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SOF TRANSFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA OVERVIEW: 

Harry E. Schulte USSOCOM Acquisition Executive Scientists Helping America 12 March 2002 SOF TRANSFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA OVERVIEW

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CINCSOC’s Authority (10 USC Section 167) Develop and acquire special operations- peculiar equipment Acquire special operations-peculiar material, supplies, and services Head of agency for acquisition authority AUTHORITY

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USSOCOM ACQUISITION PRINCIPLES Deliver capability to the User expeditiously Exploit proven techniques and methods Keep warfighters involved throughout process Consider life cycle costs up front Take risk and manage it!

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Acquisition Management Resources & Req’ts Acquisition & Logistics Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Requirements Validation & Approval Ops, Plans, Policy Warfighter Product Requirement USSOCOM INVESTMENT PROCESSES

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SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACQUISITION & LOGISTICS CENTER (SOAL) Organization

TECHNOLOGY MISSION: 

TECHNOLOGY MISSION Monitoring/managing and executing SO-peculiar advanced technology. Provide quick-reaction development. Interface with other Services, Government agencies, and industry. Transition technology projects and new initiatives into formal acquisition programs.

USSOCOM PERSPECTIVE ON TECHNOLOGY: 

Leverage critical technologies that give us a decided advantage. Look for leap-ahead technologies that will result in revolutionary systems. Capitalize on leading-edge technologies. Significantly enhance the human dimension. Leverage relevant technology projects. Seek to infuse technology into concepts. USSOCOM PERSPECTIVE ON TECHNOLOGY

TAILORING TECHNOLOGYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: 

TAILORING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY SPECIAL OPERATIONS SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT USSOCOM TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AREA OF PRIMARY EMPHASIS FOR STRATEGY TAILORING

USSOCOM TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS: 

SPECIAL OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL OPERATIONS SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY SOF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH USSOCOM TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS

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Thrust areas offer USSOCOM the greatest opportunity for technological payoff. Thrusts areas address significant technological gaps within the SOF arena and offer it the greatest payoff for the future. TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA

CHARACTERISTICS: 

CHARACTERISTICS Solutions to compelling operational shortfalls. Represent substantial technological opportunities. Leap-ahead, non-linear advances in unconventional operations. High payoff/accommodate high risk. Difficult but achievable. Responsive to component requirements. SOF-peculiar. USSOCOM is a willing financial partner with industry, labs, and academia.

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREAS: 

Signature Reduction High Bandwidth / Reachback Communications Underwater Communications Unmanned Systems Batteries/Fuel Cells Remote Sensing Advanced Training Systems Bioengineering Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREAS

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREASignature Reduction: 

Signature reduction technologies must eliminate or significantly reduce electromagnetic, visual, laser, IR, RF, seismic, aural and olfactory signature of the SOF operator and his equipment to include air, land, and sea mobility platforms. Projects: Reduced Signature Active Noise Cancellation Millimeter Wave Electronic Technology Improved Special Operations Craft Capabilities/Areas of Concern: TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Signature Reduction

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREAHigh Bandwidth / Reachback Communications: 

Projects: Antenna Enhancements Tactical Personal Computer LPI/LPD Imagery Forwarding LPI/LPD Imagery Link Capabilities/Areas of Concern: Seamless information enterprise across full spectrum of operations. Premium on high bandwidth, relay, LPI/LPD, long-range reachback to access worldwide databases. Transmit large volumes of voice, data, full motion video in near real-time/real-time. TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA High Bandwidth / Reachback Communications

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREAUnderwater Communications: 

Projects: Undersea Master Communications Node Burst Communications & LPD Antenna (SDV) Capabilities/Areas of Concern: System must be small, waterproof to 66 feet, and have integrated LPI/LPD. Must communicate with support platforms (ASDS, SDV, UAV, Aircraft) at extended ranges in multimode transmission modes. Must seamlessly integrate with future naval surface/subsurface communications architecture. TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Underwater Communications

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA  Unmanned Systems: 

Unmanned, semiautonomous, autonomous robotic systems (air, land, sea, and future space) from tactical to nano size for missions requiring R&S, target designation, destruction and assessment, NBC activities, and CP in deeply buried complexes. Projects: Minaturized Robotics Micro Unmanned Vehicles Pointer UAV Capabilities/Areas of Concern: TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Unmanned Systems

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREABatteries/Fuel Cells: 

Projects: Tactical Power Sources Battery Recharging System Power Source for ASDS/SDV Capabilities/Areas of Concern: Power sources must be capable of continuous operation with minimal thermal, electromagnetic, acoustic, or visual signature, and operate effectively underwater and underground. Lightweight, small, maintenance free, versatile, and inexpensive. TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Batteries/Fuel Cells

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREARemote Sensing: 

Projects: Intrusion Sensor System Sensor Hardening Remotely Monitored Battlefield Sensor Technology Pathfinder ACTD Capabilities/Areas of Concern: Implanted and networked sensors allow SOF to monitor activities in real-time. Must be impervious to spoofing, operate in various environments, and passively detect targets including NBC agents. TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Remote Sensing

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREAAdvanced Training Systems: 

Projects: Human Patient Simulators Tactical Simulator for Naval SOF Advanced SO Planning & Rehearsal Parachute Simulation Cognitive Learning Strategies for SOF Capabilities/Areas of Concern: Systems must cover the entire spectrum of mission preparation from planning to training to rehearsal to execution. Systems must be tailorable and on-demand through use of databases and data fusion tools to replicate the full range of situations and conditions. TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Advanced Training Systems

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Bioengineering: 

Capabilities/Areas of Concern: Projects: Combat Casualty Care Diving Medicine Performance Enhancements Medical Informatics Prophylactic interventions, ergogenics, pharmaceuticals, tissue regeneration, hemostatic agents. Disease diagnostics, miniaturized medical monitoring, field analgesia, hand-held laser instruments, devices for coagulation and closure. Protection from infection, pests, and chem/bio agents. TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Bioengineering

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Directed Energy Weapons: 

Title Tunable lethal/non-lethal weapon to neutralize, kill, or suppress enemy or civilian personnel as well as incapacitate vehicles, ships, or aircraft. Ability to force personnel to vacate an area or temporarily incapacitate personnel within a bunker, building, ship, or plane. Projects: Active Denial Technology, and HPM Advanced Tactical Laser Capabilities/Areas of Concern: TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREA Directed Energy Weapons

SUMMARY: 

SUMMARY Here are our needs: Infiltrate SOF undetected into denied areas. Exfiltrate them. Equip the SOF soldiers, sailors, and airmen with leading edge technology to provide them the winning edge. Provide survivability enhancements for SOF and their platforms. We want your ideas & partnership in our war against terrorism 22