- Disciplines include mechanical, electrical, aeronautical, astronautical, nuclear, and computer engineers, mathematicians and physicists, chemistry, biology, computer and other physical scientists
- Support to both Strategic and Tactical systems; air, ground and space systems
- Laboratory demonstrations / tests to subscale and full scale field demonstrations / T&E
- System / subsystem evaluations, assessments, engineering and analysis support
3.1 Research and Development Support
3.2 Engineering, System Engineering and Process Engineering Support
3.3 Modeling, Simulation, Stimulation, and Analysis Support
3.5 System Design Documentation and Technical Data Support
3.6 Software Engineering, Development, Programming and Network Support
3.7 Reliability, Maintainability, and Availability (RM&A) Support
3.10 Configuration Management Support
3.11 Quality Assurance Support
3.14 Interoperability, Test and Evaluation, Trials Support
3.15 Measurement Facilities, Range, and Instrumentation Support
3.20 Program Support
3.21 Administrative Support
This experience and expertise has been utilized on the follow programs (RhinoCorps been a prime contractor on all contract efforts listed); these contracts include:
Single Integrated Air Picture Joint Program Office
RhinoCorps is supporting the Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP) Joint Program Office (JPO) in achieving their mission objectives. SIAP JPO’s direction is to identify means to achieving a detailed, accurate, and timely tactical air picture, to support the warfighter and allies of the United States. A SIAP will be achieved through a disciplined system engineering process that develops an Integrated Architecture Behavioral Model (IABM) with incremental improvements. The IABM will support existing systems while considering alternatives to meet the warfighter’s needs.RhinoCorps personnel provide the SIAP JPO with many key roles: subject matter expert, system engineering, test and analysis leadership, process improvement, and division representative for internal and external groups. Areas of support are provided below:
- Test Planning Procedures Development, Execution and Reporting
- Development of Test Scripts and Automated Test Tools
- Software/Model Development and Integration
- Requirements Analysis and Management
- Quality Assurance
- Special Study Support and Product Support
Engineering and Analysis Support for the Office of Technical Integration and Interoperability
RhinoCorps is currently supporting the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Office of Technical Interoperability and Matrix Center (TIMC, formerly the Office of Technical Integration and Interoperability [OTII]), in the areas of space and missile defense.
Support includes program management, technical and analytical support for the assessment of Army requirements in the development of the Integrated Architecture Behavioral Model (IABM) (used by Joint Single Integrated Air Picture [SIAP] Systems Engineering Office, JSSEO, to define joint warfighting operating rules), assessments of cruise missile defense options; examination of blue force tracking methodologies, and the assessment and investigation of developments in Army DOTMLPF (doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel and facilities) as they affect and pertain to the mission of SMDC.
RhinoCorps supports SMDC and SMDC TIMC leadership by providing analytic capabilities required to support Army decisions. RhinoCorps personnel provide technical capabilities conducting analyses and studies. RhinoCorps furnishes all management, administrative, supervisory and technical support necessary to do so. RhinoCorps personnel have knowledge and experience in Department of Army (DA) policies, doctrine, concepts, tactics, techniques and procedures. Further, RhinoCorps provides the necessary subject matter experts and former executive military analysts to support the Army assessments and determination of interoperability requirements for Army systems from an Army perspective.
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Vibration Program
RhinoCorps is currently supporting the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) via the Warner Robin Air Logistics Center for the AFSOC vibration program to assure an effective, efficient, and proactive predictive and preventive maintenance vibration program. Support includes onsite support for vibration analysis. Services include insuring proficiency material for personnel and properly operating equipment is available, database maintenance, data analysis, technical assistance including problem resolution, technical report writing, and Technical Order (TO) source data development.
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Counterproliferation Agency
RhinoCorps is supporting the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Counterproliferation Agency (AFNWCA) with specialized scientific and technical expertise to include studies and analyses. AFNWCA has the primary technical and programmatic Air Force responsibility for DoD and NNSA-DOE nuclear weapon and counterproliferation activities; and, providing science and technology expertise in counter-CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear) studies and analyses. As established by Air Force Mission Directive 58, dated 13 November 2002, the mission of AFNWCA is twofold: (1) to assure the surety and military effectiveness of the Air Force portion of the nuclear weapon stockpile and (2) provide the warfighter advanced weapons and technical assessments to counter the full spectrum of conflicts and threats.
RhinoCorps provides AFNWCA analytic capabilities to support Air Force decisions concerning the Air Force portion of the nuclear weapons stockpile; and, counter-CBRN technologies. RhinoCorps personnel, and the RhinoCorps Team supporting AFNWCA, provide technical capabilities as members of AFNWCA for the planning and conduct of studies and analyses, the development and improvement of warfighter models, the development and implementation of classified and unclassified warfighter web sites, and the analysis and presentation of data results. RhinoCorps furnishes all management, administrative, supervisory, and technical support as well as other resources necessary for, and incident to, the furnishing of services. RhinoCorps support includes the development of physics-based and empirical models supporting counter-CBRN technologies and the implementation of simulation technologies supporting the assessment of air base operations under attack by weapons of mass destruction (WMDs); the development of experiments to validate model development; computer operations supporting 24/7 worldwide access by warfighters; information assurance support on all RhinoCorps classified processing assets used to support AFNWCA; quick-response to tasking including access to subject matter experts and other specialists; technical writing and editing support for classified nuclear weapon warhead related meeting minutes; and security support (Facility Security Officer, FSO) for the numerous AFNWCA classified activities.
Army White Sands Missile Range Target Control System
At White Sands Missile Range, RhinoCorps is supporting the U.S. Army Target Control System (TCS) software development and implementation of the next generation real time software used to fly and control multiple targets and drones over multiple and varied data links. Support includes the development of the Data Link Network Manager (DSNM) and prior support to the Targets Management Office (TMO). This entire activity also directly supported the DoD level Multi-Service TCS (MSTCS) program supporting the implementation of the RhinoCorps developed software at other DoD test ranges over multiple simultaneous data links, flying and controlling multiple targets and/or drones in support of Army and DoD test and training activities.
RhinoCorps personnel provide the technical capabilities as members of the WSMR TCS team for the planning, conduct and demonstrations of the TCS software. RhinoCorps personnel also provide systems engineering and analysis support for all TCS flight and milestone demonstrations. RhinoCorps provides all management, administrative, supervisory and technical support in accomplishment of task objectives. In doing so, RhinoCorps personnel have knowledge and experience in Army, tri-service and OSD policies and procedures
In this program, RhinoCorps has been the only contractor to successfully demonstrate TCS software in 15+ years of multi-service target control system development, making RhinoCorps a uniquely qualified source for this development. Cost for development has been a fraction (<10%) of previous monies spent in failed attempts through other support contractors. Subscale target flights have been fully controlled (to include formation flying) and recent efforts have been devoted to demonstrating full-scale target flights (QF-4s) via L-band data links.