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Maintaining Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Robots in a Combat Environment: 

Maintaining Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Robots in a Combat Environment Col Edward Ward, USMC Chief Logistics, Acquisition, Business Management 6 April 2006

Video - IED: 

Video - IED

Background: 

Background Operations in Southwest Asia Afghanistan Cave Searches Anti Personnel Mines Iraq IEDs as Precision Munitions Vehicle Born IED Next Generation Threat How Can this Threat be Addressed while minimizing Soldiers’/Marines’ Exposure?

Initial Robots: 

Initial Robots SKISKY Up to 150 Robots 1 3 5 2 4 ONS SKISKY (EOD) PacBot Talon Vanguard Mini Andros Matilda 1 2 3 4 5

The Challenge: 

The Challenge Over 2400 Robots!

Video - IED: 

Video - IED

Joint Support: 

Joint Support Combined Forces Land Component Command Wants Perpendicular Source for maintaining and Reporting Assets Multi-National Coalition – Iraq Wants Visibility to Assets in Theater AMC has Joint Support Requirement Creation of Joint Robotic Repair Facility

JRRF Photos: 

JRRF Photos

JRRF: 

JRRF Single Point Support Camp Victory, Baghdad Baghram Air Base, Afghanistan Repair Facility for All Robots All Services and Coalition Partners 100-150 Systems Repaired Monthly Over $2M Spares Consumed Monthly 8 Technicians / 2 Supply / OIC Web Based Supply Chain Management Parts Order – Maintain 35 Day Supply In Iraq Maintenance History Report Generator

Slide10: 

Supply Chain Management Tool “COLTS” Web-Accessible Supply Chain Management – Provide Global Visibility - Accountability - Parts Reordering - Reliability Tracking - Trouble Desk Info

Mission Growth: 

Mission Growth FY06 Estimated 4000 Systems in Theater Parts Required - $4M-$6M Monthly Over 22 Different Robot Types EOD, Force Protection, Countermine, Urban Operations Missions Facility Doubles in Size in Iraq Creation of Embedded Repair Teams

Future Requirements: 

Future Requirements Introduction Of MTRS Production of MarcBot – Potential 1000 Units Second Sources of Spare Parts Gap Filling of New Systems Until FCS Fielding Estimated 200% Growth CY07 5000% Growth CY05

Combat Damage: 

Combat Damage New MarcBot

Video - IED: 

Video - IED