By identifying production issues early and providing timely solutions, the ManTech Program reduces risk and positively impacts system affordability by providing solutions to manufacturing problems before they occur. Affordability needs span all military system development, production and sustainment functions, including support of aging weapon systems. ManTech focuses on the needs of weapon programs for affordable, low-risk production and sustainment capabilities. It matures and validates emerging manufacturing technologies to support low-risk implementation in industry and DoD facilities. The primary customers of the Program are the acquisition and logistics program managers responsible for transitioning acquisition programs from development into production and for the repair, maintenance, and overhaul of fielded systems.
Projects undertaken are beyond the normal risk or interest of industry to pursue in a timely manner.
The primary benefit to the industrial base comes from the emphasis on transfer of the enhanced technologies from the initial demonstration application to the rest of industry. Investments that would benefit a single system are the responsibility of system program managers and are not candidates for ManTech funding.