Air Force To Try Space-Based 3D Printing: Roper

Breaking Defense: Figuring out how to create a 3D printing-based supply chain in space will be the focus of one future ‘challenge’ for innovators competing for Air Force prize money, service acquisition czar Will Roper says.

“I’ll make a commitment here that we will have a space-based challenge coming soon to a theater near you,” he said Friday, announcing the winners of the Air Force Advanced Manufacturing Olympics’ challenge to develop a supply chain strategy to increase the service’s use of 3D printing. “That’s how you win wars — it’s truly logistics that wins,” he added.

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