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LANDMARK AWARD: NC State, partners to lead $480 million FutureTEX defense textile initiative

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eTextile Communications, August 17, 2026

North Carolina State University has been chosen to lead a 10-year Department of War initiative aimed at modernizing textile manufacturing in the United States to support the defense industry. FutureTEX’s goal is to work with American manufacturing to capitalize on digital infrastructure and other emerging technologies making the domestic supply network more robust for the defense industrial base. Core partners in establishing FutureTEX include Drexel University, Gaston College, Georgia Tech, ISAIC and UMass Lowell.

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