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Outlook 2017Military Division
May 22, 2017
AGENDA
How We Got Here
DoD Overview
Army Overview
Thoughts On Future Directions For The Army
How To Find And View Budget Documents
Questions and Discussion
HOW WE GOT HERE
• Change in administration
• Alphabet Soup• BCA• BBA• CR• Base• OCO
• Evolving Geopolitical Crises and Response
From There To Here
DoD Overview
0
February 9, 2016
The FY 2017 Budget: Key Points
• Adheres to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Dollars in Billions)
– Base budget request $523.9
– Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget request $58.8
– Total budget request $582.7
• Funds a joint force with the capacity and capability to:
– Defend the homeland
– Respond to five challenges
o Russia
o China
o North Korea
o Iran
o Global counter-terrorism
– Respond to aggression from two different adversaries with overlapping timelines
• DoD requires funding above the BCA levels after FY 2017 to properly support
this strategy
Secretary Carter’s Priorities for This Budget
• Given the current level of budget resources ($800B in Budget Control Act cuts), we
can’t reduce all risk. Instead, the Department must:
– Prioritize conventional deterrence against our most advanced adversaries
– Focus more on the shape than the size of the force
o Seek the best balance between force structure (size), modernization (capability) and
readiness
o Emphasize lethality and capability of the force rather than size
o Emphasize posture rather than presence
– Emphasize innovation
o Attracting, retaining, and managing talent (Force of the Future)
o Update war plans and operational concepts
o Pursue “offset” technologies
o Institutional efficiency and reform
“Today’s security environment is dramatically different … and it
requires new ways of thinking and new ways of acting”
Secretary Carter, February 2, 2016
(Quantities/Dollars in Billions)
• Aircraft FY 2017 FYDPF-35 Joint Strike Fighter (USAF, USMC, USN) 63/$10.1 404/$56.3
F/A-18 (Navy) 2/$0.4 16/$2.2
KC-46 Tanker Replacement (Air Force) 15/$3.1 75/$15.7
AH-64E Apache helicopters (Army) 52/$1.1 275/$5.6
MQ-9 Reaper 24/$1.1 24/$3.9
• Shipbuilding
Virginia Class submarines (Navy) 2/$5.2 9/$29.4
DDG-51 AEGIS Destroyers (Navy) 2/$3.4 10/$18.3
Littoral Combat ships (Navy) 2/$1.3 7/$5.6
• Space
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (Air Force) 5/$1.8 23/$9.4Global Positioning System (Air Force) --/$0.8 10/$5.6
Major Investments in the FY 2017 Budget
Requires Funding in 5-Year Plan + FY 2017 OCO
*Includes Base + OCO Procurement and RDT&E Funding
$100
$0
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
DoD Funding from 9/11 Through FY 2017 Request
FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17
Numbers may not add due to rounding
DoD Topline, FY 2001 – FY 2017(Current Dollars in Billions)
Base Budget OCO/Other Budget
(Discretionary BudgetAuthority)
580 583
437468 479
534
601
666 666691 687
645
29
17
560578
345316
581
169
7391
79
124
187 153163
159115
82 85 6359 59
287 328 365 377 400 411 431 479 513 528 528 530 495 496 497 522 524
FY 2017 Total Base and OCO Funding
Army
$148.0
Navy
$164.8
Air Force$166.9
Defense Wide
$102.9
By Appropriation Title By Military Department
RDT&E,
$71.7
Military Construction
and Family Housing,
$7.6
Military
Personnel,
$138.5
Procurement,
$112.0
O&M,
$250.9
FY 2017 Request: $582.7 billion
Cuts to hit the lower FY 2017 Topline
• We will procure fewer weapons systems than planned:
– 9 AH-64 Apache helicopters(Army)
– 24 UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters (Army)
– 5 F-35 A Joint StrikeFighters
– 2 V-22 aircraft (Navy)
– 3 C-130J aircraft (Air Force)
– 4 LCAC Service Life Extension Programs (Navy)
