Department of Defense Laboratories
The Department's Laboratories engage in activities ranging from basic research through defense system acquisition support to direct operational support of deployed warfighters. These Laboratories are comprised of dozens of facilities across 22 states, and employs tens of thousands of scientists and engineers, both civilian and military, public employees and contractors.
The Department Laboratories execute a substantial fraction of the Department's S&T accounts, particularly in budget activities 6.2 and 6.3. In addition, they conduct substantial amounts of reimbursable research and development (R&D) for DoD and Intelligence Community customer organizations.
Strategic Overview
Navy Labs
Naval Research Lab
Naval Surface Warfare Centers
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division
Naval Undersea Warfare Centers
Naval Air Warfare Centers
Space and Naval Warfare Center Systems Centers
Army Labs
- Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
- Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC)
- U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM)
- U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
- U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC)
- U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC)
- U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)
- U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC)
- U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Research, Development & Engineering Center (AMRDEC)
- U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)
- Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity (AMSAA)