NASA successfully hot-fire tested a 3-D printed copper combustion chamber liner with an E-Beam Free Form Fabrication manufactured nickel-alloy jacket.
Photo by David Olive/NASA
RAND has been conducting research to assess the status of technological advancements of U.S. adversary powers for the U.S. Department of Defense since well before the turn of the century. Many of the recent efforts have focused on the People's Republic of China (China). We highlight some key studies published within the past 5 years and in the public domain.
RAND researchers were called upon to testify before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
