TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES
Abstract
This Project develops and demonstrates selected technology enabled capabilities to support advanced ground and aviation systems, precision weapons, and soldier equipment. Funding facilitates demonstration of relatively mature technologies and systems in relevant environments and tactical/operations scenarios, taking technologies through and beyond Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6. Efforts include competitive prototyping earlier in development to facilitate transition of new capabilities into acquisition programs of record. Efforts funded will be selected by an Army Senior Executive Steering Group (ESG) to ensure that demonstrations have high potential for filling capability gaps and transition. This PE provides the Army an improved mechanism for fulfilling the goals of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (WSARA) of 2009 by enabling greater competition in the latter stages of technology maturation and establishes a closer alignment between Science and Technology (S&T) programs and acquisition programs. This PE also provides analytical support for Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), a pilot program to centrally fund the analysis of alternatives for new programs that have a material development decision but have not been assigned to a program manager for material development. Funding for this effort was previously contained in in 0605803A, project 733 in FY12. The cited work is consistent with the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering science and technology priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in the PE is performed by the Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Engineering Research Development Center (ERDC), and/or the Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- DS3_0604115A_4_2040_PB_2013
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