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 a operational environment used by Special Operations Forces (SOF). 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 United States Special Operations Command 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.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 1160402BB_3_0400_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY 2021: Net decrease of -$4.205 million is due to a reprogramming of funds to the congressionally mandated Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs (-$3.535 million) and a reprogramming from Program Element (PE) 1160402BB SOF Advanced Technology Development to PE 1160431BB Warrior Systems in support of Maritime Precision Engagement Munition (MPE-M) (-$0.670 million). FY 2022: Net increase of $19.000 million is due to a Congressional Add for assessing and tracking tactical forces initiatives ($4.000 million) and a Congressional Add for identity threat mitigation and force protection initiative ($15.000 million). FY 2023: Funding increase of $118.877 million reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• Service Agency Name: United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

• United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Biomedical
• C4I
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Human Systems
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Artificial Intelligence
• Brain Injuries
• Command And Control
• Command And Control Systems
• Control Systems
• Data Fusion
• Data Management
• Detection
• Disruptive Technology
• Electromagnetic Spectra
• Emerging Technology
• Machine Learning
• Radio Frequency
• Situational Awareness
• Software Prototyping
• United States Special Operations Command

Readers

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

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics