NEW CAPABILITIES AND CONCEPTS


INNOVATION IN ACTION


Guests enter one of the exhibit halls at the Association of the United States Army 2022 Annual Meeting and Exposition in October at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley M. Morris, AFN Wiesbaden)


INNOVATION CATALYST


ASA(ALT) launches SBIR CATALYST, xTechPrime and the Army R&D Marketplace to join the Army Applied SBIR and xTech programs as catalysts and drivers of the Army’s modernization efforts.


by Anna Volkwine and Daniel Smoot T


he U.S. Army xTech and Army Applied Small Busi- ness and Innovation Research (SBIR) programs inject small businesses and nontraditional innovators into the Army ecosystem with capabilities that will serve


as catalysts of innovation for the future force.


Te xTech Program connects the Army with innovative businesses through prize competitions. Meanwhile, the congressionally funded SBIR program is a competitive, contract awards-based program that enables small businesses to interact with Soldiers and Army experts to solve various technological challenges. Both are sponsored by the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisi- tion, logistics and technology (ASA(ALT)).


“Te strength of our nation relies on a robust commercial econ- omy comprised of small businesses and nontraditionals that are


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Te programs will help build the future Army through three new efforts: the SBIR CATALYST Program, the xTechPrime Competition and the Army Research and Development (R&D) Marketplace.


Te Army of 2030, with leadership from ASA(ALT) initiatives, will ignite transitional speed behind solutions from critical driv- ers that can close complex capability gaps for Soldiers and bolster national security.


ready, willing and able to help us build an enduring advantage,” said Matthew Willis, Ph.D., director of Army Prize Competi- tions and the Army Applied SBIR Program, within the Office of ASA(ALT).


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