This discussion took place on October 15 at AUSA Annual 2024.

Technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital twins and modular architecture all offer manufacturing advantages to the U.S. Army to design, prototype and build the materiel needed to meet readiness needs. But implementing those technologies requires an overhaul of the manufacturing process, and industry must adapt to meet needs in a timely manner. What needs to be done to ensure successful partnerships between the Army and the industrial base? How is the thinking around manufacturing changing, and how is that thinking being put into action?

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Guest Speakers:

  • Maj. Gen. Glenn A. Dean, Program Executive Officer, Ground Combat Systems, U.S. Army
  • BG Robert Mikesh Jr., Deputy Program Executive Officer, Enterprise, U.S. Army
  • Richard A. Martin, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Supply Chain Management, U.S. Army
  • Humberto Raposo, Application Engineer-Defense, Carpenter Technology