Auburn University Applied Research Institute to Supervise $50 Million Army Advanced Manufacturing Project

A $50 million new three-year project — the single largest prime research contract ever awarded to Auburn University — is designed to help the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center to boost its increasing modernization efforts. Titled "Lightweight, Advanced Manufacturing of Metallic, Polymer and Composite Structures for Aviation and Missile Weapon Systems," the project will be facilitated through the Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) in Huntsville and rely extensively on research expertise from Auburn's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), and the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS). "Our main objective is to enable the Army to incorporate advanced manufacturing materials and methods into existing and future aviation and missile systems," said Robert Dowling, AUARI director of research development. "To do that, we'll develop prototype advanced manufacturing processes required to analyze, design, develop, test, integrate and sustain qualified components for existing and future aviation and missile systems. The advanced manufacturing materials we're considering include alloys, polymers and composites. The methods will include everything from machine learning to material properties characterization." To identify growth opportunities in Advance Composites Market: Trends, Opportunities and Competitive Analysis [2023-2028], please visit https://www.lucintel.com/advanced-composites-market.aspx