For more than sixty years, DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center has pioneered the breakthroughs that define modern air and missile defense. We build technology so advanced that our Soldiers will never have to stand in a fair fight. From early-stage scientific discovery to rapid field deployment and lifecycle sustainment, DEVCOM AvMC is the Army’s trusted engine for continuous transformation.

"We are the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center.

We have a responsibility and a mission to ensure our Soldiers have the combat capabilities they need so that they can do what we ask them to as a nation and they can come home safely."

- Dr. James Kirsch, Director

What We Do

Our ultimate responsibility is to the Warfighter.

We provide technology and weapon system solutions to ensure victory on the battlefield. Our mission is to develop, integrate, demonstrate, and sustain Army aviation and missile system transformation to ensure war-winning future readiness.

What does that look like? Our capabilities include:

• Engineering and subject matter expertise in all aspects of aircraft and weapon system design, development and improvement
• Delegated Airworthiness Authority for the Army
• Sustainment and Life Cycle Engineering Support
• Hardware-In-the-Loop Models & Simulations for Aviation & Missile Systems
• Software Fielding/New Equipment Training
• Cyber and Protective Technology Development