Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

In summary, the Department's Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations (ACTD) initiative is continuing to build momentum and providing us with at least three significant opportunities. First, ACTDs provide experienced combat commanders with an opportunity to develop operational concepts that address military needs prior to major acquisition decisions and large dollar commitments. Second, they provide the Services with an approach for compressing acquisition cycle time and for offering direct and immediate solutions to urgent theater needs. And third, they provide the Department of Defense with a mechanism for fostering the kind of innovation needed to confront the wide range of military missions and potential threats confronting the U.S. today and in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 1996
Accession Number
ADA339578

Entities

People

  • Paul G. Kaminski

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Altitude
  • Communities
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Cycles
  • Demonstrations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electron Tubes
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Low Altitude
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personal Computers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transitions

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.