Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael and Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology Dr. Joseph S. Jewell take questions from the press. following the Department of Defense Lab Day at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 05, 2026. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carson Croom)
The joint version of the fiscal 2023 NDAA asks the Pentagon to evaluate how additive manufacturing could speed-up hypersonic weapons testing and save money.