Defense Exportability Features (DEF) Program

Abstract

The DEF program funds activities to support identification of major defense acquisition programs for possible export and the planning for design and incorporation of exportability features during the research and development phases of these programs. Features include, but are not limited to, technology and engineering design activities such as capability differentials, anti-tamper, system assurance, and software assurance. Activities include the development of program protection strategies for the program; the design and incorporation of exportability features into the system; implementation of exportability requirements into contracts; and other research, development, test, and evaluation activities. Defense exportability features play a critically important role in DoD efforts to build partnership capacity. Funds support building joint and coalition environments by enabling the export of DoD systems to a wide range of partner nations, resulting in improved security and interoperability. In addition to the operational benefits, by providing these resources up front, the United States and partner nations will save significant resources by more efficiently designing and producing exportable U.S. systems. Experience has shown that failure to identify the full range of Critical Program Information (CPI) early in a DoD program's design phase can drive major affordability and schedule problems later when programs have to "retrofit" program protection measures prior to export. Early development of export variants, including systems design approaches to integrate exportable anti-tamper protection and differential capability requirements to lower production costs, makes it possible to improve quality and timely deliveries to allies and friends and may enhance US industry share of the global marketplace.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2021
• Source ID: 0605022D8Z_5_0400_PB_2021
• Change Summary Explanation: The FY 2021 funding request was reduced by $0.766 million as a result of the Defense Wide Review, which focused on the Secretary's guidance to streamline operations, increase efficiency, and promote greater affordability within the OSD and Defense Agencies and Field Activities in order to ensure the Department's optimum alignment to the National Defense Strategy and DoD strategic guidance, with particular focus on building a more lethal, resilient, agile, and ready force while strengthening alliances, prioritizing cyber and space capabilities, and focusing on innovation to maintain the technological advantage." An additional $0.751 million dollars was re-aligned to support planned program changes within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment OUSD(A&S).
• Service Agency Name: Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

• Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Department Of Defense
• Engineering
• Guidance
• Interoperability
• Military Acquisition
• Military Capabilities
• National Security
• Security
• Software Assurance
• Standards
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• United States

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Nuclear Civil Defense.
• Software Engineering