The prototype components will aid BAE Systems Australia in fulfilling its obligation under its contract with the Australian Department of Defence to design and construct nine Hunter class frigates for…
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AML3D to metal 3D print prototype warship parts for the Australian Navy
Metal 3D printer manufacturer AML3D has been contracted by BAE Systems Maritime Australia to develop prototype warship parts for the Royal Australian Navy. While the nature of these components hasn’t …
UK MoD to flex-up supply chain by 3D printing military spares in £5M TAMPA Project
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking to establish a network of suppliers capable of 3D printing military-grade spare parts on-demand. As part of ‘Project TAMPA,’ the MoD aims to create a …
RAF trialing the use of 3D printed drone swarms to strike military targets
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is developing an aerial attack unit featuring 3D printed drones that can be fitted with munitions and used to destroy strategic targets, a senior UK military official has ann…
U.S. Navy equips USS Essex warship with Xerox 3D printing technology
Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMNAVSURFPAC) and the Navy Postgraduate School (NPS) have installed a Xerox 3D printer on the USS Essex, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. Sitt…
X-Bow’s mobile rocket 3D printing technology slated for Air Force testing
Rocket 3D printing firm X-Bow Systems has delivered its newly developed mobile 3D printing unit to the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for testing. Named Pathfinder I, the ‘Rocket Factory In-A…
HENSOLDT successfully tests its new 3D printed Kalaetron Attack radar jammer
Germany-based defense manufacturer HENSOLDT has successfully completed a new series of ground and field tests for Kalaetron Attack, the firm’s partially-3D printed jamming system. The jammer is primar…
SPEE3D’s cold spray 3D printing technology selected for US Navy MaintenX exercise
Australian metal 3D printer manufacturer SPEE3D has been chosen by the US Navy to supply its ‘MAINTENX’ maintenance technology engagement exercise. As part of the initiative, SPEE3D’s systems ar…
GE and Air Force advance Pacer Edge program with warfighter sustainment 3D printing effort
The US Air Force and aerospace manufacturer GE have announced the latest milestone in their ‘Pacer Edge’ 3D printing program. The pathfinder program aims to tackle the Air Force’s sustainment issues b…
DARPA-funded Elementum aims to 3D print rhenium metal for the first time
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded additive manufacturing materials developer Elementum 3D a Direct to Phase II SBIR contract to develop a 3D printing process for the me…