– 77 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (Marine Corps)
• Aircraft procurement accounts reduced $4.4 billion
• Shipbuilding reduced $1.75 billion
• Other procurement accounts reduced $2.6 billion
• Reduce plans for new military construction projects by $1.1 billion
Comparison to FY 2016 PB Plan for FY 2017
FY 2017 Force Structure
• Force structure assessed sufficient to execute the strategy
• Major elements include:
– 14 SSBNs, 450 ICBMs
– 96 Operational Bombers (154 total)
– 287-ship Navy with 11 Carriers in FY 2017
• (Building to a 308-ship Navy)
– 54+1 Tactical fighter squadrons
– 990k Army Total End Strength (460k Active)
• (30 Active BCTs in FY 2017)
– 221k Marine Corps Total End Strength (182k Active)
FY 2017 Force Structure Sufficient to Execute Strategy
• Operation INHERENT RESOLVE (Iraq and Syria) $7.5- Supports slightly increased activities
- Includes training and equipping of Iraqi security forces and vetted moderate Syrian
opposition ($0.9 billion)
• European Reassurance Initiative
• Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund
• Increases counterterrorism activities in Africa
• Base-to-OCO requirements
$3.4
$1.0
$0.2
$5.0- Consistent with enacted BBA OCO level of $58.8B
- Supports other readiness and readiness support requirements
- Includes preferred munitions
FY 2017 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)
OCO funding crucial to trans-regional counterterrorismefforts
(Dollars in Billions)
• Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (Afghanistan) and Theater Posture $41.7
- Continues responsible transition of in-country presence
- Includes training and equipping of Afghan security forces ($3.4 billion)
- Includes other theater-wide support requirements and costs
- Includes Coalition Support ($1.4B)
Joint Force Readiness
• PB17 funds Service efforts to enhance readiness
• Focus is on recovering full spectrum readiness to meet current demands and
to ensure our Joint Force is ready for future contingencies
• Resources are not the dominant factor in readiness recovery; OPTEMPO,
training, maintenance throughput, and other factors may delay readiness
recovery
• Joint Force dependent on OCO funding for current operational demandsand
future reset requirements
PB17 allows Services to continue readiness recovery –
but gains are fragile and dependent on continued adequate
and predictable resources
• Provide a summary of what is included in the $30 billion March
request for additional appropriations
(Dollars in Billions)
– Base budget request
– Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget request
– Total budget request
$+24.9
+5.1
$+30.0
• Request the Congress pass a full year Defense Appropriations bill
that includes this request for additional appropriations
• Under a CR,
– There is a tremendous mismatch of appropriations compared to the
request - not enough operating funds, too much procurement funds
– Inability to increase rate productions hampers planned programs; may
result in increased unit costs
– No new start restrictions affect planned deliveries of equipment to the
warfighter
– DoD could be limited in its ability to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS)
Additional Budget Request in March 2017
What the FY 2017 Additional Request Would Buy
• Execute the President’s direction to:
– Conduct a 30-day Readiness Review
– Develop a Military Readiness request for additional resources based
on the results of the review
– Develop a plan to accelerate the campaign to defeat ISIS and other
worldwide violent extremists organizations
• Require additional funding to:
– Improve near-term readiness (i.e., maintenance, spare parts, training
time, peacetime flying hours, munitions, etc.)
