Technology Innovation

Abstract

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Deter Strategic Attacks, Defend the Homeland, and Build a Resilient Joint Force and Defense Ecosystem. In order to sustain technological superiority, the Department must take immediate advantage of the rapid evolution of emerging technologies that will be a source of battlefield advantage, when integrated with military systems and novel concepts of operation. This program focuses on rapidly moving these technologies to a TRL where they would then be ready to demonstrate in a prototyping or demonstration acceleration program to support warfighter needs. This funding is focused on supporting efforts within the Department’s Critical Technology Areas that contribute to the broader joint mission needs. The ability to react quickly to emerging technologies is critical to staying ahead of our adversaries. For example, from FY 2020- FY2022 this program was able to quickly take advantage of breakthroughs at DARPA in quantum technology and developed a project developing higher maturity prototypes for the Services to integrate into applications. Leveraging these technologies from both defense and commercial sources, to include non-traditional sources such as startup companies, has the potential to rapidly address warfighter problem sets in areas where commercial innovation outstrips government investment in the same technology areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0603375D8Z_3_0400_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
FY 2023 Appropriation included reduction of $56.000 million for inadequate justification, and directed the realignment of $35.030 million to line 46A, Defense Innovation Acceleration. The FY 2023 reduction of $91.030 million is comprised of a congressional directed realignment of $35.030 million to line 46A, Defense Innovation Acceleration and an inadequate justification reduction of $56.000 million. The FY 2024 increase of $81.219 million is comprised of a realignment of $0.927 million to support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Serving Institutions program, which is a priority of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)), $0.045 million to support departmental priorities, an economic assumption increase of $0.235 million and an increase of $81.956 million for support to the National Security Council-led efforts to understand the biological and physical mechanisms that may relate to emerging Anomalous Health Incidents affecting DoD and other U.S. Government personnel.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
  • Human Systems
  • Kinetic Weapons

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Atomic Clocks
  • Biotechnology
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Emerging Technology
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Intelligence Community
  • National Security
  • Product Prototyping
  • Prototypes
  • Quantum Information
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Security
  • Strategic Attack

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing

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