Biotechnology for Materials - Advanced Research

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) matures and demonstrates novel biotechnological methods, processes, and materials to enhance military supply chain resilience. The Army is responsible for centrally managing funding for Tri-Service Biotechnology for a Resilient Supply Chain (T-BRSC) efforts. T-BRSC leverages bio-industrial manufacturing to ensure critical domestic supply chain resilience for defense needs through domestic production of raw materials and critical products. The Army supports this Tri-Service effort under this PE with collaboration among sister Services and select allied partners to support a robust pipeline for biotechnology related manufacturing. Advanced research projects optimize and rapidly demonstrate future novel biotechnologies for disruptive breakthrough capabilities. This PE provides bio-engineered and biosynthetic materials to ensure domestic sourcing of critical products in the defense supply chain. Also under this PE, efforts mature and demonstrate rapid prototyping methods for rapid testing of bio-derived materials as well as optimize models for the design and bio-security of bio-engineered materials for defense applications. This PE is coordinated with PE 0602386A (Biotechnology for Materials - Applied Research). The cited research is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Research in this PE is performed by the United States (US) Army Futures Command (AFC).

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: 0603386A_3_2040_PB_2024
• Change Summary Explanation: Increase is due to the fact that additional technology demonstrations have to be conducted prior to transition to BA4.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• Biotechnology
• Engineered Resilient Systems (Alumni COI)
• Kinetic Weapons

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Biotechnology
• Composite Materials
• Energetic Materials
• Engineered Materials
• Engineering
• Fire Resistant Coatings
• High Density
• High Temperature
• Hypersonic Flight
• Manufacturing
• Materials
• Materials Science
• Optical Materials
• Software Prototyping
• Supply Chain
• United States
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• Biotechnology