– Fund “must pay” bills (e.g., pay raise increase to 2.1%, denied
healthcare reforms, storm damage to military facilities, NDAA added
end strength)
– Avoid 4th quarter reprogramming actions especially in the operating
accounts
– Invest in items to begin improving mid-term and long-term readiness
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY14 FY15 FY16
O T T
DoD Funding from 9/11 Through FY 2018 Request
Numbers may not add due to rounding
FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13
DoD Topline, FY 2001 – FY 2018(Current Dollars in Billions)
Base Budget OCO/Other Budget
(Discretionary Budget Authority)
580 589
437468 479
534
601
666 666691 687
645
29
17
560578
345316
581
169
73 9179
124
187 153163
159115
82 85 6359 65
287 328 365 377 400 411 431 479 513 528 528 530 495 496 497 522 524 549 574
619
70
639
65
Note: FY 2017 reflects enacted funding provided in division A of P.L. 114-223 for the Military Constructions Bill appropriations and
division B of P.L. 114-254 (Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017) for the Defense Bill appropriations
March Request for FY 2017
Base = $+25B
OCO = +5B
Total = $+30B
FY17 FY17 FY18Request Amend
*Reflects enacted division A of P.L. 114-223 except it excludes $307.663 million of prior year rescissions
Changes to Original FY17 Base Budget Request by Title
(Do
llars
inB
illi
on
s)
$+24.9B
FY07FY07*
Procurement
$+13.5B
+13.0%O&M/WCF
$+8.2B
+3.9%
FY17Request
Military Personnel
$+1.0B
+0.7%
+4.8%
FY17Request for
Additional
Appropriations
Changes to Feb 2016 Budget Request
Military Construction/Family
Housing*
$+0.2B
+3.5%
RDT&E
$+2.0B
+2.9%$524 $549
Request Supports Future Capabilities
MQ-1 UAV +13/$+130
AH-64 Apaches +20/$+708
UH-60
RQ-7 UAV Mods
+17/$+376
$+248
MSE Missiles +60/$+279
Javelin +591/$+104
Guided MLRS+1188/$+155
Patriot Mods $+228
Abrams Upgrade+27/$+330
$+214
$+304
Bradley Mods
Ammunition
Ammo Industrial
Facility
I3MP
$+182
$+195
$+15.5B*
Investments Improve Near-term and Mid-term Warfighter Readiness
Navy
$+5.8B
Air Force
$+4.1B
Army
$+4.6B
Defense-Wide
$+1.0B
F/A-18E/F
V-22
V-22 Mods
P-8
C-40A
+24/$+2,320
+2/$+171
$+99
+6/$+920
+2/$+208
Aircraft Spares
Tomahawks
$+302
+96/$+85
$+43
$+433
Standard Missile
DDG-51
Ship-to-ShoreConnector
Javelin
G/ATOR
+3/$+190
+515/$+77
+3/$+125
I3MP = Installation Info Infrastructure Mod Program
G/ATOR = Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar
F-35
HC/MC-130
F-16 Mods
C-130 Mods
Bombs
Vehicles
+5/$+596
+5/$+500
$+160
$+137
$+60
$+361
Physical Security
Eq
EOD Eq
$+145
$+221
EOD = Explosive Disposal Ordinance
MDA = Missile Defense Agency
THAAD
USSOCOM
ACWA
+12/$+151
$+198
$+127
THAAD = Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
ACWA = Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives
(Base Budget)(Dollars in Millions)
*Includes procurement and RDT&E funding
Army Overview
Velocity of Instability
The US Army contributes troops to train, advise and assist Iraqi Security to destroy ISIL
The US Army is working with allies to deter Russian aggression and assure European nations
DESTROY ISIL
DETER RUSSIAThe US Army remains committed to training Afghanforces, and supporting counterterrorism operationsagainst the remnants of al Qaeda
The instability throughout the world has a direct impact on the number and size of US Army’s missions and operations and its ability to keep pace with the global security environment.
ENGAGE ASIA / DETER NORTH KOREA
The US Army contributes to Asia Pacific regional security and stability to deter North Korean aggression and assure Pacific partners
BUILD AFGHAN FORCES
Budget Trends
$99 $100
$67
$50$36
$28$21 $23
$243 $240
$205
$177
$162$151 $148 $148
FY 2010 – FY 2017($B)
$3.1 $.1.1 $2.7 $2.0
$144 $140 $138 $127 $126 $123 $127 $125$123
Base
$122
Base
$124
Base
$123
Base
Actuals Enacted Request
FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 17Numbers may not add due to rounding
Global instability in the face of continued fiscal pressures requires leveraging OCO flexibility to meet requirements
Source: DoD Comptroller Information System
Overseas Contingency Funding (OCO)
FY14: $3.10B Base-to-OCO Transfer
FY15: $0.85B Base-to-OCO Transfer;
$.27B OCO Readiness Add
FY16: $2.20B Base-to-OCO Transfer;
$.49B OCO Readiness Add
Base Actuals/Enacted
FY17: $2.02B included in OCO request
to comply with BBA15
FY17 Base Request
(Base Funding Program)
$116.8 $117.3
$120.5$121.1
$138.4
$127.4$126.2
$122.7
$126.5$125.1
$123.1
$121.9
$124.3 $123.1
$115
$125
$135
2014 2015 2016 2017
$ B
illio
ns
2012 2013
Base-to-OCO Transfer
FY12-15 Actuals
BBA Relief - Base
FY16 Enacted
BCA Levels
FY17 PB Request
FY14: $3.1B Base-to-OCO Transfer FY15: $.85B Base-to-OCO Transfer
FY16: $2.2B Base-to-OCO TransferFY17: $2.0B included in OCO request to comply with BBA15
Army Topline(Base Funding Program)
❖ BBA15 repeats the seesaw funding of BBA13 extending the time
necessary to restore balance between readiness, end strength and
modernization.
