Army releases new advanced manufacturing policy

By Ashley Tressel / October 4, 2019 at 9:00 AM
The Army today released a new policy on advanced manufacturing that aims to bring the service up to par with foreign powers who have fully embraced new ways of building weapon systems, as well as the commercial sector, inspired by the National Defense Strategy. Alexis Ross, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for strategy and acquisition reform, told reporters in the Pentagon ahead of the policy’s release the service is driven by adversaries’ -- particularly China’s -- interest and investment...

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