ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Aug. 15, 2014) -- The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command released a new strategic plan, which outlines the organization's mission, goals and vision.
"As the Army's premier go-to organization for science and engineering expertise, operating in the space between the state of the art and the art of the possible, we will empower, unburden, protect and sustain the Soldier as we develop and transition innovative technologies and engineered solutions to our Soldiers, enabling the Army's success in combat and future contingencies," said RDECOM Director Dale A. Ormond in the publication foreword.
Ormond said the organization's core tenants emphasize a commitment to providing the Army with "leading edge technology required to accomplish its mission to defend the nation."
"This technology will maintain or improve combat power with enhanced protection, lethality, maneuverability, and command and control. At the same time, the enterprise will conduct the critical RD&E to provide innovative, leap-ahead capability to ensure Army dominance on the battlefield of 2030 to 2040 and beyond," Ormond said.
RDECOM provides the Army with an organic research and development capability. More than 17,000 Soldiers, civilian employees and direct contractors form this team. As part of that team, there are 11,000 engineers and scientists, many of whom are the Army's leading experts in their fields.
The 50-page document is available for download in the related files section.
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RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. AMC is the Army's premier provider of materiel readiness -- technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics power projection, and sustainment -- to the total force, across the spectrum of joint military operations. If a Soldier shoots it, drives it, flies it, wears it, eats it or communicates with it, AMC provides it.
Related Documents:
RDECOM Strategic Plan [PDF]
Related Links:
Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center
Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
Army.mil: Science and Technology News
U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center
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