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Reliability is the probability that an item will perform its intended function for a specified period under stated conditions. It has a significant impact on operating and sustainment costs within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), which typically represent 70% of the program’s total life-cycle costs [1].
In 2022, the U.S. Navy installed the first-ever permanent metal AM machine aboard a U.S. naval vessel. This technology is projected to be groundbreaking by reducing resupply logistics and diminishing obsolescence: “For the Navy, the greatest immediate potential is in the less-exotic field of logistics” [1].
The U.S. Department of Defense announced an award of $11.7 million via the Defense Production Act Investment (DPAI) Program to…
FORT GREELY, Alaska — It is vital that military equipment work wherever in the world American Soldiers need it, and…
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – When you are building the future of Army aviation, it is not enough to create revolutionary…
The Defense Department has in recent months advanced its goal of developing domestic supply chains to ensure continued access to…
Thousands of satellites take pictures, gather information, and relay internet traffic from high above the Earth. Now, the challenge is…
SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Tech training transformation continues at the 82nd Training Wing as instructors from the 364th…
In October, the NASA team revisited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to collaborate with Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, engineers,…
Corrosion costs the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) billions of dollars annually and heavily impacts the availability of DoD assets to carry out their missions [1].
Submarine design is a multifaceted process requiring extensive effort spanning across various disciplines and organizations. Part of this effort is deciding which missions a submarine is expected to conduct and assessing its efficacy, or mission effectiveness, in those missions via constructive simulation.
VICKSBURG, Miss.— The Robotics for Engineer Operations (REO) team at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) successfully…