The Honorable Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)) issued the USD(R&E) Technology Vision for an Era of Competition this week. The letter identifies three categories of critical technology areas considered especially important. The categories and technology areas are:
- Seed Areas of Emerging Opportunity
- Biotechnology
- Quantum Science
- Future Generation Wireless Technology
- Advanced Materials
- Effective Adoption Areas
- Trusted AI and Autonomy
- Integrated Network Systems-of-Systems
- Microelectronics
- Space Technology
- Renewable Energy Generation and Storage
- Advanced Computing and Software
- Human-Machine Interfaces
- Defense-Specific Areas
- Directed Energy
- Hypersonics
- Integrated Sensing and Cyber
Click USD(R&E) Technology Vision for an Era of Competition to obtain a copy of the letter.