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Rapidly Develop, Acquire, Integrate, and Equip
Army Rapid Capabilities Office
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is unlimited. 5 October 2017
AUSA Open Door
October 11, 2017
Mr. Doug Wiltsie
Director
MG Wilson Shoffner
Director, Operations
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Rapid Capabilities Office BLUF
• Who: Secretary of the Army, Chief of Staff of the Army and AAE
• What: Influence the acquisition process, cut through the bureaucracy
and prioritize the most critical capabilities to meet operational needs
◆Initial Focus Areas: Cyber, Electronic Warfare, Survivability and
Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT)
• When: Deliver solutions in 1-5 years
• Where: Fielding to meet needs of COCOMs worldwide
• Why: Close current capability gaps against rapidly modernizing
adversaries, while accelerating and improving long-term programs
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Current and Future Focus
ElectronicWarfare
Cyber Positioning, Navigation and
Timing
Survivability
Artificial Intelligence
Swarm/Anti-Swarm
Optical Augmentation
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Path Forward in FY18
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• Potential Burn-off/Challenge events:
• Electronic Warfare – mounted
• Electronic Warfare – aided by artificial intelligence (AI)
• Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) – non GPS-based alternative
solutions
• Partnering with the SOCOM/SOFWERX ThunderDrone Rapid Prototyping
Event
• First major use of SOFWERX indoor drone test range
• Focused on autonomy and artificial intelligence – swarming behaviors
• Demonstrating and bringing together technologies for specific vignettes
Industry Link: RCO Emerging Technologies Office
Research
Virginia Tech- Hume
Center
MITREResearch
CMU SEI
GTRI
Army Research
Lab
DARPA
RDECs
NSC
NGIC
Industry
Labs
DIUx
Other Services
and Agencies
MITLL
IQT
AWGSCO
J8 SIO AF/Navy
USSOCOM
REF
◆Leverage innovation by partners
◆Engage traditional and non-
traditional developers
◆Demonstrate high-risk, high-
reward capabilities
◆Serve as an ombudsman
Innovation Ecosystem
RCO Emerging
Technologies Office
(ETO)Traditional/
Non Traditional
Not comprehensive
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NCMBC
COE Battle Labs
Technology Awareness
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Technology Map View
Technology Lists
AttachmentsAssociated Events
Army Rapid Capabilities Office ETO Public Website
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Visit and Discuss During Open House
Acquisition Tool Box
The Army RCO has built a diverse portfolio of vehicles for promoting the rapid acquisition of technologies, including but not limited to:
Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements for prototypes:Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
oConsortium for Command, Control, and Communication in Cyberspace (C5)Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx)
oCommercial Solutions Opening (CSO)Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Research & Development Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and Existing Vehicles*
GSA Alliant (GWAC with SB suite) NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) (Small business GWAC)National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) (GWAC)DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) Blanket Purchasing Agreements (BPA)(Strategic Sourcing Initiative)Army CHESS (GWAC) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) ProgramDefense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Information Analysis Centers (IAC) Multiple Award Contract
*Not comprehensive
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Open House: What is “Disruptive” Innovation?
• Creates operational
breakthroughs
• Addresses known
problems from a
completely new angle
• Promotes revolutionary
new areas of opportunity
• Qualifies as “high risk/high
reward”
• Changes currently
accepted approaches or
capabilities
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Technology that:
Contact the RCO
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Website: http://rapidcapabilitiesoffice.army.mil
Email: [email protected]
Submit to the Emerging Technologies Office:
http://rapidcapabilitiesoffice.army.mil/eto
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Questions/Discussion
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