*Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Applied Research

Abstract

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Applied Research program element funds the application and advancement of basic scientific knowledge to develop novel materials, devices, systems, and methods supporting next generation concepts and technologies, to include advances in Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) surveillance, detection, defeat, prevention, nonproliferation, counterproliferation, consequence management, and treaty verification. This Applied Research portfolio is aligned with strategic planning objectives and Science and Technology (S&T) investment direction established annually by DTRA, which directly support policy and planning guidance from the Office of the President, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the broader WMD threat reduction community. The portfolio advances DTRA’s CWMD mission by balancing the following: invest in DTRA’s applied research capabilities and increase the CWMD technology base to maximize future pay-off; capitalize on opportunities to deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions to technical challenges that must be resolved prior to system-specific technology investigations and development; and ensure applied research efforts are directly aligned to the mission-specific capability requirements of DTRA, the Military Departments, Combatant Commanders, other DoD and federal agencies, and international partners.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0602718BR_2_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
The increase in FY 2020 is due to the net effect of increased investment in the CWMD Information Integration Cell addressing higher Combatant Command (CCMD) and Interagency demand for CWMD information sharing and data analysis support, increased investment in the institutionalization of a quick reaction capability to rapidly transition both material and non-material developmental technologies to fielded solutions, increased investment in nuclear detection in order to support battlespace efficacy in terms of situational awareness and interdiction as early as possible along the threat timeline, multi-modal CWMD modeling & simulation capabilities to better inform operational decision makers of WMD defeat options and their effects, test instrumentation and data acquisition systems to remain “cutting edge” in gathering test data for customers, and decreased investment in Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS). There is 9.5% real growth in this program element from the previous President's Budget submission which will be discussed at the R-2a project level.
Service Agency Name
Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Science
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.

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