Mr. Tony Davis Director

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

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SOCOM S&T Vision

Discover, Enable, and Transition

technologies to provide an asymmetric

advantage for Special Operations Forces

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• Scouting • Roadmaps • Red Team

Discover

• Internal Projects • External Projects • Studies

Enable

• PEOs • Military Services • Enablers, COI, OGA,

DoD

Transition

Understand Gaps Understand Technology Develop Solutions

Involve Warfighters Increase Speed Manage Risk

Technology

Gaps

Component &

TSOC Gaps

PEO

Gaps

Threat-Related

Gaps

V I S I ON

Deliver

“Game Changing”

Technology

Maximize Leverage

(DoD, Industry,

Academia, Partner

Nations)

Execute

Planned

Transitions

Strategy Overview

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Industry Engagement

Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS)

Technical Industry Liaison

Office (TILO)

tilo@socom.mil

Technical Experimentation

(TE)

Unclassified Test Bed (UTB)

Component Exercises

SOF Industry Conference

(SOFIC)

Identify Technology – Provide Feedback – Advance Tech Readiness Level

Distributed

Combustion

Chambers

Industry

IR&D

Outreach

Other Venues

(JIFX,

Ex-ART/TSOA)

Project Vulcan

Technology

Domain

Awareness

Other Applicable

Conferences

Exte

rnal

In

tern

al

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• Consolidated and persistent SOCOM S&T BAA (USSOCOM-BAAST-2015)

• Incorporates TALOS, SRSE, Tech Roadmap, and S&T addendums

• Additional addendums added as necessary for targeted capability gaps

• Biomedical BAA--United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity

• Participate in OSD Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) BAA, and Small Business

Innovative Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

Solicitations

Broad Agency Announcements/Solicitations

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1st QTR FY15 2nd QTR FY15 3rd QTR FY15 4th QTR FY15

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

TDWG TDWG TDWG TDWG

TALOS

App C

REL CLOSE DECIDE RFP DUE CONTRACT/MIPR Tech Insertion Roadmaps

App D

15D Schedule

Release 2 Feb

Evaluation +30 17 Mar

Decide +60 17 Apr

RFP +90 18 May

Due 17 Jun

Contract(s) 1 Aug

S&T BAA Appendix Schedule

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TIR Analysis 1-12 Dec14

TIR Priority 19 Dec14

TIR Brief to

PEOs

9 Jan15

Quarterly Review/Decide/Award Quarterly Review/Decide/Award Quarterly …

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3RD QTR FY15 4TH QTR FY15 1ST QTR FY16 2ND QTR FY 16

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

TDWG TDWG S&T

Council

REL CLOSE DECIDE RFP DUE CONTRACT/MIPR

Core S&T FY16$

App E

TDWG

S&T BAA Appendix Schedule (2)

15E (Appendix E) Schedule

Release 1 May

White Papers Due

(+30)

1 Jun

Evaluate/Decide (+90) 1 Aug

RFP (+150) 1 Oct

Proposals Due (+180) 1 Nov

Contract(s) 1 Nov – 31 Jan

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Cooperative Research and

Development Agreements (CRADAs)

• What… – Provide a mechanism for technology transfer

– A legal document, not a contract. No money can be exchanged.

• Why we use them… – Leveraging non-federal entity RDT&E efforts

– Support non-federal entity to expend IR&D to support cooperative development

– Save time and money

– Increase communications and focus technology development

• SOCOM S&T CRADAs… – SORDAC-ST-14-01-XX Collaborator (Blanket document – multiple agreements)

“Development of Special Operations Peculiar Technologies to Bridge

USSOCOM Capability Gaps”

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SOF S&T Needs

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Stabilized Rapid Adaption of Network

