Strategic Services

Comprehensive defense technology solutions designed to enhance military capabilities and national security through innovation and expertise.

MG Centurions Program

Elite acceleration program driving innovation in defense technology through powerful partnerships and strategic engagement.

  • Global DoD partnerships
  • Access to 1,400+ trusted leaders
  • Full OSD A&S integration
  • Strategic advisory support

Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)

OSD office specializing in rapid development and deployment of game-changing military capabilities.

  • Quick tech applications
  • Strategic military capabilities
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Cross-domain solutions

National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)

Problem-solving network connecting defense, academia, and venture communities to solve national security challenges.

  • Academic partnerships
  • Innovation challenges
  • Startup engagement
  • Technology scouting

Defense Innovation Board (DIB)

Advisory committee providing innovative insights and recommendations to senior DoD leadership.

  • Technology advisory
  • Innovation strategy
  • Digital transformation
  • Cultural change

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Combat support agency for countering weapons of mass destruction and emerging threats.

  • WMD countermeasures
  • Threat assessment
  • International cooperation
  • Research & development

Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)

DoD's center for AI innovation, enabling the transformation of U.S. joint warfighting and departmental processes.

  • AI development
  • Machine learning solutions
  • Ethical AI frameworks
  • Joint warfighting applications

Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)

Unified combatant command for cyberspace operations and military cybersecurity.

  • Cyber operations
  • Digital defense
  • Network security
  • Threat response

DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency)

Digital service team using design and technology to improve government services.

  • Digital transformation
  • User experience design
  • Agile development
  • Technology modernization

Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)

Air Force's contribution to the Pentagon's Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) effort.

  • Data integration
  • Command & control
  • Multi-domain operations
  • Real-time decision support

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