Arthur McMiler 
- Redhorse will build an edge-based Army prototype that turns tactical vehicle data into maintenance information
- The capability is designed to work where networks are degraded, disconnected or bandwidth-constrained
- Tsecond will supply its ruggedized BRYCK Micro-R edge computing system for the prototype’s design
Government IT services firm Redhorse has received a contract to build and demonstrate an edge-based prototype for the U.S. Army’s Predictive Sustainment: Real-Time Data initiative, the Arlington, Virginia-based company said Tuesday.
What Will the Army Predictive Sustainment Prototype Do?
The prototype is intended to convert data from tactical vehicles into information to be used by Army maintainers and commanders. It will test ways to capture and process vehicle and sustainment data near the point of use, including locations where networks are degraded, disconnected or bandwidth-constrained.
Redhorse will lead technical integration and development. Army officials will use the results to gauge how real-time and predictive data could accelerate repairs, sharpen operational awareness and inform readiness decisions faster.
“Combat readiness is a system problem,” said Vincent Bridgeman, Redhorse’s senior vice president of national security. He said the goal is to “turn the right data into trusted sustainment intelligence” and deliver it when and where soldiers need it.
“This prototype is about shortening the distance between an emerging vehicle condition and the maintenance or logistics decision that preserves combat power,” Bridgeman added.
How Will Redhorse Develop the Edge Sustainment Capability?
The company will follow an iterative process that incorporates feedback from Army stakeholders and soldiers.
Redhorse is partnering with Tsecond to integrate the ruggedized BRYCK Micro-R edge computing system into the prototype’s design. The system offers local processing and data storage.
What Other Defense Work Has Redhorse Secured?
In April, Redhorse received a prototype other transaction agreement from the Department of War’s Office of the Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment to support acquisition digitization. Two months earlier, its Intelligent Data Products as a Service offering achieved “Awardable” status on the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.
In January, the company received a $14 million sole-source contract to support Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data analytics. Redhorse and GraphAware also completed the first Impact Level 5 deployment of the GraphAware Hume platform within the Air Force’s Cloud One environment.
