Tactical Technology Office

The mission of the Tactical Technology Office (TTO) is to reimagine every aspect of military hardware design, development, test, manufacture, and sustainment – with a focus on rapid, affordable, and scalable deployment – to create and prevent technological surprise.

TTO demonstrates compelling hardware at the smallest scale that traces to disruptive capability, with designs that reduce risk and cost by managing complexity and can be manufactured responsively and affordably.

Thrust Areas

We seek to enhance the nation’s ability to rapidly build, adapt, and sustain the joint force through the following focus areas. We also recognize that technology evolution is occurring at a pace unprecedented in history. TTO is interested in any fundamental technological disruptions that could provide the foundation for future DARPA programs, including topics that fall outside of these focus areas.

• Design / Build / Buy
  We develop approaches to acquiring new defense systems, including disrupting systems engineering and reimaging test and certification.
• Surge and Sustain
  We create technologies that make existing military systems easy to replenish and abundantly available at time of need.
• Long Range Effects
  We explore technologies that enable decisive military effects at distances from the tactical to the strategic.
• Disruptive Innovation
  We build novel engineering, technology, and systems approaches that have the potential to change the traditional calculus for military advantage.