CTMA

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to prototype and experiment with a transformational autonomous logistics capability: a fully autonomous vessel designed to move shipping containers for essential supplies and equipment in oceanic, littoral, and coastal environments to meet the volume of supply requirements.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to improve maintenance and sustainment processes for specific legacy CNC machinery relied upon to produce mission-critical components that must meet exacting performance standards. The overall goal is to demonstrate the reduction in downtime and improved machine utilization that can be gained through integrating technologically improved critical machinery components that normally require long lead times to obtain.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to utilize state-of-the-art onshore semiconductor manufacturing technology to demonstrate radiation hardened IP building blocks on both GF 45nm and Intel 18A technology that can be used to increase performance and lifespan in mission critical microelectronics.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to develop a semi-autonomous heterogenous robotics platform to accelerate the repair of large castings and forgings. This robotic solution will utilize increasing levels of autonomy to augment and enhance DIB workforce productivity by more rapidly performing repair operations.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to improve operational availability of US ships and systems by providing critical infrastructure that simultaneously enhances prototype experiment and testing requirements focused on innovation and establishes counterfeit detection activities at multiple classification levels through the maintenance and sustainment supply chain.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to develop an enhanced set of tools and processes that provide an integrated approach to engineering and logistical tasks to improve mission readiness for DOD aircraft.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to develop new methods for industrial scale processing of various ferrous alloy systems (steels) at different levels of domestic maturity to improve manufacturability, engage the workforce, and perform R&D analysis of steels and their product forms.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance state-of-the-art in the development and testing of new metal alloys in ways that can reduce the overall costs and time required for this critical field.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state of the art in damage assessment and repair processes and tools by establishing a forward deployed maintenance site capable of assessing and repairing damaged and broken equipment and components closer to operational areas.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to advance the state-of-the-art in automated metals testing and analysis methods and processes. Current technologies and processes make new material and process certification time consuming and costly.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to set up an integrated logistics data and analytics system that manages data processing, data analytics, and business intelligence needs.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to leverage advanced digital engineering, modular open system architectures, software development tools, and rapid prototyping tools and processes to design and deliver technology integrated demonstrators and prototypes for evaluation faster and with less risk than in the past.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state-of-the-art in advanced coating analysis, design, and prototyping tools and processes to develop new chemical agent-resistant coatings (CARCs) that can maintain chemical and corrosion resistance properties, while simultaneously minimizing visual, UV, and IR signatures, for use in arctic environments.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state of the art in engineering support and planning tools, models, and processes to optimize and demonstrate a fair share sustainment model that enables equitable allocation of sustainment responsibilities among multiple stakeholders engaged in shared maintenance and sustainment activities.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state of the art in advanced digital tools and agile processes needed to enable the integration of advanced capabilities with current vehicle architecture.