Defense Exportability Features (DEF) Program

Abstract

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Defend the Homeland, and Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage. 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 U.S. industry share of the global marketplace.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0605022D8Z_5_0400_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• Service Agency Name: Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

• Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Contracts
• Costs
• Defense Systems
• Engineering
• Fire Protection
• Guidance
• Indirect Fire
• Military Acquisition
• Military Capabilities
• National Security
• Security
• Software Assurance
• Systems Engineering
• United States
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Defense Acquisition Program Management
• International Relations and European Studies
• Software Engineering