Security and Network Management/Monitoring of Mobile Ad-hoc Network

Open Standard Airborne ISR Transport Modem

High resolution 3D & multi-color EO/IR, multiple moving target tracking

Crew workload reduction, machine intelligent processing /Tactical Flight Mgmt

Situational awareness with full spectrum threat reduction and counter measures

105 mm cannon precision guided ammunition and fuses, loitering munitions

High energy laser, power management, aiming and focus turret

Common Operating Tactical Picture

Low Probability of Intercept/ Detection Communications

Wireless Intercom

Surface System/Active Ride Control

Maritime Personnel Signature Management Technologies

Situational Awareness, High Visual/NIR Transmittance Window Films

High Power Watts for Over the Horizon Communications

Improved RW Counter Measures

Advanced IR Countermeasures & Self-Protection for RW Aircraft

PEO Technology Insertion Roadmaps

C4

Maritime

Fixed

Wing

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Rotary

Wing

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Maritime Forensics Exploitation Capability

Portable, Automated 3D Room/Building Mapping Device

Stand-off/Remote Facial Recognition & Iris Capture

Dustless Latent Print Collection

Rapid Identification of Materials for Site Exploitation

* Transferrable armor for commercial vehicles

* Helmet sensor system to monitor and record linear and rotational accelerations

High Sulfur Diesel Engine Capability

Camouflage Applique

Reduced IR Signature

Improved Gun Barrels

Variable Transmission & Laser Protection Eyewear

Tactical stand-alone ballistic plate

Multiple colors or spectral bands within the same sensor and SWAP

Thermal band Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) beacon, backwards compatible

PEO Technology Insertion Roadmaps

(Continued)

SOF

Warrior

SRSE

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* Advertised on BAA Appendix D

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Technical E • TE 15-3, 16-19 June 2015, Atterbury-Muscatatuck

Center for Complex Operations, Indiana

• Experimentation Focus: Urban/Unconventional Warfare

• Solicitation Number: USSOCOM_RFI_TE_15-

3_Technical_Experimentation

• Unconventional Warfare (Joint Pub 3-05): Activities

conducted to enable a resistance movement or

insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a

government or occupying power by operating through or

with an underground, auxiliary, or guerrilla force in a

denied area.

• LinkedIn Group: SOCOM Technical Experimentation

Technical Experimentation

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FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17 FY 18

Advanced Armor

Technology Domain Awareness

MK

V In

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MK I (Qty: 2)

MK II (Qty: 1)

MK III (Qty: 3-4)

Power System

Subsystem

Development

MK I

MK IV (Qty: 2)

MK IV

*Tethered Power

MK V (Qty: 2)

Powered

Exoskeleton

Integration/Technology Transitions

C3I, Computing, Human Factors/Interface

Market Survey

Battle Helmet

TALOS Timeline

MK III

Power

System

MK II

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Current Technological Challenges

High Technical Challenge • Power & Energy

• Mobility & Agility

• Signature Management

Moderate Technical Challenge • Survivability Equipment

• Human Factors & Physiology

• Processing & Control

• Operator Interface

• Offensive Systems

Low Technical Challenge • Communications

• Supporting Systems

Unique Challenges

1. Powered Exoskeleton

2. Man-portable Power Source

3. Actuators and control theory

4. Lighter Armor

5. Latency in Digital Optics

6. Biomechanical Modeling and

Simulation (exo-suit specific)

7. JATF as Lead System Integrator

Current Technological Challenges

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3-5 March: Digital Optics Rapid Protoyping Session (Tampa-complete)

• March-April: DOE-sponsored Grand Power Prize Challenge

• March-April: CTTSO/TALOS Armor Design Challenge

• 19-21 May: SOFIC (Tampa)

– TALOS Software Development Kit Release

– Think Tank and Ideation Sessions on TALOS Technology Challenges

• TBD (3Q FY15): Biomechanical Modeling & Sim Prize Challenge

• TBD (3Q FY15): Exoskeleton Prize Challenge

• 3-26 June: Integrated Helmet Rapid Prototyping Event (Tampa)

• Aug: Human Factors Tech Sprint (Tampa)

• Oct/Nov: TALOS Rapid Prototyping Event (Tampa)

• Nov/Dec: Computing/Application Tech Sprint (Tampa)

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Upcoming TALOS Events (2015)

QUESTIONS?

Email: anthony.davis@socom.mil

Twitter: @tonydavis_st

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tonydavisst

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