
Seeking to leverage private capital to help quickly scale production of critical technologies with both commercial and military uses, the Defense Department on Monday said it has launched a manufacturing pilot program that will first focus on inert chemicals used in munitions and agricultural products. The DoD’s Industrial Base Policy Office is partnering with the Texas-based Austin Center of Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) on the two-year pilot and combine private capital with funding from the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title…