The U.S. Army has officially opened the Microelectronics Manufacturing Facility at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania.
The new facility supports the Army’s modernization and ensures that the service branch cannot only sustain legacy systems but also enable the integration of new technologies into future platforms, said Liz Miranda, executive deputy to the commanding general of the Army Materiel Command, during the plant’s opening ceremony held Sunday.
Army Establishes Microelectronics Factory in Pennsylvania
The Microelectronics Manufacturing Facility at Tobyhanna Army Depot will house engineers and technicians who will develop, manufacture and test circuit cards for the Department of Defense.
Mark Sgobba, lead electronics engineer at Tobyhanna Army Depot, has been looking into establishing a facility dedicated to making microelectronics for the military for years. The military, like other industries across the United States, relies on foreign sources for chip components used in weapon systems, creating a significant national security risk.
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According to Sgobba, the Microelectronics Manufacturing Facility creates an opportunity for Tobyhanna Army Depot to expand its capabilities and create an agile and future-ready workforce.
James L. Crocker, depot commander, shared at the opening ceremony that the Microelectronics Manufacturing Facility is only part one of a four-phase project to support the DOD’s chip demands.
“We look forward to expanding our capacity and capability for this critical warfighter readiness mission,” he commented.
Tobyhanna Army Depot delivers logistics support for command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance across all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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