TTO transforms the future of warfighting by pursuing high-risk, high payoff tactical technology and development of rapid, mobile and responsive combat capability for advanced weapons, platforms and space systems. This is accomplished by:
- Creating highly capable systems that enable "order of magnitude" improvement in military capabilities in a rapidly changing technological landscape
- Investing in research and technologies that enable strategic advantage over technological surprise in TTO focus areas
- Developing technologies and systems that facilitate "game changing" tactics, techniques and procedures that address the entire spectrum of armed conflict
- Understanding and addressing critical deficiencies in crucial mission areas including:
- Conducting irregular operations in difficult politico-military circumstances
- Efficiently countering asymmetric threats
- Developing capability to improve space operations
- Maintaining superiority on the conventional global battlefield (force protection, force projection, anti-access, logistics)
- Detecting, preventing and negating weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
- Enabling seamless Joint Operations
- Creating and maintaining situational awareness
- Gathering global surveillance
- Conceptualizing, demonstrating and transitioning advanced technologies and concepts for effective, survivable and cost effective military systems