Emerging Technologies
Abstract
Joint enabling technologies that are either directed by Congress or initiated by the Rapid Fielding Directorate. Over the past several years’ congressional committees have highlighted the potential of mature, joint technologies and provided resources to the JCTD program to investigate the military utility of these technologies. The Rapid Fielding Directorate also becomes aware of promising technologies which may have transformational application to JCTDs. The need for these technologies may not be realized until an JCTD is mid-way through its development or after a final demonstration. In most cases, these enabling technologies have broader application across several functional capabilities addressed by various JCTDs. This funding is used to assist in the rapid of development emerging capabilities that are deemed most critical to the combatant commanders where agility and rapid fielding are the most important criteria or issues of extreme national interest. These issues are of high interest by the warfighter that are deemed most urgent. A frequent result of emerging technologies investment is rapid maturation of key technologies that can be integrated into JCTD's addressing CoCom urgent needs. Recent examples of emerging technologies funded are Mini PTDS and Next Generation Over the Horizon Radar and Netted Iridum.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 8c73cbf24a570445be0b1c6fa55434aa