Army Agile Innovation and Demonstration

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) funds the Army's goal of accelerating innovative solutions to achieve future force modernization. The Army is developing new ways of doing business to include strategic and "non-traditional" partnerships, and working with traditional vendors in novel ways to allow for agile integration of leading-edge technology. Critical technologies that allow for technological superiority are increasingly dual-use or developed in academia-led partnerships that leverage cutting edge innovation. In an era of global competition, technological superiority requires agile and rapid innovation. Cross-cutting modernization initiatives leveraging strategic partnerships foster an environment to bring knowledge and expertise to demonstrate breakthrough and innovative technologies that will benefit the warfighter. These collaborations bring new ways of doing business to demonstrate emerging technologies and systems with high payoff potential to address current technology shortfalls or future capability gaps and systems. This PE will also allow for exploration and adaptation of various technologies in the early stages of development, enabling cost saving decisions early in the procurement life-cycle by using the try, buy, decide model of identifying and investing in proof of technology demonstrations that the army can adapt and integrate. Leveraging other innovative mechanisms, to include accelerators, incubators, and other technology accelerants, to enhance innovation is part of the overall innovation strategy. Innovation includes not only hardware, and physical products but also software, software development, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, all as stand-alone initiatives and as part of broader innovation to programs and technology development. Oversight includes a joint Innovation governance process which requires joint evaluation of programs that will meet the the basis of Army Priorities and Army Modernization needs to inform an optimal technology investment strategy. Research in this PE is closely coordinated with PE 0602002A (Army Agile Innovation and Development-Applied Research) The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Research is performed by the United States Army Futures Command.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0603025A_3_2040_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
Increased funding due to revised economic assumptions.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agile Software Development
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Cross Domain
  • Digital Engineering
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Emerging Technology
  • Engineering
  • Machine Learning
  • Motor Skills
  • Procurement
  • Software Development
  • United States
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy

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