Continuous Composites wins US Army contract to evaluate CF3D technology
Idaho-based composites firm targets producibility and cost challenges in precision strike systems under ManTech program
Continuous Composites, Inc. (CCI) has been awarded a multi-year contract with the US Army Development Command (DEVCOM) Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC) to evaluate its CF3D continuous fiber 3D printing technology for use in current and future missile platforms. The work is being carried out under the US Army’s Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) program and executed through America Makes, the national additive manufacturing institute, as part of broader Department of Defense efforts to identify faster and more cost-effective production methods for precision strike systems.
The contract centers on CCI’s Precision Strike Missile architecture work, where the company is assessing how its fiber-steered design capabilities and advanced materials could address persistent producibility challenges in high-performance aerospace structures.
Throughput, variability, and supply chain in focus
Existing production methods for complex missile components introduce constraints around throughput, repeatability, and supply chain resilience — factors that affect a program’s ability to deliver at scale and on schedule. Under the ManTech effort, CCI is working to establish a manufacturing approach capable of producing nose cones, fins, leading edges, bulkheads, and other structurally demanding components with greater consistency and at lower cost.
The company stated that improving yield, reducing variability, and building supply chain resilience are central objectives, with the broader goal of transitioning advanced manufacturing capability to defense programs more rapidly.
“We believe our technology provides game-changing capabilities to the U.S. industrial base, and we are focused on solving some of the toughest challenges related to high-performance and high-temperature materials,” said Steve Starner, Chief Executive Officer of Continuous Composites.
“Our goal is to lower program risk, improve system capability, and position our customers for confident, scalable production in the future in alignment with Department of Defense priorities.”
CCI is based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and has previously received funding from AFWERX for work on joining methods using CF3D technology.
