1. Preserving & Enhancing the Region’s Unique Contributions to National Security RI Economic Development Corporation May 14, 2004 Presentation to the Southern New England Economic Summit & Outlook

2. Unique Assets Diverse Capabilities Military Bases Defense Laboratories Academic Institutions Defense Industry

3. Opportunities Networking the tri-state assets and capabilities for ascendancy to a greater role in the Transformation of Joint US Military Capabilities. Space Air Surface Undersea

4. Federal Capabilities Hanscom AFB – Electronic Systems Center USAF Research Lab and MIT’s Lincoln Labs provide C4ISR systems Natick Labs – Army Soldier Systems Center R&D for clothing, shelters, food, airdrop systems and other soldier support systems USCG R&D Center Proof of concept testing Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Undersea offensive and defensive weapons systems, ASW for surface ships and subs, UUVs

5. Defense Research Facilities R&D capabilities coupled with the regions large concentration of defense contractors provide a rich resource for mission area solutions Brown, URI, UCONN, Harvard, Tufts, and UMASS all provide: high tech defense technology research advanced degrees and fellowships for mid-career officers of all military branches non-technical military education in defense business management, policy formulation and national security affairs and serve our allied armed forces

6. Rhode Island/Connecticut Electric Boat Corporation Subcontractors (i.e.; Raytheon IDS) SSGN retrofits (4 boats) Groton Sub Base NUWC UCONN Avery Point and URI Future opportunities

7. Rhode Island/Massachusetts Textron Systems Hanscom AFB - Electronic Systems Center Raytheon NSN (NWC, NWDC, NUWC) Research and Educational Support from Colleges/Universities Future Opportunities

8. Military and Regional Benefits The Military: gains through a consolidated network of knowledge and technology capabilities to provide solutions to tough military problems. The Regional Advantage: Jointness can initiate and provide CONOPS R&D (Technology Development) Virtual evaluation and (Testing) Full operational capability BRAC: MA/RI R&D criteria correspondence

9. Conclusions A regional coalition creates a potent national center of excellence covering: Air and Space Warfare Missile Defense Knowledge Superiority for Land, Sea and Undersea Warfare Joint Warfighting Concept Development Drives new hi-tech job development Establishes new partnerships among academia, researchers, manufacturers and the military