(U)Rapid Prototyping, Experimentation and Dem

Abstract

The Rapid Prototyping, Experimentation, and Demonstration (RPED) Program provides Department of the Navy (DON) leadership the ability to respond to urgent and emergent operational needs that require immediate actions to mitigate current threats, offset future threats, and leverage advances in technology that will enable Naval forces to maintain their operational and technological superiority over potential adversaries. In accordance with the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) this program enables a more agile, lethal, and resilient force by rapidly developing and fielding needed warfighting capabilities. Projects funded in this program are aligned with the tenants of the Chief of Naval Operations Design for Maritime Superiority Version 2.0 to rapidly acquire key platforms and payloads to achieve high velocity outcomes. Concepts and enabling technologies include; directed energy weapons, hypersonics, autonomous and unmanned systems, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and multi-domain operations. Oversight and accountability of projects funded by this program is provided by the DON Accelerated Acquisition Board of Directors (AABoD). Specific projects under this program will be selected and executed in accordance with the DON Accelerated Acquisition Process as described in SECNAVINST 5000.42. Due to the number of efforts in this PE, the programs described herein are representative of the work included in this PE.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0604030N_4_1319_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Contracts
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Engineering
  • Machine Learning
  • Multi-Domain Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Product Development
  • Product Prototyping
  • Prototypes
  • Rocket Engines
  • Software Prototyping
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Unmanned Systems

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - UAVs
  • Directed Energy
  • Hypersonics

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