Continuous Clandestine Continuous Clandestine Tagging, Tracking, and Tagging, Tracking, and Locating (CTTL)Locating (CTTL)

Mr. Doug RichardsonSOAL-T WSO

5 September 2007

US Special Operations CommandUS Special Operations CommandUS Special Operations Command

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Clandestine Tagging, Tracking, Clandestine Tagging, Tracking, and Locating (CTTL)and Locating (CTTL)

The Ability to Locate, Track, and Identify Human Beings and Other Important Targets

Directly Supports DoD’s Ability to Prosecute the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

Forces Require an Ability to Apply and Monitor Tags

Detect and Identify Targets Based on Their Unique Observable Characteristics Without Undue Exposure of Personnel to Risks and With Devices That are Sufficiently Clandestine to be Effective

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BackgroundBackground

This Program Responds to Classified Requirements and Priorities Identified in Several Key Documents. Examples Are:

2003 Hostile Forces TTL Capability Development Document 2004 and 2006 Strategic Planning Guidance2004 Defense Science Board Summer Study and Task Force Report2004 Director, Defense Research & Engineering (DDR&E) Assessment of TTL Science & Technology (S&T) Programs2005 USSOCOM/DDR&E TTL Roadmap2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)2006 Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)/J8 Quick-Look Capability-Based Assessment for CTTL2006 Program Decision Memorandum (PDM) III

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CTTL CTTL -- Funding ($M) Funding ($M) --

Partnership between Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC), USSOCOM, and U.S. Army

Objective: Conduct a Collaborative Effort to Develop New Capabilities for Clandestine Tagging, Tracking, and Locating in Response to Priorities Established in a Quick-look Capability-based Assessment Conducted in Response to the Findings of the QDR

Approach: Transition Existing State-of-the-Art Technologies in Nanotechnology, Chemistry, and Biology to Operational Systems Through the USSOCOM Acquisition Process and Conduct RDT&E From Basic Research Through Prototyping to Provide Continuous Improvements in the CTTL Technology Available for Transition to the Operators. Specific Capability Projections Are Classified.

Appr ($M)FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 Total

Total 0 25.0 32.1 32.0 33.0 40.0 48.0 210.1

CTTL Enhancements to Program Elements

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CTTLCTTL-- Task Force Storyboard Task Force Storyboard --

Update Project

Data Base

Step 1 Step 6

ApplyDecision Support

Tool (DST)

• 81 Capability Gaps• 8 FCB PrioritizedLists

• 8 FCB JPG candidate Lists

• 1-81 prioritized list of capabilitygaps

• Prioritized list of JPGcandidates

Step 8

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Update of CTTL Database

1 Feb – 10 Mar

Step 2

Refresh Database

with POM

Positions

Team IdentifiedDatabase Preparedfor Task

Assess, Synthesize, & Prioritize

Step 3

CTTL Solution Set Evaluation

PrioritizeProjects

IAW Gaps --Synthesize

New Gap Fillers

DatabaseUpdated with POM 08 DataGap Re-look

Assess: Tech Readiness and Value,PEO/PM Needs and Priorities, Operator AssessmentIdentify Need for New Gap Fillers

Step 4

Draft Plan: Synchronized,Gaps Addressed

Review and Decisions

Step 5

Review Council and PeerReview

BriefAE

and DDR&E

Organize Teamand

Prepare Platformfor Analysis

Spend PlansGap ReductionSynchronizedEfforts AcrossCOI

Draft CTTL FY08/09 Plan

16 May – 30 May

DDR&EAE Review

15 Jun

Perform AnalysesRefine Database 10 Mar – 15 May

FY08/09 Plan ApprovedExecution DocumentationPreparedProgram Execution

Senior Leader

Decisions

Step 6

Tech Eval PEO/PM Eval Operator Eval

ProgramPlans

Develop FY08 and

FY09Plans

Reviews

PreparePlan andOut Brief

PDM III

PEO/PMs

CTTL Partners

QLCBA

TTLCOI

TTLRM

OperatorsDataBase

Execution Document Preparation

FY08/09 Spend Plan Finalized

16 Jun – 30 Sep

Kick OffAE Approval

25 Jan – 1 Feb

ExecutionPrep

Execute

Execution

EXCOM Review

5 Jun

Step 7

Refined PlanCOI Buy In

Update of CTTL Database

1 Feb – 10 Mar

Draft CTTL FY08/09 Plan

16 May – 30 May

DDR&EAE Review

15 Jun

Perform AnalysesRefine Database 10 Mar – 15 May

Execution Document Preparation

FY08/09 Spend Plan Finalized

16 Jun – 30 Sep

Kick OffAE Approval

25 Jan – 1 Feb

EXCOM Review

5 Jun

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CTTLCTTL-- Technical Goals Technical Goals --

