Defense Laboratories
and Centers
Army
Navy
Air Force
4th Estate
FFRDC
UARC
Components
# Lab S&Es
0
10,000
CCDC - U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
FFRDC - Federally Funded Research and Development Center
UARC - University Affiliated Research Center
NSWC Philadelphia Division
CMU SEI: Software Engineering
Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
PSU ARL: Pennsylvania State
University Applied Research
Laboratory
UA GDNP: University of Alaska Geophysical
Detection of Nuclear Proliferation
UH ARL: University of Hawaii
Applied Research Laboratory
CCDC AvMC: CCDC Aviation and Missile Center
SMDTC: U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense
Technical Center
USAARL: U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory
ERDC: U.S. Army Engineer Research
and Development Center
ERDC CHL: Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory
ERDC EL: Environmental Laboratory
ERDC GSL: Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory
ERDC ITL: Information Technology Laboratory
AFRL RV: Space Vehicles Directorate
AFRL RD: Directed Energy Directorate
USU SDL: Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory
USAISR: U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
NAMRU-SA: Naval Medical Research Unit - San Antonio
UT ARL: University of Texas Applied Research Laboratory
NUWC Keyport Division
UW APL: University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory
NAWCWD: Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division - China Lake
NAWCWD: Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division - Point Mugu
NSWC Corona Division
NSWC Port Hueneme Division
NIWC Pacific: Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific Headquarters
NHRC: Naval Health Research Center
NAVFAC EXWC: Naval Facilities Engineering
and Expeditionary Warfare Center
DMEA: Defense Microelectronics Activity
RAND National Defense Research Institute
RAND Arroyo Center
RAND Project Air Force
The Aerospace Corporation
USC ICT: University of Southern California Institute
for Creative Technologies
UCSB ICB: University of California, Santa Barbara Institute
for Collaborative Biotechnologies
NU NSRI: University of Nebraska
National Strategic Research Institute
CCDC GVSC: CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center
NAMRU-D: Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton
AFRL: Air Force Research Laboratory
AFRL 711 HPW: 711th Human Performance Wing
AFRL RX: Materials & Manufacturing Directorate
AFRL RY: Sensors Directorate
AFRL RQ: Aerospace Systems Directorate
NSWC Crane Division
AFRL RI: Information Directorate
CCDC SC: CCDC Soldier Center
USARIEM: U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MITRE National Security Engineering Center
MIT ISN: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
CCDC AC: CCDC Armaments Center
NAWCAD: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division - Lakehurst
IDA: Communications and Computing, Centers for Communication Research
SIT SERC: Stevens Institute of Technology Systems Engineering Research Center
NUWC: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Headquarters
NUWC Newport Division
NSMRL: Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory
ERDC CERL: Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
ERDC CRREL: Cold Regions Research and
Engineering Laboratory
CCDC ARL: CCDC Army Research Laboratory
CCDC CBC: CCDC Chemical Biological Center
CCDC DAC: CCDC Data and Analysis Center
CCDC C5ISR Center: CCDC Command, Control, Communications, Computers,
Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center
USAMRMC: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
USAMRICD: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
USAMRIID: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease
WRAIR: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
USACEHR: U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research
ERDC GRL: Geospatial Research Laboratory
ARI: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
NRL: Naval Research Laboratory
NAVSEA: Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers
NSWC: Naval Surface Warfare Center Headquarters
NAVAIR: Naval Air Systems Command
NAWCAD: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division - Patuxent River
NSWC Carderock Division
NSWC Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division
NMRC: Naval Medical Research Center
NSWC Dahlgren Division
ONR: Office of Naval Research
AFRL AFOSR: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
JWAC: Joint Warfare Analysis Center
USUHS: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
IDA: Communications and Computing, Center for Computing Science
IDA: Institute for Defense Analyses
CNA: Center for Naval Analyses
MITRE National Security Engineering Center
JHU APL: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
UM ARL-IS: University of Maryland Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and
Security
NAWCTSD: Naval Air Warfare
Center Training Systems Division
NSWC Panama City Division
AFRL RW: Munitions Directorate
GTRI: Georgia Tech
Research Institute
NIWC Atlantic: Naval
Information Warfare Center
Atlantic Headquarters
USAMRD-G: U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-Georgia
USAMRD-K: U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate - Kenya
USAMRD-AFRIMS: U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate -
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences
USAITCP: U.S. Army International Technology Center – Pacific
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global
AOARD: Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global
USAITCAM: U.S. Army International Technology Center – Americas
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global
SOARD: Southern Office of Aerospace Research and Development
NAMRU-2: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2
NMRC-A: Naval Medical Research Center - Asia
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global
Czech Republic
USAITCA: U.S. Army International Technology Center – Atlantic
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global Headquarters
EOARD: European Office of Aerospace Research and Development
NAMRU-3: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3
NAMRU-6: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6
United Kingdom
Peru
Egypt
Brazil
Kenya
Singapore
Japan
Thailand
Georgia
Cambodia
Chile
As of 7 June 2019
Defense Laboratories and Centers
Laboratories labeled on the map are marked in BOLD font.
