Future of Defense Manufacturing Act of 2025

The Future of Defense Manufacturing Act of 2025 would markedly reshape how the Department of Defense (DoD) and the broader defense industrial base acquire and use additive manufacturing (AM) and related advanced manufacturing methods. A core feature is a strict prohibition on operating or procuring foreign-made AM machines, software, and data infrastructure if they are controlled or influenced by a specified set of foreign countries (China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia), with narrowly defined testing exceptions and a waiver option for national-interest reasons. The bill also pushes DoD toward a more domestic, integrated, and fast-moving manufacturing ecosystem by creating dual-use advanced manufacturing hubs, mandating aggressive production targets (notably 1,000,000 parts by 2027), and launching multiple targeted programs to additively manufacture or substitute critical parts across UAS, ground systems, and legacy inventories. It emphasizes data sharing, standardized qualification, cybersecurity, supplier diversification, and international coordination, while requiring a DoD-wide guidance and manual to standardize processes, materials, IP, testing, and training. In short, the bill seeks to reduce reliance on foreign AM capabilities, accelerate DoD adoption of advanced manufacturing, build resilient and interconnected hubs and supply chains, and push forward aggressive production and sustainment goals across multiple defense domains.