38

th
Annual Gun, Ammunition, and
Missiles Symposium
March 25, 2003
Anthony J. Melita
OUSD(AT&L)
Deputy Director, Land Warfare and Munitions
2
DoD Transformation
Requirements Process Changes
Acquisition Guidance Changes
Budget Trends
3
DoD Strategic Tenets
(DPG FY 2004-2009)
Manage risks
Adopt a capabilities-based approach
Defend the United States and project military power
abroad
Strengthen alliances and partnerships
Reorient U.S. global military posture
Develop and maintain a broad portfolio of military
capabilities
Transform Americas defense
4
Protect the U.S. homeland and critical bases of
operations
Project and sustain power in distant theaters
Deny our enemies sanctuary
Leverage information technology
Improve and protect information operations
Enhance space operations
5
Achieving Information and Decision Superiority
Striking with Precision
Deploying and Sustaining Military Power Rapidly
Dominating Land, Sea, Air and Space
Battlespace
6
RGS
J CIDS
Integrated at
Department
Systems
Requirements
Bottom Up, Often Stove-piped
National
Military
Strategy
Joint
Vision
Joint Concept of Operations
Joint Concepts
Integrated Architectures
Joint Capabilities
Top Down, Born Joint
Transformation to the Joint Capabilities
Integration and Development System
7
DoD 5000 Policy Revision
Streamlined Policy
Increased Flexibility
Enhanced Business Practice
Emphasis on Evolutionary Acquisition
Changes to Requirements Generation System
and Acquisition Business Model
8
Evolutionary Acquisition
Two development processes to implement
Evolutionary Acquisition Strategy
Incremental Development
Spiral Development
Evolutionary acquisition strategies are the
preferred approach to satisfying operational
needs
Spiral development is the preferred process
9
Acquisition-Requirements Linkage
Emphasis on Requirements and Acquisition
integration; requires that
Joint Staff lead the development of joint integrated
architectures (three views: operational, systems,
and technical)
USD(AT&L) lead the development of integrated
capability assessments, capability roadmaps, and
investment strategies
10
IOC B A
Concept & Technology
Development
System Development
& Demonstration
Production &
Deployment
Systems Acquisition
Operations &
Support
C
User Needs &
Technology Opportunities
Sustainment
Process entry at Milestones A, B, or C
Entrance criteria met before entering phase
Evolutionary Acquisition or Single Step to
Full Capability
FRP
Decision
Review
FOC
LRIP/OT&E
Critical
Design
Review
Pre-Systems
Acquisition
Concept
Exploration
Technology
Development
(Program
Initiation)
New
11
IOC B A
Concept & Technology
Development
System Development
& Demonstration
Production &
Deployment
Systems Acquisition
Operations &
Support
C
User Needs &
Technology Opportunities
Sustainment
Process entry at Milestones A, B, or C
Entrance criteria met before entering phase
Evolutionary Acquisition or Single Step to
Full Capability
FRP
Decision
Review
FOC
LRIP/OT&E
Critical
Design
Review
Pre-Systems
Acquisition
Concept
Exploration
Technology
Development
(Program
Initiation)
Relationship to Requirements Process
Initial Capability
Document (ICD)
Capability Development
Document (CDD)
Validated & approved by
operational validation authority
Capability Production
Document (CPD)
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DoD RDT&E and Procurement Trend
0
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60
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Total DoD Procurement
Total DoD RDT&E
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Total DoD Munitions
RDT&E
Total DoD Munitions
Procurement
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
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DoD Munitions RDT&E and Procurement
Desert Storm
Buy-Back
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SMART MUNITIONS
OTHER MUNITIONS
Smart Munitions vs. Other Munitions
Procurement Trend
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ARMY
AIR FORCE
NAVY
USMC
MDA
Smart Munitions Procurement
By Service