A lot of advances in manufacturing were funded by the Pentagon under its ManTech manufacturing technology initiative. Now, in a sure sign of the changing times, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's ManTech division is seeking proposals for ways to improve the production of unmanned air vehicles, so they can be built cheaper and quicker and will break less and last longer in service. It's evidence the industry is moving away from its hobby-shop roots. It may also be an indication that aircraft manufacturing is not the right model for UAVs
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