Coalition Warfare
Abstract
The Coalition Warfare Program (CWP) is the only Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) program dedicated to initiating cooperative research and development (R&D) projects with allies and coalition partners. The goal of the effort is to assist the Combatant Commands, Services, and Agencies with integrating coalition-enabling solutions into existing and planned U.S. programs. This adds value to the Department's security cooperation strategy through collaborative development of warfighter capabilities to enhance operations of U.S. and coalition forces. Fighting the war on terrorism and coping with the new and emerging threats have put coalition warfare issues on the radar screens of policy makers and senior leaders throughout the U.S. Government. Coalitions are and will be the standard means for addressing international crises, lending political legitimacy and providing resources that mitigate U.S. financial, materiel, and personnel burdens. Interoperability gaps between and among coalition partners have compromised operational effectiveness and jeopardized force protection (e.g., fratricidal incidents). CWP strives to bridge these gaps, for example, by providing the necessary financial support to develop interoperable, manageable and secure coalition networks, and demonstrating ability to share blue force situational awareness between U.S. and coalition battle command systems. Cooperative efforts with likely coalition partners are needed to close interoperability gaps including those related to battlespace awareness, C4ISR, joint fires, intelligence fusion and data sharing, combat identification, logistics, weapon systems, and information sharing. Moreover, these small investments early in the R&D process yield large dividends and allow for sustainable coalition enabled U.S. systems. The OSD CWP encourages Combatant Commands, Services, Defense Agencies and OSD to involve friendly countries in development projects to meet coalition requirements that would otherwise not be realized. Partner nations participate to the extent permitted by security considerations (classified data and critical technology), when such partnering is advantageous to the U.S. Government and necessary in terms of security cooperation and regional threat scenarios.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 0603923D8Z_4_0400_PB_2011
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Office of Secretary Of Defense
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