The operational problem
Critical assets can remain unavailable even when production capacity exists. The missing link is often trusted access to the correct manufacturing design data across fragmented supplier systems.
From data access to execution
A federated digital inventory needs more than search. It needs identities, permissions, asset integrity, production authority and returned evidence. This is the role of the MainChain command and control layer.
Why the testbed matters
The Defence Testbed Accelerator moved the discussion from theoretical interoperability to working approaches for secure data sharing and additive manufacturing closer to the point of need.