ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

COMMAND STRUCTURE
AMRDEC, the Army&s focal point for providing research, development, and engineering technology and services for aviation and missile platforms across the lifecycle, is a center under the U.S. Army Materiel Command's (AMC) Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM).

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The U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) is the Army&s premier provider of materiel readiness – technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics power projection, and sustainment – to the total force, across the spectrum of joint military operations. AMC headquarters at Fort Belvoir, VA are moving to Redstone Arsenal, AL as a part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). AMC includes major subordinate commands, including RDECOM.
The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) has ten subordinate organizations, including AMRDEC, working to develop technologies for the Warfighter (RDECOM Org Chart). With headquarters at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, RDECOM provides the full spectrum of basic research, development, engineering and analysis of Warfighter systems, from concept to capability.

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AMRDEC Organizational Elements
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AMRDEC: DIRECTORATES
AMRDEC is divided into functional directorates, led by either an SES or a senior DB-IV (GS-15 equivalent). They include:

Advanced Science and Technology Directorate (ASTD)
Aeroflightdynamics Directorate (AFDD)
Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD)
Aviation Engineering Directorate (AED)
Center Support Directorate (CSD)
Engineering Directorate (ED)
Software Engineering Directorate (SED)
System Simulation and Development Directorate (SSDD)
Technical Management Directorate (TM)
Weapons Development and Integration Directorate (WDI)
Weapons Sciences Directorate (WSD)

Some of the directorates work predominately in research while others have a role in all aspects of a system's lifecycle. Many projects require the support of several directorates working together. Working together they are able to achieve higher levels of efficiency and effectiveness that lead to world-class solutions for our warfighters in the field.

For more details see RD&E > Directorates