Research on Policy Formulation Factors and Priorities for Additive Manufacturing in the Military Domain

Key Points

• This research aims to identify and prioritize factors crucial for effective policy formulation in defense additive manufacturing.
• Conducted an AHP survey among experts from the Army Science and Technology Commission's Intelligent Additive Manufacturing Group and the Ministry of National Defense to quantitatively evaluate importance.
• Identified overlapping roles and inconsistencies in policy implementation, as well as deficiencies in defense quality certification systems.
• ‘Quality and reliability assurance’ emerged as the most urgent policy priority.
• ‘Securing operational and maintenance personnel’ was identified as the second priority in technology components.

Abstract