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TTCP Groups

A TTCP Group is a body appointed by the Principals to undertake the detailed work of TTCP in major areas of activities.

The Group will, with the approval of the Principals, establish and manage a limited substructure of Technical Panels (TPs) and Action Groups (AGs) in key areas, as may be required to fulfill its mandate, reviewing them from time to time, terminating them as they complete their work and establishing new ones in other areas as required by National Programs. Groups must avoid the proliferation of TPs and AGs into marginal areas and terminate those TPs or AGs which show diminishing potential or productivity.

The 11 Groups

The TTCP Groups are listed below.

AER	Aerospace Systems Group
C3I	Command, Control, Communications and Information Systems Group
CBD	Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defence Group
EWS	Electronic Warfare Systems Group
HUM	Human Resources and Performance Group
JSA	Joint Systems and Analysis Group
LND	Land Systems Group
MAR	Maritime Systems Group
MAT	Materials and Processing Technology Group
SEN	Sensors Group
WPN	Conventional Weapons Technology Group

Technical Panel

A Technical Panel (TP) is a body tasked by a Group to address an important manageable subdivision within the technology area assigned to the Group. Its TORs may be broad but the TP is required to place bounds on the scope of subject matter it considers during a given period. A TP may be short term or continuing, but normally holds meetings, exchanges information, reviews the joint efforts in its defined area from a strictly technical point of view and recommends to its Group actions that will improve the effectiveness of the research program as a whole. A TP is expected to establish and monitor major collaborative projects in priority areas of defined mutual national interest. A TP may establish subordinate elements to manage and carry out its program of work. A TP is either redirected or terminated by the Group upon completion of its tasks.

Action Group

An Action Group (AG) is a body formed by a Group to address a specific high priority problem not under the TORs of its TPs, or which may overlap the areas of two or more TPs. The AG is limited in scope and has clearly stated objectives and preset milestones to accomplish those objectives. It is automatically terminated upon completion of its specific assignment.