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Keynote Address

Keynote Address. 2004 Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference. The Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr. Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) and Army Acquisition Executive February 2, 2004. Trivia Question.

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Keynote Address

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  1. Keynote Address 2004 Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference The Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr. Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) and Army Acquisition Executive February 2, 2004

  2. Trivia Question How Many Tactical Wheeled Platforms Does the Army Currently Manage?

  3. Trivia Answer 295,000+

  4. Trivia Question What is the Estimated Aging of Tactical Wheeled Vehicles in Iraq Versus in Peacetime Operations?

  5. Trivia Answer 10 to 12 Times Greater Aging In Operation Iraqi Freedom Versus Peacetime Operations

  6. We Are At War Heavy Equipment Transport (HET) Battle Damaged Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles M870A3 Trailer Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), Battle Damaged Palletized Load System (PLS) Truck and PLS Trailer (PLS-T) HMMVW Battle Damaged M915A3 Line Haul Tractor M939A2 5 Ton Truck

  7. Force Protection Movement Tracking System Up-Armored HMMWV HEMTT Crew Protection Kit M939 5-Ton Truck Armor Kit

  8. Stryker in Iraq

  9. The War on Terror Will Not Be Short • Continuously Rejuvenate Today's Fleet • Replace Parts With More Reliable Parts • Leverage Commercial Innovation • Use Block Improvements for Vehicle • Architectures Upgrades Crew Survivability is a Permanent Requirement

  10. Challenges • Increased Fuel Efficiency • Increased Reliability • Reduced Maintenance

  11. Areas of Immediate Focus • Enable the Force • Installations as Flagships • Resource Processes • Strategic Communications • Authorities, Responsibilities, and Accountability • Train and Equip Soldiers and Grow Leaders • The Soldier • The Bench • Army Aviation • Leader Development and Education • Combat Training Centers/Battle Command Training Program • Provide Relevant and Ready Land Power Capability to the Combatant Commander and the Joint Team • Current to Future Force • The Network • Modularity • Joint and Expeditionary Mindset • AC/RC Balance • Force Stabilization • Actionable Intelligence

  12. The Process Acquire Develop Contract Test Provision Field Operate/Sustain Upgrade/Modernize FMS Retire Demil CAPABILITY NEED acquisition ACQUISITION ? D O T L M P F

  13. Current Future Force Acquisition FCS S&T; Defense; Commercial; Foreign Current Future

  14. Industrial Base • Responsive • Viable • Diverse

  15. TWV Contract Awards • Awarded $1.2B FMTV 5-yr. multi-year procurement contract to Stewart & Stevenson • - Added $389M in FY03 to AM General's HMMWV contract for 5,418 additional HMMWVs of various  configurations (included $72M to O'Gara Hess for 1,035 UAHs) • - Added $400M in FY04 to AM General's HMMWV contract for 5,712 additional HMMWVs of various configurations (included $135M to O'Gara Hess for 1,902 UAHs) • - Procured 6,300 HMMWV Armor Kits (4,800 from GSIE/ARL // 1,500 from O'Gara Hess)  • - Awarded $374M to OTC for 1,182 HEMTTs, 109 PLSs, 357 PLS-Trailers, 51 HET Tractors, & 50 HET Trailers produced under the FHTV contract • - Awarded $11.2M to OTC for HEMTT A3 development • - Awarded first of two-phase delivery order award for 525 M872A4 Semitrailers in FY03.  Results from recently completed Dec 03 tests will be determining factor production approval for the remaining 520

  16. Electric & Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)Technology New designs for HEV evaluation & demonstration HE Drive Adaptations for learning & demonstration On-going Army S&T programs addressing system architecture, component & integration issues Hybrid Electric M113 EM Armor Other Pulsed Loads High Power Laser ETC Gun High Power Microwave AHED8X8 Future Scout & Cavalry System PULSED POWER Pulse forming networks and/or pulsed flywheels, Hybrid Electric Bradley POWER GENERATION Diesel-Generator or Turbine-generator MOBILITY Traction motors, EM suspension, steering Start CONTINUOUS POWER CONDITIONING & DISTRIBUTION Converters, inverters, power electronics, dc or ac buses, grounding shields, fault control Main THERMAL MANAGEMENT Heat exchangers, fans, pumps, fluids ENERGY STORAGE Li-Ion Batteries and/or Flywheel Hybrid Electric HMMWV Systems Integration Laboratory (SIL) Temporary off- vechicle loads (e.g. Soldier Power battery charging Life Support Systems C4ISR Systems Control Systems Onboard Auxiliaries Future Tactical Truck (FTTS) HEV key enabler of transformation to lightweight, fuel efficient tactical and combat vehicles

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