Reducing the logistics burden for the Army after next : doing more with less / Committee to Perform a Technology Assessment Focused on Logistics Support Requirements for Future Army Combat Systems, Board on Army Science and Technology, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Perform a Technology Assessment Focused on Logistics Support Requirements for Future Army Combat Systems.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Supplies and stores.

United States.

United States. Army--Inventory control.

Logistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 208 pages) : illustrations, charts

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study assesses the potential of new technology to reduce logistics support requirements for future Army combat systems. It describes and recommends areas of research and technology development in which the Army should invest now to field systems that will reduce logistics burdens and provide desired capabilities for an ''Army After Next (AAN) battle force" in 2025.

Contents:

Reducing the Logistics Burden for the Army After Next

Copyright

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Figures, Tables and Boxes

Acronyms and Abbreviations ACRONYMS

Executive Summary

LOGISTICS AND THE ARMY AFTER NEXT

ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

Logistics Trade-off Analysis

Fuel and Energy

Operational and Tactical Mobility

Combat Engagement

Reliability Concepts

SOLDIER SUSTAINMENT

JOINT FORCE REQUIREMENTS

CHANGING PATTERNS IN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

ROAD MAP OBJECTIVES FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

Reducing the Fuel Burden

Reducing the Ammunition Burden

Reducing Other Burdens

GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1 Introduction

STATEMENT OF TASK

CONCEPT FOR ARMY AFTER NEXT OPERATIONS

STUDY CONCEPT

REPORT ORGANIZATION

2 Military Logistics and the Army After Next Requirements

MILITARY LOGISTICS

Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Logistics

Historical Analysis of the Impact of Logistics on Modern Warfare

CONCEPTS OF WARFARE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Logistics Concepts for the Army After Next

Logistics Burdens for the Battle Force

BURDEN REDUCTION GOALS

3 Logistics Trade-off Analysis

FACTORS IN TRADE-OFF ANALYSES

Capabilities for AAN Performance and Reducing Logistics Burdens

Requirements for AAN Trade-off Analysis

Comparison with the STAR 21 Study

MODELING AND SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT LOGISTICS TRADE-OFF ANALYSIS

Using the M&amp

S Hierarchy for Exploratory Development and Defining Research Needs

Mobility Trade-off Analyses

Modeling Vehicle Performance, Including Fuel Consumption

Virtual Proving Grounds for Vehicles and Drivers

Linking System-Level Modeling with Engagement Simulations

General Implications for Implementing an M&amp

S Environment.

Mission Rehearsal, Mission Logistics Planning, and Training Applications

Trade-off Analyses for Small-Unit and Force-on-Force Engagements

Trade-off Analyses to Support AAN Mission Reliability

FACILITATING A MODELING AND SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT SYSTEM TRADE-OFF ANALYSES

Setting Priorities

Securing Buy-in and Commitment from Others

Focusing on Logistics Trade-offs

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES TO REDUCE LOGISTICS BURDENS THROUGH TRADE-OFF ANALYSES

4 Fuel and Energy

INCREASING THE ENERGY SUPPLY

Hydrogen as a Battlefield Fuel

Storage Problem

Storing Hydrogen at Moderate Pressure in an Absorbent Material

Producing Hydrogen Fuel on Site from Water

Nuclear Fuel for Transportable Power Plants with High Power Density

Coupled Nuclear-Electric-Hydrogen System

REDUCING ENERGY DEMAND

Lighter Vehicles through Materials Substitution

Decreasing the Cost of Lightweight Substitutes

Information Resources for Improving Materials Selection

Modeling and Simulation Aids for Designing Materials

Lighter Vehicles through Optimized System Performance

System Optimization of Protection and Other Vehicle Weight Reduction Factors

EFFICIENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Fuel Economy as a Functional Specification

HYBRID VEHICLES

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES TO REDUCE ENERGY-RELATED LOGISTICS BURDENS

Increasing the Energy Supply

Reducing Energy Demand

Efficient Energy Management

5 Operational and Tactical Mobility

OPERATIONAL MOBILITY

TACTICAL (BATTLEFIELD) MOBILITY

Wheeled Versus Tracked Vehicles

Maneuver-Controlled Speed

Force-Controlled Speed

Visibility-Controlled Speed

Ride-Controlled Speed

Tire-Controlled Speed

General Comments

Remote Sensing to Enhance Battlefield Ground Mobility

Reducing the Size of Vehicle Crews

UGV Mobility

Robot Vehicles.

