Technology Driven, Warfighter Focused.

WHO WE ARE


We are AvMC – the Army’s primary center for developing, integrating, demonstrating and sustaining Army aviation and missile systems. For more than six decades, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center has delivered cutting-edge aviation and missile technologies, and it continues to drive the advancement of future capabilities to ensure war-winning future readiness and battlefield dominance.

We are the innovators, researchers, and the world-class scientists and engineers who are driving the discoveries and innovations critical to realizing the new capabilities for the Army of the future. 


OUR DIRECTORATES

AvMC Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering, & Integration Directorate

S3I

Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering & Integration Directorate

 

The technology experts who put state-of-the-art software into Soldiers' hands.

  • Army Game Studio
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Cyber Development
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Engineering
     

AvMC Technology Development Directorate

TDD

Technology Development Directorate
 

 

The pioneers and creators of the aviation & missile solutions our Warfighters need.

  • Unmanned Systems
  • Intelligent Teaming
  • Acoustics
  • Propulsion
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Avionics Engineering
     

AvMC Systems Readiness Directorate

SRD

Systems Readiness Directorate
 

 

Responsive engineering expertise - the Army's delegated airworthiness authority.

  • Airworthiness
  • Aeromechanics Engineering
  • Logistics Engineering
  • Manufacturing Science & Technology
  • Configuration Management
  • Life Cycle Engineering
     

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SEE HOW WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR ARMY

LEADERSHIP LOOK: SHANNON GATEWOOD

LEADERSHIP LOOK: SHANNON GATEWOOD
 

“Shannon leads by example within the DEVCOM AvMC HR team, consistently prioritizing the well-being of not only her HR colleagues but all AvMC employees. Her dedication and proactive approach make her an invaluable leader.”

INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FORGES NEW AIRWORTHINESS GUIDE

INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FORGES NEW AIRWORTHINESS GUIDE

 

We are now hitting the limits of quantum mechanics, and the speed of light within the processor and you can only go so fast before the electrons don't do what they need to anymore. Technology said, ‘what if you have more than one processor?’ So instead of going faster, we went wider.”

EVOLVING THREATS SUBJECT OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MODELING AND SIMULATION EVENT

EVOLVING THREATS SUBJECT OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MODELING AND SIMULATION EVENT
 

DEVCOM AvMC showcased its Cockpit Academic Procedural Tool - Enhanced Visual Control System, or CAPT-EVCS, a classroom enhancer for pilots that is designed to look, feel and even smell like a helicopter.

ARMY AVIATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS

ARMY AVIATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS
 

“We had to add in winds and gusts and make sure that they could onboard 7,000 pounds of water and then drop it in a couple of seconds."

Industry collaboration forges new airworthiness guide
The future is now, and the airworthiness work performed at the DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center is having a real-time effe...
Leadership Look: Shannon Gatewood
When an organization undergoes a period of unprecedented change, they need someone like Shannon Gatewood in charge of the...
New propulsion program for legacy missile delivers a sharper sting
Red Wasp is an air defense interceptor S&T program at DEVCOM AvMC applying solid fuel ramjet tech to the Stinger missile t...
Program powers rotorcraft design for the Army
Crucial to the FLRAA effort is DEVCOM AvMC's high-fidelity modeling and simulation capability, which recently reached ano...
Center accelerates its information technology efforts
AvMC is aggressively pursuing a multifaceted IT modernization combating rapidly evolving technological threats while meet...