The US Army is upping its bet on artificial intelligence and working to broaden acquisition plans in hopes the cutting-edge tech can help with everything from sensor operations to ground vehicles to aviation and training, according to one of the service’s top tech officials.
The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the launch of a $50 million partnership focused on workforce training for defense manufacturing.
The aviation industry is working intensively to reduce the environmental impact of flying, and additive manufacturing (AM) is a key enabler in this effort.
In early 2022, the Defense Department released a report detailing the state of the defense industrial base, or DIB, which is the collection of private sector companies that produce the materials, hardware and weapons used by the U.S. military.
Finish-turning is perhaps the most important machining process for aircraft components, and it has more stringent requirements than the machining processes that precede it.