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Air Force Sees 3D Printing as Vital to Making Aircraft Parts

October 29, 2015

Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is the home of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), the center of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) aircraft, engine, missile, software and avionics management and maintenance centers.

USAF Solicits Competitive Bids on National Security Satellite Program

July 21, 2014

Los Angeles Times

For the first time in a decade, the Air Force has opened up a rocket competition to launch the U.S. government's most sophisticated national security satellites. The Air Force released a request for proposal on Tuesday to companies that want to compete for a national security mission set to blast off in 2016.

UAE to Unveil Logistics Program for Military Operations

December 30, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

The United Arab Emirates' military plans to complete the rollout of a streamlined joint logistics model and communications system to improve information sharing, procurement and training among its Navy, Army and Air Force in 2014.

Small Firm Takes on Big Job of Optimizing Military Inventories

October 10, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Gleason Research Associates blends its proprietary software with the mobile computers of Intermec to help the U.S. Army track and audit everything from desks to tanks. Efficiency soars, and errors plummet.

Is U.S. Importing Potential Security Risk by Outsourcing So Much to Foreign Suppliers?

June 14, 2013

Industry Week

The U.S. relies on a single Chinese company for buta-netriol (BT), the chemical needed to produce the solid rocket fuel used to propel Hellfire air-to-ground missiles. Hellfire missiles are launched from attack helicopters and unmanned drones. The last U.S. producer of BT, Cytec Industries, discontinued production in 2004.