{"id":1425,"date":"2024-07-16T00:27:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T00:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2024-07-16T00:27:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T00:27:31","slug":"army-launches-2024-network-field-experimentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1425","title":{"rendered":"Army Launches 2024 Network Field Experimentation"},"content":{"rendered":"
JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. \u2014 Army C5ISR Center scientists and engineers are kicking off the annual Network Modernization Experiment, known as NetModX, as they move capabilities from the lab to a field environment to assess performance of projects.<\/p>\n
The Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center \u2014 shortened as C5ISR Center \u2014 and partner organizations will experiment over nine weeks with a broad spectrum of network-related capabilities in an operationally realistic, threat-informed environment to prove out disruptive and transformative C5ISR technologies, according to Joe Saldiveri, the event\u2019s lead strategic planner. The C5ISR Center is an element of the\u00a0Combat Capabilities Development Command.<\/p>\n
NetModX 24 encompasses experimentation with dozens of technologies as C5ISR Center joins Army programs of record, cross-functional teams and industry partners across three locations in New Jersey and Maryland. The event supports programs of record gather experimentation data for decision-making as well as incorporating industry participation into the modernization process.<\/p>\n
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The Army Network is one of the chief of staff of the Army\u2019s top priorities and enables critical capabilities across five modernization priorities: future vertical lift, long-range precision fires, network, next generation combat vehicle and Soldier lethality.<\/p>\n
\u201cNetModX is a unique venue for the Army to understand how\u00a0emergent technologies perform in a converged field\u00a0environment early in the development process. This approach leads to a tighter coupling between government programs and industry to mature technologies that address Army needs,\u201d Saldiveri said.<\/p>\n
For the second consecutive year, NetModX 24 will use a live, virtual and constructive environment that enables experimentation in a distributed manner. LVC assists the NetModX team to provide an all-inclusive service by combining real and simulated capabilities to stimulate technologies under experimentation, according to Noah Weston, C5ISR Center\u2019s Strategic Experimentation Office chief.<\/p>\n
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The LVC environment offers multiple experimentation benefits, such as a reduction in the need for expensive or scarce real systems, the ability to rapidly iterate through experiment permutations and the ability to run experiments faster than real time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe C5ISR Center continues to invest and work with partners in building out LVC capabilities \u2014 to ensure we are pushing the state-of-the-art boundaries,\u201d Weston said.<\/p>\n
Soldier participation is also a key component to build upon work from scientists and engineers. 75th Innovation Command Soldiers will provide real-time feedback on how systems would affect operational mission performance.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSoldier participation allows developers to gain insights into how Soldiers would interact with the programs, providing valuable lessons across the range of technology readiness levels,\u201d Weston said.<\/p>\n
The experimentation enables the Center to reduce risk for the Army and provide information critical for data-driven technical and programmatic decisions, according to Beth Ferry, acting C5ISR Center director.<\/p>\n
\u201cNetModX will help enable the Army to meet the Chief of Staff\u2019s goal for an agile and robust Network as our top modernization priority,\u201d Ferry said.<\/p>\n
By Dan Lafontaine, DEVCOM C5ISR Center Public Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n