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WE DELIVER TO SOLDIERS

ARMY RAPID CAPABILITIES AND CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE

DISTRIBUTION A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited.

(28 JULY 2021)

Space and Missile Defense Symposium

LTG L. Neil Thurgood

11 August 2021

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W E D E L I V E R T O S O L D I E R S

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Thank You for Your Support

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Partnership, Transparency, and Building on a Common Understanding and Shared Visualization is Key to Success

Partnership, Transparency, and Building on Shared Visualization and Common Understanding is Key to Our Success.





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Modernization Continuum

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THRESHOLDS

Develop a Requirement

Based on Known Achievable

Thresholds,with known fixes

Write CDD

OBJECTIVES

Develop a

Requirement

Based on Desired

Objectives

RDT&E 6.5 & Above

Post Milestone B

Milestone C

Do we want to

invest S&T

Resources?

Do we want to

Prototype for a

Unit of Action?

Do we want a

Program of

Record?

Develop an Idea and Concept

ConductDemonstrations

Build a Prototype

at the Unit of

Action levelDecision

Point

RDT&E 6.1-6.4 RDT&E 6.3 & AboveOperational

Utility

Decision Point

Decision Point

Write A-CDD

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PLATFORM

IDEA Invention/Demonstration Rapid Prototyping Program of Record

Build a Prototype

at the Unit of

Action level





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Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical

Technologies Office Mission

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Aligned with Army Modernization Priorities

MISSION: The Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) will rapidly

and efficiently research, develop, prototype, test, evaluate, procure, transition, and/or field

critical enabling technologies and capabilities that address near-term and mid-term threats. The

RCCTO will execute this mission consistent with the Army’s modernization priorities that

maximize Soldiers’ capabilities to deploy, fight, and win on future battlefields.

Reference: 29 July 2020 Charter

ACE**Rapid

Acquisition

Directed

EnergyHypersonics CESD*

* Computing and Electronics Security Dominance (CESD) ** Advanced Concepts & Experimentation (ACE)

C-sUAS***

***Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS)

Mid-Range

Capability

SPEED + RANGE + CONVERGENCE = DECISION DOMINANCE & OVERMATCH

Strategic Outcomes Critical Outcomes Joint Outcomes





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RCCTO Governance & Relationships

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Army Board of Directors

HON Christine Wormuth

Secretary of the Army

GEN James C. McConville

Chief of Staff of the Army

Mr. Christopher Lowman

Senior Official Performing the Duties

of The Under Secretary of the Army

GEN Joseph M. Martin

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army

Mr. Douglas Bush

Assistant Secretary of the Army for

Acquisition, Logistics and

Technology (ASA (ALT)) (Acting)

GEN John M. Murray

Commanding General,

Army Futures Command

LTG L. Neil Thurgood

Director

* Army Staff and Other Key

Stakeholders

DOCTRINE

ORGANIZATION

TRAINING

MATERIEL

LEADERSHIP

PERSONNEL

FACILITIES

POLICY

THE “OCTAGON”Fires

Center of

Excellence

CG Fires Center

of

ExcellenceFA/ADA

Commandant

Industry

FFRDC / Primes

RCCTO

Director

PEO

M&S

ArmyG-8

ArmyG-3

DAMO-FA

Army

Futures

Command

CFT

Capability

PoR

Policy

ARMY

BoD

ASA(ALT)

AFCRCCTO

Rapid Prototyping

Residual Combat Capability

Priorities

Requirements

ARMY PARTNERS

IN JULY 2020 THE

SECRETARY

OF THE ARMY

SIGNED AN UPDATED

CHARTER

that affirmed the Army Rapid

Capabilities and Critical

Technologies Office (RCCTO) as

a unique program office and

strategic modernization asset.

Partnership Transition Teams





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“Dark Eagle”: What We Are Delivering

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Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)

Mission: Deliver an experimental prototype LRHW with residual combat capability NLT FY23 at

the Battery Level as part of the Strategic Fires Battalion in support of Multi -Domain Operations

Transition Team

The Embedded Transition Team plans, programs, and synchronizes all activities associated with

the development and sustainment of the LRHW Program of Record (PoR)

March 19, 2020:

Flight Experiment 2

Unit Equipment

C17 Configuration Load-out Jun 2021

Battery Operations Center

Battery Operations Center

(BOC) System

Transporter Erector

Launchers (TEL)

ALL-UP ROUND (AUR)

CANISTER+= Joint Service Common





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Hypersonics: First Delivery to Soldiers

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First hardware delivered March 2021; Now We are Less Than 60

Days from Unit Fielding





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“Typhon”: What We Are Delivering

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Transition Team

The Embedded Transition Team plans, programs, and synchronizes all activities associated with the

development and sustainment of the MRC Program of Record (PoR)

Mid-Range Capability

Mission: NLT 4QFY23 deliver an initial prototype mid-range operational capability at the Battery Level as

part of the Strategic Fires Battalion in support of Multi-Domain Operations

MUNITIONS• Engages variety of

mid-range targets

Tomahawk SM-6

COMMAND

& CONTROL (C2)

• Battery Operations Center (BOC)

• Federated C2 Systems

(shared power and cooling)

• M983A4 Prime Mover

LAUNCHER

• M983A4 Prime Mover for Launcher

• Trailer Modified for Stability

• Army Standard Power

• C-17 Transportable

• Road Mobile

*Notional Depiction*





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Directed Energy: What We are Delivering

“Guardian”: Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense

(DE M-SHORAD)

Mission: Deliver four experimental prototype 50kW-class laser weapon systems with residual combat

capability NLT FY22 at the Platoon Level as part of the M-SHORAD Battery in support of Multi-Domain

Operations (MDO).

Transition Team


development and sustainment of the DE M-SHORAD Program of Record (PoR)

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Directed Energy: Combat Shoot Off

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Soldiers Successfully Executed a Series of Vignettes

Demonstrating System Capabilities





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Directed Energy: What We are Delivering

“Valkyrie”: Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Energy Laser (IFPC-HEL)

Mission: Deliver four experimental prototype 300kW-class laser weapon systems with residual combat

capability NLT FY24 at the Platoon Level as part of the IFPC Battery in support of Multi-Domain Operations

(MDO).

“Thor”: Indirect Fire Protection Capability-High Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM)

Mission: Deliver four experimental prototype High Power Microwave weapon systems with residual combat

capability NLT FY24 at the Platoon Level as part of the IFPC Battery in support of Multi-Domain Operations

(MDO).

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Transition Team


development and sustainment of the IFPC-HEL and IFPC-HPM Programs of Record (PoR)





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Executing Innovation

Army Strategic Rapid Acquisition (AStRA): Concept, Prototype, and Deliver

- RCCTO hosts recurring “pitch day” events in various locations, to find new technology ideas and accelerate them into prototypes that could quickly reduce near- and mid-term operational risks.

- AStRA is open to companies and academic institutions who want to share their best ideas for emerging military technology.

- Resembles commercial investor “pitch days” with follow-on awards

C-sUAS Semi-Annual Demonstration

• #1: 5-9 April 2021

- Topic: Low Collateral Effects Interceptor

- 37 total white papers submitted

- Oral Presentations: February 8-9, 2021

- 4 Systems selected for Demonstration

• #2: September 2021

- Topic: Low-cost Ground Based Aerial Denial and Handheld/Dismounted solutions

- 49 white papers submitted; 10 vendors selected

- Systems selected for Demonstration will be evaluated and inform future Service led development efforts

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Bring Your Most Innovative Ideas – The Army is Listening





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Closing Comments/Questions?

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