End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities

The End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities program is designed to enhance manufacturing technologies and processes critical to the Army's operational systems. It focuses on improving the producibility and affordability of components and subsystems for Army ground and air platforms, Soldier systems, weapons systems, air and missile defense systems, as well as sensors and electronics. The program is executed by various U.S. Army laboratories, research centers, Program Executive Offices, Program Management Offices, depots, and arsenals. It aligns with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering's science and technology focus areas and supports the Army Modernization Strategy.

Project E25 under this program is dedicated to advancing manufacturing science and technology. It aims to develop processes that enhance the production capabilities of command and control systems, position navigation, timing systems, weapon systems, ground vehicles, aviation platforms, and Soldier systems. The project emphasizes affordability and efficiency in manufacturing processes for high-performance materials, advanced energetics, warheads, propulsion technologies, and more. These efforts are aligned with various executive offices within the Army to ensure integration into current and future acquisition systems.

The MANTECH Initiatives (CA) project within this program received congressional interest to accelerate manufacturing technology for electronic warfare components, tactical vehicles, weapon systems, and advanced enterprise solutions. This includes developing nano-tungsten carbide powders and single-crystal tungsten rod manufacturing processes. Additionally, it focuses on model-based manufacturing at specific Army facilities and novel additive manufacturing techniques for weapon system components.

Several congressional additions were made in FY 2023 to support specific initiatives such as Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Systems, N2O5 nitration technology for energetics production, Lightweight Transparent Film Armor development for protective equipment, improved additive manufacturing qualification methods for Army aviation components, and Isostatic Pressure Armor for enhanced protection. These efforts aim to leverage advanced materials and processes to improve performance while reducing costs across various Army programs.