P erform independent, objective technical assessments, testing and analyses.
C onduct education for the Army and the Industry in critical technologies and applications. P erform long-term conceptualization and technology integration using advanced technologies and scientific discoveries. T o serve as the focus for investigating the fundamental scientific and technological issues involved in the development of a new class of hypervelocity and electric weapons systems, and to achieve this through intensive interaction with academe, industry, government, and other laboratories in the U.S. and abroad. T o articulate these and related topics of national importance, using a cooperative education program, to the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army, and other appropriate government agencies. T o serve in a working partnership with the user, developer and acquisition communities within the U.S. Army.