Special Operations Advanced Technology Development

Abstract

Advanced Technology Development conducts rapid prototyping and Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATDs). ATDs provide a means for demonstrating and evaluating the utility of emerging/advanced technologies in as realistic an operational environment as possible by Special Operations Forces (SOF) users. Evaluation results are included in a transition package, which assists in the initiation of or insertion into an acquisition program. Advanced Technology Development also addresses projects that are a result of unique joint special mission or area-specific needs for which a few-of-a-kind prototypes must be developed on a rapid response basis, or are of sufficient time sensitivity to accelerate the prototyping effort of a normal acquisition program in any phase. Aviation Engineering Analysis provides rapid response capability for the investigation, evaluation, and demonstration of technologies for SOF-unique aviation requirements. Timely application of SOF-unique technology is critical and necessary to meet requirements in such areas as: sensor integration; enhanced situational awareness; near-real-time intelligence to include data fusion, threat detection and avoidance; electronic support measures for threat geo-location and specific emitter identification; navigation; target detection; weapon performance integration; and future SOF aircraft requirements, both manned and unmanned. Information and Broadcast Systems Advanced Technology conducts rapid prototyping, advanced technology demonstrations, and advanced concept technology demonstrations of information and broadcast systems technology. Includes planning, analyzing, evaluating, and production information systems capabilities and distribution/dissemination broadcast systems capabilities. It provides a means for demonstrating and evaluating the utility of emerging/advanced technologies in as realistic an operational environment as possible by SOF users. This project also integrates efforts with each other and conducts technology demonstrations in conjunction with joint experiments and other assessment events. Evaluation results are included in a transition package, which assists in the initiation of or insertion into an acquisition program. The project also addresses unique, joint special mission or area-specific needs for which prototypes must be developed on a rapid response basis, or are of sufficient time sensitivity to accelerate the prototyping effort of a normal acquisition program in any phase.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: 1160402BB_3_0400_PB_2014
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY 2012: Net Increase of $1.448 million is due to a transfer of funds to the Small Business Innovative Research Program (-$0.781 million), and a reprogramming for higher command priorities ($2.229 million). FY 2013: None. FY 2014: Net Increase of $0.453 million is due to a realignment to higher command priorities (-$5.468 million) and the approved consolidation of PE 1160402BB, PE 1160422BB ($5.045 million) and PE 1160472BB ($.870 million). Schedule: None. Technical: None.
• Service Agency Name: United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

• United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• C4I
• Cyber
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aircrafts
• Application Software
• Command And Control
• Computer Programs
• Detection
• Emerging Technology
• Engineering
• Fixed Wing Aircraft
• Information Systems
• Power Supplies
• Product Prototyping
• Software Prototyping
• Test Beds
• United States
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Vehicles

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Microelectronics