The Coalition Warfare Program (CWP) OUSD(AT&L)/International Cooperation

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2 Report Documentation Page Form Approved OMB No Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. 1. REPORT DATE REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED to TITLE AND SUBTITLE The Coalition Warfare Program (CWP) Brief 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense,for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics,Washington,DC, PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR/MONITOR S ACRONYM(S) 12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for public release; distribution unlimited 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT 11. SPONSOR/MONITOR S REPORT NUMBER(S) 15. SUBJECT TERMS 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT a. REPORT unclassified b. ABSTRACT unclassified c. THIS PAGE unclassified Same as Report (SAR) 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 9 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98) Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18

3 BLUF CWP provides funding to DoD organizations that conduct collaborative research and development projects with foreign partners. Goal of the program is to: Accelerate the delivery of high-quality solutions to warfighter gaps Improve U.S. interoperability with partners Strengthen global partnerships Mechanics: Selects projects through annual, competitive process Selection process supported by U.S. and partner SMEs Provides up to $1M RDT&E funding per year for up to 2 years Funds for U.S. tasks only Leveraged by contributions from U.S. and foreign partners Average CWP funding is ~$500K/year $1M requests have to be clear game changers Allows projects to get to next phase of maturation 2

4 Cooperative RDT&E Projects managed by committed U.S. and foreign government partner(s) with equivalent project manager duties U.S. and foreign partners have active participation in the research and development aspects of the project Each government gains defense benefits from engaging in the project Each government provides contributions to the effort, to include: government labor, equipment, facility use, national industrial and academic participation The more novel work each partner contributes, the better Tests and demos to prove out the overarching research and development efforts Integration-only projects considered R&D content - low unless fulfilling a critical operational interoperability shortfall There are other programs and funding sources for these IS NOT: Foreign Military Sales U.S.-only build for exportable solutions Test and mods to meet foreign-only or U.S.-only need Operational sharing ( Train and Equip ) Operational exercise support Focused on demos/tests of technologies to select procurement options for U.S. or Partner System training for foreign partners 3

Helping Meet DoD Shortfalls CWP projects are selected to meet operational needs Understanding of operational priorities by R&D community requires engagement with COCOM S&T staffs who need specific

5 Helping Meet DoD Shortfalls CWP projects are selected to meet operational needs Understanding of operational priorities by R&D community requires engagement with COCOM S&T staffs who need specific solutions to specific problems Share operational priorities with the acquisition community Warfighter Solution Provider Influence acquisition to meet COCOM needs through international cooperation 4

FY 14 CWP Cycle Summer CWP Outreach to R&D community Fall Open Houses for One-on-one Project Meetings CWP Kickoff Meeting Nov/Dec 2012

June/July Project Documentation Due Monthly Financial Reports February 2013 Down-select Notifications; Nominations Distributed to SMEs Nov

Quarterly Reports and Quad End of Project Final Report February 28, 2013 Final Nominations Due to CWP March 8, 2013 Finalists Selected April

6 FY 14 CWP Cycle Summer CWP Outreach to R&D community Fall Open Houses for One-on-one Project Meetings CWP Kickoff Meeting Nov/Dec 2012 Nominations Due to Service POCs January 17, 2013 Nominations Due to CWP May 2012 Management Plan and Templates Updated Call Memo Released June/July Project Documentation Due Monthly Financial Reports February 2013 Down-select Notifications; Nominations Distributed to SMEs Nov 2012 Sep2015 Ongoing Oversight, Participation in key events February 2013 Reviews and Scrubs Selection Execution Jul, Oct, Jan, Apr Quarterly Reports and Quad End of Project Final Report February 28, 2013 Final Nominations Due to CWP March 8, 2013 Finalists Selected April 2013* FY13 Selections Announced April 2013* US SME Input Collected; Selection Reviews End of March 2013* US SME Review Panel Embassy Reviews * Tentative dates 5

S. and foreign partners must contribute to the research and development elements Clear U.S. need and gain at end of CWP project Project must be legally achievable - must be possible to put international agreements, licenses, etc.

7 CWP Requirements Nominations from DoD organizations only CWP request funds U.S. activities Equitable contributions from all partners $1 + $1 + $2 + $2 = CWP US Lab Partner 1 Partner 2 Clear commitment by U.S. and Foreign Government R&D lead/pms to provide resources and to project execution Cooperative R&D - Both U.S. and foreign partners must contribute to the research and development elements Clear U.S. need and gain at end of CWP project Project must be legally achievable - must be possible to put international agreements, licenses, etc. in place in time to execute Goals must be technically achievable Committed transition manager to execute next phase of acquisition If part of a JCTD, must be a discrete work package within the overall JCTD project 6

How to Get Started Develop/refine idea Identify solution to DoD need Informal, exploratory discussions with international partners With support from foreign disclosure office, international program

8 How to Get Started Develop/refine idea Identify solution to DoD need Informal, exploratory discussions with international partners With support from foreign disclosure office, international program offices for legal restrictions Visit CWP Website () Read the Management Plan and the FAQs Download templates Get to know your Service/Agency POC Contact CWP Team for help identifying POCs to work with Services and Agencies have internal processes and requirements 7

How to Get Started on Nomination Start filling out Annex A Page to give project summary Answer basic questions to see if your project fits CWP and is ready this year for a nomination Worksheets for

9 How to Get Started on Nomination Start filling out Annex A Page to give project summary Answer basic questions to see if your project fits CWP and is ready this year for a nomination Worksheets for detail project planning Resource Planning, International Agreements, Project Tasks, Task Resource Breakouts, Project Schedule Set up meeting to discuss idea with Service/Agency and CWP POC September Open Houses in Pentagon and San Diego Other outreach visits by CWP POCs Telecons or VTCs 8

United States Army Aviation Technology Center of Excellence (ATCoE) NASA/Army Systems and Software Engineering Forum

United States Army Aviation Technology Center of Excellence (ATCoE) to the NASA/Army Systems and Software Engineering Forum COL Steven Busch Director, Future Operations / Joint Integration 11 May 2010