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US Army XM30

Advancing Next-Generation Combat Capability

Delivering digital engineering, mission modeling, and simulation architecture enhancements to accelerate the XM30 platform’s development.

A soldier in camouflage gear kneels on dirt, using a tablet displaying tactical information, with a military vehicle in the background.
Soldiers in a dark command center analyze a digital map on a large table, with glowing data and screens displaying maps, feeds, and mission info on the walls. The environment is high-tech and focused on military operations.
US Army XM30

Project Overview

The U.S. Army XM30 program aims to replace the legacy Bradley Fighting Vehicle with a Next-Generation combat platform capable of meeting modern battlefield demands.
NextGen Federal supported this effort by providing advanced Digital Mission Engineering (DME) capabilities to accelerate system concept development, improve simulation fidelity, and streamline requirements analysis.


The goal: enable rapid capability development through a digital engineering ecosystem that integrates mission analysis, modeling and simulation (M&S), behavioral constraints, and system-level trade studies.

Customer Need

Replace the Bradley vehicle with a Next Generation platform and rapidly develop capability through Digital Engineering.
The Army required an integrated digital engineering framework capable of producing realistic mission vignettes, high-quality simulations, and design-relevant analytics to guide early decision-making and accelerate capability development.

Modeling and simulation platform visualizing mission scenarios, kill web integration, threat behaviors, engagement logic, mobility constraints, simulation execution, and performance analytics for defense operations.

Method & Strategy

NextGen Federal executed a structured DME approach aligned with the latest DoD Mission Engineering Guide. The strategy included:

1. Holistic Digital Mission Engineering (DME) Implementation

  • Applied a top-to-bottom DME methodology following modern DoD engineering guidance.
  • Unified mission context, system behavior, engineering constraints, and simulation environments.

2.Vignette Modeling Across Modular Kill Webs

  • Developed representative mission vignettes
  • Integrated kill-web interactions, threat behaviors, mobility constraints, and engagement logic.

3. Advanced Modeling & Simulation (M&S)

  • Generated M&S scenarios based on SysML behavior models.
  • Executed simulations with constrained behaviors and validated system interactions.
  • Allowed scenarios to be overridden or iterated based on mission logic.

4. Tailored Integration to the Digital Engineering Ecosystem

  • Integrated with DE tools, repositories, and modeling frameworks.
  • Ensured data consistency and interoperability across engineering artifacts.
Digital Mission Engineering Approach

Main Advantages

Rapid Acquisition of Capabilities
Digital models and simulation outputs supported faster assessment of design alternatives, improving acquisition agility.

Cost Reduction Through Optimized Design
Digital tradespace exploration reduced physical prototyping and testing costs by enabling earlier, more accurate design decisions.

Improved Trade Study Analysis
High-fidelity simulations supported comparative analysis of platform options, enabling data-driven evaluation of lethality, survivability, mobility, and crew effectiveness.

Increased Lethality & Survivability
Mission-level simulations helped identify design choices that maximize combat effectiveness in contested environments.

Automatic Requirements Coverage
System behaviors and mission scenarios mapped directly into requirements coverage, accelerating documentation and validation.

Delivering Impact

Conclusion

NextGen Federal significantly advanced the Army XM30 modernization effort by delivering a cohesive digital engineering ecosystem powered by mission relevant modeling, advanced simulation, and data driven capability assessment.

By integrating M&S, SysML behavior, mission vignettes, and kill web analysis, NextGen accelerated design iteration, improved requirements traceability, and supported informed decision making for the Army’s next generation combat platform.”

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