ARMY
ARI: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Fort Belvoir, VA, USA
ARI: Fort Benning Research Unit (Institutional Training), Fort Benning, GA, USA
ARI: Fort Leavenworth Research Unit (Leader Development), Fort Leavenworth, KS, USA
ARI: Fort Hood Research Unit (Unit Training), Fort Hood, TX, USA
CCDC ARL: CCDC Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD, USA
CCDC ARL ARO: Army Research Office, Durham, NC, USA
CCDC ARL APG: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
CCDC ARL WSMR: White Sands Missile Range, White Sands Missile Range, NM, USA
CCDC ARL: Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA
CCDC ARL Central: Main Office, Chicago, IL, USA
CCDC ARL Northeast: Main Office, Burlington, MA, USA
CCDC ARL South: Main Office, Austin, TX, USA
CCDC ARL West: Main Office, Playa Vista, CA, USA
CCDC ARL VTD: Vehicle Technology Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center,
Hampton, VA, USA
CCDC ARL VTD: Vehicle Technology Directorate at NASA Glen Research Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
CCDC AC: CCDC Armaments Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, USA
(previously ARDEC: U.S. Army Armament Research Development and Engineering Center)
CCDC AC: Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, NY, USA
CCDC AC: Benét Laboratories, Watervliet, NY, USA
CCDC AC FTaB: Firing Tables and Ballistics Division, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
CCDC AC: Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL, USA
CCDC AvMC: CCDC Aviation and Missile Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
(previously AMRDEC: U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center)
CCDC AvMC AFDD: Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Moffett Field, CA, USA
CCDC AvMC AATD: Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, Fort Eustis, VA, USA
CCDC AvMC: Joint Research Program Office, Hampton, VA, USA
CCDC AvMC: Maintenance Engineering Division, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
CCDC AvMC AED: Aviation Engineering Directorate, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
CCDC AvMC S3I: Systems Simulation, Software & Integration Directorate, Fort Carson, CO, USA
CCDC C5ISR: CCDC Command, Control, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
(previously CERDEC: U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Research Development and Engineering
Center)
CCDC C5ISR: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ, USA
CCDC C5ISR: Fort Belvoir, Fort Belvoir, VA, USA
CCDC C5ISR: Fort Sill, Fort Sill, OK, USA
CCDC C5ISR: Fort Huachuca, Fort Huachuca, AZ, USA
CCDC CBC: CCDC Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
(previously ECBC: Edgewood Chemical Biological Center)
CCDC CBC: Pine Bluff Arsenal, Pine Bluff, AR, USA
CCDC CBC: Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL, USA
CCDC CBC: Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway Proving Ground, UT, USA
CCDC DAC: CCDC Data and Analysis Center, Adelphi, MD, USA
CCDC GVSC: CCDC Ground Vehicle Systems Center, Warren, MI, USA
(previously TARDEC: U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center)
CCDC GVSC: Occupant Protection Laboratory, Harrison Township, MI, USA
CCDC GVSC: Bridging Technology Laboratory, Harrison Township, MI, USA
CCDC GVSC: Freshwater Treatment and Test Facility, Harrison Township, MI, USA
CCDC GVSC: Army Petroleum Laboratory, New Cumberland, PA, USA
CCDC GVSC: Fuels and Lubricants Research Facility at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), San
Antonio, TX, USA
CCDC GVSC: Rapid Evaluation Capability, Camp Grayling, MI, USA
CCDC GVSC: Elastomer Laboratory, test site, Yuma Proving Ground, AZ, USA
CCDC GVSC: Mechanical Countermine Team, studies done at Michigan Tech Keweenaw Research Center,
Houghton, MI, USA
CCDC SC: CCDC Soldier Center, Natick, MA, USA
(previously NSRDEC: U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center)
ERDC: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, USA
ERDC CERL: Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, IL, USA
ERDC CHL: Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory Headquarters, Vicksburg, MS, USA
ERDC CHL: Field Research Facility, Kitty Hawk, NC, USA
ERDC CHL JALBTCX: Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise, Kiln, MS, USA
ERDC CRREL: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Headquarters, Hanover, NH, USA
ERDC CRREL: Alaska Research Office, Fairbanks, AK, USA
ERDC EL: Environmental Laboratory Headquarters, Vicksburg, MS, USA
ERDC EL LAERF: Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility, The Colony, TX, USA
ERDC GRL: Geospatial Research Laboratory, Alexandria, VA, USA
ERDC GSL: Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory Headquarters, Vicksburg, MS, USA
ERDC GSL: Treat Island Natural Weather Station, Eastport, ME, USA
ERDC IRO: International Research Office, London, United Kingdom
