New Marine Occupational Specialty Combines Welding, Machining and 3D printing
The Marine Corps is consolidating its metal worker and machinist specialties into a single new military occupational specialty, effective Oct. 1, 2026, with... read more »
Military
Navy Depot Delivers First Metal 3D Printed Aircraft Parts to Fleet
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 Opens Additive Manufacturing Cell in Bristol With UK Defence Funding
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 »
Beehive Industries Wins $30 Million Air Force Contract for 3D-Printed Turbojets
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 »
Army Opens 50-Printer Additive Makerspace at Picatinny Arsenal
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 »
Corpus Christi Army Depot Uses 3D Printing to Manufacture UH-60 Black Hawk Fuel System Components
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 »
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 »
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 »
