Experimentation and rapid prototyping in support of counterterrorism / Commiittee on Experimentation and Rapid Protoyping in Support of Counterterrorism, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Experimentation and Rapid Protoyping in Support of Counterterrorism.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Experimentation and Rapid Protoyping in Support of Counterterrorism.

National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention--Technological innovations.

Terrorism.

Insurgency--Prevention--Technological innovations.

Insurgency.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (107 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The U.S. military forces currently face a nontraditional threat from insurgents and terrorists who primarily employ improvised explosive devices, and have shown a cycle of adaptation of less than 12 months to responses by U.S. forces to counter these attacks. This constantly evolving threat requires U.S. military forces to adapt and respond more rapidly with modified tactics, technologies, and/or equipment. In response to this need for new technologies, the Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO) was established in 2006 to develop technologies that can mature in 6 to 18 months for purposes of counterterrorism. Although RRTO appears to be successfully fulfilling its mission, the agency seeks to understand and address barriers to and opportunities for meeting future counterterrorism needs--including the need to accelerate the transition of technologies for counterterrorism with an eye to countering emerging and anticipated threats. This book reviews RRTO approaches and provides a set of recommendations for potential improvements to help meet these needs for rapid technology development"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Rapid Reaction Technology Office""; ""3 Analysis of Current Approaches and Suggested Improvements""; ""4 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix B: Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Appendix C: Rapid Reaction Technology Office Test Planning, Conduct, Analysis, and Reporting""; ""Appendix D: Representative Projects of the Rapid Reaction Technology Office""

""Appendix E: Disruptive Threats and Department of Defense Acquisition""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612437168

9780309147903

0309147905

9781282437166

128243716X

9780309136693

0309136695

OCLC:

923281173