❖ OCO funding is an essential funding source for incremental wartime
costs, but its continued use as a supplement for shortfalls to base
funding requirements comes at the detriment of prudent long-term
planning and erosion of the Army’s Base Funding program.
❖ The two-year Bipartisan Budget Acts of 2013 (BBA13) and 2015
(BBA15) provided limited predictability but did not eliminate future BCA
budget spending caps which, barring new legislation, return in FY18.
❖ BBA15 funding levels for FY17 required the Army to prioritize near-term
operational requirements and readiness at the expense of end strength,
sustainment and modernization to meet competing current and future
demands
Operational Testing
Trust Your Product!?
FY 2017 Budget Request(Base Funding Program)
Base Request
Other Base: Chemical Agent and Munitions Destruction, Army Working Capital Fund, Arlington National Cemetery 1: Includes Environmental Restoration Account (ERA) funding 2: Includes $3.1B Base-to-OCO Transfer3: Includes $.85B Base-to-OCO Transfer; $.3B Readiness Add 4: Includes $2.2B Base-to-OCO Transfer; $.5B Readiness Add 5: Includes $2.0B in OCO request to comply with BBA15
MILPERS,$55.3
O&M,$45.2
RDA,$22.6
MILCON,$1.3
Other,$0.7❖ FY17 request is $1.4B less than FY16
enacted, protecting current readiness at
the expense of future modernization and
end strength
❖ Funding levels and distribution represent
reductions required to meet the BBA15
funding toplines.
$125.1B
44%
36%
18%
Request ($B)FY14
Actuals
FY15Actuals
FY16Enacted
FY17Request
Military Personnel 56.4 56.1 56.2 55.3
Operation and Maintenance 1 44.72 43.13 43.84 45.25
Procurement/RDTE 21.2 20.6 23.9 22.6
Military Const/Family Housing/BRAC 2.6 1.8 1.6 1.3
Other Base (CAMD/AWCF/ANC) 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.7
Totals 126.22 122.73 126.54 125.15
Procurement Summary $15.1 BCapability Portfolio*
Numbers may not sum due to rounding
1: Includes OCO request to comply with BBA15: Missiles $150M and Other Procurement $162M
❖ Prioritizes modernization of Apache, Black Hawk,
and Chinook helicopter fleets in support of the
Total Force
❖ Prioritizes modernization of Abrams and Bradley Mods, Stryker (Double V Hull & Lethality),
Paladin Integrated Management, and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle in support of the Combat
Vehicle Modernization Strategy
❖ Modernizes the Mission Command Network to enable Soldiers with information and
protected connectivity across all tactical echelons for Unified Land Operations in support of
the Joint Force and our multiple partners* Small amount of FY17 S&T procurement not reflected in pie chart
Ensure formations possess the appropriate balance of lethality, mobility, situational awareness and protection
Request ($B)
FY14
Actuals
FY15
Actual
FY16
Enacted
FY17
Request
Procurement Total 14.1 13.9 16.4 15.1 1
Aircraft 4.8 5.2 5.9 3.6
Missiles 1.5 1.2 1.6 1.7
WTCV 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.3
Ammunition 1.4 1.0 1.2 1.5
Other Procurement 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0
Overseas Contingency Operations
1: MILPERS account does not include $63M in FY17 OCO request to comply with BBA152: O&M account does not include Base-to-OCO Transfers: FY14: $3,100M; FY 15: $850M; FY16: $2,200M. Does not include $1,650M in FY17 OCO request to comply with BBA153: RDA account does not include $312M in FY17 OCO request to comply with BBA154: The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat mission has been assumed by a new DOD organization for FY17 and beyond. Partial FY16 and FY17 JIEDDF funding information can be found in the DOD Budget Materials.
