Coalition Warfare

Abstract

The Coalition Warfare Program (CWP) supports the DoD organizations that: 1) work with foreign partners to collaboratively address strategic technology gaps for current and future missions; 2) develop interoperability solutions for coalition operations; and 3) develop and strengthen defense relationships. It comprehensively supports the 2022 National Security and Defense Strategies direction to engage allies and partners, implementing guidance to "fully engage all countries and institutions to cooperate on shared threats” and “redouble our efforts to deepen our cooperation with like-minded partners." The CWP provides a broad base of technological, operational, and logistical support for military operations and eases the U.S. financial and manpower burdens associated with meeting military goals and objectives. Coalitions and relationships with international partners are high priorities for the nation and the DoD. The CWP supplements U.S. Government proponents' funding for cooperative efforts, ensuring U.S. funds are sufficient to complete research and development activities with foreign partners. When CWP funds are used to help fund a cooperative project, that project leverages technical and financial contributions of the foreign partners and accelerates the development and delivery of technical solutions to the warfighter. For every $1 the CWP has invested in cooperative projects with 81 partners since 2001, the program has leveraged $3 in foreign partner resources and $2 in other U.S. Government resources. The CWP funding enables the DoD project teams to transition technology to operational use, further development, or integration into other systems. These projects may also form the basis for future cooperation with international partners.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 923_0603923D8Z_4_0400_PB_2025

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Fields of Study

• Political science

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• International Relations and European Studies
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.