U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command

Redstone Test Center

Redstone Test Center Overview

U.S. Army Redstone Test Center

Prepared by COL Patrick Mason

November 2015

12th ITEA Test Technology Review

Preparing for the Future

Rooted in Fundamentals

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Redstone Test Center

Provide Technical Expertise, State-of-the-Art Facilities,

and Capabilities to Plan, Execute, and Report the Test

Results on Aviation, Aviation Systems, Missiles, and

Sensors at all levels.

• Component

• Subsystem

• System

• System of Systems

Mission Statement

The “Income Statement”

ContractorCivilianMilitary

29 / 27

279 / 405*

766

* FY19 TDA is 347.

• Only Army test center that is not a Major Range

and Test Facility Base.

• No centralized funding for civilian pay,

operations and support.

• 100% reimbursable for each test directorate.

Resources

Government

Engineers

Engr Tech

Fac & Log

PPC/Staff

Mil/Pilots

IT

Contractors

Engineers

Engineering

Technicians

Facilities/

Logistics

PPC/Staff

Mechanics/

Laborers

IT

Over 50% of our Workforceare Engineers & Engineering

Technicians

1.2 M

Labor

Hours

Key Programs

Aviation

Testing

Missile

Testing

Sensor

& Other

• Hellfire

• Joint Air-to-Ground

Missile

• Javelin

• Precision Fire

Missiles

• Rotary Wing• Apache

• Black Hawk

• Chinook

• Fixed Wing

• UAS

• Avn Survivability• CMWS/ATIRCM

• CIRCM

• Integrated Base Defense

• Tactical Signals Intel Payload

• STARLite Tactical Radar

• Common Sensor Payload

RTC Must Operate With a

Business Mentality

(“Profit vs Loss”)

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Cyber Physical Systems

The National Science Foundation established the Cyber-Physical Systems

(CPS) program with the vision of developing a scientific and engineering

foundation for routinely building cyber-enabled engineered systems in which

cyber capability is deeply embedded at all scales, yet which remain safe,

secure, and dependable -- “systems you can bet your life on.”

The CPS challenge spans essentially every engineering domain.

It requires the integration of knowledge and engineering principles across

many computational and engineering research disciplines (computing,

networking, control, human interaction, learning theory, as well as mechanical,

chemical, biomedical, and other engineering disciplines) to develop a “new

CPS system science.”

Traditional analysis tools are unable to cope with the full

complexity of CPS or adequately predict system behavior

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503286

Integrated System of SystemsCyber Physical Interfaces - IoT

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Information Assurance (IA) Network Mgt (NM) Information Dissemination Mgt (IDM)

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• Heterogeneous CPS

• Open Dynamic

Architecture

- heterogeneous

networking

- heterogeneous

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• Very high level

concurrency with

complex interactions

• Challenge: understanding

system interactions

and analyzing (bounding)

behavior

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MUM-T Test

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HUNTER HITL

SHADOW HITL

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Compliant

UAS

AMRDEC

Joint Technology Center

Systems Integration Lab (JSIL)- GCS operational

- UAS in virtual flight under

manned A/C LOI 4 control

Gray Eagle HITL

UAS Sensor on Range- Sensor on Range Tower

-LOI 4 for Apache CPG

- Live target prosecution

UAS Payload in Lab-Laser Safety Cases

- Link Hit Studies

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Future IOP

Compliant

Manned A/C6DOF TSPI to

Manned Aircraft

AvSTIL MUM-T SST

Apache

Block 3

RTC Aviation System

Test & Integration Lab (AvSTIL)- Manned aircraft in virtual flight

- CPG has LOI 4 control of UAS HITL

and UAS payload

AvSTIL Command

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AV models &6DOFs

GCS/Link Emulators

Weapon Emulators

Sensor Emulators

OH-58 Variants

JMR

Manned-Unmanned Teaming Growing a Common Test Architecture for

Reconfigurable Lab, Range, and Flight Test

- Overall Test Control

- Data Acquisition Tools

- JMETC Node

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Blue/Red Air & Gnd

TAIS

AFATDS

DCGS-A

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JSTENTest Control and DCRA&V Tactical C2 Systems Constructive &

Virtual Sims

Pilot-in-the-Loop

CPOF

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OGA EISSoldier

Designators

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C4ISR

CIA / FBI

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InterestCAISI / CSS-VSAT

CGGS

STANAG 4586 IP Based Uplink/Downlink Data

Passed Over JMETC / DREN

Other IP Based Traffic over JMETC / DREN

JTAC

Growth Leveraging AO-OD

Live Test Site

Ground

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Unmanned Aircraft

RTC Distributed Test Control Center (DTCC)

OSD CTEIP Investment (System-of-

systems Cooperative Engagement

Test Infrastructure)

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Fundamental “Technology”

• Organizational Culture

The Only Truly Sustainable Competitive Advantage

• Developing Talent

Developing, retaining, and employing talented … the Army’s future

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Workforce Development

Talent Management

Align required skills w/ personnel

Professional Development

Develop leaders & technical expertise

Teach, Coach, Mentor

Improve standards & counseling

Army Profession

Communicate with the workforce

• Deliver Army subject matter experts that provide value to the DoD Enterprise

• Grow engineering leaders and technical professionals who can conquer the next set of challenges

• Develop a workforce that is trained and ready to execute the mission while operating in uncertainty

• Formal Education

− Increase Technical Depth

− Multi-Disciplined / Systems Thinking

• Leader Academy

− Civilian Education System

− Leader Investment for Tomorrow (LIFT)

• Experiential Training

− Developmental

− Rotational

• Learning Action Teams

− Stretch assignments

− Systems Thinking

• Mentorship

− External to supervisory chain

• Organizational Values & Culture

− Critical Thinking

− Innovate & Openness

Highly Skilled and Professional Workforce

Leaders and Technical Experts Ready for the Future

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Workforce Development

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Reinforcing Intellectual Standards

• Clarity

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Relevance

• Significance

• Depth

• Breadth

• Logic

• Fairness

• Conciseness

• Suitability

• Do the planned tests reflect an understanding of

theory? (logic)

• Are the qualitative and quantitative tests designed

to answer the technical questions? (logic)

• Does the test envelope provide sufficient

coverage? (depth, breadth)

• Are the appropriate tests identified? (relevance,

logic)

• Are the test conditions relevant and complete?

(relevance, breadth, depth)

• Are the test configurations relevant and complete?

(relevance, breadth, depth)

• Are the Limitations to Scope well defined?

(accuracy)

• Are the Test Limits properly annotated? (accuracy,

precision)

• Will the specified instrumentation provide the

essential parameters? (accuracy, precision)

Identify the Central Problem Set & Critical Questions

Optimized Test Design with Clear Methodology & Standards

Provide Decision-Makers Timely “Decision-Quality Analysis”

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Conclusion

• Technical Challenges Abound and Require New Ideas, Optimized

Approaches and Smart Investments

• System of Systems Testing and Testing Complex Cyber Physical Systems

will Require even more Ingenuity

• Organizational Culture and Talent Development are the Foundation

The Only Competitive Advantage of the Future is the Ability to Learn Faster Than Your Competitor

“Managing Uncertainty; Planning As Learning” HBR 1988 Arie De Geus