control number PR1561
Our Mission
Deliver collaborative and innovative technical
capabilities for responsive and cost-effective
research, product development and life-cycle
systems engineering solutions.
We Utilize
Expert engineering and laboratory capabilities to
develop, transition, and sustain technology solutions
for a wide variety of Government customers.
Aviation & Missile Research,
Development, & Engineering Center
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Aviation & Missile Research,
Development, & Engineering Center
What We Do
Basic and Applied Research
Technology Development
Future Systems Development
Fielded Systems Support
Rapid Prototyping
Obsolescence Management
Technology Refresh
What We Manage
FY15 Projected Funding > $2.6B
Over 2.6M square feet in RDTE space
266 Facilities – Redstone and Offsite
Additional unique test facilities and
wind tunnels across the US
Who We Support
FY14 ($2,740M)
Others Related
$931M
Aviation S&T
$134M
Missile S&T
$164M
PEO Aviation
$737M
Other PEOs
$137M
MDA
$185M
AMCOM
$109M
PEO Missiles
&Space
$343M
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AMRDEC Personnel & Locations
Maintenance Eng. Div.
Aviation Engineering Dir.
Corpus Christi, TX
Aviation Sustainment
Engineering
52, 0, 56
Aeroflightdynamics
Directorate
NASA Ames –
Moffett Field, CA
Aviation S&T
73, 2, 57
System Simulation
and Development Dir.
Colorado Springs, CO Operations –
All Digital Simulation Support to MDA
Modeling & Simulation Division
(MDA DES)
11, 0, 1
AMRDEC HQ, Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville, AL
Missile R&D
Aviation & Missile Systems Eng.
Aviation & Missile Sustainment Eng.
& Field Support
2731, 5, 6928
Aviation Applied Technology Dir.
Ft. Eustis, VA –
Aviation R&D, Systems Eng / Special
Operations Forces Support
149, 13, 47
Joint Research Program Office
NASA Langley, Hampton, VA
Aviation S&T
12, 0, 1
PhD
MS
BS
Average Age: 46.5 yrs
Current S&E
Personnel
4%
38%
100%
FY14 Strength = 10138
81.0%
S&E
Civilian
Military
Contractor
3028
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7090
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AMRDEC’s Role in the Army Enterprise
ARDEC ARL CERDEC ECBC NSRDEC TARDECAMRDEC
ASA(ALT) and AMC
Ms. Heidi Shyu
Acting ASA(ALT)
LTG Michael E. Williamson
Military Deputy ASA(ALT)
AMC
GEN Dennis
Via
Weapons
Development and
Integration
Aviation
BG Bob
Marion
RDECOM
MG John F.
Wharton
AMRDEC
Mr. James B.
Lackey
“the AAE”
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Director for
Aviation
Development
Mr. Gabriell Camarillo
Principal Deputy ASA(ALT)
AMCOM
MG Jim
Richardson
Combat Supt /
Combat Service
Supt
Intel Electronic
Warfare &
Sensors
PEOs
Command, Control
& Comm-Tactical
Under
Secretary
Of the Army
Mr. Brad R. Carson
S&T Funding
Reimbursable Funding
Executive Director
Programs & Tech Trnstn
Executive Director
Strat Pln & Pgm Plng
Missiles & Space
BG Neil Thurgood
Dr. Scott Fish
Chief Scientist
Ms. Mary Miller
Deputy Assistant Sec
For Research and Tech
CSA
GEN Raymond
Odierno
AMRDEC Leadership
Director
Weapons Development &
Integration
(SES)
MILDEP
Aviation Development
(SES)
Technical Management
Engineering
(SES)
Systems Simulation, Software,
& Integration
(SES)
Software EngineeringCenter Support & G-Staff
Mr. James Lackey
(SES)
Group Leader /
Flight Control Technology
Optical Sciences
Micro-Sensors & Systems - Vacant
Radio Frequency Sensors - Vacant
Computational Fluid Dynamics - Vacant
Aviation Advanced Design - Vacant
Scientific & Technical Positions (STs)
System Simulation &
Development
Aviation Engineering
(SES)
Aeroflightdynamics
Aviation Applied
Technology
WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT &
INTEGRATION DIRECTORATE
(WDI)
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WDI Mission & Vision
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Our VISION is to become the WORLD LEADER for Weapon Systems Development
which allows our Warfighters to accomplish their mission with the HIGHEST
EFFICIENCY, the GREATEST SAFETY, and the MAXIMUM LETHALITY
Our MISSION is to provide our soldiers with the HIGHEST performance,
GREATEST reliability weapons possible. Our products and technologies for these
weapons are VITAL to the STRENGTH, the IMAGE, and the SAFETY of our
Nation. We are enablers of full spectrum dominance for the United States
WDI Leadership
Aviation Engineering
(SES)
(Acting) Associate Director
Sensors, Guidance,& Electronics Div.
