1. 1 UNCLASSIFIED Opportunities for Industry Colonel David Karcher Director, Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate

2. 2 UNCLASSIFIED Today’s Themes Highlighted the importance of NLW’s to the warfighter –NLWs have and will save lives Showed the span of non-lethal technologies and the types of capabilities the DoD is currently exploring –Human Effects are important! Revealed the growing interest and awareness at the OSD level on the role and importance of non- lethal weapons –Common agreement: Non-lethal weapons must move beyond bean bag rounds into advanced technology

3. 3 UNCLASSIFIED DoD NLW Definition “Weapons that are explicitly designed and primarily employed so as to incapacitate personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment.” Counter Personnel Deny Access Clear Facilities Crowd Control Incapacitate Counter Material Area Denial air, land, sea Disable / Neutralize Equipment & Facilities Non-Lethal Weapons Core Capabilities 3

4. 4 UNCLASSIFIED NLW Are Increasingly Relevant Across the Spectrum of Conflict Target selected individuals LETHAL FORCE MILITARY PRESENCE CAPABILITY GAP F o r c e C o n t i n u u m Control group movements Neutralize without Destroying NLWs allow the political & warfighting leadership critical options for conducting operations in the 21 st century Clear facilities Deter Dissuade Defeat 4

5. 5 UNCLASSIFIED JNLWP Management Structure :Non-Voting Members -OSD, DOS, DOJ, DOE Combatant Commander and Joint Staff reps USD(AT&L) Executive Agent CMC IPT JCIG JNLW DIRECTORATE Integrated Product Team X * Integrated Product Team provides guidance and approves JNLWP budget * USD(P) Navy Army Air Force Marines Coast Guard SOCOM NavyArmy Air ForceMarines Coast Guard SOCOM Director, JNLWD Chairman DC, PPO (USMC) X IPT Army Marines Navy Air Force Coast Guard Joint Coordination & Integration Group “Principal Oversight” Senior Steering Committee “Policy Oversight” Mr. Wynne Mr. Feith

6. 6 UNCLASSIFIED Roles of the Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate  To serve as the DoD focal point for matters pertaining to NLWs  To integrate Services’s NLW efforts  To leverage developing/emerging technologies that have application across the spectrum of war  To conduct liaison with industry, academia, other US government agencies, and other nations  To conduct the day-to-day management activities of the JNLW Program

7. 7 UNCLASSIFIED How Industry Can Help Understanding our need Creating new and innovative concepts Educating the DoD NLW Community on applicable Industry capabilities Submitting white papers, proposals to the DoD NLW Community

8. 8 UNCLASSIFIED Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Bioeffects: HEDO Lasers, HEDR Radiofrequency Brooks C-B San Antonio, TX MarCorSysCom Quantico, VA - Maneuver Support Battle Lab - INIWIC - USAMPS Ft.L. Wood, MO Human Effects Center of Excellence Brooks C-B San Antonio, TX - Naval Surface Warfare Ctr Dahlgren, VA - JFCOM Norfolk, VA -Marine Corps Research University at Penn State TACOM-ARDEC Picatinny, NJ NLW Test Center of Choice Aberdeen, MD - NAVSEA - DARPA - Homeland Defense Washington D.C. NTIC at UNH Dismounted Battle Space Battle Lab Ft.Benning, GA T3Battle Lab Ft Dix, NJ USA Research Lab Adelphia, MD Air Force Research Laboratory DEHA, HERTF Kirtland AFB, NM The DoD NLW Community JNLWD Quantico, VA Air Force Security Forces Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX

9. 9 UNCLASSIFIED USCGUSAFJNLWDUSAUSMCSOCOMUSN Chair Free Standing Display Free Standing Display Free Standing Display Free Standing Display Free Standing Display Free Standing Display Free Standing Display Meet the DoD NLW Community Chair

10. 10 UNCLASSIFIED Industry Opportunity: JNLW Technology Investment Program (TIP) Purpose: Identify new technology solutions to meet current or future non-lethal mission needs and requirements Process: –Annual or biennial solicitation –Topics are based on Service priorities –Focuses on 1-2 year efforts to explore promising concepts / technologies –Provides Technology Push for novel NLW solutions Successful TIP Efforts –Can transition into new programs or be incorporated into existing programs

11. 11 UNCLASSIFIED Current TIP Solicitation Released: 31 October 03 Closes: 01 December 03 Solicitation Topics: –Critical Counter-Personnel Needs: Deny area to personnel in an urban / suburban /aquatic environment, Clear a facility without entering, Separate combatants from non-combatants, and Render an individual or group incapable of performing an activity –Critical Counter-Vehicle Needs: Stop a vehicle in an urban / suburban environment at range, Deny access to bridges and, Stop water surface and sub-surface vessels

12. 12 UNCLASSIFIED TIP Solicitation Information Links to the TIP BAA with detailed submission instructions: –www.fedbizopps.net or –www.jnlwd.usmc.mil Solution focus must include: –Proposed non-lethal payload, –Target effects, and –Effectiveness in addressing warfighter needs Proposals that address delivery systems or methods, without detailed consideration to the non-lethal payload, its effects and effectiveness, will not be considered for award. Human Effects are Important!

13. 13 UNCLASSIFIED “The principle that civilians must be protected lies at the heart of international law of armed conflict.” (Secretary Donald Rumsfeld) Summary “If war is forced upon us, we will fight in a just cause and by just means – sparing, in every way we can, the innocent.” (President George W. Bush) “The development and acquisition of non-lethal weapons systems will expand the number of options to commanders confronted with situations in which the use of deadly force is inappropriate.” (General Michael Hagee, Commandant, USMC) Non-lethal Weapons are a new and emerging capability for the DoD Industry’s help is needed in bringing this important capability to the warfighter