Overwatch
Abstract
Overwatch is a capability development effort which seeks to leverage technology and new concepts to fill ground combat and interagency capability gaps. Notably, Overwatch will build on previous projects, including Project Wolf Pack, by continuing to maximize the utilization of capabilities and technologies developed and transitioned under past projects. Within this framework, Overwatch is the umbrella project containing multiple initiatives seeking to aggressively cultivate and leverage emerging technologies and concepts to counter the current and future challenges characteristic of the irregular warfare environment. Projects are oriented towards increasing war fighter effectiveness on the battlefield and/or the development/enhancement of “whole of government” irregular warfare capability. Specifically, the capability development effort will focus on two lines of operation to guide the growth of timely, sustainable, and deployable solutions for identified and anticipated requirements inside the formal acquisition process. The first line of operation will involve examination of interagency capabilities by pursuing concept experimentation/validation, interoperability enhancements, and command and control development. The second line of operation will focus on ground, and ground combat, capabilities particularly command and control, force protection, situational awareness, and networked, cooperative engagement. The end-state for each line of operation will be practical solutions suitable for transition. These solutions include completed operational assessments, equipment prototypes, or validated concepts which can be used to inform and drive formal procurement processes and/or policy decisions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 7854fa8cf4523615760aed8fa3a9729f