Maximizing Land Combat Power: RDECOM's Mission in a Complex and Uncertain World

Maximizing Land Combat Power

by U.S. Army Research Development and Engin, U.S. Army Research Development

The U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) is the largest single provider of research, technology development, engineering, and systems analysis for the Army. Under the command and leadership of AMC, and in support of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)), RDECOM executes the mission to empower, unburden, protect, and sustain the Soldier through integrated research, development, and engineering solutions. Aligned with the AMC Strategic Plan 2013-2023, RDECOM is responsible for all materiel- related technology and engineering in support of generating Army Land Combat Power. RDECOM provides technology integration across all aspects of Land Combat Power development; provides unbiased technical advice and expertise to the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Program Executive Officers/Program Managers (PEOs/PMs), and industry; and collaborates across the larger Army Research and Development (R&D) community: with the Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and De-velopment Center (ERDC), Medical Re-search and Materiel Command (MRMC), Army Research Institute (ARI), Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency