1. 1 Technological Dominance Today, Marines and Sailors have at their disposal the world’s most sophisticated military technology Mobile Communications Laser-Guided Munitions Network-Centricity, Information Warfare, and Intelligence GPS Navigation and Targeting

2. 2 Internet— Information Warfare and Intelligence Commercial Laser Rangefinder—Precise Targeting Handheld GPS— Location with Extreme Accuracy Technological 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

3. 3 World 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%5% 33% 13% <1% Lyons, Mikami 2005, AOARD Asia Share 1996: 26% 2004: 35% 2% 1% 3% 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

4. 4 Research Must Be Global Fiscal Years 2004-2006 GE Global ResearchCenters GE Global Research Centers Niskayuna, New York Munich, Germany Bangalore, India Shanghai, China Honda Research Institutes Mountain View, California Columbus, Ohio Cambridge, Massachusetts Offenbach, Germany Wako, Japan Nokia ResearchCenters Nokia Research Centers Palo Alto, California Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge, United Kingdom Bochum, Germany Helsinki, Finland Beijing, China

5. 5 International Engagement Fiscal Years 2004-2006 SOUTHCOM SOUTHCOM: Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Mexico Panama Peru Uruguay PACOM: Japan Korea Taiwan Vietnam Thailand Singapore Australia New Zealand India Maurituis Malaysia Indonesia EUCOM: EUCOM: FranceSloveniaLatviaMorocco SpainPolandLithuaniaNigeria NorwayPortugalRomaniaUkraineCameroon SwedenGermanyBulgariaRussiaKenya FinlandItalyGreeceArmeniaSouth Africa DenmarkCzech Rep.EstoniaAzerbaijanGhana U.K.SlovakiaTunisiaMoroccoSenegal IrelandHungaryGhanaBeninTogo NetherlandsAustriaSao Tome & PrincipeCape Verde Is. Belgium NORTHCOM NORTHCOM: Canada Mexico CENTCOM CENTCOM: Bahrain Pakistan Turkey Iraq Israel Kyrgyzstan Fiscal years 2004-2007

6. 6 Final 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…