US Shows Interest in C-E Solutions Products
The mission of the Foreign Comparative Testing Program is to test items and technologies of US foreign allies and friends that have a high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) in order to satisfy valid defense requirements more quickly and economically. While the aim of the FCT Program is to improve the U.S. Armed Forces’ operational performance, this leveraging of foreign research and development has benefited the U.S. taxpayer. Additionally, the FCT Program has served as a catalyst for industry teaming arrangements, which have been productive for both U.S. and foreign industries in an increasingly competitive global market, helping to build a robust U.S. defense industrial base. Within the FCT Program, foreign items are nominated by a sponsoring organization within the Department of Defense for testing in order to determine whether the items satisfy U.S. military requirements or address mission area shortcomings. The OSD Comparative Testing Office funds testing and evaluation; the Services fund all procurements that result from a successful test.
C-E Solutions met with CTO Staff during the 2011 Avalon International Airshow and demonstrated various products, including Horus, an innovative spatio-temporal track data mining tool. C-E Solutions was one of 90 companies to have been selected for review by the CTO.
Since the CTO Team visited Australia, C-E Solutions has received advice that the team has completed their deliberations and have advised that 31 of the 90 + companies with whom they met, have been recommended by the Team as having products or services with demonstrated merit against the CTO's Areas of Interest List.
C-E Solutions will now join a mission led by Australia's Defence Export Unit to the US to attend the National Veterans'
Small Business Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana,
where the CTO will arrange one-on-one meetings with key US DOD
procurement personnel.
