The US Army is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to identify ways to eliminate the source of safety glass delamination and develop improvements in safety glass reliability without significantly increasing the weight or cost of the product. Phase V will focus on making a newly developed out-of-autoclave (OoA) manufacturing method […]

The US Army is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to enhance the charging speed of a lithium-ion battery while improving its safety to improve maintenance and sustainment for fleets utilizing battery technologies. This project will focus on evaluating silicon anode binder formulations, current collector pretreatments, and coating technologies to improve the overall […]

The US Army is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to leverage advanced commercial digital engineering principles, tools, processes, and best practices to develop and demonstrate the redesign of critical vehicle components and how best to integrate them into the vehicle design to improve system reliability and maintainability. A comprehensive analysis and assessment […]

The US Air Force is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to create a maturity level 1 digital twin of the F100 engine (modules, components, parts) from government-furnished technical documents and physical assets. The effort’s goal is to establish an MBSE roadmap and strategy for the creation of digital twins for engines. It […]

The US Navy is partnering with industry and academia on a multiphase CTMA initiative to utilize Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) metal 3D printing technology to support maintenance and sustainment requirements with reliable, repeatable, and timely repair parts. Phase II will focus on having trained SMEs test and demonstrate the full production of vetted use cases for use […]

The US Navy is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to demonstrate the capability of using AI/ML for the prediction of risk to mission completion and energy waste on an autonomous vessel and gain operational experience with Mission Readiness Support System (MRSS) capabilities. In addition, this effort will explore the integration of mission […]

The US Army is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to create and assess a reference joint that has been joined by a Group I adhesive (a high-performance class of adhesives defined by MIL-PRF-32662, that specialize in high-loading-rate applications) alone, or by a hybrid joint design in combination with a fastener. The initial […]

The US Army is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to assess the capability of transitioning a proven paste adhesive that meets specific performance criteria to a film or hot melt adhesive form and evaluating its performance. Specifically, the film or hot melt adhesive must be tested to verify, via demonstration, that it […]

The US Army is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state of the art in model-based systems engineering and product lifecycle tools and processes to design, integrate, and pilot a common toolbox that can improve lifecycle management and logistics planning activities. Using various new developmental and legacy ground combat vehicle […]

The US Air Force is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state of the art in innovative visualization and cyber range tools that improve the proficiency of cyber experts, operators, and maintainers to help secure and maintain information networks and protect the critical operational, supply chain, logistics, and administrative data […]