What Happened
Acting Secretary Telle Unveils Industry Competition to Identify Weak Links
The US Army has announced plans to hold a ‘manufacturing rodeo’, an event aimed at identifying weak spots in the service’s supply chain. Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle made the announcement at the annual AUSA conference, emphasizing the need for the Army to be self-sufficient in manufacturing and to ‘get back to the basics’ in its modernization efforts. The event will involve a competition between industry partners to ‘strain’ and ‘stress test’ the supply chain, with the goal of building a more resilient and responsive industrial base. The initiative was announced by Breaking Defense.