International Tech Centers
Abstract
This Project funds the International Technology Centers (ITCs) and the Foreign Technology (and Science) Assessment Support (FTAS) program. The nine ITCs located in in North America, South America, Asia, and Europe support the Army's goals of providing the best technology in the world to our Warfighters by leveraging the Science and Technology (S&T) investments of our international partners. The ITCs perform identification and evaluation of international technology programs to assess their potential impact on the Army's S&T investment strategy. ITC 'technology finds' are submitted to various Army S&T organizations for evaluation and consideration for further research and development. Highly promising research will be awarded seed funding by the ITC through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. The FTAS program also builds upon the "technology finds" submitted by the ITCs. In some cases the technology is truly unique and may well meet an Army requirement or potentially support ongoing Army S&T investments. In such cases, the FTAS program can provide initial resources (seed money) to determine the appropriateness of these technology areas identified as having potential relevance to the Army. These efforts will provide information useful in making early assessments of the technology's potential contributions to the Army's S&T strategy. FY20 realignments are due to financial restructuring in support of Army Modernization Priorities The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- H59_0601104A_1_2040_PB_2020
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