Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering
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MISSION CAPABILITIES OFFICE
The primary technology transition enabler within ASW(MC) bridges the divide between technology discovery and fielded operations in the warfighter domain.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology (OASW(S&T)) leads the Department's work to create DoW's technology advantage
CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE
The Office of the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Critical Technologies (ASW(CT)) was formed by the 2022 and 2019 National Defense Strategy and established to advance the Critical Technologies Portfolio.
MISSION CAPABILITIES OFFICE
The primary technology transition enabler within ASW(MC) bridges the divide between technology discovery and fielded operations in the warfighter domain.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology (OASW(S&T)) leads the Department's work to create DoW's technology advantage
CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE
The Office of the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Critical Technologies (ASW(CT)) was formed by the 2022 and 2019 National Defense Strategy and established to advance the Critical Technologies Portfolio.
R&E Enterprise
The Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (USW(R&E)) serves as the primary advisor to Department of War (DOW) leadership on all matters pertaining to the Department's Research and Engineering (R&E) enterprise, technology development and transition, developmental prototyping, experimentation, and administration of testing ranges and activities. USW(R&E) has the lead responsibility within the Department for synchronizing Science & Technology (S&T) efforts across the DOW, the Joint Staff, and the Services.
Office of Strategic Capital
Office of Strategic Capital develops and implements strategies and partnerships to accelerate and scale private investment in critical supply chain
technologies needed for national security.
DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an independent research and development agency within the United States Department of War (DOW).
TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER
The TRMC is a Department of War (DOW) Field Activity that provides robust and flexible experimentation and testing capabilities to develop, acquire, field, and sustain reliable and effective weapon systems.
Office of Strategic Capital
Office of Strategic Capital develops and implements strategies and partnerships to accelerate and scale private investment in critical supply chain
technologies needed for national security.
DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an independent research and development agency within the United States Department of War (DOW).
TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER
The TRMC is a Department of War (DOW) Field Activity that provides robust and flexible experimentation and testing capabilities to develop, acquire, field, and sustain reliable and effective weapon systems.
We seek and will find new technologies, approaches, and methods to ensure our military maintains a decisive advantage and is able to secure peace through strength and, if necessary, dominate any battlefield. We pursue this mission with the objectivity that science demands and with the purpose befitting our role in the Department of War.
― Hon. Emil Michael
Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering
We seek and will find new technologies, approaches, and methods to ensure our military maintains a decisive advantage and is able to secure peace through strength and, if necessary, dominate any battlefield. We pursue this mission with the objectivity that science demands and with the purpose befitting our role in the Department of War.
― Hon. Emil Michael
Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering
Critical Technology Areas
The OUSW(R&E) works closely with the Military Services, Combatant Commands, industry, academia, and other stakeholders to ensure that the Department's science and technology strategy addresses the key national security challenges- from rising seas to a rising China- that the United States faces today and will face in the future.
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) mission is to develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight.
Science, Technology and Innovation Board
The Science, Technology and Innovation Board (STIB) is charged with solving tough, technical, national security problems for the Secretary of War, the Deputy Secretary of War, the Under Secretaries of War, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior Department officials.
Critical Technology Areas
The OUSW(R&E) works closely with the Military Services, Combatant Commands, industry, academia, and other stakeholders to ensure that the Department's science and technology strategy addresses the key national security challenges- from rising seas to a rising China- that the United States faces today and will face in the future.
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) mission is to develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight.
Science, Technology and Innovation Board
The Science, Technology and Innovation Board (STIB) is charged with solving tough, technical, national security problems for the Secretary of War, the Deputy Secretary of War, the Under Secretaries of War, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior Department officials.
DARPA
Transforming Military and Civilian Realities
Working with innovators inside and outside government, we have delivered on our mission many times over – transforming the seemingly impossible into world-changing defense and national security capabilities. Often, DARPA innovations also become fixtures of modern civilian life.
DoW STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, is the gateway to a world of wonder. U.S. Department of War (DoW) STEM professionals work at the leading edge of our nation’s most advanced technological breakthroughs. STEM is our future.
Innovation Pathways
The Innovation Pathways website serves as a gateway for industry, small businesses, students, universities, and other organizations within the Department itself to discover opportunities with DoW organizations.
OSI&A
The Office of Strategic Intelligence and Analysis (OSI&A) infuses technical and operational assessments with intelligence- and threat-informed analysis in support of DoW technology investment and acquisition decisions to achieve technical overmatch.
DoW STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, is the gateway to a world of wonder. U.S. Department of War (DoW) STEM professionals work at the leading edge of our nation’s most advanced technological breakthroughs. STEM is our future.
Innovation Pathways
The Innovation Pathways website serves as a gateway for industry, small businesses, students, universities, and other organizations within the Department itself to discover opportunities with DoW organizations.
OSI&A
The Office of Strategic Intelligence and Analysis (OSI&A) infuses technical and operational assessments with intelligence- and threat-informed analysis in support of DoW technology investment and acquisition decisions to achieve technical overmatch.
MDA
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is a research, development, and acquisition agency within the Department of War. Our workforce includes government civilians, military service members, and contractor personnel in multiple locations around the world. We are focused on retaining and recruiting a dedicated workforce interested in supporting our national security.
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OUSW(R&E)
The Pentagon
Office of the Under Secretary of War,
Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E))
3030 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3030