CTMA Project Announcements
July 3, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state of the art in damage assessment and repair processes and tools by establishing a forward deployed maintenance site capable of assessing and repairing damaged and broken equipment and components closer to operational areas.
July 3, 2025
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.
July 3, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to set up an integrated logistics data and analytics system that manages data processing, data analytics, and business intelligence needs.
June 27, 2025
The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA 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 and prototypes for evaluation faster and with less risk than in the past.
June 27, 2025
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.
June 27, 2025
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.
June 27, 2025
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.
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.