https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN45428-ALARACT_1162025-000-WEB-1.pdf
ALARACT 116/2025
DTG: R 181440Z DEC 25
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ALARACT 116/2025 – EVOLVING AND ACCELERATING ARMY TEST AND
EVALUATION COMMAND SAFETY RELEASE DOCUMENTATION FOR
TRANSFORMATION IN CONTACT
THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY JSP ON BEHALF OF THE
ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND
1. (U) REFERENCES:
1.A. (U) AR 73–1, TEST AND EVALUATION POLICY
1.B. (U) AR 385–10, THE ARMY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM
1.C. (U) AR 770–3, TYPE CLASSIFICATION AND MATERIEL RELEASE
1.D. (U) HQDA EXORD 272–25 IN SUPPORT OF UNLEASHING U.S. MILITARY
DRONE DOMINANCE, 23 OCTOBER 2025 (AVAILABLE AT
HTTPS://ARMYEITAAS.SHAREPOINT-MIL.US/SITES/HQDA-G357-DAMO-
OD/HQDA%20EXORDS/FORMS/ALLITEMS.ASPX?ID=%2FSITES%2FHQDA%2DG35
7%2DDAMO%2DOD%2FHQDA%20EXORDS%2FFY%202025%2FHQDA%20EXORD
%20272%2D25%20ISO%20UNLEASHING%20US%20MILITARY%20DRONE%20DO
MINANCE%2FHQDA%20EXORD%20272%2D25%20ISO%20UNLEASHING%20US%
20MILITARY%20DRONE%20DOMINANCE%20%28FINAL%29%2EPDF&PARENT=%
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2025%2FHQDA%20EXORD%20272%2D25%20ISO%20UNLEASHING%20US%20MIL
ITARY%20DRONE%20DOMINANCE).
2. (U) APPLICABILITY: COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS.
3. (U) PURPOSE: THIS ALARACT INFORMS THE FORCE ON THE ARMY TEST AND
EVALUATION COMMAND (ATEC) EVOLVING AND ACCELERATED SAFETY
ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY RELEASE PROCESS TO SUPPORT ARMY
CONTINUOUS TRANSFORMATION, RAPID LEARNING, AND EXPERIMENTATION
FOR TRANSFORMATION IN CONTACT (TIC).
4. (U) REFERENCES 1.A., 1.B., AND 1.C. EXPLAIN THE SYSTEM SAFETY
RELEASE (SR) PROCESS IN DETAIL. AN ATEC SR IS FOR NON-FIELDED
SYSTEMS TO ENABLE COLLABORATIVE, SAFE CAMPAIGNS OF LEARNING
UTILIZING HANDS-ON SOLDIER TESTING, TRAINING, DEMONSTRATIONS OR
MAINTENANCE. THE SR DESCRIBES SYSTEM/TECHNOLOGY HAZARDS AND
OUTLINES OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS THAT EXIST PRIMARILY DUE TO A LACK
OF PERFORMANCE DATA. IT IS INTENDED TO INFORM AND NOT REPLACE A
COMMANDER’S ASSESSMENT AND RISK MITIGATION.
5. (U) ATEC IS EVOLVING AND ACCELERATING THE SAFETY ASSESSMENT AND
RELEASE PROCESS TO SUPPORT RAPID EXPERIMENTATION AND TIC. GOING
FORWARD, SAFETY RELEASES FOR TIC SYSTEMS WILL HAVE EXTENDED OR
NO EXPIRATION DATES UNLESS THERE IS A CHANGE IN SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION OR USE CASE. THE PROCESS IS IN PARAGRAPH EIGHT.
6. (U) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE 1.D., O–6 COMMANDERS HAVE
AUTHORITY TO OPERATE GROUP 1 AND 2 SMALL UNMANNED ARIAL SYSTEMS
(UAS). TO INFORM COMMANDER’S RISK ASSESSMENT, ATEC HAS DEVELOPED
A UNIVERSAL SR FOR GROUP 1, GROUP 2, AND FIRST PERSON VIEW (FPV)
UAS. ATEC REMAINS A TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND
ASSESSMENT RESOURCE FOR COMMANDERS THAT ARE EXPERIMENTING
WITH COMPLEX PAYLOADS AND/OR ENERGETICS. ATEC IS DEVELOPING AND
WILL DISTRIBUTE COMMON GENERIC SMARTCARDS WITH RISK MANAGEMENT
TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR GENERIC UAS AND FPV TO
INFORM COMMANDERS’ RISK ASSESSMENTS AND HAZARD MITIGATION. IF
ADDITIONAL SAFETY ANALYSIS IS DESIRED, PLEASE CONTACT ATEC.
7. (U) A REPOSITORY OF COMPLETED SRS IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING
LINK. CONTACT ATEC FOR ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING THE SR REPOSITORY.
LINK TO REPOSITORY:
HTTPS://APP.MIL.POWERBIGOV.US/GROUPS/ME/REPORTS/878BC647-A687-
4BAF-8C3D-E0239AB9A1FB/3C26DE4EB0DD2ABAA9C7?CTID=FAE6D70F-954B-
4811-92B6-0530D6F84C43.
8. (U) PROCESS FOR REQUESTING AN ATEC SR. AFTER REVIEWING THE SR
REPOSITORY AND CONFIRMING WITH ATEC THAT AN EXISTING SR IS NOT
APPLICABLE, ACCESS THE ATEC WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.ATEC.ARMY.MIL/RFTS.HTML; CLICK THE “REQUESTS FOR ATEC
SUPPORT” ICON AND SELECT “DOWNLOAD FORM.” ONCE THE FORM IS
COMPLETE, CLICK THE “SUBMIT BY EMAIL” ICON LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM
RIGHT SIDE OF THE FORM. YOU WILL BE CONTACTED WITHIN 48 HOURS FOR
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR TECHNOLOGY. TURNAROUND TIMES
VARY, BUT SUBMITTING SOONER IS BEST.
9. (U) ATEC WILL PARTNER WITH REQUESTING UNITS TO ACCELERATE ANY
EVALUATION. ATEC CAN ALSO OFFER TIC RELATED RESOURCES TO ENHANCE
ARMY, UNIT AND OR SOLDIER LEARNING.
10. (U) MEDICAL SYSTEMS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEDICAL TEST
AND EVALUATION ACTIVITY (MTEAC).
11. (U) POINTS OF CONTACT:
11.A. (U) ATEC, G–3/5/SAFETY/ TEST INTEGRATION AND MODERNIZATION
DIVISION (TIMD), OPERATIONS, MS. RANDI LYNCH-SIERANSKI, (520) 672–4317,
EMAIL: RANDI.J.LYNCH-SIERANSKI.CIV@ARMY.MIL.
11.B. (U) ATEC, G–3/5/SAFETY/TIMD, PLANS, MS. DAWN KOWALEWSKI-
MITCHELL, (520) 672–4309, EMAIL: DAWN.K.KOWALEWSKI.CIV@ARMY.MIL.
11.C. (U) MTEAC, SAFETY OFFICE, MR. JERRY MCMILLIAN, (520) 706–7521,
EMAIL: JERRY.L.MCMILLIAN.CTR@ARMY.MIL.
12. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 18 DECEMBER 2026.