Enhance STRATCOM’s Defense Efforts with an OTA.

NSTXL transforms government innovation efforts that decrease costs, compress timelines, and improve outcomes.

NSTXL builds customized strategies and market approaches for the nation’s leading government offices. Bringing the smartest people together to solve the government’s toughest challenges, we are redefining government contracting to deliver scalable solutions without wasting time or money.

Accessing technology for research and development can be challenging. However, OTAs (Other Transaction Agreements) streamline this process so that your program office can quickly access the R&D resources it needs.  NSTXL-managed OTA’s, such as S²MARTS, create a more connected and streamlined OTA ecosystem uniquely positioned to better establish the relationship between research and prototyping.

How an OTA Can Support USSTRATCOM in Nebraska

Through an OTA designed to meet your needs, NSTXL can help advance the U.S. Strategic Command’s prototyping efforts in Nebraska akin to our successful programs in Indiana. Leveraging the flexibility and streamlined process of an OTA, USSTRATCOM can facilitate the rapid development and deployment of innovative technologies tailored to meet Nebraska’s defense requirements. By fostering collaboration between the military and industry, an OTA can expedite the prototyping lifecycle, ensuring that cutting-edge technologies are ready to meet growing threats. This not only enhances operational capabilities within USSTRATCOM, but also promotes the local defense ecosystem, driving economic growth and technological advancement within the state of Nebraska.

The mission of U.S. Strategic Command is to deter strategic attack through safe, secure, effective, and credible, global combat capability. NSTXL is your mission partner, ready to support those efforts through a specialized OTA.

S²MARTS OTA Impact in Indiana

S²MARTS, managed by NSTXL, has been engaged in many of Indiana’s efforts to increase our nation’s defense. Whether by participation in the Crane Regional Defense Group, discussions with congress, or engagement with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, S²MARTS is a shining example of how an OTA can work hand-in-hand with states such as Nebraska to enhance our national defense efforts.

$2B+

Project Award Value to Date

S²MARTS has continuously grown year over year, awarding more than 56 projects since its inception in 2019.

800+

Engaged Innovators

S²MARTS members provide SOTA innovations and technologies to meet DoD technology challenges.

120

Average Days to Award

S²MARTS was built so you can rapidly take ideas from concept to prototype to meet warfighter needs.

S²MARTS OTA Supports Local Innovation at Indiana Congressional Reception

July 15, 2024 – The Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S²MARTS) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) attended the 2024 Crane Congressional Breakfast and Reception in Washington, D.C. where Congressional leadership met with DoD, Indiana officials, and Industry partners for discussions that included regional microelectronics and hypersonics infrastructure development. The event featured many Congressional speakers, including Senator Todd Young, Senator Mike Braun, Congressman Larry Bucshon, Congresswoman Erin Houchin, and keynote speaker VADM Johnny Wolfe, Jr., USN, Director, Strategic Systems Program.

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S²MARTS OTA Success Stories

NSWC Crane Enhancing Hybrid Electric Platform Agility through LEEAP Project

Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division has awarded the Light Expeditionary Energy Agile Platform (LEEAP) – Hybrid Electric project to Tessa Two, Inc. Tessa Two is a small, non-traditional organization based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The LEEAP project was awarded through the S²MARTS OTA, managed by NSTXL.

The LEEAP project will develop a prototype solution for a hybrid electric platform with high power and high energy solutions on a lighter-classed vehicle, a critical effort in meeting future warfighting concepts. The technology developed will enable agile Electronic Warfare (EW) payloads, providing enhanced protection to the U.S. warfighter.

MACH-TB 2.0

The MACH-TB 2.0 agreement is a project aimed at transitioning the precursor MACH-TB 1.0 test bed from design and concept demonstration to full-flight test capacity by FY25.

With a focus on modular open system architecture and multiple launch vehicle capabilities, MACH-TB 1.0 laid the groundwork for facilitating over 25 flight tests, culminating in the development of a hypersonic boost glide test bed equipped with an experimental modular glide vehicle.

Now, with MACH-TB 2.0 poised to elevate hypersonic flight testing to new levels of capacity and efficiency, the project promises to usher in a new era of innovation and collaboration in the realm of hypersonic systems.