Ross had earlier visited an Army vendor’s facilities where they were developing composite materials and she recalled, “An interesting composite material where they were taking silicon and metal and essentially fusing it together. This is a significant step forward in manufacturing and design.”ĭr. Ross, a deputy assistant Army secretary for strategy and acquisition reform explained that “Additive manufacturing, composite materials, and machine learning have already brought a new industrial revolution to private industry. McCarthy said, “We’re already doing it in 2021, but we needed to get more aggressive so we could have a comprehensive approach.”ĭr. The US Army initiative will put strategic guidance out to the service and industry partners to indicate the number of resources, people and funding into additive manufacturing technology the US Army will be investing in its future plans.Īs per a statement to Army Times, Army Secretary Ryan D. It believes that additive manufacturing technology will be a faster and cheaper way to repair & service all types of equipments.Īn expeditionary capability to print parts will enable US military forces to extend the range of a brigade combat team. US Army has announced its plans to use additive manufacturing technology to produce replacement parts on-site, for tanks and other equipment back into the battlefield. But in recent months the Moroccan government has expressed concerns about military escalation.Above: US Army’s M1 Abrams Tank/Image Credit: US Army

In recent years, Russia and Morocco have continued to maintain good relations, and Rabat chose not to participate in the UN vote that condemned Moscow’s invasion.

The situation soured by the 1980s, however, as Moscow provided arms to Algeria. Moscow’s stance changed in the 1920s, when the Soviet-sponsored Comintern supported a communist campaign against the French colonial presence in the North African nation.ĭuring the Cold War, after it received its independence from France, Morocco became one of the Soviet Union’s most important trading partners in Africa.

During the late Czarist era, though, Russia officially supported France’s colonial position in Morocco. Russia was the first European nation to officially establish ties with Morocco, dating back to exchanges between Sultan Mohammed Ben Abdallah al-Khatib (Mohammed III) and Russian Empress Catherine the Great in 1777. Relations between Moscow and Rabat can only be described as complicated.

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