Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD)

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The JCTD Program directly addresses DoD, multi-Service and COCOMs’ priorities through partnering and cost sharing with solution providers and resource sponsors. The value and impact of the JCTD Program is to cost-effectively address the COCOMs’ priorities and the Department’s strategic initiatives to mitigate emergent threats, address affordability and interoperability of defense systems through developmental and operational prototyping. JCTDs provide key partnerships with the Department, Services, and other government agencies, select allies, and industry that allow for expedited development, deployment, and evaluation of capability solutions with the potential to close validated warfighting capability gaps. The JCTD Program typically demonstrates solutions in two - four years and has a transition rate to the warfighter greater than 80 percent. At least 57 JCTD projects supported Operation Enduring Freedom, 74 projects supported Operation Iraqi Freedom, and over 30 percent of JCTD projects involved partner nations. These JCTD partnerships also enable interdepartmental cooperation and joint capability development (e.g. Departments of Homeland Security, State, Transportation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Justice). In FY 2013, the JCTD Program successfully demonstrated and transitioned several key warfighter capabilities that address operational warfighting needs of the Department, providing affordable and sustainable solutions. Key values demonstrated by the JCTD program are: • The JCTD Program has a long history of providing enduring capabilities. See “Section D. Acquisition Strategy” for more details on transition. • The JCTD Program delivers capabilities rapidly and projects execute far quicker than the traditional DoD Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process. The result is that 74 JCTD projects delivered capabilities used in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and 57 projects delivered capabilities to Operation Enduring Freedom. Most of those capabilities would not have been delivered – or would have been significantly delayed – if not for the JCTD program. Recent examples include: 1. A robust “detect and track” capability of "dark" (i.e. non-emitting) maritime targets. This is accomplished through automated data fusion of an existing suite of sensors supporting the Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) function. This capability was successfully transitioned into the Sealink Advanced Analysis system at Office of Naval Intelligence and is now used by multiple agencies to provide a MDA capability. 2. An operational, internet-based, open-access, Arctic-focused, environmental research and decision-support system that enables local, regional, and international cooperation and coordination on long-term environmental planning and near-term actions in response to climatic and environmental changes occurring in the Arctic Region. 3. A vastly improved capability for U.S., NATO, and Coalition naval forces boarding operations, data collection, and sharing of time-critical boarding and biometrics information during an international operational assessment in April 2013. • The JCTD Program enables coalition cooperative development by leveraging partner nation expertise and resources; approximately one-third of JCTD projects involve some degree of coalition partner participation. As a result of successful past collaborations, the program now enjoys routine interactions with the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the Republic of Korea. • The JCTD Program enables development and execution of interdepartmental cooperation projects, such as projects with the Department of Homeland Security, State, Transportation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. • The JCTD Program enables rapid response to new DoD priorities before Service PPBE cycles can respond. For example, the DoD has established priorities for Anti-Access/Area-Denial, Building Partner Capacity, understanding human terrain, and nuclear forensics. The JCTD Program quickly responded to the new priorities and is providing initial capabilities that are transitioning to the warfighter today. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES: • Capabilities delivered and technologies transitioned have been key metrics: 1. JCTDs typically transition capability within 24 - 36 months with initial spiral products and deliverables in less than 24 months. 2. The JCTD program has been achieving transition rates of over 80 percent, well in excess of the DoD Strategic Objective 3.5.2D, Performance Measure 3.5.1-2D, goal of 40 percent. The JCTD Program defines transition as all, or components of the demonstrated JCTD, going to a new or existing Program(s) of Record, providing fieldable-prototypes (residual capabilities) sustained by non-JCTD funds in direct support of operations in theater, or commodity-type capabilities entered onto GSA schedule for procurement by DoD users. In FY 2013, 12 of 12 completed JCTDs successfully transitioned.

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Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
Source ID: 0603648D8Z_3_0400_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation: FY 2015: Net decrease of $21.000M due to transfer of Disruptive Demonstrations (P264) funding from PE 0603648D8Z to new PE 0603289D8Z Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts. Net decrease of $3.796M is the result of promoting efficient spending to support agency operations.
Service Agency Name: Office of Secretary Of Defense

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