APPROACH
Collaboration is at the center of everything we do.
Powered by relationships within and outside the Department of Defense, we help innovators deliver relevant tools and solutions to Sailors and Marines — when and where they need them most.
HOW WE WORK
We Start with Problems, Not Requirements
We begin by meeting with Naval leaders and end users to understand what issues they need to address right now. Then we help frame the problem to clarify how technology could help.
We Assess Readiness
at Each Stage
Working with Tech Bridges, DoN SBIR, and other defense and intelligence organizations, we scan the market for companies and technology that can address the problem. We then begin to iterate on product development with problem owners and other partners.
We Help Field in 2 Years and Scale in 5 Years
After robust user testing and assessment to ensure new technologies deliver real results — and that the Fleet and Force can actually use them — we partner with sponsors and Program Offices to deploy new solutions to Sailors and Marines worldwide.
DISCOVER HOW YOU FIT IN
Turn Your Tech into Solutions for Sailors and Marines
Address Your Most Pressing
Operational Needs
Our Innovation Ecosystem
We help startups, scaleups, small businesses, academic institutions, local governments, and other nontraditional innovators understand Naval needs and break down barriers to working with the Department of the Navy.
Our Blended Funding Model
We combine five different funding sources to bring flexibility to the acquisition process — ensuring bureaucracy is not a roadblock to progress.
Using What Exists in New Ways
The resources and authorities to support Naval innovation already exist. We capitalize on all of them — contracting methods, partnerships, research models, events — to support Naval transformation in practical ways.
Innovation Is a Team Sport
We work closely across the Department of Defense and with external partners, driving national security forward through collaboration.