Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD)

Abstract

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, reducing technical risk, and conducting operational demonstrations 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 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 lifecycle. This methodology results in a nearly 80% 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 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) offices.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 0603648D8Z_3_0400_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2023 and out-year funding in the Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) Program Element (PE) transitioned to PE 0603838D8Z Defense Innovation Acceleration (DIA).
• Service Agency Name: Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

• Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• C4I
• Cyber
• Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Human Systems
• Kinetic Weapons
• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Artificial Intelligence
• Control Systems
• Cybersecurity
• Cyberspace Operations
• Information Systems
• Mesh Networks
• Military Applications
• National Security
• Neural Networks
• Target Recognition
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
• Warfare
• Weapons Effects

Readers

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