Defense
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US Air Force extends metal LFAM program with additional $9M for 3D Systems
Back in 2023, 3D Systems entered into a ~$10.76M contract with the US Air Force to develop a large-scale metal 3D printing platform for the production of flight-ready parts at…
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Haddy 3D prints a drone boat for the U.S. military using robotic arms
Haddy, a digital manufacturing company based in St. Petersburg, Florida, has produced a vessel called the TF-179 Drone Boat using large format robotic additive manufacturing. The company released photos of…
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UNIST, 3DFactory to develop 3D printed ship propellers for U.S. Navy
UNIST’s 3D Printing Convergence Technology Center and startup 3DFactory were selected for South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) “2026 Second Shipbuilding and Marine Industry Technology Development Project,”…
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Firestorm Labs prints more than 1,000 parts aboard USS Essex
Firestorm Labs‘ xCell containerized manufacturing platform produced more than 1,000 parts aboard the USS Essex during a two-week transit to RIMPAC 2026 in Hawaii, marking the first maritime demonstration of…
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NAMI gains Saudi military manufacturing license
Saudi Arabia’s National Additive Manufacturing and Innovation Company (NAMI) has received a Military Manufacturing License from the country’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), authorizing the company to carry out…
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Norsk Titanium joins first America Makes project to qualify RPD for defense
Norsk Titanium was selected for its first America Makes project, joining the Joint Additive Qualification for Sustainment – Supplier Qualification program, known as JAQS-SQ. America Makes is the United States’…
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McConnell AFB Innovation Lab 3D prints a fix for KC-46 engine servicing
A maintenance problem at McConnell Air Force Base‘s Innovation Lab led to the creation of a 3D printed funnel, which is now being used to service the KC-46A Pegasus’s engine…
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Fort Bliss opens first of ten 3D printed Army barracks
U.S. military site Fort Bliss held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week for the first of 10 new 3D printed barracks at the Texas installation, opening two of the buildings under…
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Fortastra and Hadrian partner on AM for satellite programs
Spacecraft developer Fortastra and manufacturing company Hadrian signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the application of advanced manufacturing methods to Fortastra’s satellite development programs. The partnership establishes a framework…
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CoAspire enters U.S. Air Force framework agreement for AM cruise missiles
CoAspire has secured a place in a multi-year framework agreement covering the U.S. Air Force’s Family of Affordable Mass Missiles (FAMM) program, a procurement effort aimed at high-volume production of…
