ADD-E develops, matures, demonstrates, and transitions critical technologies and products through technology programs and customer support that modernize, maintain, and sustain Army aviation as the dominant land force aviation component in the world.

Technical Areas

• Avionics and network
• Autonomy and teaming
• Survivability
• Engage and effects
• Structures
• Drives
• Engines
• Subsystems
• Sustainment

Functions

• Provide the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and CCDC AvMC with resources and capabilities to support:
  • Army future research and development portfolio requirements
  • Research and development requires from other customers
• Transition technology, products, and capabilities to customers as well as other directorates in the center.
• Enhance complementary and integrated capabilities in areas of research and development, integration, prototyping, test, and administration with other RDEC organizations.
• Enhance technology development and engineering activities to better meet the needs of the Warfighter.
• Coordinate and collaborate on S&T efforts with Air Force, Navy, Federal Aviation Administration, NASA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and other government organizations.
• Lead and participate in technology consortiums and programs for the advancement and sharing of technology.

Joint Base Langley-Eustis