United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command

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U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
Active	October 2003 - present[1]
Country	United States
Branch	U.S. Army
Type	Research and Development
Garrison/HQ	Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Motto	Cum Scientia Commutare (“Through Science We Change.”)[2]
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Fred D. “Doug” Robinson Jr.[3]
Notable commanders	Major General Roger Nadeau Major General John Doesburg

Parent unit	United States Army Material Command
Components	AMRDEC AMSAA ARDEC ARL CERDEC ECBC NSRDEC STTC TARDEC[4]

The United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) is a major subordinate command of the Army Materiel Command, and is charged with "integrating, maturing and demonstrating emerging technologies to field the right equipment, in the shortest time, for our Soldiers."^[5] It performs nearly all of the Army's basic and applied research and technology development and comprises these organizations:

• United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
• United States Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center
• United States Army Communications-Electronics Research Development and Engineering Center
• Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center
• United States Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity
• United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center
• Army Research Laboratory
• United States Army Simulation and Training Technology Center
• United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center^[6]

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