ARMY - AR 70-41
International Cooperative Research, Development, and Acquisition
| Organization: | ARMY |
| Publication Date: | 23 March 2009 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 39 |
scope:
Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.
Purpose
This regulation establishes policy and defines responsibilities for Department of the Army (DA) participation in international cooperative research, development, and acquisition (ICRDA) between the United States and other nations. It addresses the following ICRDA programs and supporting activities:
The identification and leveraging of opportunities for cooperative research, development, and acquisition (RDA).
The development, negotiation, and implementation of ICRDA
agreements, which include Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) or
Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) (both terms are used synonymously
for the purposes of this regulation), project
agreements/arrangeme
The exchange of technical and scientific information under the Defense Research, Development, Test, and evaluation Information Exchange Program (IEP) (formerly the Defense Data Exchange Program).
The exchange of defense professionals under the Administrative and Professional Personnel Exchange Program (APEP), the exchange of engineers and scientists under the Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program (ESEP), and the assignment of Cooperative Program Personnel (CPP) (administrators, engineers, scientists, and other professionals) under ICRDA agreements.
The loan of equipment under Section 65 of the AECA.
International Cooperative Research, Development, and Acquisition under The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP).
The test and evaluation of foreign equipment under the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program.
Cooperative test and evaluation projects and the reciprocal use of test facilities under master Test and Evaluation Program (TEP) MOUs.
The development and execution of ICRDA projects (PAs) under the United States-Canadian Defense Development Sharing Program (DDSP).
The U.S. Army International Technology Centers (ITCs) (formerly the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Standardization Groups) and the U.S. Army Office for International Cooperative Programs-Far East) and other overseas Army organizations that support ICRDA.
This regulation updates policies and realigns responsibilities for Army ICRDA programs to reflect the establishment of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Coperation (DASA(DE&C)) and changes in the external environment for ICRDA programs.
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