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Fundamental Concepts

The Fundamental Concepts section serves as a centralized collection of knowledge, aggregating content from various authoritative sources into cohesive summaries for each topic. These summaries are designed to provide foundational understanding, presenting information in a straightforward, non-analytical manner. While they often draw heavily from original source material, they aim to consolidate key ideas into an accessible format.

📄️ Capability Requirement (CR) Documents

The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) serves as the foundation for articulating and validating military capability requirements through three key documents: the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD), the Capability Development Document (CDD), and DOTmLPF-P Change Recommendations (DCR). Together, these documents outline the lifecycle of a capability solution, from identifying and addressing critical capability gaps to guiding the development and production of materiel and non-materiel solutions.