International Collaboration and Experimentation (ICE) Focus Areas
Abstract
In FY 2025, the FCT program will expand with a campaign of cooperative + collaborative experimentation with allies and partners to evaluate applications of innovative foreign capabilities in response to changes in the global security environment. The focus and intent of these cooperative + collaborative efforts is to develop flexible deterrent options and increase resiliency in the defense ecosystem by working even more closely with our network of allies and partners around the globe. The ICE effort will evaluate allied/partner nation technologies that address emerging DoD capability gaps and provide substantial cost, schedule, and/or performance benefit to the warfighter. Cooperative + collaborative experimentation will be aligned to the National Defense Strategy (NDS) and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) Critical Technology Areas. Initial ICE engagement efforts will concentrate on the NDS and Combatant Command priority nations to deliver increased readiness and a more lethal Joint Force while strengthening alliances, attracting new partners, and achieving greater performance and affordability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 8dc49ee783124a7012b2ef8edc016add