According to the DoD Condition-Based Maintenance Plus Guidebook, CBM+ is defined as maintenance performed based on evidence of need, integrating reliability centered maintenance (RCM) analysis with those enabling processes, technologies, and capabilities that enhance the readiness and maintenance effectiveness of DoD systems and components. CBM+ uses a systems engineering approach to collect data, enable analysis, […]

In 1911, Glenn Curtiss made the first successful seaplane flight off the coast of North Island in the San Diego Bay. Followed in 1912 by the establishment of an aviation camp for the Navy, the entire Navy aviation squad of four officers and three planes made North Island home. It quickly became apparent that where […]

In today’s global military environment, it is more critical than ever to provide our warfighters with the most innovative technology to ensure mission success. Our adversaries are incorporating it so the United States must set the pace. Technology has become inexorably linked with military superiority. While the DoD remains steadfast in training the most lethal […]

Additive manufacturing (AM), also called 3D printing, is a powerful technology with the potential to transform military logistics. The state of the art is progressing exponentially. The benefits of AM extend throughout the value chain, from design and manufacture to the maintainer and the warfighter. As additional materials and processes are developed, new uses are […]

The Cooperative Agreement that NCMS offers through its CTMA Program is a unique contracting vehicle for industry, academia, and the DoD’s sustainment community to work in collaboration to find, develop, and invent new and innovative technologies that enhance readiness at best cost. CTMA is an efficient program that does a lot of the heavy lifting […]

Since 1998, the CTMA Program has had a relentless focus on maintenance and sustainment logistics and improvements that assist the DoD to fill unmet technology needs. Working under the auspices of Congressionally-directed funding for the first few years, the CTMA Program has transitioned to be entirely service funded. That conversion illustrates the importance that the […]

A strong industrial base is critical to maintaining U.S. national security and requires constant technological innovations. Working with our partners, NCMS helps identify technology requirements and gaps for the immediate and long-term needs for both government and industry. That list is long and constantly changing as we look to the future and develop strategies for […]

The DoD sustainment and logistics budgets cannot afford to waste a single dollar; hence the services are seeking ways to reduce No Fault Found (NFF) returns and increase materiel readiness to 80% for the F-35, F/A-18, F-16, and F-22 inventories. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) established the Joint Intermittence Testing Working Integrated […]