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Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center

Laboratory Information:

Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center
Attn: RDMR-ASP
Building 5400, Room B315
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000
Website: http://www.redstone.army.mil/amrdec/
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Army
Region: Southeast

FLC Laboratory Representative:

Dr. Russ Alexander
Phone: 256-955-6018
Fax: 256-955-6529
Email: russ.alexander@us.army.mil

Background/History of the Laboratory:

The U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), a subordinate laboratory to the Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), is the Army’s focal point for providing research, development, and engineering technology and services for aviation and missile platforms across the lifecycle. AMRDEC has a long history of providing unparalleled service to its aviation and missile customers, while always striving to provide the greatest service to its ultimate customer, the warfighter, by providing technology and weapon system solutions to ensure his/her victory on the battlefield.

AMRDEC is a world-class facility with approximately 2,500 employees, including more than 1,900 scientists and engineers who provide technical services and conduct scientific research and development in disciplines that support AMRDEC customer platforms and weapons systems.

AMRDEC has a history spanning over 50 years of excellence in aviation and missilery. From the rockets that gave birth to America's space program, to today's cutting edge use of UAVs in the Global War on Terror, AMRDEC leads the way in the development of new technologies that continue to defend America and our troops. As a result of Base Realignment and Closure, the Missile RDEC and the Aviation RDEC were combined in 1997. This presented unique organizational challenges but also created opportunities to share technologies across the two mission areas. Today, the AMRDEC directorates all provide support to both.

Mission of the Laboratory:

The Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) performs the following missions:
  • Plan, manage and conduct research and development of guided missiles and free flight rockets.
  • Provide life cycle system and production engineering and execute management of computer resources embedded in battlefield support of AMRDEC Project Managers and other Army Materiel Command (AMC) or Department of Defense (DoD) elements.
  • Provide the necessary simulation to support exploratory, advanced and engineering development programs.
  • Provide processing (ADP) activities to support the AMRDEC missions.
  • Develop concepts and maintain long-range plans for weapon system acquisition and the supporting research and development.
  • Conduct experimental demonstrations and develop proposed weapon systems through the proof of principal phases.
  • Act as the AMRDEC interface with the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) to determine weapon system requirements and to maintain cognizance of current and future threats.
  • Serve as AMC lead laboratory in high power/energy laser research and technology.
  • Perform selective research and component development to generate new technology, reduce missile development lead time, and improve system reliability.
  • Perform feasibility and design studies and prepares proposals for future weapon systems.
  • Design, develop and fabricate prototype missile systems components.
  • Ensure the transfer of technology from system to system and from current to future systems.
  • Act as the Army focal point for exchange and synthesization of mission and high- energy laser technology with DoD, NASA and foreign governments.
  • Plan, develop and manage the AMRDEC test and evaluation automated database.
  • Operate the Army Inertial Guidance Management and Technology Center and the Army Rocket Propulsion Technology and Management Center.
  • Serve as the lead laboratory for Guidance and Control-Terminal Homing and High Energy Lasers. 

Technology Transfer Mechanisms:

  • Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
  • Technical Assistance

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