No Doubt – The LRAS3/FS3

Story of
Mission Assurance

Jill Brooks
Sheleen Johnson
Network Centric Systems
Agenda
• Introduction to Raytheon
• LRAS3/FS3 Overview
• Sound Engineering Processes
• Partnership With The Customer
• Results Speak For Themselves
• Summary

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Introduction to Raytheon
• Raytheon is an industry leader in defense and government electronics,
space, information technology, technical services, and business aviation
and special mission aircraft

• Network Centric Systems (NCS) develops and produces mission

solutions for networking, command and control, battlespace awareness,
and air traffic management

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Introduction to Raytheon – continued
CMMI
Level 5
RTIS Integrated Level 4 CMMI
Product Software Sigma
RTIS Policies & IPI
Development & Cycle Time
SW, SE & HW
Procedures Process Multi-site
SW Level 5
SE Level 3
Level 3 Level 4
RTIS Software Baseline
10x
Operating Validation 2006
2003 2007
2003
Baldridge Fault Density 2005
2003
Instructions Level 3 Improvement 2003 2004
2003
Award
Level 2 2001 2002
- 1999 2000
1997
1995 1996
1993 1994
1992 Raytheon
1990 1991 Acquisition Level 4/5
1989
Level 3 & Transition Managed/
Level 2 Optimizing
Defined
Repeatable

Self-assessment
Software
Improvement
Team Formed
IPI CMM-based Internal Process Improvement Assessment
RTIS Raytheon/TI Systems
CMMI CMM Integrated

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LRAS3/FS3 Overview
• The LRAS3/FS3 is a long range reconnaissance and
surveillance multi-sensor suite system with the capability to
determine far target location (FTL) coordinates, and to
provide real-time target detection, recognition, and
identification capability to the scout while permitting 24-hour
adverse weather operations. In addition, the FS3 variant
provides laser designation of a target for laser guided
weapons.

LRAS3/FS3 Product supports scout and fire support missions

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LRAS3/FS3 Overview – continued
• FS3 product supports Knight fire support missions. The
LRAS3 product supports scout operations and is operable in
both a stationary vehicle mounted configuration and in an
autonomous dismounted configuration The host vehicle for
the system is the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled
Vehicle (HMMWV) and Stryker Armored Vehicle.

LRAS3/FS3 Product supports scout and fire support missions

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Sound Engineering Processes
• SW engineering processes assessed as CMMI Level 5, in
2003
• Rigorous approach to engineering practices, key examples
include:
– Requirements Management
• Used DOORs tool to support bi-directional traceability
• Ensures that the impact of changes to requirements is understood and
addressed through out the system
– Configuration Management
• Used through out the life-cycle of the product from Requirements Definition,
through design, implementation, test and maintenance
• A multi-tiered approach that has different requirements for different artifacts
and for different points in an artifact’s lifecycle

Engineering process supports Mission Assurance

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Sound Engineering Processes –
continued
• Additional engineering practices that played a key role in the
mission assurance success of LRAS3/FS3:
– Peer Reviews
• Not the “glamorous” part of the process, but rigorous application pays off
• Verification by Quality Engineering
– Verification, Validation
• An iterative approach
• Back to basics, back to the requirements
– Quality Engineering
• Maintained independence, but an integral part of the program
• Ensured adherence to defined processes
• Worked with program to find solutions

Engineering process supports Mission Assurance

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Partnership with the Customer

• A series of demonstrations and user juries were conducted to

refine the Raytheon understanding of the customer
requirements:

– User Jury #1
• Combined with PDR (Preliminary Design Review) to ensure requirements
are understood

– User Jury #2
• Paper copies of the display screens
• End user participation requested (several different ranks)

Demonstrations and User Juries were key tactics

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Partnership with the Customer –
continued

Demonstrations and User Juries were key tactics

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Partnership with the Customer –
continued

• Demonstrations and user juries (continued):

– Engineering Confidence Test: Demonstration #1

• Fire LDM (Laser Designator Module) from external run box
• External mounted camera - alleviate delays for packaging/fabrication
• Insert filters in front of camera to simulate end system performance

– Program Gate: Demonstration #2

• Interim demonstration of more integrated system at longer ranges

– Tactical Demonstration
• After completion of the Vehicle Sensor Mount and end system development

Demonstrations and User Juries were key tactics

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Partnership with the Customer –
continued

• Customer participation in major reviews

– PDR – Preliminary Design Review

– CDR – Critical Design Review
– TRR – Test Readiness Review
– IPR – Interim Progress Review

– All of these reviews involved customer participation and an agreement

regarding actions and authorization to proceed

Formal Reviews were a key tactic

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Partnership with the Customer –
continued

• Field Service Representative in place to facilitate

maintenance issues for deployed systems.

Maintaining systems assumes high priority.

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Results Speak for Themselves

• Software CPI has consistently stayed within organizational

limits for several years
CPI FS3 Dev (2002-2003)
CPI BB1 Insert (2004-2005)
Org Norm 1
1.8
Org Norm High

1.6

1.4

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

Achieved Budget as well as Mission Assurance

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Results Speak for Themselves –
continued

• Software SPI has consistently stayed within organizational

limits for several years
SPI FS3 Dev (2002-2003)
SPI BB1 Insert (2004-2005)
1.4 Org Norm Low
Org Norm High
1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

Achieved Schedule as well as Mission Assurance

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Results Speak for Themselves –
continued

• Defect containment metrics for software remained within

organizational limits over multiple development efforts
FS3 Dev (2002-2003)
120
BB1 Insert (2004-2005)
Org Norm Low
Org Norm High

100

80

60

40

20

0
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

No Doubt – A Mission Assurance Success Story

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Results Speak for Themselves –
continued

• To date, there have been two follow-on software

maintenance contracts in addition to development effort to
enhance software and hardware

No Doubt – A Mission Assurance Success Story

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Results Speak for Themselves –
continued

• Positive feedback from in-theatre user community

– Highly positive feedback in multiple
applications
– Not originally designed for mounting on
buildings, but modified and used on
rooftops to monitor borders /
surveillance

No Doubt – A Mission Assurance Success Story

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Results Speak for Themselves –
continued

"Best damn investment the Army ever made" ..Army Scout

No Doubt – A Mission Assurance Success Story

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Summary

• Sound Engineering Processes coupled with a partnership

with the Customer have led to success for the LRAS3/FS3
program, Raytheon, and the Army:

– A program that is within budget and on time

– A product that performs – with no doubt

No Doubt – LRAS3/FS3: A Mission Assurance Success Story

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Contact Information

• Jill Brooks
– 972-344-3022
– [email protected]

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Questions

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