Fleet Readiness Center East has delivered its first flight-certified metal 3D-printed parts to the U.S. Navy fleet, completing the qualification, production, and certification... read more »
Rolls-Royce has opened a new Additive Manufacturing Development Cell at its Defence Assembly and Operations facility in Bristol, with Luke Pollard MP, Minister... read more »
Colorado-based propulsion startup Beehive Industries has secured a nearly $30 million contract from the US Air Force to advance testing and development of... read more »
The U.S. Army cut the ribbon on a new Additive Makerspace at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey on March 19, giving engineers at the... read more »
The Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) in Texas has begun using 3D printing technology to manufacture replacement tail fins for the UH-60 Black... read more »
The 2nd Marine Logistics Group has developed the Marine Corps' first National Defense Authorization Act-compliant 3D-printed drone, called HANX. The drone represents an... read more »
MARIN conducted the first on-water tests of an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) prototype in The Netherlands back in December 2025. The defense project,... read more »
Auburn University's National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) has formed two new partnerships to advance 3D printing research for aerospace and maritime... read more »
The U.S. Navy has developed a 3D printed version of the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) visor through a collaborative effort between... read more »
Nuburu, a Colorado-based company, has announced a joint venture with Maddox Defence Inc of Houston, Texas, to design and manufacture military drones for... read more »
The Royal Air Force has installed its first in-house 3D printed component on an operational Typhoon aircraft at RAF Coningsby. Engineers created a... read more »
The U.S. Army does not own the IP for many of the parts that go into its weapons and platforms, making it difficult... read more »
The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) has completed production of its largest additive manufacturing metal component to date - a 90kg suspension and differential... read more »
The Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) has successfully used 3D printing to manufacture a replacement cooling rotor for an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile... read more »
MetalWorm and Nurol Makina, both based in Ankara, Turkey, have completed testing of an armored vehicle component manufactured using Directed Energy Deposition (DED)... read more »
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has produced 2,000 O-ring installation tools for F-35 Lightning II aircraft using 3D printing technology. The project was... read more »
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) are working with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to address reliability concerns with... read more »
The US military is examining 3D printing technology as a solution for frontline equipment repairs. During a recent congressional hearing on military spending,... read more »
Phillips Corporation has become the first Meltio partner to integrate the Meltio Engine Blue into a Haas CNC machine. The integration was demonstrated... read more »
Dalhousie University has partnered with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to address critical parts supply challenges for Canada's aging submarine fleet. The... read more »
