FORCE PROTECTION
Abstract
This activity supports the Force Protection Thrust's Advanced Technology Demonstration efforts in the areas of individual Marine platforms, equipment and autonomous systems. This includes technologies to enable detection, neutralization, breaching, and clearing of mines, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and unexploded ordnance from the beach exit to inland objectives. Efforts supported under Force Protection also include the demonstration of technologies such as Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (CRAM) and Counter Sniper technologies in support of maneuver warfare, small unit distributed operations, and fixed installation protection and technologies for improved Personnel Protective Equipment for individual protection against blast, ballistic, and blunt impact threats as well as in a chemical, radiological, and biological environment. Physical Security technologies to support expeditionary maneuver warfare, pier/port and base infrastructure are also addressed under this thrust. Beginning in FY 2009, Mine Countermeasures (MCM) efforts will be funded within the Force Protection activity. FY 2009 is the first reporting cycle where Force Protection Thrust efforts are separated from the Maneuver activity. Counter-IED and Counter-RPG Technologies remain high priority Marine Corps focal areas. FY 2009 reflects additional funding for a DoD directed integrated capability demonstration supporting the Protection of Ground Forces and Systems. This capability demonstration has been directed to be wide ranging and encompass technologies for: -Pre-detonation of IEDs; -Personal protection materials; -Personal power generation; -Micro power sources; and -Augmented reality. The Force Protection activity is central to the integrated demonstration program, which will be a broad, multi-year thrust to both investigate technology integration as well as spur application of more fundamental technologies to force and platform protection. The goal is multiple broad phased force protection applications and technologies, with off-ramps for fielding successes. The FY2009 to FY 2010 increase in funding results from acceleration of effort needed to complete advanced countermeasures technology development against magnetic fuzed landmines and to complete development of point detection of explosives associated with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The FY 2010 to FY 2011 increase in funding is due to operational requests to explore S&T solutions to neutralize incoming rocket, artillery, and mortar threats via non-kinetic means.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 624b15e551d76a02b6a62552886c8845