TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY
Abstract
(U)This program element is budgeted in the Applied Research Budget Activity because it supports the advancement of concepts and technologies to enhance the next generation of tactical systems. The Tactical Technology program element funds a number of projects in the areas of Naval Warfare, Advanced Land Systems, Advanced Tactical Technology, Aeronautics Technology and Network Centric Enabling technologies. (U)The Naval Warfare Technology project develops advanced enabling technologies for a broad range of naval requirements. Technologies under development will increase survivability and operational effectiveness of small and medium surface vessels in rough seas and demonstrate advanced technologies for hypersonic flight. New areas to be investigated include ship self defense techniques, novel underwater propulsion modalities, vessels for estuary and riverine operations and predictive tools for small craft hydrodynamic design. (U)The Advanced Land Systems project is developing technologies for enhancing U.S. military effectiveness and survivability in operations ranging from traditional threats to military operations against irregular forces that can employ disruptive or catastrophic capabilities, or disrupt stabilization operations. The emphasis is on developing affordable technologies that will enhance the military’s effectiveness while decreasing the exposure of U.S. or allied forces to enemy fire. (U)The Advanced Tactical Technology project is exploring the application of compact and solid state lasers; high performance computational algorithms to enhance signal processing, target recognition and tracking, electromagnetic propagation, and processing of advanced materials and microelectronics; precision optics components for critical DoD applications; aerospace electronic warfare systems; new tactical systems for enhanced air vehicle survivability, advanced airbreathing weapons, and enabling technologies for advanced space systems; and Training Superiority programs that will create revolutionary new training techniques. (U)The Aeronautics Technology project explores technologies to reduce costs associated with advanced aeronautical systems and provide revolutionary new capabilities for current and projected military mission requirements. This project funds development of micro adaptive flow control technologies; small-scale propulsion system concepts; and a high-strength, low structural weight airlift vehicle designed to control its buoyant lift independently of off-board ballast. New areas to be investigated are reusable hypersonic vehicles; novel helicopter blade designs that reduce acoustic signature; small, low cost high endurance UAV’s capable of destroying most enemy UAV’s; and short distance take-off and landing of fixed wing aircraft. (U)The Network Centric Enabling Technology project funds sensor, signal processing, detection, tracking and target identification technology development required for true network-centric tactical operations. Technologies developed in this project will enable localized, distributed and cross-platform collaborative processing so that networks of sensors can rapidly adapt to changing force mixes, communications connectivity and mission objectives. Operational benefits will be smaller forward deployment of image and signal analysts, consistent integration of target and environment information, and flexible operational tactics and procedures for finding evasive targets in difficult environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 0602702E_2_0400_PB_2011
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2009 Decrease reflects the Section 8042 rescission of FY 2010 Appropriation Act, Omnibus Reprogramming action for the H1N1 vaccine development, SBIR/STTR transfer and internal below threshold reprogramming. FY 2010 Decrease reflects the reductions for the Section 8097 Economic Assumption, execution delays and FY 2010 new starts offset by congressional adds (as identified above) and FY 2010 Congressional Restoration for New Starts. FY 2011 Not Applicable
- Service Agency Name
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Entities
Organizations
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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