Emerging Capabilities

Abstract

Emerging Capability (EC) funding is utilized to develop new capabilities under the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering) Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO). EC projects seek to advance technical capabilities in mutual areas of interest through focused partnerships and projects with other federal departments and agencies. In addition to supporting interagency cooperation, this Program Element (PE) incubates selected concepts and technologies of interest to joint warfighters and interagency partners to provide mature options as capability needs emerge in and beyond the Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP). EC projects will inform the Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System (JCIDS) and acquisition system through technical demonstrations which include: developing risk-reducing subsystems and prototypes, integrating new technologies for field and operational experiments, and demonstrating capabilities in response to joint warfighter and interagency partners' shared requirements. Projects are in support of mid-term irregular warfare needs aligned with those of interagency partners, and often support near term capability needs in support of the Department's rapid fielding efforts.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: P799_0605799D8Z_6_0400_PB_2013

Tags

Readers

• Defense Acquisition Program Management
• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.