CTMA Project Announcements

The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state-of-the-art in advanced coating analysis, design, and prototyping tools and processes to develop new chemical agent-resistant coatings (CARCs) that can maintain chemical and corrosion resistance properties, while simultaneously minimizing visual, UV, and IR signatures, for use in arctic environments.

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 advance the state of the art in advanced digital tools and agile processes needed to enable the integration of advanced capabilities with current vehicle architecture.

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 develop a trusted, national network of manufacturers capable of supporting the rapid, secure, and scalable production and sustainment of critical technologies.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.