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ARL's
mission is to … provide innovative science, technology, and analyses to
enable full-spectrum operations.
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory
(ARL) of the Army Materiel Command is the Army's corporate, or central,
laboratory for materiel technology. Its diverse assortment of unique
facilities and its workforce of government engineers and scientists
comprise the largest source of world‑class integrated research and
analysis in the Army. ARL's programs consist of basic and applied research
and survivability/lethality analysis. ARL consists of six directorates and
the Army Research Office. These organizations focus on technology areas
critical to strategic dominance across the entire spectrum of operations:
- Computational
and Information Sciences Directorate (CISD) - conducts a broad
spectrum of research focused on high bandwidth communication, advanced
command and control techniques, battlefield visualization, weather
decision aids, and defensive information operations;
- Human
Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED) ‑ scientific
research and technology directed toward optimizing Soldier performance
and Soldier‑machine interactions to maximize battlefield
effectiveness, and to ensure that soldier performance requirements are
adequately considered in technology development and system design;
- Sensors
and Electron Devices Directorate (SEDD) ‑ vertically integrated
research and technology for developing advanced solid-state components
and state‑of‑the‑art sensor systems;
- Survivability
and Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD) ‑ integrated
survivability and lethality analysis of Army systems and technologies
across the full spectrum of battlefield threats and environments as
well as analysis tools, techniques, and methodologies;
- Vehicle
Technology Directorate (VTD) - addresses propulsion and structural
engineering technologies for both air and ground vehicles in a
leveraged partnership with NASA;
- Weapons
and Materials Research Directorate (WMRD) ‑ material and weapons
research to develop the technologies for future land combat systems;
- Army
Research Office (ARO) - scientific and far-reaching technological
discoveries in extramural organizations (educational institutions,
nonprofit organizations, and private industry).
ARL has consistently provided the
enabling technologies in many of the Army's most important weapons
systems. Technology and analysis products are moved into Army Research,
Development, and Engineering Centers (RDECs) and to other Army, Department
of Defense (DoD), government, and industry customers. ARL’s programs are
focused on key underpinning science and technology underpinnings that will
enable the transformation of the Army into a more versatile, agile,
survivable, lethal, deployable, and sustainable force.
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