Defense Science and Technology Reliance: Defense Technology Objectives Success Stories. DTOs Completed 2002 and Prior

Download or read book Defense Science and Technology Reliance: Defense Technology Objectives Success Stories. DTOs Completed 2002 and Prior written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mission of the Department of Defense (DoD) Science and Technology (S&T) Program is to ensure that U.S. warfighters have superior and affordable technology to support their missions and to provide revolutionary capabilities. The Department's S&T investment is focused through Defense Technology Objectives (DTOs), which have become the building blocks of the Defense S&T program. DTOs are Service and Defense Agency coordinated technology programs planned under the aegis of the Defense S&T Reliance process. These programs are successfully completed on a regular basis. Completed DTOs not only address the perennial obsolescence of military technology, they also contribute to extending the capabilities of the U.S. warfighter, and they do so at less overall cost due to Defense S&T Reliance efforts to combine resources and reduce redundancy. This document contains quantitative and qualitative descriptions of DTOs. DTOs focus and guide S&T investment planning. Each DTO identifies a specific technology advancement that is needed to be developed and demonstrated, the anticipated date of technology availability, the specific benefits resulting from the technology advance, and the associated funding needed to achieve the new capability. These benefits not only include increased military operational capabilities but also address other important areas, including affordability and dual-use applications. This publication is organized into two sections, with two supporting appendices. The first section contains DTOs associated with the Defense Technology Area Plan (DTAP), while the second section contains DTOs associated with the Joint Warfighting Science and Technology Plan (JWSTP). Appendix A contains telephone numbers and/or e-mail addresses of individuals who can provide additional information on the completed DTOs described in this document. Appendix B is a list of all ongoing DTOs.