Title: Committee of Small Arms Producers (CSAP) National Small Arms Technology Center (NSATC) and Consortium Overview
1Committee of Small Arms Producers(CSAP)Nationa
l Small Arms Technology Center (NSATC) and
Consortium Overview
2Objectives
- Committee of Small Arms Producer (CSAP)
established to - Maintain and strengthen Small Arms Industrial
Base - Maintain Small Arms Readiness in U.S.
- Approach
- Address both 1) Technology and development of new
weapons/systems - and
- 2) Production
- Strengthen links between government and industry
- New system efficiencies concept to production
- Proactively seek congressional funding plus-ups
to address Small Arms
Provide the Soldier Superior Equipment Today and
in the Future
3Observations
- Low budgetary attention to Small Arms
- High military value/application in current
conflicts - Funding does not reflect value/need
application - Recognition of Soldier Centric need has become
visible - Government and industry actively remains
unfocused - Multiple common paths
- Few effective priorities
- Agendas vs. real results
- Does JSSAP committee effectively capture and turn
needs into results/products - Can National Center strengthen process and
results through involvement of all DoD and broad
industry, academia, non profit, etc.?
4CSAP Dual Path
Technology New Systems
Consortium/National Center
Requirements Pull and Technology Push
A Coordinated and United Funding Plan for
DoD/Congressional Attention
New Products
Product Improvements
Production
National Center Benefits Future Plans
Direct Manufacturing
Product/Technology Licensing to Key Manufacturers
Opportunity for Current Industrial Base and New
Participation Open Opportunities
5Consortium National Center
- Focus on technology and new capability
- System Focus Need, Concept, Development,
Deployment - Improve link of government industry academia
- Share and insert new technology ideas
- Synergistic benefits leverage
- Protect individual opportunities and data rights
- Eliminate overlap/duplication
- Within government
- Across industry/academia
- Stimulate innovation
- Establish opportunities
6National Small Arms Technology Center (NSATC)and
Consortium Rationale
- Raises importance/visibility of Small Arms needs
to key organizations - DoD
- Congressional
- Opportunity for focus on priority
technology/systems - Minimizes duplication/overlap, etc.
- CSAP selected NSATC as best approach
- Technology
- New systems
- Overall coordination
- Industry
- Government
- Academia
- Positive CSAP recommendation to move forward but
- Be flexible plan to adjust scope approach
as needed - Needs to transform JSSAP objectives and lessons
learned from problem/requirement to product
effectively - Work to make Consortium/NSATC work effectively
7NSATC Challenges
- Managing committee of government members
- Open to all DoD all services
- Include membership of leadership from all
services from start - JSSAP committee can be advisory board with some
degree of set agenda veto, etc. not just
members - Need Some Management Power
- Actively involve multiple services from the
start! - Open opportunities for all interested industry
and academia no barriers - Establishing effective Jointness
8What is Needed to Make NSATC Work Effectively
- Positive give the new approach a chance it is
an opportunity - Broad industry participation open
opportunities - No dominating forces all equal players all
value added no agenda - Clear objectives and opportunities
- Realistic expectations
- Linking multi-government agencies objectives but
keeping individual location/capability
independence
Focus on Effective Jointness Requirement
Technology Programs Fielding
9Small Arms Programs Pre Consortium NOW!
Requirements Pull
Operational Deficiencies and Needs
Technology Inputs
Technology Push
Input/Comments
DoD Army ARDEC
- Available to industry when completed
- Limited input/dialogue during updates
JSSAP Small Arms Master Plan
Iterative Planning
JSSAP Committee
PEO Soldier Ammo Other
Other Services and Agencies Link
PM Soldier Weapon
JSSAP Office
Other Service Labs/Agencies
Oversight Reviews
Program Definition and Execution
Coordinated Activity
RFPs, BAAs, Internal ARDEC, etc.
Industry/Academia Basically Outside Process
During Planning/Organizing
Contracts
Results, Payoff, Applications
10Small Arms Programs With Consortium The
Future!
Operational Deficiencies and Needs
Industry/Academia Involvement at All Levels
Throughout the Process
PEO Links Soldier, Ammo, Rock Island
JSSAP Committee
Consortium Management Teams
Total DoD Small Arms Community Establish Common
Plans, Objectives
JSSAP Management National Small Arms Technology
Center
Requirements Pull Technology Push
Small Arms Master Plan
Technology Assessment
Prioritized Program/Project Objectives
Critical for Effective Process and Payoff
Funding Requirements Multi-year
Integrated Plan
Joint IRD or CRADA, etc.
Joint Development with Industry/Academia
Industry/Academia Participates Jointly in
Assessment, Managing, Program Process
Program Contracts Primarily via BAA (Expedited
Process)
11Bottom Line
- NSATC and Consortium is an opportunity for
- Government
- Industry
- Academia
- Its new be flexible tailor/modify to make work
to strengthen/serve the total Small Arms
community - Challenges are ahead make them opportunities
- Model for Jointness will show vision through
success - CSAP and organizing committee recommend moving
ahead