Reduce the Size, Weight, and Power Requirements for Tags and Sensors to Allow Improved Clandestine Operations

Introduce New Capabilities for Detecting, Identifying, and Tracking Targets Based on Unique Observables

Natural Signatures: e.g. Biometrics and Unique Mechanical DefectsAugmentation of Natural Signatures: e.g. “Perfumes” and “Stains”Extend the Range

Provide New Mechanisms to Deploy, Monitor, and Manage Clandestine Devices with Reduced Exposure of Operational Personnel

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CTTLCTTL-- Key Enabling Technologies Key Enabling Technologies --

NanotechnologyClandestine DevicesHigh Functional-density DevicesSelf-organizing, Self-deploying DevicesProcessing and CommunicationsEnergy Harvesting

BiotechnologyBiomimetic Devices for Detection and Identification (ID) at Long DistanceBio-based Devices for Detection and ID at Long DistanceTaggants for Biological Signature Amplification, TranslationNatural Signature Detection and ID

ChemistrySignature Enhancing TaggantsChemical/Biochemical Sensors for Natural Signatures

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CTTLCTTL-- Partnership for Transition Partnership for Transition --

DDR&E and USSOCOM AE Executive Sponsorship and OversightUSSOCOM Transition

PEO-Special ProjectsPEO-Intelligence and Information Systems

Collaborative Execution of S&TDoD Service LaboratoriesDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)ASD(SO/LIC) Coordinated InvestmentsIntelligence Community Research OrganizationsDOE Laboratories

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CTTLCTTL-- Key FY08 Outcomes Key FY08 Outcomes --

Taxonomy of Projects of Interest17 BA 311 BA 28 Organizations

– DARPA– Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and

Engineering Center (CERDEC) Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD)

− Army Research Laboratory (ARL)− National Security Agency (NSA)− Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)− Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)− Department of Energy (DOE)− Industry

Fourteen Transitions Projected within 24 Months

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CTTLCTTL-- Key Events for FY09 Key Events for FY09 --

Restart Selection ProcessData Call – Refresh DatabaseBroad Agency Announcement (BAA)/Call for New Project ProposalsAdminister Selection Process

Ground RulesFY08 Projects Continue on Merit -- Not Previous SelectionOrder of Merit Algorithm Will Include a Technology ComponentProjects Must Accomplish All Phases of Process

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CTTLCTTL-- Ambient Energy Harvesting Ambient Energy Harvesting --

MEMS Rotor

Super-capacitor

RF Full-wave Rectenna

Radiation HarvestingRF Rectenna: Cell SignalsRoom Source: 60Hz Power

MEMS HarvestingVibration: Electrostatic DrivesAir Flow: Wind Driven Motor

Energy storageSuper-capacitors: Capacitor ArraysElectrochemical: Thin Film Batteries

PotentialSolution

Near-termSolution

Goal: Battery-independent Devices in 3 to 4 Years

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CTTLCTTL-- Human Signature Detection Human Signature Detection --

Skin Spectral Emissivities MeasuredThermal Fingerprints Determined“Target” Reacquired 90 Minutes Later

Goal: Verification of Capability and Operational Value Within 2 YearsHuman Thermal Fingerprint at Long Distance

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CTTLCTTL-- Human Signature Detection Human Signature Detection --

Goal: Demonstration of Fieldable “Bioelectronics” Within 5 YearsSynthetic Dog’s Nose Sensor

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CTTLCTTL-- Signature Amplification/Translation Signature Amplification/Translation --

Bioengineered Signature TranslationBioreactive Taggant

Goal: Move Basic Research to Advanced Development in 3 Years

Current Capability Current Science

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CTTLCTTL-- NanoNano--scale Devices scale Devices --

Quantum DotsQuantum Dots

Goal : Micro-scale in 12 Months, Nano-scale in 4 to 5 Years

Self-assembled Photonic AntennaBand Gap

Tunable Band Gap with Size and Composition