Defense Initiatives & Companies

Collaboration is at the heart of this vibrant ecosystem. Uplands technology, innovation, and opportunity happen in laboratories and research centers with a national reputation and global reach.

Institutional Relationships

Robust relationships between Naval Support Warfare Center, Crane Division, Indiana University, and Purdue University accelerate technology solutions and connect talent to the defense sector.

 

• Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)

• NSWC Microgrants

• NSWC Faculty Residencies

• Crane PhD Fellowship

Interdisciplinary Centers:
Indiana University

• Luddy School of Computing, Informatics and Engineering: Computer vision, computer science, data science, and visualization

• Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering: Trusted microelectronics

• Multidisciplinary Engineering and Sciences Hall (MESH)

• Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI): Cyberinfrastructure, IT research, high-performance computing, hypersonics, modeling, and simulation

• Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research

• National Security Academic Accelerator

Interdisciplinary Centers:
Purdue University

• Energetics Research Center: Explosives-based threats; materials for propellants, pyrotechnics, and in ordinance

• Center for Integrated Systems for Aerospace: System-of-systems challenges, integrated defense/command and control/battle management

• Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS): Information security, including technical, ethical, legal, educational, communicational, linguistic, and economic issues

• Institute for Global Security and Defense Innovation (i-GSDI): Autonomous/cognitive systems, cybersecurity, propulsion, energetics and thermal management, advanced electronics and photonics

Development Initiatives

Nonprofit intermediaries complement university efforts by facilitating partnerships between the research institutions and NSWC Crane.

• Indiana Innovation Institute (IN3): Trusted electronics, hypersonics, cyber-physical systems, 5G, AI

• NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge: Workshops, events, technology development, and transition

• National Security Innovation Network: a program office within the U.S. Department of Defense that fosters collaborations and partnerships with academic and early-stage venture communities.

Companies and Organizations in the Uplands

The Indiana Uplands is home to leading defense companies that continually innovate to a changing global environment attracting talented scientists and engineers from around the world. Find your next opportunity with one of these companies or organizations.

Alion Science and Technology
Amentum
Annalect
Applied Logistic Services
Artisan Electronics
Aveshka Inc
Booz Allen Hamilton
Bowhead Professional Solutions, LLC
CACI Technologies Inc
Chenega(Venturi)
CJ Seto
Crane Army Ammunition Activity
Design to Delivery Inc.
Draper Labs
FLIR
General Dynamics IT
geoCONVERGENCE
Gryphon Technologies
InPhotech
JRC
Long Wave
LUCID
Mantech International Corporation
Naval Support Warfare Center, Crane Division

Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation
Paragon Force, Inc.
Peerless Technologies
Precise Systems
SATG
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Scientia, LLC
Scientic, Inc
Skybridge
SMR
Strategic Technical Services
TCS, Inc.
TMC
Technology Service Corporation
Tri-Star Engineering
Valor Technologies
Warrant Technologies