Current UGV Applications

Future Applications for UGVs and Required Technologies

DISTRIBUTED MODELING AND SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT FOR VEHICLE DESIGN

Status of Current Modeling and Simulation Tools

Technology Extensions

Off-Road Mobility Analysis

Mission Rehearsal Analysis

Driver Training

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES TO REDUCE MOBILITY LOGISTICS BURDENS

Operational Mobility

Tactical Ground Mobility

6 Engagement

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

PROJECTILE WEAPON SYSTEMS

Gun Systems

Electrothermal Chemical Gun

Electromagnetic Gun (Rail Gun)

Liquid Propellant Gun

Small Missile Systems for Precision Attack

Missile Systems for Kinetic Energy Attack on Armor

General Purpose Indirect-Fire Weapons

Precision Guided Munitions

Propellants, Explosives, and Warheads

Missile Propellants

Warhead Materials

Multimode Warheads

Less Sensitive Munitions

Logistics Implications of Projectile Weapon Systems

DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS

Lasers

Microwave Devices

LESS-THAN-LETHAL WEAPONS

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES TO REDUCE LOGISTICS BURDENS OF ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Situational Awareness

Projectile Weapon Systems

Directed-Energy and Less-than-Lethal Weapons

7 Reliability Concepts

LOGISTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF HIGHLY RELIABLE SYSTEMS

Pulse-Reliable Systems

Fast Refitting through Improved Maintainability

AAN Mission Reliability Versus Ultrareliability

AAN Mission Reliability and RAMD

USING AN M&amp

S ENVIRONMENT TO DEVELOP AAN MISSION-RELIABLE SYSTEMS

Adequate M&amp

S Systems

Defining Reliability in Measurable Characteristics

Iterative Simulation

Valid Data on Alternatives

Preserving Mission Reliability during System Trade-offs

THE THIRD APPROACH: RESEARCH TO ENABLE NEW RELIABILITY SOLUTIONS.

Improving System Reliability at the Level of Component Analysis and Design

Modeling Mechanisms of Failure

Materials Selection for Improved Reliability

Prognostics

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES TO ACHIEVE AAN MISSION RELIABILITY

AAN Mission Reliability

Three Approaches to Mission Reliability

8 Soldier Sustainment

COMPACT POWER

Microturbines

Nuclear "Batteries

PROTECTION OF PERSONNEL

Body Armor

Active Protection Systems

MEDICINE AND NUTRITION

OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

FINDINGS

9 Joint Force Research and Development

STRATEGIC LIFT CAPABILITIES

LONG-RANGE SUPPORTING FIRE

INTEROPERABLE COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

10 Investment Strategy for Research and Technology Development

ROLE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

ARMY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Strategic Research Objectives and S&amp

T Objectives

Strategic Research Objectives and AAN Situational Awareness

Nanoscience

Mobile Wireless Communications

Intelligent Systems and Compact Power

Strategic Research Objectives and Lightweight Materials

Strategic Research Objectives for Logistics

INVESTMENTS TO REDUCE LOGISTICS SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR AAN SYSTEMS

Road Map Objectives

Distributed M&amp

S Technology

Lightweight Materials for Air and Ground Vehicles

Technology Development Areas

Research Areas

Airframe and Engine Designs

Unmanned and Minimally Crewed Vehicles

Mobility Systems

Terrain Awareness

New Energy Delivery Systems

Lethal Systems Performance and Reduced System Weight

Situational Awareness and Precision Guidance

Reducing the Ammunition Burden through Lethal Systems Performance

Energetics and Warhead Materials

Systems Design for Reliability

Compact Power.

Lightweight Protection Systems for Individual Soldiers

Advances in Combat Medicine, Nutrition, and Soldier Fitness

AAN Logistics Trade-off Analyses across Burden Reduction Goals

Situational Awareness for Logistics Operations

11 Conclusions and Recommendations

References

Appendices

Appendix A Statement of Task

Appendix B Meetings and Activities

Committee Meetings

First Committee Meeting, August 19-20, 1997 National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Second Committee Meeting, October 1-2, 1997 National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Third Committee Meeting, December 15-16, 1997 National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Fourth Committee Meeting, February 19-20, 1998 National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Fifth Committee Meeting, April 29-30, 1998 National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Panel Meetings

Mobility Panel Meeting, October 22-23, 1997 Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center Detroit,…

Sustainment Panel Meeting, October 27-28, 1997 U.S. Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Mobility Panel Meeting, November 13-14, 1997 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg,…

Mobility Panel Meeting, November 20-21, 1997 National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Engagement Panel Meeting, November 24-25, 1997 Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen, Maryland

Sustainment Panel Meeting, December 5, 1997 U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick Massachuse

Site Visits

Appendix C Technologies for Materials Selection and Design

Information Resources to Support Materials Selection

Databases for Material Properties

Life-Cycle Cost Models

Graphical Representations of Materials Properties to Support Materials Selection.

Failure Detection as a Performance Option.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610186211

9780309173322

0309173329

9781280186219

1280186216

9780309539029

0309539021

9780585067940

0585067945

OCLC:

42855773