The mission of the Electronics Processing and Fabrication Subpanel ("Electronics Subpanel") is to identify and integrate requirements for electronics manufacturing across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, Missile Defense Agency, Office of Secretary of Defense, Department of Energy (Sandia Labs), industry, and academia. The Electronics Subpanel identifies common needs, fosters joint project planning, and conducts annual portfolio reviews to coordinate all Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology (DoD ManTech) Program electronics projects to eliminate unwarranted duplication and identify common requirements.
The Subpanel discusses and remains cognizant of state-of-the-art electronics technology developments and innovative and disruptive manufacturing processes by working with the DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. The Subpanel also collaborates with its academia and industry members to address critical technology areas, and participates in electronics forums such as the Defense Manufacturing Conference, Microelectronics Integrity Meeting, and Flex Conference held annually.
The Electronics Subpanel conducts joint DoD component project planning and holds quarterly meetings and an annual portfolio review to conduct peer reviews of the joint DoD components electronics projects. The Subpanel goal is to collaborate and enhance manufacturing technology transition among the DoD components, other government agencies, industry, and academia. The Subpanel has established five Technical Working Groups that assess critical warfighter technologies needed in the areas of power sources, radio frequency (RF) modules, conventional and flexible hybrid electronics, energetics and warheads, and directed energy. The Electronics Subpanel contributes to the overall goal of the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP) and the DoD ManTech Program to improve mission capability, improve readiness, and reduce total ownership costs.
Listed below is a top down decomposition of the technical areas of investment for the Electronics Subpanel
Joint Technology Pursuit Areas (JTPAs) are joint Military Service and DoD Agency manufacturing research and development (R&D) topics of strategic interest that are developed by each JDMTP Subpanel. The Subpanels provide a rigorous internal analysis and prioritization of the JDMTP portfolio. To date, JTPAs continue to be an excellent tool to communicate joint technical priorities to the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Office leadership and the collective DoD ManTech stakeholder community. These JTPAs identify joint-Service investment opportunities predicted to produce the highest value, affordable, leading edge defense capabilities to meet the near term needs of our warfighters.
The Electronics Subpanel chair is a nominated position that rotates among the Services and agencies that comprise the JDMTP. The current chair of the Electronics Subpanel is Bryan Mitsdarffer, Naval Surface Warfare Center - Crane Division.
Primary organizations involved in the subpanel are from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Defense Logistics Agency, Missile Defense Agency, Office of Secretary of Defense, Department of Energy (Sandia Labs), industry, and academia.