SOF Advanced Technology Development

Abstract

Advanced Technology Development (Project S200) conducts rapid prototyping and Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATDs). ATDs provide a means for evaluating the utility of emerging/advanced technologies in operationally relevant environments with 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. The ATD investment strategy is aligned to establish future SOF capability in support of Joint Warfighting Concepts. This project received Congressional Adds in FY 2022; assessing and tracking tactical forces initiative ($4.000 million); and identity threat mitigation and force protection initiative ($15.000). This project received Congressional Adds in FY 2023; identity threat mitigation and force protection ($17.000 million); C-130J autonomous capabilities ($7.000 million); gesture control integration project ($5.000 million); unmanned aerial systems electronic deception ($1.500 million); and global data analytics and visualization ($8.000 million). 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. This project 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, 2024
• Source ID: 1160402BB_3_0400_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY 2022: Net decrease of $4.103 million is due to a reprogramming of funds to the congressionally mandated Small Business Innovative Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs. FY 2023: Net increase of $29.185 million is due to Congressional Adds for Identity Threat Mitigation and Force Protection ($17.000 million); C-130J Autonomous Capabilities ($7.000 million); Gesture Control Integration Project ($5.000 million); Unmanned Aerial Systems Electronic Deception ($1.500 million); Global Data Analytics and Visualization ($8.000 million), a Congressional Directed Reduction in Engineering Analysis (-$8.400 million) for reduced growth and a Congressional General Reduction for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (-$0.915 million). FY 2024: Net increase of $35.000 million supports High Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) engineering development activities and technology risk reduction of critical technologies such as materials, propulsion and flight controls ($25.000 million) and an increase to support the United States Special Operations Command Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) selected effort for demonstration and experimentation of a critical capability ($10.000 million).
• Service Agency Name: United States Special Operations Command

Entities

Organizations

• United States Special Operations Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Artificial Intelligence
• Brain Injuries
• Command And Control
• Command And Control Systems
• Control Systems
• Data Analysis
• Data Management
• Detection
• Disruptive Technology
• Electromagnetic Spectra
• Emerging Technology
• Flight Crews
• Machine Learning
• Radio Frequency
• Situational Awareness
• Software Prototyping
• Unmanned Aerial Systems

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Microelectronics