CTMA

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to leverage advanced knowledge graph and data mesh tools and processes to understand the complexities and interactions of product development artifacts and identify potential system integration discrepancies.  Using an XM 30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle as a surrogate, this effort will provide a new innovative approach of implementing knowledge graph and data analytics tools to define a baseline set of metrics and combine and analyze large amounts of program data to identify technical and integration anomalies and disconnects.

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 overall goal of this initiative is to compress this testing time from months to weeks and in some cases from weeks to days.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to help supply chain managers address, through data and documentation, efforts to improve the agility and resilience of the performance-based and strategic acquisition contracting efforts to support maintenance and sustainment activities with a multi-prong approach.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to develop two methods to reduce the cost and schedule of manufacturing and sustaining parts for military ground vehicles that have traditionally been made using metal castings. These two methods will both utilize additive manufacturing (AM) but in different ways.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an 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” for evaluation faster and with less risk then in the past.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to leverage advanced light source analysis tools and methods to improve material identification, determine cause(s) of failures in transparent materials, develop and test remedies and expand a material data base for various transparent and other associated materials.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to assess and demonstrate 1) the impact of an agile software solution that supports decision making through data analytics using AI/ML techniques and 2) their effect on modernization, maintenance and sustainment, and readiness of current and future operations.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to develop a framework for future sustainment after the US divestiture of the M1A1 through continued development of common components, with unique component development being the responsibility of the new users.

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 product systems development, logistics, and sustainment tools and processes and demonstrate an integrated ecosystem that can better design, prototype, qualify, produce, maintain, and sustain manned and unmanned ground systems.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to advance the state of new composite technologies and design processes to improve the functionality and lifecycle of rigid wall shelters and equipment intended for use in the Arctic Circle. This initiative will address key areas of concern for arctic expeditionary hospitals and their need to provide medical care in arctic conditions where temperatures as low as -65°F are encountered.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to develop and validate an adhesive and sealant (A&S) material with the ability to “bond on demand” and/or “de-bond on demand” to enable greater control in the manufacture and repair of A&S joints.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to advance the state of development, qualification and testing of advanced materials and manufacturing processes to improve the performance and lifecycle of structures and parts required for applications in extreme environments.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to understand the interfacial adhesion properties of multiple types of substrates and to formulate A&S products with robust multi-substrate adhesion, ideally without the need for complex surface preparation methods.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to advance large-scale AM processes to replace or supplement the use of large-scale castings and forgings for high importance, low-volume replacement components for a legacy platform.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate the capability to produce components using metal injection molding (MIM) technology, including alloy systems and material processes, to yield properties that exceed performance requirements and provide a lower cost alternative.