Executive Assistant
Executive Officer
Optical
Sciences (ST)
Chief Scientist
for Energetics
Director
Associate Director
Propulsion & Structures Division
Protection
Capability Area
Lead
Fire Support
Capability Area
Lead
Ground Tactical
Capability Area
Lead
Aviation
Capability Area
Lead
Program
Analysis &
Evaluation
Program Director
Advanced Programs
Director, MML
Business Office
Deputy Director
Missile Technology
Protective
Technologies
Sr Research
Scientist (ST)
Sr Research
Scientist (ST)
Missile Support
& Operations
Advanced
Technology
System Design
& Integration Tech
Optical Sciences
DARPA Programs
Associate Director
Missile Development
Infrared &
Optical Tech
Electronics &
Computer Tech
Systems &
Warheads
Energetic
Materials
Image & Signal
Processing Tech
Navigation
Technology
Aerospace
Materials
Platform
Integration
Propulsion
Technology
Radio Frequency
Technology
Missile Sustainment
Controls &
Electronics
AMRDEC’s S&T Programs build the base for Engineering Services.
These two sides work hand-in-hand to build Knowledge and Expertise.
Technologies
Smart Buyers
Skilled Personnel
Leveraged
Facilities
• Missile Seekers
• Rocket and Turbine Propulsion
• Counter RAM (Future)
• Vehicle Active Protection
• Target Acquisition Systems
• Precision Guidance Systems
• Aerodynamics and Structures
• Rotorcraft Drives and Controls
• Platform and Weapons Systems Integration
• Aviation and Missile Condition Based
Maintenance
• Manufacturing Technology
Science & Technology Programs
Real World Needs
Unforeseeable
requirements
Transition
opportunities
• Life Cycle Systems Engineering
• Software Engineering - Accredited
Level 4 CMM
• High-Fidelity System Level Simulations
• Independent Product / Process Assessment
• Airworthiness Qualification and Release
Authority
• Sustainment Engineering Support
• Rapid Prototype Engineering / Integration
• Production / Quality / Reliability Engineering
• Technical / Acquisition Management
Engineering Talent
Work Across the Acquisition Life Cycle
85% of All
Revenues
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What We Do
WDI serves a Life Cycle Management for DoD missile technology
Conducts research, exploratory and advanced development,
technology demonstration and provide engineering and scientific
expertise in all aspects of weapon system design, development,
improvement and integration for the Army
Specific areas include:
• Sensors
• Terminal Guidance
• Advanced Materials
• Lethal Mechanisms
• Navigation & Control
• Data Links
Lead Army agent in the execution of the
Missile Science and Technology Enterprise
WDI Overview
• Fire Control
• Propulsion
• System Design,
Demonstration
& Integration
WDI Demographics
PERSONNEL
Government: 461
Contractor: 458
EDUCATION
Master’s Degrees: 125
Doctorate Degrees: 39
Facilities: 155
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WDI Core Capabilities:
Missile Support
Datalink &
Communication
Sensors / Seekers
(RF, IR / EO, SAL)
Missile Electronics
Guidance
Propulsion
Fire Control Radar
Control
Systems
Navigation
Systems
Warhead / Fuze
Materials &
Structures
Power
Launcher
Electronics
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Design, Analysis, and Fabrication of Composite
Structures
Design: Rocket Motor Cases, Nozzles & Pintles,
Launch Tubes, Missile Airframes
Fabrication: Filament Winding, Fiber Placement, Hand
Layup, Autoclave Curing, Compression Molding
Propellant, Explosives & Energetic Materials Research,
Development and Characterization
Propellant and explosive formulation and processing
New ingredient synthesis and characterization
Propulsion Test and Data Analysis Capabilities
Explosives Characterization and Testing
Open Burn / Open Detonation
Design and Integration of New Technologies on to
Existing Platforms
Explosives Characterization and Testing
Open Burn / Open Detonation
