3D printing service bureau Tronix3D has announced that it has completed a successful technology demonstration as part of the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining’s (NCDMM) AMNOW Pro…
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NAVSEA selects seven ship R&D projects that could save the U.S. Navy $250 million
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has awarded funding to seven nautical R&D programs that, if successful, could yield cost savings of over $250 million. In three of the new proje…
3D Systems update on ARL-funded nine laser “world’s largest” metal 3D printer
Having been awarded a $15M contract to develop the ”world’s largest metal 3D printer” for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), 3D printer OEM 3D Systems has now announced a number of new details a…
U.S. Army extends digital twin project to aircraft, tanks, and VR training
In a bid to determine the potential role of 3D printing in its future supply chain, the U.S. Army is disassembling a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to 3D scan each of its individual components – al…
6K awarded $1M Phase Two program to reclaim defense scrap for aerospace grade powders
Advanced materials specialist 6K has been awarded a Phase Two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to commercialize a domestic closed-loop sup…
U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk set to receive 3D printed antenna mounts
With the Navy’s fleet of MH-60S Seahawk helicopters set for a communications system upgrade, engineers at the H-60 Fleet Support Team have adopted 3D printing for the project. Specifically, over 200 u…
ASTRO America proposes additive manufacturing hypersonic missile production facility
ASTRO America, the Applied Science & Technology Research Organization, has completed a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)-commissioned study to accelerate the production of hyp…
Australian army conducts secondary two week field test of upgraded SPEE3D metal 3D printer
The Australian Army has carried out a second set of field exercises using SPEE3D’s WARPSPEE3D additive manufacturing systems. Following the success of the Australian Army’s initial field trials condu…
U.S. Air Force engineers become first to engine-test 3D printed metal parts for USAF
Engineers from the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, a wing of the Air Force Sustainment Center, have become the first to successfully test a 3D printed metal component inside a U.S. Air Force airc…
U.S. Air Force set to fit B-2 Stealth Bomber with its first 3D printed part
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s B-2 Program Office has decided to 3D print protective components for the B-2 Spirit, aka the Stealth Bomber. The part in question is a permanent protective…