With several conflicts occurring across the world today, leaders and innovators with the U.S. Army are working on optimizing the effectiveness of their soldiers. To accomplish this, the Army is applying new technology to its operations to aid in completing necessary but tedious and prolonged tasks.
The Army Materiel Command is spearheading this new way of thinking. With additional manufacturing resources and advanced production systems, soldiers within the construction realm will be able to build their projects quicker and with more ease. By using 3D printing, crews are now able to make 20 “backward parts” in fewer than 60 minutes at 16 cents each. This replaces the old strategy of waiting six months to a year for companies to construct, ship and deliver the part, costing the service $20 and months of time.
Gen. Randy George, chief of staff of the Army, announced this development Tuesday during the Dwight D. Eisenhower luncheon at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting & Exposition held in Washington, D.C.
Furthermore, officials with the Army’s acquisitions team are changing the way that soldiers transport and relocate. Crews are constructing gear and devices that are smaller and easier to move. George illustrated what that new process looks like and how it benefits Army operations.
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