Defense Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology Program

Abstract

Defense-wide Manufacturing Science and Technology (DMS&T), established within the Manufacturing Technology Program directed in Title 10 USC Section 2521, provides the Department with a comprehensive manufacturing program to achieve the strategic goals of focused technology, improved acquisition across the life cycles, and cost-effective logistics. By designing for manufacturability early in development, anticipated results will have an impact on increasing reliability and decreasing the life cycle burden of weapon systems. The mission to anticipate and close gaps in defense manufacturing capabilities and drive significant system life cycle affordability benefits makes DMS&T an increasingly important leveraging tool in the current budget environment. DMS&T will: 1) address manufacturing enterprise game-changing initiatives that are beyond the scope of any one Military Department or Defense Agency or platform and, 2) establish and mature cross-cutting manufacturing processes required for transitioning emerging technologies which impact the time lines, affordability, and productivity of acquisition programs and shorten the deployment cycle times. The DMS&T program is fundamental to a coordinated development process. Concurrent development of manufacturing processes with the S&T development enables the use of emerging technologies. Key technical areas for investment for DMS&T include Advanced Electronics and Optics Manufacturing, Advanced Materials Manufacturing, and Enterprise and Emerging Manufacturing. Advanced Electronics and Optics addresses advanced manufacturing technologies for a wide range of applications such as sensors, radars, power generation, switches, and optics for defense applications. Advanced Materials addresses advanced manufacturing technologies for a wide range of materials such as composites, metals, ceramics, nanomaterials, metamaterials, and low observables. Enterprise and Emerging Manufacturing addresses advanced manufacturing technologies and enterprise business practices for defense applications. Key focus areas include the industrial information infrastructure, advanced design/qualification/cost tools, supply network integration technologies and management practices, direct digital (or additive) manufacturing, machining; robotics, assembly, and joining. The total sequestration reduction executed as a result of the FY 2013 DoD appropriation act was -$.4.438, of which -$3.430 was applied to FY 2012 and -$1.008 was applied to FY 2013. Sequestration of these amounts impacted the ability of the OSD Defense-wide ManTech program to execute DoD and Administration priorities for Advanced Manufacturing by investing in fewer manufacturing processes and improved materials, which are intended to drive in affordability for reduction of system life-cycle costs of major weapons systems.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2015
• Source ID: 0603680D8Z_3_0400_PB_2015
• Change Summary Explanation: Adjustments for Innovation Manufacturing Institute (IMI) program priorities of the Administration and the Department of Defense: 1) FY 2013 to FY 2014 +$12.000 2) FY 2014 to FY 2015 +$59.250 3) FY 2015 to FY 2019 decreases annually, with no funds programmed after FY 2019 when all IMIs are expected to be financially self-sustaining -$4.438 Sequestration total rescission executed as a result of the FY 2013 DoD appropriation act. Of this amount, -$3.430 was applied to FY 2012 and -$1.008 was applied to FY 2013. Sequestration of these amounts impacted the ability of the OSD Defense-wide ManTech program to execute DoD and Administration priorities for Advanced Manufacturing by investing in fewer manufacturing processes and improved materials, which are intended to drive in affordability for reduction of system life-cycle costs of major weapons systems.
• Service Agency Name: Office of Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Sensors
• Space
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Additive Manufacturing
• Advanced Materials
• Aircrafts
• Assembly
• Composite Materials
• Detectors
• Fabrication
• High Explosive Ammunition
• Infrared Detectors
• Manufacturing
• Materials
• Materials Engineering
• Materials Processing
• Materials Science
• Materials Testing
• Power Electronics
• Silicon Carbide

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Manufacturing Engineering.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Autonomy
• Microelectronics