Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD)

Abstract

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage, and Build a Resilient Joint Force and Defense Ecosystem. The mission of the Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) Program Element, 0603648D8Z, is to address Combatant Command (CCMD) and Joint Warfighting operational gaps by executing prototypes and experiments, reducing technical risk, and conducting operational demonstrations in order to assess military utility against urgent / emergent warfighter needs. This congressionally mandated program serves as one of the few avenues for CCMDs to address their most pressing priority capability gaps and requirements, which often result from inadequate Service U.S.C. Title 10 investment in joint interoperability that achieve improved mission outcomes. The JCTD PE puts capabilities into the hands of the Joint Warfighter one to two years sooner than would have been accomplished by the services alone. This is achieved using a CCMD sponsor for each project; leveraging service research and engineering laboratories, academia, and industry expertise; requiring partner funding; and executing the necessary steps for transition with service acquisition partners throughout the project life cycle. This methodology results in a 74 percent transition success rate, and solidifies the program’s role as a technology catalyst, rapid capability provider, and transition-bridge between the USD(R&E) and the Undersecretary of Defense, Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) offices.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0603648D8Z_3_0400_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• Service Agency Name: Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

• Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy
• C4I
• Cyber
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Human Systems
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Artificial Intelligence
• Autonomous Systems
• Combatant Commanders
• Communication Systems
• Control Systems
• Cybersecurity
• Information Systems
• Mesh Networks
• Military Applications
• Multiple Access
• National Security
• Network Architecture
• Surveillance
• Unified Combatant Commands
• Unmanned Ground Vehicles
• Warfare

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.