Defense industry partners are making advancements in digital engineering and advanced manufacturing as the Defense Department increasingly looks to compete with China’s manufacturing economy, however, challenges still exist in these areas preventing their full potential. Joel Mozer, chief scientist of the Space Force, said China’s critical supply chain advancements over recent years emphasize the United States’ need to make advancements in digital engineering and advanced manufacturing to compete. “China is the world's largest manufacturing economy, and they recently announced their…
