APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 1 1 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Historical Perspective BG Doriot s Vision: Conceptualized a facility, The Institute of Man, to study the soldier, his clothing and equipment and how they function in relation to each other under world-wide environmental extremes presented by the combat battlefield.
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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Natick Soldier System Center 78 Acres 459,000 Sq. Ft. of Lab Space Total 174 Acres (including 75 Family Housing units) Total Personnel ~1498 Only Active Army Installation in New England APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 3
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE NSSC Tenant Organizations Research & Technology Collaborators US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center RDECOM US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine MRMC US Navy Clothing & Textile Research Facility NEXCOM Product/Project Managers Development Partners US Coast Guard Clothing Design & Technical Office USCG Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems PEO CS&CSS Product Manager Soldier Clothing & Individual Equipment PEO Soldier Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment PEO Soldier US SOCOM Program Manager SOF Survival, Support & Equipment Systems PEO-SOF Warrior/PEO- Special Programs Product Manager Infantry Combat Equipment Program Manager Infantry Weapon Systems Marine Corps Systems Command Program Executive Office Agile Combat Support Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Sustainment, Logistics & Support Soldier Chem/Bio Readiness & Sustainment Directorate Integrated Logistics Support Center TACOM LCMC Natick Contracting Division APG Contracting Center US Army Garrison - Natick Atlantic Region - IMCOM Civilian Personnel and Advisory Center CPAC Network Enterprise Center NETCOM-Natick APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 4
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Natick Soldier Systems Center Mission One Team Advancing Innovative Technology For Today and Tomorrow Vision One Team Committed to Soldier Success Soldier Systems One Mission - One Location APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 5
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Who We Support Defense Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical/Biological Defense Defense Logistics Agency Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Threat Reduction Agency Other Government Agencies Office of the Surgeon General National Aeronautics & Space Administration Food and Drug Administration United States Department of Agriculture United States Forestry Service Bureau of Engraving and Printing Army Veterans Program Department of Justice Department of Homeland Security APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 6
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Unique Facilities Base Camp Integration Lab Environmental Chambers Doriot Climatic Chambers Altitude Chamber Hydro-Environmental Chamber Biomechanics Lab 3-D Anthropometric Lab CIE Fightability Course Bone Health Lab Materials Science Laboratory Camouflage Analysis & Demo Lab Soldier System Prototype Design and Fabrication Facility DoD Combat Feeding Laboratory Airdrop Certification Test Facility Fiber Production and Research Facility Textile Testing Facilities Thermal Test Facility High Performance Fiber Facility Polymer Film Center of Excellence APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 7 7
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Local Technology Partners Massachusetts Ranked #1 for Science & Technology 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 Milken Institute Massachusetts Ranked #2 for Total R&D Expenditures 2009/2010 National Science Foundation Academia Research Hospitals Massachusetts 1 of 6 Leading Technology States 2010 US Census Hundreds of S&T Partners in New England Including: BAE Systems Draper Laboratory Fosta-Tek Optics, Inc. Hanscom Air Force Base John Adams Innovation Institute Kaman Aerospace Lilliputian Systems, Inc. Lincoln Labs Mass Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Massachusetts High Technology Council Metabolix, Inc. Naval Undersea Warfare Center New England Ropes, Inc. New Hampshire High Technology Council Niche, Inc. Pascale Industries, Inc. Polartec, LLC Qinetiq North America Triton Systems, Inc. APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 8
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APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Natick Soldier Systems Center For 60 years Supporting those who Serve APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE 10
Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center Tom Merle Chief Innovation Officer 24 January 2017 PAO #: U17-024 Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited.
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. Natick Soldier RD&E Center The Soldier's RDEC - Ensuring Dominance through Superior Scientific & Engineering Expertise. Providing the Army with Innovative Science & Technology Solutions to Optimize the Performance of our Soldiers.
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. Mission Areas Performance Nutrition Joint Foodservice Equipment Missiontailored rations Joint Service Combat Feeding Warfighter Protection, Survivability, and Optimization Body Armor Helmets Uniforms Boots LEAP-A Knowledge to Schoolhouses Small Unit Sustainment System Airbeam Shelters Force Provider Subsystems Mortuary Affairs Expeditionary Basing/Collective Protection Soldier and Squad Performance Optimization Aerial Delivery JPADS Helicopter Sling Load T-11 Engineering Support
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. Aerial Delivery Personnel Parachuting Systems Cargo Airdrop Systems S&T Thrust Areas: Precision Airdrop (sensors, guidance & control systems) Integrated Logistics Aerial Resupply Modeling and Simulation Parachutist Safety Test Instrumentation Materials Research
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. Warfighter Directorate Development & Engineering Competencies Combat Clothing & Individual Equipment Chemical/Biological Protective Ensembles Load Carriage Systems Camouflage & Concealment Soldier & Small Unit Power/Data Systems Mission Information & Planning Systems Situational Awareness Tools (micro-uavs) Human Factors Prototyping & Testing S&T Thrust Areas Multifunctional Materials Biological Sciences Protective Materials & Systems Human Sciences (Physical and Cognitive) Human Anthropometry
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. DoD Combat Feeding Combat Rations Field Food Service Equipment Combat Feeding Systems S&T Thrust Areas: Food Service Equipment Engineering Applied Nutrition & Nutritional Biochemistry Food Protection, Defense & Microbiology Food Engineering, Preservation & Stabilization Food Packaging & Polymer Science Product Development, Technical Evaluation & Ration Design
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. Contingency Basing (Expeditionary) Softwall Shelters Rigidwall Shelters Integrated Expeditionary Base Camp Systems S&T Thrust Areas Barrier Materials Structures Thermal Management Energy Management Finite Element Analysis Ballistics
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. Unique Capabilities that Foster External Industrial/Academic Partnerships Base Camp Integration Lab PM Force Sustainment Systems Based at Fort Devens, MA - Team Effort (Active and Reserve) Two 150 man Force Provider Expeditionary Base Camps Test and Improve Current Component Systems Develop New Technologies for Future Use Power & Water Great Potential to Expand
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. References and Resources Areas of Interest - Primary Sources: Broad Area Announcement (BAA): https://www.nsrdec.army.mil/img/pdfs/baadec2016.pdf Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR): http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir Resources: Main Website: https://www.nsrdec.army.mil Business Guidebook How to do Business with NSRDEC https://www.nsrdec.army.mil/img/pdfs/doingbusiness%20with%20nsrdec_9th%20edition2016-final.pdf
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. Active Areas of Focus Warfighter - Survivability Ballistics & blast; Head, Sensory, Environmental, Flame/Thermal Protection; Signature Management - Dismounted Power & Energy Power generation & conversion, Energy Storage, Power Management & Distribution - Situational Awareness Advanced Sensors for Dismounts, Information Portrayal, Assessment & Displays, Soldier Date Management DoD Combat Feeding - Processing Increased nutritional density military & space - Packaging High barrier/non-foil flexible food packaging in package microwave sterilization - Sensors Noninvasive measurement of biological markers to determine nutritional status Expeditionary Basing and Collective Protection - Operational Energy - Shelters - Base camp life support technologies supporting expeditionary maneuver (eg. Lighting, insulation, etc.) Airdrop/Aerial Delivery - Reducing the signature of airdrop operations - Improve fidelity of airdrop modeling & simulation - High altitude deployable, extremely accurate, low cost aerial delivery systems - Navigation around elevated structures (megacities) without GPS
Distribution A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center The Science Behind the Soldier Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow