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Scaling Innovation Across The Department of Defense.

We are the epicenter of the national security innovation ecosystem in the southwestern United States.

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National Mission Acceleration Center Network

The Southwest Mission Acceleration Center is a part of a National network of installations across the country. We are the “front door to DoD,” coordinating a robust national security innovation ecosystem, and enabling access to the right partners for rapid, scalable transition of emerging technologies needed by the warfighter.

Who We Serve

We are committed to propelling advancements and cultivating growth within the national security innovation ecosystem. Our specialized environment is crafted to bolster and expedite.

Defense Partners

Forging defense innovation with strategic technology acceleration.

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Companies

Catalyzing business-tech synergy for national security.

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Investors

Fund the future of defense tech with impact and growth potential.

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Universities

Collaborating to advance basic research and find applied research opportunities in critical technology areas.

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MAC Initiatives

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VANGUARD 2024

We marshal resources and expertise to fast-track transformative defense technologies from concept to field-ready solutions, enhancing warfighter effectiveness.

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Defense Innovation Unit ONRamp Hub

We’re the delivery partner to DIU, charged to leverage the innovation capability across the entire country.

3.

Western Range Advancement

We’re constructing the Western Regional Range Complex to advance net-level testing and fast-track the validation of emergent technologies, ensuring prompt delivery to the field.

“We must ensure the PRC leadership wakes up every day, considers the risks of aggression, and concludes, ‘today is not the day’ – Innovation is vital to how we do that. Just as in any enterprise, our innovation focus has a customer. And here, our main customer is the warfighter.”

Deputy Secretary of Defense, Kathleen Hicks

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Become an active member of the MAC defense ecosystem. If you are a Defense Mission Partner, Technology Company, Defense Tech Investor or Academic – we want to partner with you.

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