ERDC ITL: Information Technology Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, USA
SMDTC: U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Technical Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
SMDTC: Reagan Test Site, AP, USA (Kwajalein Atoll & Wake Island)
USAMRMC: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD, USA
USAARL: U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, AL, USA
USACEHR: U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research, Fort Detrick, MD, USA
USAISR: U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, San Antonio, TX, USA
USAMRICD: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground,
MD, USA
USAMRIID: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease, Frederick, MD, USA
USARIEM: U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, USA
USARIEM: Maher Memorial Altitude Laboratory, Pikes Peak, CO, USA
WRAIR: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA
USAMRD-AFRIMS: U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate – Armed Forces Research Institute of
Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
USAMRD-G: U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate – Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
USAMRD-K: U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate – Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
USAMRD-W: U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate – West, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, USA
USAITCA: U.S. Army International Technology Center – Atlantic, Regional Center, London,
United Kingdom
USAITCA: France Office, Paris, France
USAITCA: Germany Office, Frankfurt, Germany
USAITCAM: U.S. Army International Technology Center – Americas, Regional Center, Santiago, Chile
USAITCAM: Argentina Office, Buenos Aires, Argentina
USAITCAM: Brazil Office, São Paulo, Brazil
USAITCAM: Canada Office, Ottowa, Canada
USAITCP: U.S. Army International Technology Center – Pacific, Regional Center, Tokyo, Japan
USAITCP: Australia Office, Canberra, Australia
USAITCP: Singapore Office, Singapore, Singapore
NAVY
NAVAIR: Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD, USA
NAWCAD: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division – Lakehurst, Lakehurst, NJ, USA
NAWCAD: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division – Patuxent River, Patuxent River, MD, USA
NAWCTSD: Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, FL, USA
NAWCWD: Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division – China Lake, China Lake, CA, USA
NAWCWD: Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division – Point Mugu, Point Mugu, CA, USA
NAVFAC EXWC: Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, CA, USA
NAVSEA: Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers, Washington, DC, USA
NSWC: Naval Surface Warfare Center Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
NSWC Carderock Division, Bethesda, MD, USA
NSWC Carderock Division SFOMF: South Florida Ocean Measurement Facility, Dania Beach, FL,
USA
NSWC Carderock Division: Acoustic Research Detachment, Bayview, ID, USA
NSWC Carderock Division: Acoustics Trials Detachment, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
NSWC Carderock Division: Combatant Craft Division, Norfolk, VA, USA
NSWC Carderock Division: Detachment Puget Sound, Silverdale, WA, USA
NSWC Carderock Division: Large Cavitation Channel, Memphis, TN, USA
NSWC Carderock Division: Southeast Alaska Acoustic Measurement Facility, Ketchikan, AK, USA
NSWC Carderock Division: South TOTO Acoustic Measurement Facility, Andros Island, Bahamas
NSWC Corona Division, Norco, CA, USA
NSWC Corona Division: Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Detachment Norco, Seal Beach, CA,
USA
NSWC Crane Division, Crane, IN, USA
NSWC Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, VA, USA
NSWC Dahlgren Division: Combat Direction Systems Activity, Dam Neck, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
NSWC IHEODTD: Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division, Indian Head, MD,
USA
NSWC IHEODTD: Naval Packaging, Handling, Storage, and Transportation (PHS&T) Division;
Picatinny Detachment, Wharton, NJ, USA
NSWC IHEODTD: Ogden Detachment, Hill AFB, UT, USA
NSWC IHEODTD: Special Weapons Division; McAlester Detachment, McAlester, OK, USA
NSWC Panama City Division, Panama City, FL, USA
NSWC Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, PA, USA
NSWC Port Hueneme Division, Port Hueneme, CA, USA
NSWC Port Hueneme Division: Virginia Beach Detachment, Virginia Beach, VA, USA
NSWC Port Hueneme Division: White Sands Detachment, White Sands Missile Range, NM, USA
NUWC: Naval Undersea Warfare Center Headquarters, Newport, RI, USA
NUWC Keyport Division, Keyport, WA, USA
NUWC Keyport Division: Detachment Pacific, Joint Base Pearl Harbor, HI, USA
NUWC Keyport Division: Detachment San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
