Army plans ‘rodeo’ to round up supply-chain problems
13-10-2026 05:27 via defenseone.com

Army plans ‘rodeo’ to round up supply-chain problems

The U.S. Army is planning a "rodeo" to round up problems that slow the deployment of new weapons, and rope in new ways to improve supply chains and make parts in more places, the service’s acting chief said today. The “Manufacturing Rodeo,” planned sometime in 2027, will serve as a sort of public competition to expose where the industrial base is failing to meet demand and where new players are providing innovative approaches.“We need to strain the nation's larger in
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