Combating Terrorism Technology Support (CTTS)
Abstract
The Combating Terrorism Technical Support (CTTS) program identifies capabilities to combat terrorism and irregular adversaries and delivers these capabilities to U.S., interagency, and international users through rapid research and development, advanced studies, and technical innovation. CTTS is expanding its partnerships with other Defense rapid development and acquisition organizations to leverage their expertise as it tries to expedite and transition new and innovative capabilities for Defense and Interagency users. CTTS major area of emphasis during FY16 and FY17 will be projects to Countering-ISIL. Projects are distributed among 10 mission categories, in line with the interagency Technical Support Working Group (TSWG): Advanced Analytics and Capabilities; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives; Improvised Device Defeat; Investigative Support and Forensics; Personnel Protection, Physical Security; Surveillance, Collection, and Operations Support; Tactical Operations Support; Training Technology Development; and a new working group, Irregular Warfare and Evolving Threats. Specific CTTS areas of emphasis in FY16 and FY17 include Counter-tunnel, Countering-UAVs, Countering-Violent Extremism, and Improving Digital Operations at the tactical level. The CTTS program is a diverse, advanced technology development effort that capitalizes on interagency and international participation to demonstrate the utility and effectiveness of technology when applied to combating terrorism requirements. It includes technology capability development, proof-of-principle demonstrations in field applications, and coordination to transition from development to operational use. CTTS manages approximately 450 individual projects in support of Defense, federal, state, local, and International customers and partners. The CTTS program justified in the R-2 exhibit identifies the projects fully or partially funded by Congressional appropriations for the CTTS program. However, the Combating Terrorism Technical Support (CTTS) also develops technology and provides support using external funds provided by other DoD and other Federal Departments and International partnerships. These projects and support activities are not necessarily reflected in this justification R-2; but the number of activities do reflect positively on the trust and competence that CTTSO has earned throughout the Department and interagency to rapidly conduct critical RDT&E and provide innovative products. In FY15, CTTS focused on DoD requirements that supported military forces in demanding or hostile environments such as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Africa; by rapidly developing and delivering leading edge products such as unmanned vehicles, personal and physical protection, user friendly apps for analytical tools and reference guides, and weapons, sights, and ammo modifications. Several of the highly successful products included a tactical single-man portable collapsible-wing UAV; an enhanced mobile 81mm mortar targeting system mounted on a vehicle; a vehicle mobile tactical tethered ISR system; a vehicle tracking, tagging, and locating device; and the initial OT&E on the Conflict Zone Tool Kit (CZTK) for OCONUS open source data for situation awareness and force protection. For U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement and first responders, CTTS completed National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Class 4 testing on newly developed clothing for emergency medical operations; a spatially offset Raman system to identify material through non-metallic packages; a modified commercial endoscope to collect and package a CB agent from tight spaces; a tool for remotely opening a vehicle trunk locking mechanism; and a field-deployable system for automated rapid processing of human DNA profiles. CTTS also hosted interagency and foreign partner information exchange seminars and capability exercises to share and enhance response techniques and procedures for first responders and data sharing related to Homemade Explosives. At the tactical level, CTTS will increasingly address technology requirements requested from USSOCOM’s field components as they increase their regional operations tempo in Iraq, Syria, and Africa. CTTS will address personnel and physical security for small forces deployed to austere and hostile environments. Another area of increased emphasis will be the protection of U.S. personnel, to include State Department personnel in embassy and consulate locations overseas that need increased security. Additionally, in response to congressional direction, CTTS will increase its partnership with Israel to address their tunnel threat and ensure the joint ventures are beneficial U.S. counter-tunnel activities. CTTS will continue to actively support the Department’s Homeland Defense mission for advanced technology and capabilities that will (1) enhance security along the U.S. Southwest Border and (2) proactively address improvised devices and other chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological threats in a domestic environment. Additionally, CTTS will assist federal; state and local law enforcement in improving their capabilities investigate and mitigate acts of terrorism in CONUS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 484_0603122D8Z_3_0400_PB_2017
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- Root: Combating Terrorism Technology Support
- Child Accomplishment: Advanced Analytic Capabilities (AAC)
- Child Accomplishment: CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND EXPLOSIVES (CBRNE)
- Child Accomplishment: IMPROVISED DEVICE DEFEAT (IDD)
- Child Accomplishment: INVESTIGATIVE AND FORENSICS SCIENCE
- Child Accomplishment: Irregular Warfare and Evolving Threats (IW/ET)
- Child Accomplishment: PERSONNEL PROTECTION
- Child Accomplishment: PHYSICAL SECURITY
- Child Accomplishment: SURVEILLANCE, COLLECTION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT
- Child Accomplishment: TACTICAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
- Child Accomplishment: TRAINING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT