CTMA Project Announcements

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to operationalize a government-directed mission capable (MICAP) remediation process that uses modern digital engineering to clear out microelectronics obsolescence backlogs. Instead of relying on the old, expensive “build-test-fix” hardware cycle, this project will use virtual verification & validation (V&V) to get replacement designs right the first time.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to develop, integrate, and demonstrate advanced digital manufacturing and sustainment capabilities that result in an online-accessible, applicate program interface (API)-connected, cyber-assessed enterprise capability. The overall goal is to utilize advanced computational design and digital manufacturing technologies to rapidly convert mission requirements into production-ready technical data packages that enable more responsive advanced manufacturing workflows.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to assess the scalability of the benefits of a particular legacy aircraft’s integration into a digital engineering environment on production and the vendor base. Since this legacy platform has invested heavily in diverse digital engineering solutions, it makes an ideal platform to utilize as a surrogate to demonstrate the benefits of DE scalability for producing low quantity but high impact legacy systems.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to mature and transition advanced manufacturing technologies that improve production, qualification, and sustainment capabilities for DoW and commercial applications. The overall goal is to establish reusable manufacturing capabilities, qualification approaches, execution guidance, and workforce resources for broad adoption.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate an innovative and repeatable approach for addressing the growing challenge of component obsolescence in legacy aircraft by developing and validating a replacement solution for a critical obsolete component on a specific aircraft platform.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMAinitiative to expand US based alloy processing options and creation of specialty plate alloys that offer weight reduction, cost savings, and field repairability for vehicle fleets. The overall goal is to demonstrate the fabrication of large steel plates with optimized heat treatment for the best combination of strength, hardness, and toughness at size for armor plate manufacturing and repair applications.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to develop, evaluate, and demonstrate an improved production process for critical safety webbings by enhancing current shuttle loom manufacturing processes. The overall goal is to demonstrate a modernized production process that results in at least a 50% reduction of production lead times and to establish a flexible manufacturing environment capable of rapidly scheduling short-run production cycles without extensive downtime.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to leverage current best practices across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to create and demonstrate a standardized, executable process to enable new commercial partners to operate in secure environments. The primary objective of this effort is to demonstrate the ability of commercial industries to utilize DIB security practices to elevate commercial security standards.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate a roadmap for utilizing a specific domestic semiconductor foundry as a source of next-generation radiation-hardened microelectronics. This initiative will establish a defined path toward ITAR and CUI compliance, a supporting infrastructure for secure data handling and design-to-fab workflows, and a foundation the foundry can build on toward full Trusted foundry status.

The US Department of War 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). Additionally, this initiative seeks to continue performance data collection to statistical significance, enabling the transition from schedule-based washing to condition-based, predictive maintenance.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to establish the processes, analytical tools, and decision framework required to proactively manage the diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages (DMSMS) risk of a specific aircraft platform. The technical implementation goal is to deliver a repeatable, data-driven construct that connects component-level obsolescence and supply risk to aircraft availability and mission capability.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to advance the state of the art in Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), engineering and design tools, and dual-use smart display technologies to develop a new common display panel solution that increases maintainability and interoperability across different vehicle variants with diverse software applications and communications systems.

The US Department of War 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.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to demonstrate modernized shipyard operations by creating a unified digital ecosystem that standardizes infrastructure, equipment and procedures across facilities.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to demonstrate how aging equipment such as CNC machines can be analyzed and upgraded with new technology components to enhance performance and reliability.

The US Department of War is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to build a pilot version of a hull inspection and repair robot capable of in-theater inspection of a vessel’s hull for damage and performance of repairs.