NUWC Keyport Division: Site Hawthorne, Hawthorne, NV, USA
NUWC Keyport Division: Site Guam, AP, USA (Guam)
NUWC Newport Division, Newport, RI, USA
NUWC Newport Division AUTEC: The Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center, West Palm
Beach Detachment, West Palm Beach, FL, USA
NUWC Newport Division AUTEC: The Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center, Andros Island
Detachment, Andros Island, Bahamas
NUWC Newport Division: Dodge Pond Acoustic Measurement Facility, Niantic, CT, USA
NUWC Newport Division: Seneca Lake Sonar Test Facility, Dresden, NY, USA
NUWC Newport Division SESEF: Shipboard Electronics Systems Evaluation Facility, Mayport,
FL, USA
NUWC Newport Division SESEF: Shipboard Electronics Systems Evaluation Facility, Norfolk, VA,
USA
NUWC Newport Division SESEF: Shipboard Electronics Systems Evaluation Facility, Ediz Hook,
Port Angeles, WA, USA
NUWC Newport Division SESEF: Shipboard Electronics Systems Evaluation Facility, San Diego, CA,
USA
NUWC Newport Division SESEF: Shipboard Electronics Systems Evaluation Facility, Waianae, HI,
USA
NUWC Newport Division SESEF: Shipboard Electronics Systems Evaluation Facility, Rota, Spain
NUWC Newport Division SESEF: Shipboard Electronics Systems Evaluation Facility, Yokosuka,
Japan
NMRC: Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA
NAMRU-D: Naval Medical Research Unit - Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
NAMRU-SA: Naval Medical Research Unit - San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
NHRC: Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA
NSMRL: Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Groton, CT, USA
NAMRU-2: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
NAMRU-3: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt
NAMRU-3: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 - Ghana Detachment, Accra, Ghana
NAMRU-6: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru
NAMRU-6: Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 - Iquitos Detachment, Iquitos, Peru
NMRC-A: Naval Medical Research Center - Asia, Singapore, Singapore
NRL: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
NRL: Blossom Point, MD, USA
NRL: Chesapeake Bay Detachment, Chesapeake Beach, MD, USA
NRL: Key West, FL, USA
NRL: Monterey, Monterey, CA, USA
NRL: Pomonkey, MD, USA
NRL: Quantico, VA, USA
NRL: Stennis, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
NRL: VXS-1, Patuxent River, MD, USA
ONR: Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA, USA
ONR: Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
ONR: Boston, Boston, MA, USA
ONR: Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
ONR: San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
ONR: Seattle, Seattle, WA, USA
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global Headquarters, London, United Kingdom
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global, Prague, Czech Republic
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global, Santiago, Chile
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global, São Paulo, Brazil
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global, Singapore, Singapore
ONRG: Office of Naval Research Global, Tokyo, Japan
NAVWAR: Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego, CA, USA
NIWC Atlantic: Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic Headquarters, Hanahan, SC, USA
(previously SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic)
NIWC Atlantic: Hampton Roads/Norfolk detachment, Norfolk, VA, USA
NIWC Atlantic: New Orleans detachment, New Orleans, LA, USA
NIWC Pacific: Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific Headquarters, San Diego, CA, USA
(previously SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific)
NIWC Pacific: Hawaii detachment, Pearl City, HI, USA
NIWC Pacific: Guam detachment, Barrigada, AP, USA (Guam)
NIWC Pacific: Japan detachment, Yokosuka, Japan
NIWC Pacific: Singapore detachment, Singapore, Singapore
AIR FORCE
AFRL: Air Force Research Laboratory Headquarters, Dayton, OH, USA
AFRL AFOSR: Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Arlington, VA, USA
AFOSR ION: International Office North, Arlington, VA, USA
AFOSR SOARD: Southern Office of Aerospace Research and Development, Santiago, Chile
AFOSR EOARD: European Office of Aerospace Research and Development, London, United
Kingdom
AFOSR AOARD: Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development, Tokyo, Japan
AFRL RD: Directed Energy Directorate, Albuquerque, NM, USA
AFRL RD: Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site (AMOS), Kihei, HI, USA
AFRL RD: North Oscura Peak and Salinas Peak, White Sands, NM, White Sands Missile Range, NM,
USA
AFRL RI: Information Directorate, Rome, NY, USA
AFRL RI: Stockbridge Research Facility, Stockbridge, NY, USA
AFRL RI: Newport Research Facility, Newport, NY, USA
AFRL RQ: Aerospace Systems Directorate, Dayton, OH, USA
