Technology Innovation

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) has a long history of technological breakthroughs and innovations originating from within the Department. In order to sustain technological superiority, the Department must take advantage of the rapid evolution of emerging commercial technologies that will be a source of battlefield advantage, when integrated with military systems and novel concepts of operation. Leveraging innovative technologies from commercial startup companies has the potential to rapidly address warfighter problem sets in areas where commercial innovation outstrips government investment in the same technology areas. Through a unique partnership with other government agencies, we gain access to In-Q-Tel's vetting of innovative technologies from commercial startup companies where much of the research and development (R&D) funds are provided by the venture capital community. Small DoD investments in these companies, often in partnership with other U.S. Government agencies, further leveraging their dollars spent, provides short work programs to adapt the commercial technologies for warfighter applications. The deliverables from the work program allow the warfighters to rapidly pilot technology and concepts, with the ability to fail early and cheaply, and provide the avenue to refine warfighter requirements and transition technology from successful pilots to traditional DoD activities for integration into broader R&D efforts or acquisition programs of record.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0603375D8Z_3_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
In FY 2018 and FY 2019, there were Congressional reductions to the overall line. As a result, the OUSD(R&E) adjusted the line for FY 2020- FY 2024 and realigned the funds to other priority areas in the OUSD(R&E) portfolio.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Change Detection
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Communities
  • Data Fusion
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Geospatial Intelligence
  • Governments
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Intelligence Community
  • Investments
  • Machine Learning
  • Space Based
  • Unified Combatant Commands

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.

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