Adapted 3D Printing Technology is Accelerating the Hypersonics Timetable.
Key Investments to Ensure Mission Readiness
Ensuring readiness by continually investing to produce weapons affordably at scale and rapidly deliver to the field.
By Presley Price
Speed and quality are non-negotiable when it comes to equipping and resupplying our front-line users with best-in-breed products.
The Russia-Ukraine war has highlighted that the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB) lacks the capacity for today’s critical weapons, and this risk only grows as we consider the advanced weapons needed for the future fight. Ukraine's consumption of the supplied U.S. and allied weapons and support systems is putting significant pressure on the Industrial Base since utilization rates are exceeding current capacity, and with Industry scrambling to replenish stockpiles this will leave little bandwidth to develop and field new systems needed for a near-peer fight. While military aid to Ukraine has helped prevent a Russian victory, the assistance has depleted stockpiles and shows the DIB must make significant investments to shore up its magazines and be able to surge in the case of conflict.
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Establishing Foundational Infrastructure
Northrop Grumman is investing in infrastructure designed to be inherently agile and able to pivot to meet fluctuation of demand across weapons systems. Each facility is a foundational enabler for key capabilities applicable to a broad range of DoD needs, not specific programs. The company is building above demand signal, ensuring surge potential to quickly react to changes in customer requirements. This will enable U.S. forces and our allies to select the most effective weapons for unique engagements and have adequate quantities at their fingertips faster than ever before.
