If we can't make it, the warfighter can't have it!


United States manufacturing and innovation are essential to American economic and national security.  Maintaining U.S. influence and access to markets in a stable global environment contributes to our prosperity and standard of living.  It is the responsibility of the Department of Defense (DoD) to innovate and equip our forces with the best tools possible, made by Americans.  The DoD Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) enterprise attempts to utilize advanced manufacturing to secure a more lethal force, strengthen alliances and new partnerships, and reform the Department for greater performance and affordability. 

Administered by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Office in the Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, this website provides the latest descriptions, news, and events related to the DoD ManTech enterprise.

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DoD ManTech News

DoD ManTech at the 2021 Defense Manufacturing Conference!
By OSD ManTech | Dec. 13, 2021
Leaders and innovators across government and industry are talking manufacturing policy, strategy,
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DOD Must Act Early to Extract Much-Needed Tech From Nation's Industrial Base
By C. TODD LOPEZ | Dec. 6, 2021
America's technology companies make a lot of great products and DOD must get in early and let these companies know what it needs to secure what’s valuable to warfighters, a defense official said.
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Eye on Innovation: Pedal to the Metal Printing: Norfolk Naval Shipyard Makes Strides in Developing Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence
By Kristi Britt, Public Affairs Specialist | Dec. 1, 2021
Innovation is one of the leading focuses for the Department of the Navy, the enterprise coming
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MIIs Connect Manufacturers and Workers Through Technology
By OSD ManTech | Nov. 30, 2021
As demand increases for skilled manufacturing labor to meet accelerating technological change,
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Air Force Research Lab working to develop future workforce
By Mary Pacinda | Nov. 24, 2021
Ensuring a steady supply of technical and scientific expertise for American industry and innovation has been a national priority since about 1957 when the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik. Today, however, with the increasingly rapid pace of high technology, the need to attract young people to the field of advanced technical manufacturing has become even more critical. To meet that need, the Air Force Research Lab recently tasked NextFlex with finding ways to attract students who might not otherwise consider such a career path.
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DoD News

Awards recognize top performers in DoD travel
By | Oct. 1, 2021
Recognize an outstanding individual that made a difference in your travel program by nominating them for an Excellence in Practice Award before the November 12, 2021 submission deadline.
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michael Washington, a cyberspace defensive operator with Defensive Cyberspace Operations - Internal Defensive Measures Company, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, competed in a joint cyber competition hosted by the Japan Self-Defense Force at the Japan Ministry of Defense Base Ichigaya, Japan, Dec. 6-7, 2021.
Cyber Marines Build Relationship with JSDF Cyber Units during Cyber Competition
By Lance Cpl. Brienna Tuck | Dec. 16, 2021
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan -- A small team of Marines with Defensive Cyberspace Operations -
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits Hawaii and Indo-Pacific Command
By | Dec. 16, 2021
WASHINGTON -- The following readout was provided by Department of Defense Spokesman Eric
Army Maj. Bielosa Aworh, with the 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element, receives the COVID-19 vaccination in the Stayton Theater, at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 5, 2021. Medical personnel vaccinated over 100 Soldiers and civilians that day.
Almost All Active Duty Service Members Receive Vaccines
By Jim Garamone | Dec. 16, 2021
By any measure, the vaccination process in the military has been enormously successful, with 6,540,793 shots administered with 1,915,932 service members fully vaccinated or having the first shot of a two-shot protocol.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, left, Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, center, and Army Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee will receive the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House, Dec. 16, 2021.
Three Soldiers Receive Medal of Honor
By | Dec. 16, 2021
President Joe Biden presented the Medal of Honor to two soldiers who gave their lives for their comrades — one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan — and another for his heroic actions in Afghanistan during a ceremony at the White House.
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