National Aeronautics R

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National Aeronautics RD Policy
James A. Kenyon, Ph.D. Associate Director,
Aerospace Technology (Acting) Office of the
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Science
Technology)
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Outline

• Background
• Overview of National Aeronautics RD Policy
• Strategy for Development of National Aeronautics
  RD Plan and Infrastructure Plan
• Approach for National Security and Homeland
  Defense Aeronautics RD Plan
• Call for White Papers

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Background
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Historical Perspective

• Previous studies and reports indicated national
  needs
• OSTP, Aeronautical Research Technology
  Policy, 1982
• OSTP, National Aeronautical RD Goals, 1985
  1987
• OSTP/NSTC, Goals for a National Partnership in
  Aeronautics Research and Technology, 1995
• NRC, A System in Peril, 2002
• Commission on the Future of the United States
  Aerospace Industry, 2002

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Recent Background

• NSTC Aeronautics ST Subcommittee formally
  created September 2005
• Prioritize aeronautics research, including
  establishing a set of specific research
  objectives
• Develop a ST roadmap to address the objectives
• Address coordination of aeronautics research
  across the federal government
• NASA Authorization Act of 2005 (December 2005)
• The President shall develop a national policy to
  guide the aeronautics research and development
  programs of the United States through 2020
• Policy shall
• Include national goals for aeronautics RD
• Describe the role and responsibilities of each
  Federal agency that will carry out the policy

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NSTC Aeronautics ST Subcommittee

• OSTP (Co-Chair)
• NASA (Co-Chair)
• Department of Defense
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Energy
• Department of Homeland Security
• National Science Foundation
• Department of State
• US International Trade Commission
• Executive Office of the President

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Overview of National Aeronautics RD Policy
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National Aeronautics RD Policy

• President signed EO 13419
• Endorses Policy to guide nations aeronautics RD
  through 2020
• Outlines functions of the Director of OSTP
• Lays out implementation guidelines
• National Aeronautics RD Policy
• Establishes principles
• Sets Policy goal and objectives
• Creates general guidelines for Federal
  aeronautics RD
• Provides specific guidelines to address key areas
• Provides implementation direction

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Policy Principles

• Mobility through the air is vital to economic
  stability, growth, and security as a nation
• Aviation is vital to national security and
  homeland defense
• Aviation safety is paramount
• Security of and within the aeronautics enterprise
  must be maintained
• The U.S. should continue to possess, rely on, and
  develop its world-class aeronautics workforce
• Assuring energy availability and efficiency is
  central to the growth of the aeronautics
  enterprise
• The environment must be protected while
  sustaining growth in air transportation

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Policy Goal
Broad vision as an overarching goal

• Advance U.S. technological leadership in
  aeronautics by fostering a vibrant and dynamic
  aeronautics RD community that includes
  government, industry, and academia

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Policy Objectives

• Provide long-term stability and focus in
  innovative research
• Pursue and develop promising advanced aircraft
  concepts and technologies
• For military applications
• To enable increased air traffic capacity and new
  aircraft concepts in the national airspace
• Pursue a coordinated approach to managing U.S.
  Government aeronautics RDTE infrastructure
• Identify the roles of the Federal Government in
  aeronautics RD and the interrelationship with
  the private sector
• Cultivate a RD environment that enables a
  globally competitive U.S. aeronautics enterprise
• Enhance coordination and communication within the
  Federal Government
• Strengthen mechanisms to engage partners in
  industry and academia

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General Policy Guidelines

• Role of the Federal Government in Aeronautics RD
• National defense and homeland security
• Long-term fundamental aeronautics research
• More advanced, applied civil aeronautics research
  for
• Public interest
• To address gaps
• Government internal RD
• Aeronautics Workforce
• Academic Cooperation
• Commercial Cooperation
• International Relations

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Specific Guidelines

• Stable and Long-Term Foundational Research

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Specific Guidelines

• Advanced Aircraft Systems Development

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Specific Guidelines

• Air Transportation Management Systems

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Specific Guidelines

• National Research, Development, Test,
  Evaluation Infrastructure

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Policy Implementation

• National aeronautics RD plan
• Priorities and objectives, milestones, timelines
• Aeronautics RDTE infrastructure plan
• Engagement with non-Federal stakeholders
• Dissemination of RD results
• Other innovative policies and approaches that
  complement and enhance Federal activities
• Biennial review procedure

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Strategy for Development of National Aeronautics
RD Plan and Infrastructure Plan
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Strategy for Development of Plans

• Identify Policy principles as key areas to be
  addressed
• Create Coordinating Groups
• Mobility
• National Security and Homeland Defense
• Aviation Safety
• Aviation Security
• Energy and Environment
• RDTE Infrastructure
• Ensure Coordinating Groups address Policy
  guidelines

