Emerging Capabilities Tech Dev (ECTD)
Abstract
ECTD funding supports the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)) mission to accelerate the development and fielding of overmatch capabilities to the warfighter in coordination with the Services, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), and Joint Staff. Prototyping and experimentation activities focus on key Defense modernization challenges in mission areas identified by the Joint Staff and USD(R&E) leadership. ECTD prototypes, demonstrations, and experiments enable developers to showcase new and maturing capabilities in realistic environments and against realistic threats with operational user involvement. ECTD activities refine future warfighting concepts, inform Service program of record (PoR) capability requirements, and provide residual joint mission capability through leave behind test articles. Anticipated FY 2022 investments areas target the following key mission areas: Advanced Electronic Warfare (EW); Fully Networked Command, Control, and Communication (FNC3); Joint Fires and Targeting; Contested Logistics Operations; and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) to support Time-Critical Targeting. Projects will be identified through soliciting concepts from Services, CCMDs, industry, academia, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), and Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories. Efforts are designed to encourage teaming between organizations to generate integrated concepts that result in leap-ahead mission capabilities. This process also focuses related Service and Defense Agency projects to a common set of gaps addressing peer engagements. Individual projects generally span one to three years, typically at a cost of less than $15.000 million.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 721_0603338D8Z_3_0400_PB_2022
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