The Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) Collaboration developing and implementing solutions for the
U.S. electronics defense industrial base.

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Lead-Free Defense Electronics Project

Fostering research and action to accelerate the transition to lead-free electronics

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COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

DEC provides direct links between the electronics industry and the DoD

IDENTIFY

The DEC identifies challenges, needs, and opportunities in defense electronics, which has been impacted by the contraction of U.S. electronics manufacturing and other factors

COLLABORATE

The DEC is a team of trusted partners in industry and academia, including small and medium-sized innovators, collaborating to tackle numerous defense electronics challenges and innovations

DEPLOY

Prototype projects selected by the DoD to fund through the DEC under the authority of the Cornerstone OTA may receive follow on production awards without further competition, under the authority of the OTA enabling legislation.

Our Mission

The mission of the DEC is to strengthen the economic and force posture of the U.S. defense electronics industrial base and provide the DoD with deeper insights and connections to the U.S. electronics industry while providing industry with greater access to DoD opportunities.

The complexity of the challenge requires a diverse, multi-disciplined team of:

Advanced material scientists

Component manufacturers

Defense systems integrators

Academic laboratory technologists

Electronics manufacturing experts

with access to research labs, manufacturing facilities, and test environments.

The U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics has received a $42 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to establish and manage the Defense Electronics Consortium (DEC) and to deliver its first project, the Lead-free Defense Initiative. The DEC provides direct links between the electronics industry and the DoD. Through funded projects and a variety of programs such as conferences, networking events, and white papers, the DEC is working to bolster the security and resiliency of the defense electronics supply chain.

WHO CAN JOIN

The DEC is open to all organizations in the electronics industry. A key benefit of the DEC is that it gives the DoD and other government agencies access to small- and medium-sized innovators that do not typically do business with the government.

Small & medium-sized innovators
Non-traditionals (companies that don’t typically participate in federal R&D)
Academia
Non-profit/not-for-profit research institutions
Traditional contractors

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DEC research and prototype work is executed by trusted partners in industry and academia, including small and medium-sized innovators that typically do not do business with DoD.

Managed by

Supported by

Collaboration Management Firm
Advanced Technology International (ATI)

Facilitated by

Cornerstone