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Integration Readiness Levels - Speeding Technology Insertion to the Soldier's Hands: A Workshop

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The Board on Army Research and Development at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a workshop to examine the role of Integration Readiness Levels (IRLs) in Army technology development and adoption. The workshop will review the current role of IRLs in Army technology development; examine common definitions to enhance future IRL frameworks; and identify definitions and metrics for IRLs for emerging technologies, specifically AI/ML and autonomous systems, hypersonic weapons, quantum sensing, and directed energy weapon systems. The workshop will bring together experts and speakers from across academia, industry, the military, and government.

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will develop a workshop to examine how the use of Integration Readiness Levels (IRLs) could improve opportunities for technology transfer to Army fielded systems.
Tasks:

  • Review the current Army approach to IRLs across the major technology areas articulated in the National Defense Strategy (NDS).
  • Discuss common definitions and metrics that could form the basis of a future IRL framework and how their application could improve technology transition.
  • Identify what unique definitions and metrics for IRLs may be required for the emerging technologies of (i) AI/ML/autonomous systems, (ii) hypersonic weapons, (iii) quantum sensing, and (iv) directed energy weapons.

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Steven Darbes

Lead

SDarbes@nas.edu

William (Bruno) Millonig

Lead

WMillonig@nas.edu

Travon James

TJames@nas.edu

Chris Jones

CJones@nas.edu

Tina Latimer

TLatimer@nas.edu

Debrah Adedeji

IAdedeji@nas.edu

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