Emerging Capabilities Tech Dev (ECTD)

Abstract

Emerging Capabilities Technology Development (ECTD) funding supports the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) mission to accelerate the development and fielding of overmatch capabilities to the Warfighter by rapidly identifying, maturing, and exploiting emerging technologies. Prototyping activities focus on achieving capabilities that transition to fill challenging gaps in defense capabilities, such as the Joint Warfighting Concept. Project selection is informed by Joint Staff and OUSD(R&E) leadership priorities. ECTD prototype activities enable developers to showcase new and maturing capabilities in realistic environments and against realistic threats with operational user involvement. Efforts are designed to encourage teaming between organizations to generate integrated concepts that result in leap-ahead warfighting capabilities. Executed in close coordination with the Services, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), and the Joint Staff, ECTD activities refine future warfighting concepts, inform Service Program of Record capability requirements, and provide residual joint warfighting capability through leave-behind prototypes. Individual projects generally span two to three years, typically costing less than $15.000 million.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 721_0603338D8Z_3_0400_PB_2024

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Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.