Marine Corps Develops First NDAA-Compliant 3D Printed Drone
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 »
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Dutch Navy Tests 3D Printed Uncrewed Surface Vessel Prototype
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 Partners with Amaero and Austal USA on Metal AM Research for Aerospace and Defense Applications
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 »
Navy Uses 3D Printing to Reduce Helmet Visor Costs by 65 Percent
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 Forms Joint Venture with Maddox Defense to Manufacture Military Drones Using 3D Printing
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 »
RAF Installs First In-House 3D Printed Component on Operational Typhoon Aircraft
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 »
Army Plans Independent 3D Printing of Parts Due to Intellectual Property Constraints
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 »
Digital Manufacturing Centre Delivers 90kg 3D Printed Military Vehicle Component
The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) has completed production of its largest additive manufacturing metal component to date - a 90kg suspension and differential... read more »
Navy Maintenance Center Uses 3D Printing to Replace Destroyer Pump Component at Fraction of Conventional Cost
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 »
Turkish Companies Test 3D Printed Component for Armored Vehicles
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 »
FRCE Innovation Lab Creates Rapid Solution for F-35 Fleet
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 »
Johns Hopkins APL Helps Navy Overcome Metal 3D Printing Reliability Concerns
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 »
US Top General Says 3D Printers Should Join Guns on Battlefield to Speed Up Repairs
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 Corp and Meltio Partner to Advance Hybrid CNC Technology for Defense Applications
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 »
Canadian Navy Extends Submarine Lifespan with 3D Printed Parts
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 »
U.S. Army Soldiers Apply 3D Printing Training to Solve Field Equipment Issues
Two U.S. Army soldiers recently used skills learned at the Naval Aviation School for Additive Manufacturing (NASAM) to produce critical parts during deployment.... read more »
New $9M Illinois Lab to 3D Print Large Vehicle Parts for US Military
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is establishing a new research center focused on developing additive manufacturing methods for large metal parts. The center... read more »
Penn State-Led Team Receives $1 Million to Improve Metal 3D Printing
A research team led by Penn State has secured a $1 million grant from DARPA's Structures Uniquely Resolved to Guarantee Performance (SURGE) program... read more »
Saab Partners with Freemelt to 3D Print Copper Defense Components
Swedish 3D printing company Freemelt AB has received a new order from defense manufacturer Saab to produce copper components for testing. The order... read more »
New LAM3D Process Reduces Production Time for Radar, Electronic Warfare Amplifiers
A new manufacturing process developed by U.S. startup Elve has reduced the production time of traveling-wave tubes (TWTs) from more than a year... read more »
