Army partners with industry to alleviate Abrams engine supply chain woes
The Army organized what it called a "hackathon" to find new vendors that could help with the supply of 166 critical components causing readiness issues for the tank's engine.
Tobyhanna Depot boosts drone component production with new assembly lines
Ahead of the Army's upcoming advanced manufacturing strategy, leaders within the Army's organic industrial base revealed new details on how they are scaling production of drone components as part of the Drone Dominance initiative.
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America needs next-gen solutions to counter modern air and missile threats
Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.
Manufacturing startup Hadrian to expand to Arizona, and into defense primes’ own factories
The company also announced a "factories-as-a-service" offering "primarily where the program itself is a real manufacturing challenge to scale up, [or] where there’s super scarce workforce needs,” said Hadrian founder and CEO Chris Power.
Army conducting 3D printing sprint for small drones, eyeing scaling decision
“We need to do it at a price point that is ridiculously low: We don't need the Gucci cameras and everything else,” said Army Futures Command head Gen. James Rainey.
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The wings of the M437 take flight after being developed in a fully connected digital ecosystem
Digital engineering and advanced manufacturing not only saves cost and increases efficiency, it fosters collaboration across the entire program lifecycle.
How startup Hadrian plans to take over the defense manufacturing world
Hadrian CEO and founder Chris Power told Breaking Defense he envisions the company building “10 to 20 mega factories in all of the core manufacturing space in the country,” producing parts for “all the primes and neo-primes."
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Europe’s military advantage depends on sovereign command of the ground truth
As NATO and European governments accelerate investment in space-based intelligence, decision advantage will depend on how quickly sovereign and commercial capabilities can be fused into a trusted operational picture.
DoD’s first industrial strategy seeks to bolster weapons production ‘speed and scale’
"The current and future strategic environment requires immediate, comprehensive, and decisive action in strengthening and modernizing our defense industrial base ecosystem to ensure the security of the United States and our allies and partners. As this strategy makes clear, we must act now," Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks writes in a forward to the new National Defense Industrial Strategy.
China Bill Doubles DARPA’s Budget, Adds $52B For US Chips
"This is a strong start," Sen. Sasse said of the 2,400-page, $250 billion legislation designed to bolster the US in its competition with China.
Air Force To Try Space-Based 3D Printing: Roper
The US, Russia and China all could be building things in space within 15 years, an IDA study found.
‘Advanced Manufacturing Olympics’ To Shape New Air Force Strategy
"Advanced manufacturing, scaled across the entire Air Force and Space Force, will transform sustainment," Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett says.
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Networked for the fight: Army aviation’s next advantage
As operating environments grow more complex, Link 16 provides instantaneous, mission-wide connectivity to ensure no aircraft flies alone.
Army Dissects Black Hawk Helo, Scans Parts For 3D Printing
Before you can 3D print a part, you need a detailed 3D model of it. So Army Material Command is figuring out how to scan tens of thousands of parts. One method: pull apart an entire helicopter.
Replacing Spatulas With Robots At Army Ammo Plants
A worker died in 2017 scooping up explosive tetrazene by hand with a spatula. The Army and Congress agree an upgrade is long overdue — but it won't be cheap.
AF ‘Olympics’ Seeks To Speed 3D Printing Capabilities
Gen. Arnold Bunch, head of Air Materiel Command, said that 64 teams are competing in the Advanced Manufacturing Olympics for a total of $1 million in prize winnings.
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Raytheon: Robotized Factory Speeds Up Army LTAMDS Radar
The company is using extensive automation and a new generation of high-efficiency gallium nitride materials to accelerate development of the Lower-Tier Air & Missile Defense Sensor, LTAMDS.