Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve
Abstract
The Department of Defense implement multiple RDER experimentation series through Service nominated projects with execution timelines ranging from one to two years. The USD (R&E) will review project progress, and recommend new focus areas at least annually with the goal of quickly incorporating the most promising innovative prototypes into experiments, and promptly terminating projects that fail to achieve expectations. To incentivize a disciplined approach to rapidly identify, incorporate, and execute projects largely through the Military Services, the Department will fund approved Service projects for the upcoming fiscal year out of the Department reserves. Funding decisions on additional funds in follow-on years for new projects, and funding decrements for project terminations will be incorporated in budgets annually based on emerging requirements and periodic assessments of project viability. Services will execute these funds under oversight of the OSD in a manner consistent with the experimentation scenario for which individual projects were selected. Service experimentation outcomes will be designed to validate required capabilities enabling the JWC by evaluating and integrating prototyped technologies in operationally relevant, multi-domain environments. Experimentation results will facilitate Joint Staff analysis in the evaluation of the Joint Warfighting Concept, assist the Joint Requirements Oversight Counsel in requirements determination, and inform the Deputy's Management Action Group to make budget decisions that effect changes throughout the Department.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 6b8290e963109dcb5a1ab927c1436991