Titanium Industry Digging In: The US titanium industry is facing off against defense contractors over a proposed change to a metals law called the Berry Amendment that requires an American-made sticker for certain metals used in military weapons. According to the Congressional newspaper The Hill, reports that defense contractors are pushing for a more lax interpretation because they claim global sourcing has obscured the origins of some materials.
The Air Force on March 12 awarded contract modifications worth a combined $2.4 billion to Boeing to procure an undisclosed number of E-7 Wedgetail as part of the program's engineering and manufacturing development phase and continue work on the airborne battle management aircraft’s radar.