Request ($M)FY14
Actuals
FY15
Actuals
FY16
Enacted
FY17
Request
Military Personnel (MILPERS) 5,593 3,190 2,037 2,2281
Operation & Maintenance (O&M) 23,6362 17,1352 12,2722 13,8262
Research, Development, & Acquisition(RDA) 1,802 1,676 2,084 2,5633
Military Construction, Army (MCA) - 37 - 19
Working Capital Fund(AWCF) 45 - - 47
Army Total 31,076 22,038 16,393 18,682
Passthrough / Transfer Accounts
Afghan Security Forces Fund 3,962 4,109 3,652 3,449
Iraq Train & Equip Fund - 1,618 715 630
Syria Train & Equip Fund - - - 250
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund 879 445 350 - 4
Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund 199 - - -
All Army Appropriations 36,116 28,209 21,110 23,011
❖ Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL (Afghanistan; Horn
of Africa) includes Operation Spartan Shield
(CENTCOM)
❖ Operation INHERENT RESOLVE (Iraq)
❖ European Reassurance Initiative (Europe)
❖ Training for Moderate Syrian Opposition (Levant)
O&M, 62%$15,476
Pass-Through, 17%$4,329
MILPERS,9%$2,291
RDA,11%$2,875
OCORequest$25.0B5
MCA/AWCF,$66
5: $25B OCO requestincludes $2B in OCO to comply with BBA15
OCO-European Reassurance Initiative
U.S. Army AH-64 helicopter crew, assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, provides over watch for a Danish Leopard 2 battle tank moving into initial battle position on the live-fire range during Operation White Sword at the Oksbol Training Area, Denmark, Dec. 10, 2015
❖ Extends Presidential initiative beyond initial two
year period
❖ Continues Brigade Combat Team rotations to
Europe
❖ Increases warfighting capacity on the continent
through increased prepositioned equipment stocks
❖ Continues to provide rotational aviation capability
to the European Command Area of Responsibility
Initiative ($M)
FY15
Actual
FY16
Enacted
FY17
Request
Increased Presence $ 266 $ 320 $ 727
Build Partner Capacity $ 3 $ 38 $ 50
Additional Bilateral & Multilateral
Exercises & Training $ 15 $ 61 $ 89
Setting Conditions $ 161 $ 91 $ 1,959
Total $ 444 $ 509 $ 2,825
The Army is key to the EUCOM effort to demonstrate US resolve to assure our European
Allies and deter any aggression that could threaten European security
FY 2017 Amended Budget Request(Base Funding Program)
Other Base: Chemical Agent and Munitions Destruction, Army Working Capital Fund, Arlington National Cemetery 1: Includes Environmental Restoration Account (ERA) funding2: Includes $2.0B transfer of Base requirements to OCO to comply with BBA15
O&M,$47.3
RDA,$27.1
MILCON,$1.4
Other,$0.7
❖ FY17 total request is $7.19B more than FY17 PB Request, enhancing current readiness while providing a more balanced funding program across all appropriations
$132.3B
42%MILPERS,
$55.7
36%
20%
Request ($B)FY17
Request
FY17Amend’t
FY17Total
MilitaryPersonnel 55.3 0.4 55.7
Operation andMaintenance1 45.22 2.1 47.3
Procurement/RDTE 22.6 4.5 27.1
Military Const/Family Housing/BRAC 1.3 0.1 1.4
Other Base(CHMD/AWCF/ANC) 0.7 0.1 0.8
Totals 125.12 7.2 132.3
New Paradigms (?)
