Accelerating innovation aligned with the U.S. Navy’s advanced manufacturing strategy and the national imperative to rebuild American maritime strength.

This Maritime Manufacturing Innovation Challenge seeks transformative technologies that can modernize shipbuilding, sustainment, maintenance, logistics, workforce capability, and industrial resilience. By connecting non-traditional innovators, advanced manufacturers, startups, defense stakeholders, and maritime leaders, the Challenge helps identify scalable solutions that strengthen lifecycle efficiency, expand production capacity, and improve operational readiness across the maritime ecosystem.