This week the U.S. Air Force has struck deals for two blockchain-focused initiatives. Yesterday, it was announced that
SIMBA Chain will be used in a manufacturing traceability project. Today details of another contract with blockchain firm
Constellation were released, this time for data interoperability and security.
SIMBA Chain was founded in 2017 after DARPA awarded a grant to the computing department of the University of Notre Dame and Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO). The platform has already been researched by the
U.S. Navy in work with ITAMCO and has won multiple awards.
In the past, during a battle, aerospace parts would have to come from a remote site. Nowadays, many parts can be printed onsite in the battlefield using 3D printing designs and specialist materials.
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