Introduction to:
Organizations
Key things to know before exploring the Defense Ecosystem
Organizations Index
Navigate the Defense Innovation Ecosystem sectors whose mature leading technologies fuel new defense solutions.
Directory of all the major DoW organizations and key leaders with links to their bios and websites.
DoW Organizations
Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs) are the linchpins to acquire integrated suites of capabilities.
PAEs
DoW organizations focused on connecting operators, acquirers, researchers, and industry to fuel novel solutions.
Innovation Hubs
Department of Defense labs conduct basic research in support of acquisition systems and operations by advancing a wide range of technologies.
DoW Labs
Harness leading technologies to develop and produce weapon systems and services.
Defense Industry
Listing of venture capital firms that invest in defense tech companies along with recent insights in the industry.
DEFENSE VCs
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) conduct R&D on behalf of the federal government.
FFRDCs
University Aligned Research Centers (UARCs) align academia research and development with Department of Defense engineering and technology needs.
UARCs
Other Transaction consortia are groups of companies, non-profits, and academia aligned to a technology or domain area to advance innovative solutions.