Coalition Warfare Program (CWP)

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. It 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 accelerates the development and delivery of technical solutions to the warfighter. For every $1 CWP has invested in cooperative projects with 76 partners since 2001, the program has leveraged $3 in foreign partner resources and $2 in other U.S. Government resources; providing an overall 5:1 return on investment. CWP funding enables DoD project teams to transition technology to operational use, further development, or integration into other systems. These projects may also form the basis for future cooperation with international partners.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 0603923D8Z_4_0400_PB_2022
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2022 funding request was reduced by $4.107 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

• Advanced Electronics
• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• C4I
• Counter WMD
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Artificial Intelligence
• Artificial Satellites
• Command And Control
• Department Of Defense
• Detection
• Detectors
• Identification Systems
• Joint Military Activities
• Maritime Domain Awareness
• Microsatellites
• Military Operations
• National Security
• Rotary Wing Aircraft
• Space Objects
• Space Situational Awareness
• Surveillance
• Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

• Political science

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• International Relations and European Studies
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.