Equipping Tomorrow's Military Force Integration of Commercial and Military Manufacturing in 2010 and Beyond (2002) / Chapter Skim
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4 Opportunities for Future Integration
4 Opportunities for Future Integration
Pages 22-29
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. System complexity will increase, driven by rapid advances in technology, the growing technological sophistication of potential adversaries, and a higher dependence on technology because of the changing nature of warfare for example, unmanned, network-centric warfare, monitored and coordinated from space, and global asymmetric threats.
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The basis for this ICMM framework is to consider both the product being purchased, i.e., the defense component or system, and the manufacturing process to produce it. COTS represents commercial products made by commercial processes, while the opposite end of the framework represents unique defense products made by unique defense processes.
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COMMERCIAL PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY TRENDS The technology trends discussed here represent future possibilities by the year 2010 but are by no means an all-inclusive forecast of the advanced commercial technologies that could be leveraged by DOD over the next decade. In general, the commercial product trends that will be most relevant to DOD as ICMM opportunities will be in areas where the commercial product application is
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· Biomedical technology. The rapid advances in human genomics, microfluidic chips, computational drug discovery, and medical instrumentation will have direct COTS application to military healthcare as well as ICMM potential for biowarfare defense products.
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With appropriate planning and investment, creating MEMS fates capable of producing defense and commercial devices on the same production line will be straightforward. In the defense world, DARPA is already leading the way in exploiting MEMS technology for military applications.
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DOD and defense prime contractors will be able to access and understand the process capabilities of commercial suppliers rapidly, and DOD will be able to issue solicitations and access competitive quotes online, globally if necessary, with fast cycle times. With a clear understanding of process capabilities and competitive costs across the commercial marketplace, DOD will be well positioned to make appropriate sourcing decisions.
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Wherever possible, commercial designers are making use of embedded microprocessors and integrated analog circuits, sensors, and actuators to reduce the number of parts and assembly operations. Clever design approaches to multifunctional integration can achieve not only substantial cost reductions but also improved performance.
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Where harsh environmental conditions are a serious requirement for a defense application of commercial technology, early involvement in development will be critical to assure that new commercial components can withstand or be adapted to withstand military operating conditions.
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