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Stryker Brigade Combat Team StrykerStryker BrigadeBrigade CombatCombat TeamTeam Brad Drake BCT ILS Manager General Motors Defense (519) 452-5000 Ext. 6759 [email protected] Overview • Program • Supportability Constraints • Stryker Support Concepts WhyWhy thethe Stryker?Stryker? “We must provide early entry forces that can operate jointly, without access to fixed forward bases, but we still need the power to slug it out and win decisively. Today, our heavy forces are too heavy and our light forces lack staying power. We will address those General Eric Shinseki, mismatches.” Chief of Staff, US Army 23 June 1999 USUS ArmyArmy StrykerStryker ProgramProgram • 2131 Stryker Light Armored Vehicles • 10 Vehicle Configurations • Based on Canadian LAV III • 6 Brigade Combat Teams – 1 Brigade per year – 1st Deliveries Start - Feb 2002 StrykerStryker Partners Partners StrykerStryker VariantsVariants •ICV • MGS •ATGM •ESV •RV • FSV •CV •MCV • NBCRV •MEV StrykerStryker QuantitiesQuantities perper BCTBCT Infantry Carrier 108 ATGM 9 Mortar Carrier 36 Recon Vehicle 48 Fire Support Vehicle 13 Engineer Squad Vehicle 9 Commander’s Vehicle 39 Medical Evac Vehicle 17 NBC Recon Vehicle 3 Mobile Gun System 27 Total 309 172nd Bde - Ft Wainwright StrykerStryker BrigadesBrigades Ft Richardson, Alaska 3rd Bde, 2 Inf Div & 1st Bde, 25 Inf Div Fort Lewis, Washington 56th Bde, 28th Inf Div Mech Pennsylvania Army National Guard 2nd Armored Cav Regt Lt Ft Polk, Louisiana 2nd Bde, 25 Inf Div Schofield Barracks, Hawaii StrykerStryker CharacteristicsCharacteristics StrategicStrategic DeployabilityDeployability MobilityMobility LethalityLethality SurvivabilitySurvivability StrategicStrategic Deployability Deployability C-130C-130 C-5C-5 C-17C-17 MobilityMobility SpeedSpeed -- 62 62 mphmph Range Range -- 330 330 milesmiles FwdFwd SlopeSlope -- 60% 60% Side Side SlopeSlope -- 30% 30% ClimbClimb -- 23 23 inchesinches Gap Gap -- 78 78 inchesinches LethalityLethality RemoteRemote WeaponWeapon StationStation (Mk(Mk 1919 40mm40mm oror .50.50 cal)cal) LethalityLethality LowLow ProfileProfile TurretTurret M68A1E4M68A1E4 105mm105mm CannonCannon LethalityLethality TOWTOW 2B2B MissileMissile SurvivabilitySurvivability IntegralIntegral AllAll AroundAround 14.5mm14.5mm ProtectionProtection Add-onAdd-on RPG-7RPG-7 ArmourArmour ProtectionProtection 152mm152mm HEHE AirburstAirburst ProtectionProtection NBCNBC DetectionDetection PackagePackage ReducedReduced AudibleAudible andand ThermalThermal SignatureSignature ProvenProven MineMine SurvivabilitySurvivability Overview • Program Overview • Supportability Constraints – Off-the-Shelf Equipment – Two Level Maintenance Concept • Stryker Support Concepts Off-the-Shelf Equipment • Field Stryker at the Earliest Possible Date • Trade-off Objective Fielding Requirements Against Performance Requirements • The Stryker Family Baseline Has Been in Production Since 1998 Two Level Maintenance Concept • US Army Vision • Two Level Maintenance • Reducing the Logistics Footprint US Army Vision Functional Failure or Condition Failure Symptom! Monitoring Maintenance Action CRT Fix Forward Maintenance Action Replace Forward Reactive Anticipatory Logistics! Logistics! Two Level Maintenance Concept Single Stock Fund Single Point and System for Sale and Credit National Level Maintenance Provider Field Level Maintenance Operator Organizational Direct General Director Depot Crew -20 / O Support Support of Logistics -50 / D -10 / C -30 / F -40 / H -40 / -50 H / D PMCS Repair & Return to TDA Activity Core PMCS On Vehicle Repair User at System LRU Remove DS and GS Possible Workload and Replace IAW Repair & Return to Recap National Stock at DS and GS Possible Reducing the Logistics Footprint • IAV Logistics Efficiencies – Optimum Mission Critical On-board Spares [O&O, p53] – Battle Damage Repair Capability [O&O, p54] – Optimum Basic Combat Loads [O&O, p52] – Strategically Configured Sustainment Support Packages [O&O, p52] – Interchangeable LRUs Removed and Replaced in Field [O&O, p54] • IAV Logistics Enablers – Built-in Test (BIT) / Built-in Test Equipment (BITE) [ORD, p14] – Embedded Diagnostics to Common Data Network [ORD, p14] – IETMs Integrated w/ Diagnostics to Common Data Network [ORD, p15] – Maximum Commonality [ORD, p8] Overview • Program Overview • Supportability Constraints • Stryker Support Concepts – Improved System Reliability and Ease of Maintenance – Commonality – Maintenance Plan – System Embedded Diagnostics 12.00 Improved System Reliability 10.00 and Ease of Maintenance 11.16 8.00 6.00 4.00 Maintenance Minutes/ Hour of Operation 2.00 0.00 6.41 8.46 LAV I 6X6 CANADA 7.20 LAV I 8X8 USMC LAV II 8X8 AUSTRALIA 6.90 LAV III 8X8 CANADA LAV III IAV* US ARMY BCT Stryker Commonality - More Than Parts • Between IAV Platforms Allows Common – Mission Functionality – Operator Positions and Tasks – Crew Positions and Tasks – LRUs and Parts – Maintenance Tasks – Maintenance Skills – Tools and TMDE • and with – Established Supply and Maintenance Infrastructure – Within the BCT / Limited Conversion Force XXI Div / L I D / DoD • Results in Reduced – Logistics Footprint – Training Burden Stryker Maintenance Plan - Garrison Brigade Support CLS Battalion Supply FSR New NSNs Assistance All IAV Field CLS Repair Maintenance and Supply Operator Organizational of New LRUs Crew Limited Direct Support CSSC Augmentation Stryker Maintenance Plan - Deployed Brigade CLS CLS Repair Support Supply and Supply of Battalion New NSNs of New LRUs Intermediate Supply Base Reach Back OSC / FSC / LSE FSR Operator Organizational Assistance Crew Limited Direct All IAV Field Support Maintenance CSSC Augmentation D+15 Embedded Diagnostics 25% reduction in maintenance labour hours 6% reduction in cost due to clerical errors in ordering parts 6% reduction in cost due to misdiagnosis 12% reduction in Depot Level direct labour hours --- FY97 LIA study of 130 major systems --- • Current Capability Is Off-equipment (EMS-2/SPORT) • Block Upgrade for Embedded Solution (3rd Brigade) .
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