In line with the Department of Defense’s goal to bolster U.S. supply chains, its Office of the Assistant Secretary for Industrial Base Policy has entered into a $1.31 million agreement with Selmet, Inc., a Consolidated Precision Products company.
The partnership, which was established through the office’s Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization office, will help Selmet produce specialty titanium castings used for turbine engines on F-15, F-16, F-22 and F-35 aircraft, the DOD announced on Friday.
“Resiliency at all points in our defense industrial base is required to ensure the operational availability of the platforms on which our warfighters depend. Upstream supporting activities are just as important as the manufacturing of final products” said Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy.
Made under the Defense Production Act Title III authorities and funded by the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, the agreement will allow Selmet to procure and install the specific equipment needed to produce its titanium castings.