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Appropriators, Air Force discuss industrial base, additive manufacturing and supply‑chain brittleness
Summary
Members and Air Force officials discussed measures to rebuild the defense industrial base, the role of advanced and additive manufacturing to address spare parts shortfalls, and ways to incentivize nontraditional suppliers.
A recurring theme in the hearing was the United States defense industrial base and how to rebuild domestic supply and production capacity to support modernization and sustainment.
Members, including Rep. John Joyce and Rep. Mike Womack, pressed Air Force leaders about aging industrial capacity, parts shortages for legacy platforms, and opportunities to use advanced manufacturing such as additive manufacturing to reduce dependence on fragile…
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