Coalition Warfare Program

Abstract

The Coalition Warfare Program (CWP) supports DoD organizations that: 1) work with foreign partners to collaboratively address strategic technology gaps for current and future missions; 2) develop interoperability solutions for coalition operations; and 3) develop and strengthen defense relationships. CWP is the only Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) program with this mission; that comprehensively addresses all three National Defense Strategy lines of effort: to develop a more lethal joint force, strengthen alliances and attract new partners, and implement business practices for greater performance and affordability. Coalition warfare and multinational operations are fundamental features of the U.S. National Security Strategy. Coalitions provide a broad base of technological, operational, and logistical support for military operations and ease the U.S. financial and manpower burdens associated with meeting military goals and objectives. Coalitions and relationships with international partners are high priorities for the nation and the Department of Defense. CWP supplements a U.S. Government proponent’s funding for cooperative efforts, ensuring U.S. funds are sufficient to complete the engagement with the foreign partner(s). When CWP funds are used to help fund a cooperative project, that project leverages technical and financial contributions of the foreign partner(s) and speeds the development and delivery of technical solutions to the warfighter. For every $1 CWP has invested in cooperative projects, the program has leveraged $3 in foreign partner funding – from 76 foreign partners – and $2 in other U.S. Government funding, providing an overall 5:1 return on investment. CWP funding enables DoD project teams to move a technology into the next stage of development or to complete and transition a technology to operational forces. These projects may also form the basis for future cooperation with international partners.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0603923D8Z_4_0400_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
The FY2020 funding request was reduced by $1.185 million to account for the availability of prior year execution balances.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Explosive Devices
  • Governments
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Product Development
  • Ramjet Engines
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

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