CTMA Project Announcements
October 23, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate how integrating real-time assessment data through use of the Sailor Self-Sufficiency Ecosystem (SSES) technology strengthens sustainment outcomes for maintenance and sustainment processes.
October 23, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to make aircraft landings on aircraft carriers safer and more reliable.
October 23, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to enhance small watercrafts research, development, test, evaluation, acquisition, maintenance and repair ecosystem.
October 22, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to expand the capacity of the Workshops for Warriors’ Welding Program to enable the training of more welding professionals.
October 22, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to advance the state of the art in agile software development, collaborative environments, and modeling and simulation tools and processes to update and sustain aviation maintenance commercial and government off the shelf (COTS/GOTS) software applications, so they are more reliable and resilient against cyber threats.
October 22, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate how commercial-off-the-shelf technology can be adapted to public sector workflows to reduce administrative burden, improve production visibility, and support scalable modernization. The industry team will prototype and validate the use of Floor2Plan shipyard operations software at a public shipyard.
October 22, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to conduct research and planning to define the technical, infrastructure, and safety requirements for a potential forward-deployed, containerized energetics production system that comprises six 20-foot modules.
October 22, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to advance the state of the art in the qualification and testing of advanced coatings through digital models.
October 22, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to bolster the advanced manufacturing capacity in the INDOPACOM region. The overall objective is to demonstrate, develop, and improve prototype manufacturing, casting, forging, maintenance, repair, & overhaul capabilities and facilities in the region.
October 22, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance facility-level energy infrastructure in the INDOPACOM region to establish agile, reliable, affordable, and resilient electrical power to support advanced manufacturing, maintenance, and sustainment operations. The overall goal is to introduce advanced technological capabilities, including renewable-powered, agile energy storage solutions, to both the commercial sector and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), directly supporting the INDOPACOM mission across dispersed, infrastructure-limited locations.
October 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to develop low-cost isotropic and mesophase pitch-derived synthetic graphite and battery anode-based materials.
October 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to introduce advanced technologies into rotorcraft maintenance and sustainment that will improve the efficiency of rotorcraft repair. The overall objective is to establish the specific needs to improve immediate sustainment operations and shape the design of future maintenance infrastructure.
October 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to enhance a specific facility’s maintenance and sustainment capabilities by integrating advanced 3-D additive manufacturing into existing machining infrastructure.
October 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to develop, refine, and deploy a next-generation suite of autonomous services designed to improve the efficiency, scalability, and safety of airfield operations for both the DOD and civilian airfields.
September 29, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state of the art in advanced engineering and manufacturing tools and processes to streamline the conversion of aluminum parts from conventional to advanced manufacturing using original technical data packages (TDP)s.



