APEx OTA
APEx: Advanced Prototyping & Experimentation
Accelerating Next-Generation Defense Innovation
As Prime Contract Holder under the APEx Other Transaction Authority (OTA), we operationalize Science & Technology into deployable capabilities. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL) and DEVCOM, APEx advances critical innovations across nine Technical Areas—from Hypersonics, Energy Storage, and Microelectronics to Rare Earths, Critical Materials, and Multi-Domain Operations (including Space).
With 11 Research Competencies spanning Biotech, Cyber, Quantum Sciences, and Extreme Materials, APEx delivers rapid prototyping that transforms emerging science into warfighter advantage.