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Army Advancing On Organic Industrial Base Upgrade Plan, Push To Bring 3D Printing To ‘Tactical Edge’

Army Advancing On Organic Industrial Base Upgrade Plan, Push To Bring 3D Printing To ‘Tactical Edge’
A Crane Army Ammunition Activity employee discusses with Gen. Ed Daly, the commanding general of U.S. Army Materiel Command, during a visit Sept. 4 how upgrades at Crane Army’s flagship flexible manufacturing complex allow CAAA to produce conventional munitions faster and more effectively. (Photo: Hayley Smith).

The Army is set to brief lawmakers soon on its new 15-year, likely $16 billion organic industrial base modernization plan and is also moving ahead with a new focus on bringing advanced manufacturing capabilities “to the tactical edge,” the service’s top logistics official said Tuesday. Gen. Ed Daly, head of Army Materiel Command, told reporters he will first brief Army senior leaders on the details of the 15-year plan within the next 30 days, before going to the Hill and…

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