Stiletto Maritime Demonstration Program
Abstract
Stiletto is a maritime technology demonstration, experimentation, and assessment venue for exploring emerging technologies and prototypes. The program is guided by focus areas identified by Combatant Commands, military Services, other defense organizations, and interagency partners. Stiletto includes an experimental, all carbon fiber 88-foot boat that serves as a maritime demonstration platform. The Stiletto program also includes other maritime platforms to assist in the exploration, assessment, and development of prototypes. Stiletto supports the rapid discovery and transition of emerging technologies across the range of military operations, thereby increasing the speed of response to emerging threats. The boat supports special operations forces, expeditionary forces, and interagency users by experimenting with new technologies and exploring their military utility to reduce the risk of emerging technologies and concepts of operation. The Stiletto Maritime Demonstration Program offers a streamlined experimentation and demonstration process that encourages system developers to engage directly with the warfighter in the maritime environment, and to rapidly adapt new technologies to meet operational needs. Stiletto annually demonstrates approximately 65 technologies resulting in about $4.000 million in cost avoidance. In FY 2017, Stiletto conducted 14 demonstration and experimentation events focused on maritime electro-optical and infrared surveillance; counter unmanned underwater vehicles (C-UUV); and, maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance from unmanned aerial vehicles. These events demonstrated 78 emerging technologies to 21 Department of Defense and interagency organizations. The Stiletto vessel is home-ported in Norfolk, Virginia.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 7e8fc61e5173ebe6e26a34924ad98b19