DoD ManTech News

Aug. 22, 2024

BioMADE Appoints Dr. Jill Zullo as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

BioMADE is excited to name Dr. Jill Zullo as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Aug. 15, 2024

NCDMM Launches Enhanced CORE Platform, Debuts Roadmapper 2.0 Data Tool

The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) recently introduced the enhanced features of the America Makes Core platform and unveiled its latest data dissemination tool, Roadmapper 2.0.

Aug. 14, 2024

U.S. Air Force Awards AIM Photonics’ Member NLM Photonics $1.8 Million Contract

AIM Photonics member NLM Photonics announced today that it has been awarded a $1.8 million AFWERX STTR Phase II Contract from the U.S. Air Force. This award funds a 21-month project with AIM Photonics to potentially offer modulator components in AIM Photonics’ process design kits (PDKs) for silicon-organic hybrid devices on the institute’s 300 mm silicon photonics platform. These devices focus on low-power, high-bandwidth electro-optic (EO) modulation for datacom, RF photonics, sensing, and more applications, utilizing silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) EO modulators.

Aug. 14, 2024

NextFlex® Announces Appointment of Dr. Daniel Gamota as Incoming Executive Director to Lead Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Institute

NextFlex, America’s Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute focused on additive microelectronics manufacturing for novel applications and complex integrated systems, announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel Gamota, a well-known and experienced manufacturing and technology executive, to lead NextFlex into its next chapter as Executive Director, effective September 1, 2024. Dr. Gamota succeeds Dr. Malcolm Thompson, the inaugural Executive Director of NextFlex.

Aug. 14, 2024

ARM Institute’s Robotics Manufacturing Hub Team Delivers Free Proof-of-Concept for Southwestern Pennsylvania Manufacturer

See how our team helped a Southwestern Pennsylvania manufacturer design and test a robotics solution for welding and grinding at no-cost. Ready to see how robotics can enhance your manufacturing competitiveness? Fill out our form below!

Aug. 13, 2024

ARM Institute Welcomes Additions to Government Strategic Team

The ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute recently welcomed two additions to the institute’s government strategic team: Michael Hollis has joined as the ARM Institute’s Deputy Program Manager and Aaron Sasson has joined as a Senior Program Manager supporting the ARM Institute through the PM2 Strategies team.

Aug. 12, 2024

DoD ManTech Showcases Innovations at 2024 NDIA Emerging Technology for Defense Conference

The Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program (ManTech) highlighted its programs and partnerships at the National Defense Industrial Association’s (NDIA) Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference and Exhibition held Aug. 7-9, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Aug. 12, 2024

2024 LIFT Ecosystem Accelerator Program (LEAP) Call

The project call is designed to solicit exciting new project ideas from LIFT members connecting materials, processes and systems, and bring them to completion on a shorter timeline.

Aug. 12, 2024

ARM Institute Announces Selection of New Technology Projects to Strengthen U.S. Manufacturing

The projects were selected from the ARM Institute’s recent 24-01 Technology Project Call and address a wide range of manufacturing challenges through robotics and AI innovations.

Aug. 12, 2024

Academic Challenge: Future Food Phase 1 Participants

BioMADE is pleased to announce the participants in Phase 1 of its Department of Defense-sponsored Academic Challenge for the adoption and awareness of biomanufactured foods. This Academic Challenge brings together students from universities and community colleges around the common goal of providing students with practical research experiences that promote creativity, critical thinking, and technical innovation, while developing career pathways in the emerging bioindustrial manufacturing sector.