The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) has secured a contract worth up to $33.4 million to integrate the components of the US Army’s Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) prototype.
Under the Other Transaction Agreement, the Atlanta-based institute will serve as the Weapon Systems Integrator for the program, coordinating the engineering and testing needed to bring the CAML’s separately developed components together into a unified, functioning system.
Its responsibilities will include systems engineering, interface integration, modeling and simulation, as well as integrated testing. GTRI will also oversee the acceptance test plan and conduct physical testing of the prototype.
Work is expected to continue for approximately 36 months, culminating in the delivery of prototypes for CAML Increment Zero.
CAML Program
The CAML is part of the army’s fires modernization effort to develop autonomous, air-transportable, and optionally crewed cross-domain fires launchers that can operate flexibly across the battlefield.
It is being pursued through a modular acquisition approach. Rather than procuring a complete launcher from a single contractor, the service is developing separate components that can be integrated into a common system.
The modular design is intended to give the army greater flexibility in combining technologies from different suppliers while evaluating autonomous and interoperable launcher concepts.
The award marks the start of the program’s prototype integration work, with the army expected to offer additional awards for CAML components, including the autonomous mobility platform, as it continues its competitive prototyping effort.
“The Army is moving with urgency to deliver adaptable, survivable, and scalable Fires capabilities to Soldiers,” said Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano, Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires.
“CAML gives us a pathway to experiment with modular launcher concepts, learn quickly, and make informed decisions at the speed of relevance.”