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Opportunities for IndustryColonel David Karcher

Director, Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate

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Today’s Themes

• Highlighted the importance of NLW’s to the warfighter– NLWs have and will save lives

• Showed the span of non-lethal technologies and the types of capabilities the DoD is currently exploring– Human Effects are important!

• Revealed the growing interest and awareness at the OSD level on the role and importance of non-lethal weapons– Common agreement: Non-lethal weapons must move beyond bean bag rounds into

advanced technology

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DoD NLW Definition

“Weapons that are explicitly designed and primarily employed so as to incapacitate personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment.”

Counter Personnel

• Deny Access

• Clear Facilities

• Crowd Control

• Incapacitate

Counter Material

• Area Denial air, land, sea

• Disable / Neutralize Equipment & Facilities

Non-Lethal Weapons Core Capabilities

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NLW Are Increasingly Relevant Across the Spectrum of Conflict

Target selected individuals

LETHALFORCE

MILITARYPRESENCE CAPABILITY GAPCAPABILITY GAP

F o r c e C o n t i n u u m

Control group movements

Neutralize without Destroying

NLWs allow the political & warfighting leadership critical options for conducting operations in the 21st century

Clear facilities

Deter Dissuade Defeat

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JNLWP Management Structure

:Non-Voting Members -OSD, DOS, DOJ, DOE Combatant Commander and Joint Staff reps

USD(AT&L)

ExecutiveAgentCMC

IPT

JCIG

JNLWDIRECTORATE

IntegratedProduct

TeamX

* Integrated Product Team provides guidance and approves JNLWP budget

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USD(P)

NavyArmy

Air ForceMarines

Coast Guard

SOCOM

NavyArmy

Air ForceMarines

Coast Guard

SOCOM

Director, JNLWD

ChairmanDC, PPO (USMC)

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IPT

ArmyMarines

NavyAir ForceCoast Guard

Joint Coordination & Integration Group

“Principal Oversight”

Senior Steering Committee

“Policy Oversight” Mr. Wynne

Mr. Feith

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Roles of the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate

To serve as the DoD focal point for matters pertaining to NLWs

To integrate Services’s NLW efforts

To leverage developing/emerging technologies that have application across the spectrum of war

To conduct liaison with industry, academia, other US government agencies, and other nations

To conduct the day-to-day management activities of the JNLW Program

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How Industry Can Help

• Understanding our need

• Creating new and innovative concepts

• Educating the DoD NLW Community on applicable Industry capabilities

• Submitting white papers, proposals to the DoD NLW Community

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Air Force Research LaboratoryDirected Energy Bioeffects: HEDO Lasers, HEDR RadiofrequencyBrooks C-B San Antonio, TX

MarCorSysCom Quantico, VA

- Maneuver Support Battle Lab- INIWIC- USAMPSFt.L. Wood, MO

Human Effects Center of ExcellenceBrooks C-B

San Antonio, TX

- Naval Surface Warfare Ctr

Dahlgren, VA - JFCOMNorfolk, VA

-Marine Corps Research University at Penn State

TACOM-ARDEC Picatinny, NJ

NLW Test Center of Choice Aberdeen, MD - NAVSEA

- DARPA- Homeland DefenseWashington D.C.

NTICat UNH

Dismounted Battle Space Battle LabFt.Benning, GA

T3Battle LabFt Dix, NJ

USA Research LabAdelphia, MD

Air Force Research LaboratoryDEHA, HERTFKirtland AFB, NM

The DoD NLW Community

JNLWDQuantico, VA

Air Force Security ForcesLackland AFB,San Antonio, TX

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USCG USAF JNLWDUSA USMC SOCOM USN

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Meet the DoD NLW Community

Chair Chair Chair

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Industry Opportunity:JNLW Technology Investment Program (TIP)

• Purpose: Identify new technology solutions to meet current or future non-lethal mission needs and requirements

• Process:– Annual or biennial solicitation

– Topics are based on Service priorities

– Focuses on 1-2 year efforts to explore promising concepts / technologies

– Provides Technology Push for novel NLW solutions

• Successful TIP Efforts– Can transition into new programs or be incorporated into existing

programs

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Current TIP Solicitation

• Released: 31 October 03

• Closes: 01 December 03

• Solicitation Topics:

– Critical Counter-Personnel Needs:• Deny area to personnel in an urban / suburban /aquatic environment,

• Clear a facility without entering,

• Separate combatants from non-combatants, and

• Render an individual or group incapable of performing an activity

– Critical Counter-Vehicle Needs:• Stop a vehicle in an urban / suburban environment at range,

• Deny access to bridges and,

• Stop water surface and sub-surface vessels

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TIP Solicitation Information

• Links to the TIP BAA with detailed submission instructions:– www.fedbizopps.net or – www.jnlwd.usmc.mil

• Solution focus must include:– Proposed non-lethal payload,– Target effects, and– Effectiveness in addressing warfighter needs

• Proposals that address delivery systems or methods, without detailed consideration to the non-lethal payload, its effects and effectiveness, will not be considered for award.

Human Effects are Important!

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“The principle that civilians must be protected lies at the heart of international law of armed conflict.”(Secretary Donald Rumsfeld)

Summary

“If war is forced upon us, we will fight in a just cause and by just means – sparing, in every way we can, the innocent.”(President George W. Bush)

“The development and acquisition of non-lethal weapons systems will expand the number of options to commanders confronted with situations in which the use of deadly force is inappropriate.”(General Michael Hagee, Commandant, USMC)

Non-lethal Weapons are a new and emerging capability for the DoD

Industry’s help is needed in bringing this important capability to the warfighter