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 disruptive solutions and 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. ATDs also address 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 of sufficient time sensitivity to accelerate the prototyping effort of a normal acquisition program in any phase. This USSOCOM ATD investment strategy is aligned to establish future SOF capability in support of Joint Warfighting Concepts. 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
1160402BB_3_0400_PB_2022
Change Summary Explanation
Funding: FY 2020: Net decrease is due to a transfer of funds to Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs (-$3.542 million). FY 2021: Net increase of $7.789 million is due to a Congressional program increase for Identity Management ($10.000 million), a Congressional directed reduction for inaccurate transfer (-$2.114 million), and a Defense-Wide mark non-programmatic reduction (-$0.097 million). FY 2022: Net decrease of $1.224 million is due to funding made available to support emerging critical Command requirements. 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

  • Application Software
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Data Management
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Disruptive Technology
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Emerging Technology
  • Information Systems
  • Machine Learning
  • Radio Frequency
  • Situational Awareness
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics

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