An U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) technical team from the Weapons and Materials Research Directorate was recognized by the Department of Defense (DOD) on March 12, 2009, for its role in the development of the specification MIL-STD-3021, a manufacturing process standard entitled "Materials Deposition, Cold Spray."
The 2008 Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Achievement Award was presented to the ARL team by DOD's Standardization Program Office. The DSP mission is to identify, influence, develop, manage, and provide access to standardization processes, products, and services for warfighters and the acquisition and logistics communities.
In addition, the program promotes interoperability, and assists with reducing total ownership cost and sustaining readiness.
