CTMA
Project Announcements
June 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to demonstrate cost efficient and high-performing maintenance and sustainment plans to enable the operation of current aircraft arresting system (AAS) capabilities and/or ancillary hardware associated with airport operations.
June 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to develop a trusted, national network of manufacturers capable of supporting the rapid, secure, and scalable production and sustainment of critical technologies.
June 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state-of-the-art in new sealing solutions that will enhance engine performance and maintainability.
June 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to improve the sensitivity of light detection using the principle of cycling exciting process (CEP) to develop semiconductor imaging arrays capable of improving vehicle safety, operational performance and reduce maintenance and sustainment costs.
June 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to assess and demonstrate a secure, cloud-enabled decision support platform that integrates data-driven process management, advanced analytics, and real-time modeling to enable predictive decision-making that enhances maintenance, sustainment, and modernization operations.
June 13, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to improve maintenance and sustainment of communication networks by integrating and demonstrating innovative software solutions providing greater network reliability.
June 4, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state-of-the-art in Dynamic Response Analysis (DRA) tools and methods to optimize ship designs in ways which enhance safety, improve reliability and durability, and reduce maintenance costs across the ship’s life cycle.
June 4, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate a digitized system to optimize resources and throughput to achieve key performance metrics. The overall goal is to provide a standardized suite of digital tools to simulate current/future state process and effects of process changes.
June 4, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to advance the state of modern plating solutions and manufacturing processes.
June 4, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to establish a repeatable, scalable model for the fleet-wide integration of small unmanned surface vessels (sUSV) systems that address standardization of maintenance and sustainment procedures, and that develop a relevant and immersive training program with a responsive global logistics and support infrastructure.
June 4, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate how robotics and automation can improve maintenance, sustainment, and manufacturing operations for airplane depainting.
June 4, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state-of-the-art in advanced materials and innovative manufacturing processes to enhance the durability, reduce maintenance costs, and improve operational readiness of transparent armor for commercial and military applications. The goal is to analyze potential alternative materials and manufacturing and testing procedures to identify transparent armor solutions that have no delamination issues.
May 21, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to rapidly advance integrated photonics technologies and the ecosystem required to viably manufacture them to a level of maturity that can be demonstrated and applied to address communication and operational issues in an RF-denied environment.
May 21, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to create a prototype portable manufacturing system capable of advanced manufacturing to augment maintenance and sustainment activities in locations where standard supply chains have unacceptably long lead times for delivery.
May 21, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate the technologies and capabilities required to ensure a resilient domestic supply of electrodeposited (ED) copper foil, strengthening national security and reinforcing supply chain resilience.