Army Plans ‘Manufacturing Rodeo’ to Test Industrial Supply Chain

Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced on Oct. 12 that the service plans to hold a “manufacturing rodeo” early next year to test the defense industrial base’s production capacity, identify supply-chain weaknesses, and determine whether manufacturers can scale production to meet military demand. “We’re going to stress test the supply chain, the manufacturing processes, and see where it breaks,” Telle said during the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.