The US Navy’s Innovation department recently announced its interest in using Blockchain technology for their manufacturing systems.
In this announcement, the Navy mentioned their interest to add Blockchain technology to their 3D printing in order to help securely transfer data through the manufacturing process.
According to Cryptologic Warfare Officer & Lieutenant Jonathan McCarter, the Naval Innovation Advisory Council will lead the testing of the Blockchain technology integration into their system. They will be doing pilot tests and experiments on proof of concepts, data sharing, and securing digital designs throughout the Navy’s network of information. They also plan on creating a data sharing layer among the 3D printing sites using Blockchain technology.
This is just the start of the spread of Blockchain technology in the US government. It is slowly being accepted by the public, and that is why the adoption of the Blockchain technology being integrated into the US government doesn't come as a big surprise.
In fact, there are already a few government sectors that have taken an interest in Blockchain technology. Last May, Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate awarded a total sum of $9.7 million to several small business for research on Blockchain usage. Also, the US government is now seeking Blockchain technology solutions for contract bidding.
This new announcement just proves that this type of technology is here to stay, and is on it's way of becoming mainstream! This is huge news for the blockchain and the crypto community overall.