Welcome to the DAF’s Digital Knowledge-sharing Hub
Check out the white paper or video below to learn more about key initiatives behind our transition to DMM.
Today, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is outpacing the U.S. in fielding warfighting capability. The U.S. averages sixteen years to deliver a major weapons system. The PRC delivers systems in approximately seven years. The difference means nine more years of production; nine more years of modernization; and nine more years of practicing tactics, techniques, and procedures for the PRC. That’s nine years of the PRC being in the game before the U.S. even takes the field. This disparity in integrated capability delivery timelines must change—or the U.S. will lose.
There is no time for antiquated serial processes, inadequate teaming, or lifecycle and functional stovepipes. The Air Force relies on Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) to deliver war-winning capabilities. AFMC must shatter existing paradigms and adopt enterprise Digital Materiel Management (DMM) capabilities to radically accelerate our fielding, sustainment, and modernization. Models must replace documents. Structured data must replace disparate information. Digital collaboration must break down decision stovepipes. Through these practices, AFMC will execute DMM to accelerate integrated capability delivery across the materiel lifecycle and functional disciplines to counter the PRC’s pace and win.
DMM accelerates all phases of the materiel lifecycle from invention to modification. Every phase and AFMC organization plays a role. The common threads uniting the entire materiel ecosystem are models, data, and infrastructure. What those threads mean for each lifecycle phase and the outcomes they generate are critical to aligning the entire capability delivery process.
DMM revolutionizes the ability of each functional to accelerate within and across functional domains. Integrated tools built on models, data, and infrastructure yield radical transparency throughout government and industry teams. That omniscience results in functional teams that can collaborate like never before to accelerate integrated capability delivery.
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When: Wednesday, June 4, 2025; 0830-1600
Location: Kenny Hall, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) or join via YouTube
Department of Defense Military, civilian employees, and DoD contractors located at Wright-Patterson AFB are invited to attend the Wright-Patt AFB Data Analytics and AI Forum.
Join us for a day of knowledge sharing, networking, and innovation as we bring together experts and leaders from across Wright-Patt AFB to explore the latest in data analytics and artificial intelligence.
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The next DMM IAC workshop will be held in conjunction with the 27th Annual NDIA Systems & Mission Engineering Conference in Norfolk, VA on October 28, 2024.