Warhead & Fuze Integration on Both Current Missile
Programs and Missile System Technology
Capabilities in Controls and Electronics Technology
Development
Executes AMCOM Corrosion Program Office
Support to Current Weapon Systems
Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) Structural Integrity Analysis,
Service Life
Prediction, & Inspection Capabilities
Army Rocket Propulsion
Technology & Capability
PROTECTION
•Counter UAS
•Counter Cruise Missile
•Affordability
•Longer Range
•Mission Flexibility
•Increase
Defended Area
FIRE SUPPORT
•Smaller
•Lighter
•Accuracy
•Affordability
•Longer Range
GROUND TACTICAL
•Faster Time of Flight
•Longer Range
•Affordability
•Smaller
•Lighter
AVIATION WEAPONS
•Affordability
•Cold Temp
Operation
•Platform
Survivability
•Longer Range
•Mission Flexibility
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AMRDEC Missile S&T Enterprise
LIGHT-WEIGHT COMMAND LAUNCH
UNIT (LW CLU)
NEAR-TERM MID-TERM FAR-TERMCAPABILITY AREA
NEXT GENERATION CLOSE
COMBAT MISSILE(S)
NEXT GEN PRECISION SHOULDER-
LAUNCHED MUNITION (SLM)
CUAS AT THE TACTICAL EDGE
DIGITAL RADAR TEST BED / LOW-COST
EXTENDED-RANGE AIR DEFENSE
(LOWER AD)
NEXT GEN LOWER TIER
(EXPEDITIONARY INTERCEPTOR,
LAUNCHER, FCS)
TAIL CONTROLLED GMLRS (TCG)
TECHNOLOGY INSERTION
LOW-COST TACTICAL EXTENDED RANGE
MISSILE (LC-TERM)
LONG RANGE
MANEUVERABLE FIRES
MMT OPEN ARCHITECTURE
COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT
MODULAR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY (MMT)
DROP/GLIDE DEMO
NEXT GENERATION
AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE
• Industry
– Industry Days
– Technology Forums
– Technical Networking
• Academia, including
HBCUs
• Open Campus
Partnerships
AMRDEC Public Site
www.amrdec.army.mil
Facebook
www.facebook.com/rdecom.amrdec
YouTube
www.youtube.com/user/AMRDEC
Public Affairs
AMRDEC-P[email protected].mil
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Unique Facilities at Redstone
Regionally Managed – Globally Executed
Over 2.6 Million Square Feet of RDTE Space
Software
Engineering
Accredited Level 4 SEI,
Software and Systems
Development and
Sustainment
Organization
Guidance
Integration Facility
Systems Functional
Integration, Flight
Hardware Component
Verification
Prototype
Integration Facility
Rapid Response for
Warfighter Solutions
Weapon Sciences
Basic and Applied
Research in
Microfabrication and
Nanotechnology
Advanced
Prototype
Experimentation
Warfighter-in-the-Loop
Simulation Facilities for
Missile, Aviation and
Unmanned Systems
Propulsion &
Structures
Energetics
Development and
Enhanced Lethality
Russell Tower
300-foot Tall Facility for
Sensor/Seeker
Development and
Signature
Measurements
Automatic Test
Equipment
Engineering and
Sustainment Support of
Fielded Automated
Test & Diagnostic
Systems
Component
Development
Sensors, Seekers,
Guidance, Navigation,
and Control
Development,
Measurement and
Processing
Hardware-in-the-Loop
Missile Component
Simulation in Real-World
EM Environments –
Infrared, Millimeter Wave
and Multi-Spectral
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Other Unique Facilities
Regionally Managed – Globally Executed
Test Facilities and Wind Tunnels
Ft. Eustis, VA | Hampton, VA | Moffett Field, CA
Ballistics Test Facility
Ft. Eustis, VA
Fuel Tank Testing to up
30mm Ammunition
Countermeasures
Test Facility
Ft. Eustis, VA
Acoustic/Infrared Radiation
Testing of Turbine Engines
Structural Test Facility
Ft. Eustis, VA
Rotor Blade Test Fixture for
Loads and Fatigue Testing
National Full Scale
Aerodynamics Complex
Moffett Field, CA
Advanced Testing of Full
Scale Rotorcraft
Large Rotor Test
Apparatus
Moffett Field, CA
Full Scale Rotorcraft
Component Testing
Transonic Dynamics
Tunnel
Hampton, VA
Helicopter Performance,
Loads, and Stability Testing
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