DoD Innovation Ecosystem
Explore the comprehensive U.S. Department of Defense Innovation Ecosystem and its interconnected network of organizations driving defense technology innovation.
OUSD(R&E)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
- Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
- Defense Science Board (DSB)
- Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)
- NDSEG Fellowship Program
- SBIR/STTR Programs
Service Innovation
Service-Specific Innovation Offices
Air Force
- AFWERX
- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
- Kessel Run
- Platform One
- SpaceWERX
Army
- Army Futures Command (AFC)
- Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office
- Army Applications Laboratory (AAL)
- Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
- Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC)
Navy
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
- NavalX
- Naval Surface Warfare Centers (NSWC)
- SeaPort Next Generation
Joint Entities
Joint and Other Defense Innovation Entities
- Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
- National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)
- Defense Innovation Board (DIB)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)
- Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)
- Defense Digital Service (DDS)
- Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)
Partnerships
Partnerships and Collaboration Nodes
- Defense Manufacturing Institutes
- Academic Partnership Engagement Experiment (APEX)
- Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet
- Industry Collaboration Programs
- International Partnerships
- University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs)
Technology Focus
Emerging Technology Focus Areas
- Hypersonics
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
- Directed Energy
- Advanced Materials
- Cybersecurity
- Quantum Technologies
- Space Technologies