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Title: Application of Expedient Leader-Follower Technology to an Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Authors: Lauren B Bobzin
Benjamin Leichty
Austin J Winkler
Keywords: Expedient Leader Follower
ExLF
Autonomous Ground Resupply
AGR
Infantry Brigade Combat Team
IBCT
Optimization
Issue Date: 12-Feb-2020
Publisher: Acquisition Research Program
Citation: Published--Unlimited Distribution
Series/Report no.: Workload Distribution
NPS-LM-20-029
Abstract: Autonomous Ground Resupply (AGR) possesses significant potential to address the growing military transportation gap and alter the future of combat sustainment. An Army Infantry Brigade Combat Team can organically transport only 58% of assigned assets. To address this shortfall, among other capability gaps, the U.S. Army Combat Capability Development Center began researching and testing Expedient Leader Follower (ExLF) AGR technology during Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 and will begin field testing within two Army transportation companies beginning in the fourth quarter of FY2019. ExLF technology provides the capability to conduct a three to 10 vehicle convoy with one manned vehicle leading the ExLF vehicles in trace. Some key priorities outlined by U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command include (1) Perform convoy operations autonomously and (2) assess legacy equipment against ExLF equipped convoys. The ExLF technology must provide tangible results across these stated objectives in order to justify the investment across all ground forces, including the Marine Corps.
Description: Logistics Management / Graduate Student Research
URI: https://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/2354
Appears in Collections:NPS Graduate Student Theses & Reports

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