ETC Signs a Lease for a New Space In Indian Head

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 12, 2020

ENERGETICS TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Luiz Lobo, Strategic Communications Leader
Phone: 202-251-5085 – llobo@etcmd.com

ETC SIGNS A LEASE FOR A NEW SPACE IN INDIAN HEAD
The Company is Committed to Supporting Indian Head Development

As part of its commitment to help develop the town of Indian Head, ETC signed a 5-year lease for a 3,000 square feet space in the CSM’s Velocity Center building at Indian Head. The office will help ETC’s growing work in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Energetics Science, Technology, and Research and Development.

Matthew Martin, ETC’s Director of Finance and Administration, says that the company is looking forward to leveraging the College of Southern Maryland’s project’s energy. “Our business is growing fast, and ETC needed more space. With support from the Charles County Commissioners, Economic Development Department, NSWC IHD, the MAC, and CSM, I see big things coming to Indian Head. I envision that ETC’s move is an added step toward increasing commercial development within the town of Indian Head.”

James Fangmeyer, Co-founder and Principal of Triumph Development, owners of the building, also shared his enthusiasm: – “With this new lease, more people will come to our building, and development will continue strongly in Indian Head.” Charles McPherson, President of CMI General Contractors, also added that “…things are starting to move at Indian Head. I am thrilled that ETC is involved in moving this initiative forward.”

“The Velocity Center is a dedicated place for innovation and learning, which aligns well with the Energetic Technology Center’s focus on research and development and technology incubations. This move will benefit our local community and economic development efforts,” said Reuben B. Collins, II, Esq., President, Charles County Board of Commissioners.

“I am proud to support and welcome Energetics Technology Center (ETC) to the CSM Velocity Center in Indian Head. It’s an economic engine that will provide an ‘innovative learning space and support workforce development’ for all of our residents. I am honored to have this venture in our County, especially in District 2,” said Charles County Commissioner Thomasina O. Coates, M.S. (District 2).

ETC is focused on creating opportunities for partnerships between private and public organizations, encouraging rapid technological advancement through research and development, attracting and retaining a highly technical workforce, and creating a more vibrant community.

About Energetics Technology Center: The Energetics Technology Center provides engineering and data analytics services, policy development, and technology development to the government, academia, and private industry. ETC is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization incorporated in 2006. For additional information, please visit our website at: etcmd.com/media/news

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Alarm Sounds on U.S. Military Kill Chain Capabilities

Press Release

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 29, 2021

ENERGETICS TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Luiz Lobo, Strategic Communications Leader
Phone: 202-251-5085 – llobo@etcmd.com

ALARM SOUNDS ON U.S. MILITARY KILL CHAIN CAPABILITIES
Critical New Study Addresses Energetics and Lethality as US Falls Behind China, Russia

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ETC – the Energetics Technology Center, has delivered compelling findings in a study commissioned by the Office of Naval Research, addressing the urgent need for the U.S. military to regain its superiority in lethality over defense rivals, China and Russia.

The study argues for a new approach in developing and using advanced energetics to regain and maintain battlefield dominance. It recommends a dramatic reshaping of energetics production and supply chains, and proposes establishing a new energetics agency with an aggressive agenda.

Energetics materials are used for explosives and propellants with multiple applications in defense, energy, and space. They range from small projectiles to large-caliber artillery, missiles of many sizes, air-dropped munitions, undersea weapons, and implosion devices that initiate nuclear weapons.

The study addresses concerns that the United States military has already ceded lethality superiority in multiple areas, in the wake of Chinese and Russian developments.

The study team, led by Dr. Theresa Mayer, Vice President of Research at Purdue University, was comprised of former military officers and subject matter experts from government, industry, and academia, who diagnosed the state of the energetics material enterprise.

The study holds a realistic set of key recommendations for decision-makers. Major General Bill Hix, a former Army’s Chief Strategy Officer, was part of the study Advisory Board and is urging immediate action, saying “Lethality is a core mission that is unique to the Defense Department that is at risk, and superior energetics is fundamental to achieving and maintaining dominance in the realm of lethality.”

Similarly, Admiral Mark Ferguson, also a member of the Study Advisory Board, notes that “We are facing near-peer adversaries who are intent on deploying capabilities superior to our own. We must retain an edge in lethality to protect and defend U.S. interests”.

Robert Kavetsky, CEO of the Energetics Technology Center, says he is confident that this study will be a catalyst for needed changes in the energetic material enterprise.

The study addressed every aspect of the process of moving energetics materials from their discovery in basic research to producing the material for use in a weapon. It found antiquated production capabilities, supply chain vulnerabilities, a research pipeline that struggled to deliver new energetics materials to weapon systems, regulatory and qualification barriers, and a depleted scientific work-force.

A parallel study was conducted by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in response to Congressional language in the National Defense Authorization Act.

Download the Study [PDF 79KB]

About Energetics Technology Center: The Energetics Technology Center provides engineering and data analytics services, policy development, and technology development to the government, academia, and private industry. ETC is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization incorporated in 2006. For additional information, please visit our website at: etcmd.com/media/news

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