SOF Advanced Technology Development

Abstract

Advanced Technology Development (project S200) 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. Engineering Analysis (project SF101) provides rapid response capability for the investigation, evaluation, and demonstration of technologies for SOF platform (ground, air, and maritime) and soldier system unique 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 platform and soldier system requirements. Provides additional engineering analysis and testing required to transition items from national forces to theater forces. Information and Broadcast Systems Advanced Technology (project S225) 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, 2016
• Source ID: 1160402BB_3_0400_PB_2016
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY 2014: Net decrease of $0.810 million is due to an increase for rotary wing low visibility flare development ($0.066 million) and a reprogramming to higher command priorities (-$0.876 million). FY 2015: This program element was reduced due to a Congressional Directed Reduction of $-6.000 million to the Engineering Analysis project. FY 2016: Net increase of $1.564 million supports classified rapid reaction technology gap capabilities ($2.000 million) and a decrease of $0.436 million due to a Departmental economic assumption. Schedule: None. Technical: None.
• Service Agency Name: United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

• United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Autonomy
• C4I
• Cyber
• Human Systems
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Aircrafts
• Application Software
• Control Systems
• Detection
• Electromagnetic Spectra
• Emerging Technology
• Engineering
• Information Systems
• Materials
• Product Prototyping
• Prototypes
• Signals Intelligence
• Software Prototyping
• United States
• Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

• Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics