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Technological DominanceTechnological Dominance

Today, Marines and Sailors have at their disposal the world’s most sophisticated military

technology

Mobile CommunicationsLaser-Guided

Munitions

Network-Centricity, Information Warfare,

and Intelligence

GPS Navigation and Targeting

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Internet—Information Warfare and Intelligence

Commercial Laser Rangefinder—

Precise Targeting

Handheld GPS—Location with

Extreme Accuracy

Technological DemocratizationTechnological Democratization

In Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, our adversaries are

leveraging sophisticated technology that is now easily

available anywhere in the world—and at modest cost.

Cell Phones— Mobile Comms

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World S&T InvestmentWorld S&T Investment

+83%

** OECD 2005 PPP; Global S&T Report (Batelle) - PPP data Lyons, Mikami 2006, AOARD

1%

2%

3%

2%

1%

EU 25% 12% 3%

5%

33% 13%

<1%

Lyons, Mikami 2005, AOARD

Asia Share1996: 26%2004: 35%

2%

1%3%

2%

2%

EU 28%

4% 3%38% 16%

<1%

* UIS S&T database; World Bank - PPP data

1%

(1996* to 2004**)

1996—$498 billion

2004—$910 billion

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Research Must Be GlobalResearch Must Be Global

Fiscal Years 2004-2006

GE Global ResearchGE Global Research CentersCentersNiskayuna, New YorkMunich, GermanyBangalore, IndiaShanghai, China

Honda Research InstitutesHonda Research InstitutesMountain View, CaliforniaColumbus, OhioCambridge, MassachusettsOffenbach, GermanyWako, Japan

Nokia ResearchNokia Research CentersCentersPalo Alto, CaliforniaCambridge, MassachusettsCambridge, United KingdomBochum, GermanyHelsinki, FinlandBeijing, China

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International EngagementInternational Engagement

Fiscal Years 2004-2006

SOUTHCOMSOUTHCOM:

Argentina BrazilChileColombiaMexicoPanamaPeruUruguay

PACOMPACOM::

JapanKoreaTaiwanVietnamThailandSingaporeAustraliaNew ZealandIndiaMaurituisMalaysiaIndonesia

EUCOMEUCOM:: France Slovenia Latvia MoroccoSpain Poland Lithuania Nigeria

Norway Portugal Romania Ukraine CameroonSweden Germany Bulgaria Russia KenyaFinland Italy Greece Armenia South AfricaDenmark Czech Rep. Estonia Azerbaijan GhanaU.K. Slovakia Tunisia Morocco SenegalIreland Hungary Ghana Benin TogoNetherlands Austria Sao Tome & Principe Cape Verde Is.Belgium

NORTHCOMNORTHCOM:

CanadaMexico

CENTCOMCENTCOM:

BahrainPakistanTurkeyIraqIsraelKyrgyzstan

Fiscal years 2004-2007

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Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts

Better engage with inventive & innovative companies—both big and small?Help to bring international technology to U.S. weapon systems?More effectively tap into bright, foreign students at US universities?Better enable IRAD engagement with Navy needs?Align internal processes to meet industry's needs?

How can ONR…