Defense Technology Hubs Act of 2025

Creates a Defense Technology Hubs Program within the Department of Defense to designate, fund, and support a nationwide network of regional hubs that speed development and commercialization of defense-related technologies. The Program will set selection criteria and geographic distribution goals, provide grants with federal cost-share rules, require security and intellectual property protections, coordinate with existing innovation efforts, and mandate independent evaluation and annual reporting.

The law takes effect 180 days after enactment, requires program alignment to avoid duplicating other federal innovation programs, and directs periodic independent evaluations and annual reports to Congress to measure technology outputs, national security impact, and return on investment.

Introduced June 5, 2025 by Eric Stephen Schmitt · Last progress June 5, 2025