Introduction

The Rapid Prototyping Development and Evaluation (RPDE) program is a collaborative joint venture arrangement between the Australian Department of Defence and industry. It is a virtual company, with its own identity, that is sponsored by CCDG with HCS chair of its management board.

The organisation has been set up to evaluate options to improve Defence's warfighting capability in the near-term, with an emphasis on NCW capability. A small standing organisation manages the RPDE program and the Program aims are achieved by creating task teams of experts from across Defence and Industry brought together to work collaboratively on issue's, questions or potential opportunities.

The RPDE website is located here.