About DEFTECH
The North Carolina innovation ecosystem consists of businesses, the university and community college systems, public-private partnerships, investors, State agencies and military commands.
DEFTECH Mission: DEFTECH enables the NC Innovation Ecosystem to address complex national security problems though Technology Transition.
DEFTECH Vision: North Carolina is the “Frontline of the Future” supporting the Nation’s defense and homeland security to provide technological overmatch in a changing joint and multi-domain operational environment.
DEFTECH serves DoD and federal agencies and the innovation ecosystem by: scouting the state for breakthrough technologies coaching industry to identify defense applications communicating federal technology needs positioning businesses to meet requirements representing North Carolina to federal customers conducting emerging technology forums serving as the North Carolina liaison to DoD and federal innovation offices.
Technology Transition is the process by which technology deemed to be of significant use to the operational military community is transitioned from a science and technology or a commercial off-the-shelf (COTs) innovation into a funded prototype, tested by DoD, and then added as a modification to an existing program of record.
The North Carolina innovation ecosystem consists of businesses, the university and community college systems, public-private partnerships, investors, State agencies, and military commands.
DEFTECH serves DoD, federal agencies, and the innovation ecosystem by:
- Scouting the state for breakthrough technologies
- Coaching industry to identify defense applications
- Communicating federal technology needs
- Positioning businesses to meet requirements
- Representing North Carolina to federal customers
- Conducting emerging technology forums
- Serving as the North Carolina liaison to DoD and federal innovation offices.
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