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U.S. Army Researchers Lead New NATO Standard for Vehicle Mobility Courtesy Photo | One of the most important outputs from the Next Generation NATO Reference Mobility.. read moreread more Courtesy Photo | One of the most important outputs from the Next Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model (NG-NRMM) is a data-rich, graphical, map-based representation of terrain types and how well, or poorly, a vehicle can traverse that terrain. In the left image, green-colored terrain represents terrain on which the sample vehicle can move quickly, while darker, redder-colored terrain is slower to traverse. On the right, the NG-NRMM computes a “best path” for vehicles traversing terrain. The NG-NRMM is a high-fidelity, computational model to show how well a given vehicle can move over terrain, providing commanders and leaders quality, real-time information to inform on-the-ground operations.
Serco fights to keep Navy work
Serco Inc. doubled its work with the Navy almost two years ago when the company paid $225 million to acquire the Alion Science & Technology naval engineering business.
Executives at Serco Group s U.S. subsidiary have often mentioned that deal as a critical component of its transformation into becoming a larger provider of end-to-end design and sustainment work for the Defense Department.
Then it comes as no surprise that Serco is protesting a recompete decision that, for now, has taken away one of those prized Navy contracts.
Serco is protesting the Navy’s decision to award a $354 million task order to Booz Allen Hamilton. Awarded through the Seaport-NXG vehicle, this work supports the Navy’s SEA 21 office that manages the lifcecycle maintenance of non-nuclear surface ships.