Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER)
Abstract
The RDER program focuses on a campaign of joint experimentation on rapid capabilities that address our most complex military challenges. The Secretary of Defense established RDER in the Defense Planning Guidance to enable multi-component joint experimentation through a campaign of learning and to establish a body of evidence to support rapid adoption by the Services. RDER enables the Services, agencies, industry, and other organizations to identify “best of breed” capabilities to be prototyped in large-scale joint experiments and validate and/or refine the Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC). OUSD(R&E)’s process for incubating promising prototypes starts with a novel experimental design based on a web of interconnected systems addressing specific Defense Planning Scenarios. This approach is unique from other experimentation that focuses on determining individual system efficacy. Additionally, the experimental design is unique in using the web of systems to explore new warfighting concepts that capitalize on contributions of multiple Services as a true joint force. The experimentation yields live data that the USD(R&E) analyzes against the performance predicted in modelling and simulation. OUSD(R&E) manages the Department’s multiple RDER experimentation events and conducts integration activities with the Joint Force. OUSD(R&E) recommends new projects, reviews project progress, and incorporates the most promising innovative prototypes into existing exercise venues such as: Project Convergence, Valiant Shield, Talisman Sabre, Grey Flag, Joint Battle Problem, and TREX. RDER utilizes funding to plan, integrate, and oversee joint experiments; provide assessments on project viability; and, deliver the results to the Deputy Secretary of Defense management action group to facilitate decisions on transitioning promising capabilities with the Services.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 790_0604790D8Z_4_0400_PB_2024
Related Documents
- Root: Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER)
- Child Accomplishment: Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER) Program Management
- Child Accomplishment: Experiments Integration
- Child Accomplishment: Experiment Design
- Child Accomplishment: Experimentation Execution
- Child Accomplishment: Opposing Force (OPFOR) Threat Emulation
- Child Accomplishment: Data Collection and Assessment
- Child Cost Item: 1525f4537fa1a34f7fc476ba13cf9ff3
- Child Cost Item: c68c15c20a863f34180c8feed2f774ac
- Child Cost Item: bce9bed09e7f7df744b4d77471473657
- Child Cost Item: 8618bc578e2e40f5c7ca8108b7c0972c
- Child Cost Item: 81c5daa785939c0404241c54ccc573e8
- Child Cost Item: 36df0d077e118be415e8eb102b2f9913
- Child Cost Item: a8165a4d2d2819038aab9a15a42040ce
- Child Cost Item: 81d465eb6276779bed2447e5441ad9cf
- Child Cost Item: 653c755862ae3d4d9f48890a4b58408f
- Child Cost Item: af517579205c627cd081db4f219d5e99
- Child Cost Item: dca889b390884261e2d8d164d053c0bc
- Child Cost Item: 2c41c2731d3c27d628d69d8cdcb61b80
- Child Cost Item: 16bb5a8008543820cad5a87b75ebd6a3
- Child Cost Item: a8c04c97dea6f2a4c61302ccd3d3be1a
- Child Cost Item: d7e462214f27b73e5e9703db9d9f0e58