Army Digital Acquisition Environment​

As the U.S. Army Pathfinder program for
Digital Transformation advanced full-
force into Digital Engineering, a dynamic
platform was required to streamline data
interoperability across acquisition and
sustainment disciplines to manage the
complexities of the XM-30 Mechanized
Fighting Vehicle. The U.S. Army’s Digital
Transformation Pathfinder programs require
a dynamic Digital Engineering platform to
streamline datarepositories, analytical and
validation tools, product architectures and
baselines, and all tiers of advanced modeling
and simulation.

Sabel Systems deployed a cloud-hosted
Digital Acquisition Environment (DAE)
tailored to the Army’s robust security and cross
functional requirements. This adaptable
framework facilitates the acquisition strategy
and supports the digital transition from
development to sustainment.

Key components of the solution
included:

• Code Foundry: Government-owned
  DevSecOps pipelines that automate the
  integration, testing, and delivery of all
  vendor-developed code for the XM30
  emphasizing government data rights and
  risk-reduction.
• Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL):
  management and evaluation.
• Model-Based Enterprise Foundation:
  Connected suite of Simulation models used
  to accelerate requirements compliance.

The Digital Acquisition Environment yielded
significant improvements for the Army:

• 300+ users from the Program Office, Test
  Community, Industry Experts and Senior
  Leadership were enabled to collaborate
  effectively.
• Concurrent PLM and MBSE suites supported
  high-volume CDRL delivery and evaluation.
• A Government-Furnished Code Foundry
  was established to streamline code
  development, testing (functional/safety/
  security), and validation while promoting
  government data rights and downstream
  supportability into the code delivered its
  acquired weapon system.
• Customized workspaces were configured
  to support efficient reviews of program
  milestones.