Advanced Developmental Prototyping
Abstract
The Department will drive innovation in aviation, space, maritime and ground combat systems in a fiscally constrained environment through advanced prototyping. This portfolio will focus on cost-effective, limited duration projects to design, develop and deliver full-scale operational prototypes of cutting-edge land, sea, air and space systems. These prototypes will be delivered to joint and Service users to evaluate operational capability under realistic conditions and often against current capabilities or anticipated threats. Potential venues for prototype assessment include assets such as the Stiletto Maritime Demonstration Program and Thunderstorm ISR integration exercises. Knowledge and experience gained through those demonstrations will help develop new warfighting concepts and inform requirements and technical feasibility of future acquisition programs. These initial prototype efforts will help reduce the cost of future acquisition programs and stimulate efforts beyond traditional defense industrial base activities. Development of advanced prototypes will involve partnerships with industry and academia and permit operational users to gain insight into future technology-enabled strategies and tactics. Advanced developmental prototyping provides a mechanism to guard against technological surprise, preserve industrial base capabilities, impose asymmetric strategic costs on potential adversaries, and explore innovative, technology-enabled military capabilities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- b24eb3561982278c6af7cc4188af02c6