Capabilities Development
Mission
Direct and integrate Capability Based Assessments to identify required capabilities, gaps and solutions. Direct and manage development of JCIDS capability documents, Force Design Updates, and DOTMLPF-P solutions to mitigate capability gaps identified by the annual Capability Needs Assessment (CNA). Provide functional oversight and integration across mission command, LandWarNet, maneuver, aviation, soldier, lethality, fires, maneuver support, protection, sustainment capability developments. Lead Organizational design and force structure solutions.
Priorities and Key Initiatives
- Produce validated, resource informed requirements documents
- Network Capability Review
- Capability Portfolio Reviews (CPRs)
- Long-Range Investment Requirements Analysis
- Capability Visualization (Army 2025B)
- Total Army Analysis (TAA) for informing the PPBES process
- Capability Needs Analysis (CNA) - LEVEL III (Cross functional area) integration
Divisions
Capability Assessment and RAM Division
Assess/Prioritize/Integrate Capabilities & POM Development Develop TRADOC Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) requirements and policy
Fires Division (FD)
Performs staff management of Fires and Air Defense capabilities development across the DOTMLPF domains IAW the JCIDS and ArCP.
Force Design Division
Leads TRADOC in developing operational force design/force structure solutions; manages the "O" domain of DOTMLPF to support JCIDS and Army requirements determination processes.
LandWarNet Division (Network) (LWND)
Provides staff management to integrate & synchronize network transport & services capabilities developments supporting current & future force net-enabled ops.
Maneuver, Aviation and Soldier Division (MASD)
Joint & Army requirements. Capabilities for Maneuver and Aviation programs. Focus: BCTs, Indiv Wpns, SaaS, manned and unmanned aviation &, robotics.
Maneuver Support/Protection Division (MS/PD)
Provide staff management and synchronization of protection and Maneuver Support requirements determination and DOTMLPF capabilities developments.
Mission Command Intelligence and Cyber Division (MCICD)
Provides staff management to integrate & synchronize battle command, intelligence, biometrics and forensics requirements & capabilities.
Sustainment Division (SusD)
Performs staff management of the requirements determination process for sustainment, ground mobility, airdrop, deployment, distribution & medical capabilities.