AFRL RQ: High Speed Experimentation Branch at Arnold AFB, Arnold AFB, TN, USA
AFRL RQ: Edwards AFB detachment, Edwards AFB, CA, USA
AFRL RV: Space Vehicles Directorate, Albuquerque, NM, USA
AFRL RW: Munitions Directorate, Eglin AFB, FL, USA
AFRL RX: Materials & Manufacturing Directorate, Dayton, OH, USA
AFRL RY: Sensors Directorate, Dayton, OH, USA
AFRL 711 HPW: 711th Human Performance Wing, Dayton, OH, USA
AFRL 711 HPW RH: Airman Systems Directorate, Dayton, OH, USA
AFRL 711 HPW RH RHD: Airman Systems Directorate, Bioeffects Division, San Antonio, TX, USA
AFRL 711 HPW HP: Human Systems Integration Directorate, Dayton, OH, USA
AFRL 711 HPW USAFSAM: U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA
JWAC: Joint Warfare Analysis Center, Dahlgren, VA, USA
4TH ESTATE
DMEA: Defense Microelectronics Activity, McClellan, CA, US
USUHS: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
USUHS AFRRI: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)
Sponsored by the Army:
RAND Arroyo Center, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Sponsored by the Navy:
CNA: Center for Naval Analyses, Arlington, VA, USA
Sponsored by the Air Force:
RAND Project Air Force, Santa Monica, CA, USA
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA, USA
Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense:
CMU SEI: Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
IDA: Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA, USA
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA, USA
MITRE National Security Engineering Center, Bedford, MA, USA
MITRE National Security Engineering Center, McLean, VA, USA
RAND National Defense Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Sponsored by the National Security Agency:
IDA: Communications and Computing, Center for Computing Science, Bowie, MD, USA
IDA: Communications and Computing, Centers for Communication Research, Princeton, NJ, USA
University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs)
Sponsored by the Army:
GTRI: Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
MIT ISN: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Cambridge,
MA, USA
UCSB ICB: University of California, Santa Barbara Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, Santa
Barbara, CA, USA
USC ICT: University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies, Playa Vista, CA, USA
Sponsored by the Navy:
JHU APL: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, USA
PSU ARL: Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab, State College, PA, USA
UH ARL: University of Hawaii Applied Research Lab, Honolulu, HI, USA
UT ARL: University of Texas Applied Research Lab, Austin, TX, USA
UW APL: University of Washington Applied Physics Lab, Seattle, WA, USA
Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense:
SIT SERC: Stevens Institute of Technology Systems Engineering Research Center, Hoboken, NJ,
USA
UA GDNP: University of Alaska Geophysical Detection of Nuclear Proliferation, Fairbanks, AK, USA
UM ARL-IS: University of Maryland Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and Security, College
Park, MD, USA (previously UM CASL: University of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of
Language)
Sponsored by the Missile Defense Agency:
USU SDL: Utah State University Space Dynamics Lab, North Logan, UT, USA
Sponsored by STRATCOM:
NU NSRI: University of Nebraska National Strategic Research Institute, Omaha, NE, USA
Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories (STRLs) as
defined by the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs):
Army STRLs:
Aviation and Missile Research Development Center (FY 2010)*
Army Research Laboratory (FY 2010)
Medical Research and Materiel Command (FY 2010)
Engineer Research and Development Center (FY 2010)
Communications-Electronics Command (FY 2010)*
Solider and Biological Chemical Command (FY 2010)*
Tank and Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (FY 2010)*
Armament Research Development and Engineering Center (FY 2010)*
laboratories within the Army Research Development and Engineering Command (FY 2010)*
Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (FY 2015)
Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center (FY 2015)
Navy STRLs:
Naval Sea Systems Command Centers (FY 2010)
Naval Research Laboratory (FY 2010)
Office of Naval Research (FY 2010)
Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (FY 2010)
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division (FY 2010)
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific (FY 2010)*
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic (FY 2010)*
Naval Medical Research Center (FY 2018)
Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (FY 2018)
Air Force STRLs:
Air Force Research Laboratory (FY 2010)
Joint Warfare Analysis Center (FY 2018)
*Laboratories that have changed names since the relevant NDAA was passed.