1: Includes $312M in OCO request tocomply with BBA15
Modernization S1 ummary (Base) $22.6 B
Capability Portfolios
Request ($B)
FY14
Actuals
FY15
Actuals
FY16
Enacted
FY17
Request
Procurement Total
RDT&E Total
14.1
7.1
13.9
6.7
16.4
7.6
15.11
7.5
RDA Total 21.2 20.6 24.0 22.6
❖ Slows the pace of near-term development and
accepts risk in reduced operational overmatch
in the mid-term
❖ Protects Science and Technology (S&T)
funding to support the Army of 2025 guided
by the Army Operating Concept
❖ Continues to develop and incrementally improve existing
fleet systems to enhance survivability, mobility, and lethality
Balanced portfolio, fiscally constrained by current operational/readiness priorities
RDT&E Summary
Numbers may not sum due to rounding
Request ($B)
FY14
Actuals
FY15
Actuals
FY16
Enacted
FY17
Request
RDT&E Total 7.1 6.7 7.6 7.5
Basic Research 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4
Applied Research 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.9
Advanced Technology Dev. 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9
Demonstration/Validation 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5
Engineering Manufacturing Dev. 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.3
Testing & Management Support 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2
Operational System Development 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4
$7.5 B
Capability Portfolio
❖ Invests in key S&T efforts to include Combat Vehicle & Automotive
Technology, Joint Multi-Role Helicopter, and High Energy Lasers
❖ Major engineering and developmental efforts include: CombatVehicle,
Air & Missile Defense, and Aircraft Improvement Programs; Assured Position,
Navigation & Timing; and CyberspaceOperations
❖ Starts Ground Mobility Vehicle and Mobile Protected Firepower to increase
Brigade Combat Team mobility and lethality in support of the Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy
Continue to invest in military-unique revolutionary and evolutionary technologies to solve future capability gaps
Recent New Products
Rapid Innovation Fund
Requirement #: ARMY-FY17-18-PEOSOLD05
Title: “Advanced Materials for Soldier Environmental Protection”
Military System or Acquisition Customer: Program Executive Office Soldier, Project Manager Soldier Protection & Individual Equipment (PM
SPIE)
Description: Advanced materials are needed that provide improved protection from various threats and environments. Environmentally protective
materials/systems are needed which provide improved comfort and dexterity for mission execution across a wide spectrum of environments.
Thermally protective materials are desired with improved durability, strength, and moisture vapor transport. Alternative spatial vector protection
technologies are needed with increased deterrence, functional time, and low toxicity. Breakthrough alternative concealment technologies are needed.
Advanced and innovative ways to improve weight distribution of load carriage equipment are needed. Technologies and processes which combine
multiple capabilities, reduce weight and/or reduce cost are desired. Mature technology solutions are desired that can satisfy this requirement for $1
million or less. Because additional funds may become available, priced options for additional funding are encouraged. Proposals for base amounts
greater than $1M will be considered, but will be at a competitive disadvantage to lower dollar figure efforts.
Technical POC: Suzanne Horner, 703-806-5181, [email protected]
Requirement #: ARMY-FY17-14-PEOSOLD01 Title: "Advanced Technologies for Lighter Weight Soldier Protective Equipment” Military System or Acquisition Customer: Program Executive Office Soldier, Project Manager Soldier Protection & Individual Equipment (PM SPIE) Description: US Army has a need for advanced material, processing, and integration technology for lighter weight Soldier equipment with equal or improved performance. Novel fiber-based, film, or other advanced materials with improved tenacity, durability and ballistic performance are desired for application in hard armor, soft armor, and helmets. Technology is needed for improved hard armor inserts such as ultra-hard ceramics, advanced alternative materials, or novel integration methods. Advanced manufacturing methods are needed for hard armor and combat helmets to improve ballistic performance and reduce weight. High performance energy absorbing materials are needed for blunt impact protection for head, extremities, etc. Advanced transparent materials with improved scratch resistance and ultrafast transitioning are needed to improve ballistic eyewear. Mature technology solutions are desired that can satisfy this requirement for $1 million or less. Because additional funds may become available, priced options for additional funding are encouraged. Proposals for base amounts greater than $1M will be considered, but will be at a competitive disadvantage to lower dollar figure efforts. Technical POC: Virginia Halls, 703-806-5176, [email protected]
Some New Directions
• Anything Cyber
• Wearables/Telemetry
• Sensors and Imagery
• Robotics
• Autonomous (all domains)
• Situational Awareness
• Portable Power
“We are on our fifth prototype. Will we get everything we want? Probably not.
That was never the intent,” James Geurts of Special Operations Forces Acquisition,
Technology and Logistics.
TALOS
Operational Testing
Know The Test Standards
For More Information
• Visit the website for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) at
– www.budget.mil
– Download the Department of Defense’s FY 2017 Budget Request
Contact Information
Ron HoulePresident
Pivot Step Consultants LLC700 12th Street NW
Suite 700Washington, DC 20005
914-806-3555
(Re)defining Requirements?