The Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology (OSD ManTech) promotes the national security of the United States by deploying advanced manufacturing technologies and processes through joint, interagency, and public-private collaborations.  

OSD ManTech Program is responsible for:

• Supporting the OUSD(R&E) critical technology areas
• Managing the Manufacturing Science and Technology Program
• Overseeing the DoD Manufacturing Technology Program
• Serving as a Principal on the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel
• Leading and fostering the Federal Government’s partnerships with the DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
• Furthering the DoD’s Manufacturing Education and Workforce Development activities
• Collaborating with other Federal agencies on advancing manufacturing in the United States

Located within the Science and Technology Futures Office under the Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the OSD ManTech Program focuses heavily on satisfying the manufacturing technology needs for the DoD’s critical technology areas including Biotechnology, Quantum Science, Future Generation Wireless Technology (FutureG), Advanced Materials, Trusted AI and Autonomy, Integrated Network Systems-of-Systems, Microelectronics, Space Technology, Renewable Energy Generation and Storage, Advanced Computing and Software, Human-Machine Interfaces, Directed Energy, Hypersonics, and Integrated Sensing and Cyber.

Click here to find out what the OSD ManTech Program is doing in the area of hypersonics.

Explanations and the latest updates on each of these responsibilities are available throughout this site.