CTMA Project Announcements

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate the that nucleated foam technology can achieve better aircraft engine cleaning results than traditional methods while using fewer maintenance man-hours (MMHs).

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to integrate commercial and Defense Industrial Base advanced composite manufacturing capabilities through a collaborative effort between industry and government, focusing on rapid production using the resin transfer molding (RTM) process.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate the capability, introduction, and prototyping of advanced manufacturing, casting, forging, maintenance, repair, overhaul, and facilities in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) mission priorities.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to provide research support and actionable recommendations to the Industrial Base Policy Branch, closing critical knowledge gaps and establishing a framework for effective future policy design and implementation.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to develop the production improvements needed to establish a reliable MicroLED microdisplay supply chain.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the manufacturing and sustainment of carbon-carbon (C/C) composites by developing a cost-effective, accelerated, scalable process using dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) as a precursor.

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 develop the first fully integrated and sustainable, critical and rare earth element (REE) purification and refining campus in the U.S.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate the process and analytical tools necessary to create an optimized maintenance strategy for Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) for a specific aircraft platform.

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.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate the impact of software integration into traditional data sets and non-traditional data sets to aid in the identification of highly probable alternatives Sources of Supply.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to further develop software used in an operational logistics environment to demonstrate use of AI/ML that employs advanced mathematical algorithms in supply chain management to demonstrate an increase in parts availability and reduced customer wait time.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to establish the cold spray repair application, repair technique, and process standards for uses identified by specific military repair locations for new repairs and current repairs deemed not adequate due to cost, lead-time, or performance.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to construct a cryogenic distillation and purification system for the manufacture of ultra-high-purity (UHP) gases that are indispensable to semiconductor fabrication.

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to study and analyze the best approach to addressing obsolescence and lifecycle sustainment with key Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) components.