TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01 - TRADOC - U.S. Army

TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01Required CapabilitiesListed below are S&T capabilities the Army needs to successfully identify, influence, andintegrate future technologies with the potential to affect the human dimension.Maintain an in-house research and development capability to focus on Army-specificS&T requirements.Maintain a liaison with other DOD, Service, and S&T development agencies and nationallaboratories to identify new and emerging S&T applications to utilize in Army programsto address identified requirements.Maintain relationships with educational institutions and industry to cooperate in thedevelopment and integration of dual-use technologies that benefit both partners.Maintain watch over national and international S&T trends and developments. The Armymust be able to detect, identify, evaluate, and, as appropriate, apply new technologiesdeveloped in educational institutions, by industry, and in military programs, domesticallyand abroad. Pay particular attention to S&T developments with the potential ofaddressing known requirements.The Army’s procurement system must have the agility to acquire new technologies thatsatisfy existing requirements and adapt ongoing programs to integrate newly discoveredor acquired technological capabilities.The Army must maintain a capability to envision future S&T trends and anticipatetechnological breakthroughs that significantly affect the global or regional balance ofpower.The Army must develop a capability to model the impact of emerging technologies onglobal military, economic, and social systems to anticipate developments that can eitheraggravate or mitigate conditions that may cause future conflict.The Army must maintain the capability to monitor an adversary’s S&T programs andtheir focus. Then we must develop an ability to anticipate the impact of S&Tdevelopments on an adversary’s human dimension. While the S&T itself may beidentical or similar, other factors will vary from ours and will affect the ability andmanner in which the adversary integrates S&T into the human dimension.Questions for Further ExplorationThe ethical and moral issues associated with the integration and use of advanced technologieswill not disappear in the OE of 2015-2024. The Army must integrate today’s S&T initiativeswhile directing and focusing research and development to find tomorrow’s opportunities. How will S&T developments affect the recruiting effort? Will future S&T discoveriesrequire new qualifications or adjusted standards for new recruits? Can advancements in S&T help us more accurately predict the results of the trends anddefine the potential future OE? Will advanced computing technologies enable the Army to create models and simulationsthat will show us how to reinforce positive aspects of these trends while reducing theimpact of negative effects?180