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Coordinating Group Leads

• Mobility
• JPDO, NASA
• National Security and Homeland Defense
• DoD
• Aviation Safety
• FAA, NASA
• Aviation Security
• DHS
• Energy and Environment
• DOE, DoD, FAA
• RDTE Infrastructure
• NASA, DoD

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National Aeronautics RD Plan Content

• State-of-the-art for each principle (where we are
  today)
• Top-level prioritized national aeronautics RD
  goals and objectives (where we want to go)
• Summarize RD activities for meeting goals and
  develop timelines (how we get there)
• Near term (lt5 years)
• Mid term (5-10 years)
• Far term (gt10 years)
• Identify significant gaps and/or unnecessary
  duplication
• Identify cross-cutting areas of aeronautics RD

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RDTE Infrastructure Plan

• Determination of assets that are considered
  critical from a national perspective and
  definition of an approach for constructing,
  maintaining, modifying, or terminating these
  assets
• Development of cost and usage policies that
  facilitate interagency cooperation and
  utilization, as well as appropriate access by
  non-federal users
• Improvements in coordination of RDTE needs among
  the US Government and across the broader user
  community
• Addresses both physical and computational assets

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National Aeronautics RD Plan Timeline 2007
Coord. Groups finished NLT Sept. 3
Final Release NLT Dec. 30
Dec.
Nov.
Oct.
Sept.
Aug.
July
June
May
April
Aero ST Subcomm.
Monthly Update Meetings
Planning and Execution of Rollout
May 15
June 13
July 24-25
Aug 21
Sept 25
Oct 23
Nov 27
Integration, Public posting for comments
1st Outreach April 24
Coordinating Groups
AST Subcomm. Signoff NLT Nov. 1
Final Coordination
2-3 Outreach Sessions for each CG
Deliver Plans to ASTS for integration
Each CG have first meeting late April /early May
NSTC COT
NSTC COT clearance NLT Nov. 30
OSTP
Dr. Marburger clearance NLT Dec. 20
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Approach for National Security and Homeland
Defense Aeronautics RD Plan
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Approach

• Focus on traditional DoD Air Platforms structure
• Capability-based planning
• DoD Air Platforms taxonomy
• Treat and manage other technical
  areas/disciplines as interfaces
• Engage key people and processes
• Organic technical planning processes and
  structures
• Appropriate technical interchange meetings
• Connect with other departments and agencies to
  ensure national needs are met

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Scope
DoD RDTE Framework and DDRE Role
RDTE BA 1
DDRE Responsible
RDTE BA 2
DDRE Supports
RDTE BA 3
RDTE BA 4
RDTE BA 5
RDTE BA 7
Concept Refinement
Operations Support
Production Deployment
System Development Demonstration
Technology Development
MS A
MS B
MS C
DDRE Supporting Role DDRE and Acquisition
Manager share responsibility
DDRE Lead Oversee Budget Activities 1-4
-Policy Implementation Scope- Aligned with DoD
RE planning
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Taxonomy
Discipline-Based Organization
AIR PLATFORMS
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Capability-Based Planning
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Key Organizations

• Office of the Secretary of Defense
• ODUSD(ST)
• DARPA
• US Air Force
• AFRL/VA
• AFRL/PR
• SAF/AQR
• US Army
• AMRDEC
• AATD
• ASA(ALT)
• US Navy
• NAVAIR
• ONR
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Department of Energy
• Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Aviation Administration
• Department of Commerce

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Outreach

• NSTC events
• Joint Propulsion Conference, Cincinnati OH, 11
  July 2007
• NASA Ames Research Center, 30 July 2007
• Defense outreach opportunities
• Wright Dialogue with Industry, Dayton OH, 24-26
  July 2007
• Naval ST Partnership Conference, Arlington VA,
  30 July-2 August 2007

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Call for White Papers
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Call for White PapersNational Security
Homeland Defense Plan

• Articulate the most important aeronautics RD
  challenges facing our nation
• Identify well-defined technical aeronautics goals
  and objectives (with numerical targets if
  appropriate) by the three timeframes
• Propose promising RD approaches to advance the
  future of national aeronautics knowledge and/or
  capabilities
• Identify fundamental limitations and knowledge
  barriers
• Identify promising innovations and possible
  timeframes

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Call for White Papers

• 1-3 pages
• Due COB August 17, 2007
• Submit to
• Mobility aero.mobility_at_ostp.gov
• National Security and Homeland Defense
  aero.defense_at_ostp.gov
• Aviation Safety aero.safety_at_ostp.gov
• Aviation Security aero.security_at_ostp.gov
• Energy and Environment aero.energy-environment_at_os
  tp.gov
• RDTE Infrastructure aero.infrastructure_at_ostp.gov

www.ostp.gov/nstc/aeroplans