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Failure to invest in forging industry jeopardizes our military edge
The United States “is like a giant boiler,” British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey is said to have remarked as America’s industrial might was brought to bear to help rescue European allies in World War I. “Once the fire is lighted under it, there is no limit to the power it can generate.” As the United…
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‘It doesn’t get much more basic’: Why forging can’t be forgotten
The arsenal of democracy rests on America’s forging industry. More than 152 forging plants in 38 states forge the metals and alloys for warships, planes, spacecraft, combat vehicles, missiles, rockets, bombs, ammunition, artillery pieces, and much more. But collectively, they have significant untapped capacity to meet growing national defense requirements. Inefficiency and unclear demand signals…
