Army Materiel Command finding applications for advanced manufacturing

By Jaspreet Gill / February 4, 2020 at 4:03 PM
The Army is investing in advanced manufacturing capabilities at Rock Island Arsenal, IL, and wants to see how those can be used at the tactical level. Gen. Gus Perna, head of Army Materiel Command, told reporters today at a Defense Writers Group breakfast that while the Center of Excellence for Advanced and Additive Manufacturing at Rock Island serves as the home of 3D printing and additive and subtractive manufacturing capabilities, the service plans to eventually bring those to 25 depots,...

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