Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD)
Abstract
JCTD project selection is driven by the ability to accelerate transition of new prototyped capabilities to the Joint Warfighter; strong Combatant Command and Joint Staff interest; cost share commitments from the Military Services and Defense Agencies; mature technical readiness; and a well-defined and affordable transition path for long-term sustainment. Focus areas within the current selection cycle include: joint lethality in contested environments; resilient command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR), and positioning, navigation, and timing; and, survivable and agile logistics. The focus areas were derived from the National Defense Strategy, the Chairman’s Capability Gap Assessment, and the DoD modernization priorities. Technology areas under consideration include: detection and tracking of hypersonic threats; hardening technology that protects systems against directed energy threats; machine learning tools that increase data processing, exploitation, and data sharing for intelligence analysis; demonstration of improved sensors for persistent wide-area surveillance in a global positioning system-denied environment; and demonstration of improved precision guided munitions that enhances missile defense and restricts enemy movements in the multi-domain environment. The final objective for the JCTD program is to maintain the United States' technological superiority across the range of military operations while reducing the cost of operations, facilitating joint interoperability, and allowing for the rapid insertion of new capabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 648_0603648D8Z_3_0400_PB_2020
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