The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded Nikon AM Synergy, a contract under the JAMA IV IDIQ Pilot Parts Program, bringing the company into the US military’s AM supply chain as a direct production partner. The DLA is using…
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America Makes Launches Two Additive manufacturing project calls worth $25.6M
America Makes, a US public-private partnership focused on additive manufacturing, and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have announced two project calls worth a combined $25.6 million. The funding is split between the $12.4 million Maturation Initiative…
Rolls-Royce Inaugurates MOD-Backed Additive Manufacturing Development Cell
A new facility purpose-built for additive manufacturing has opened at the Bristol base of the British aerospace and defence company Rolls-Royce. The Additive Manufacturing Development Cell was inaugurated by Luke Pollard MP, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, with Claire…
FRCE Just 3D Printed Its First Flight-Certified Metal Parts and Put Them on Active Aircraft
North Carolina’s largest maintenance, repair, overhaul and technical services provider Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has delivered first flight-certified, non-flight-critical metal parts, produced in-house via additive manufacturing, improving downtime and readiness. Three platforms have already benefited: the weapons pylon fitting…
MOD Probes Security Risks of Chinese 3D Printers in Military Exercises
Britain’s Defence Secretary has ordered an internal investigation into the British Army’s use of Bambu Lab FDM 3D printers to fabricate FPV attack drones during a live military exercise in Kenya. According to the DailyMail, defence minister Luke Pollard confirmed…
ORNL and ARC Launch AI Foundry to Enhance the US Defense Supply Chain
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and New York-based startup Autonomous Resource Corporation have formalized a Memorandum of Understanding to establish what they are calling the Exascale Foundry, a closed-loop system designed to bring AI-enabled manufacturing qualification and autonomous production to U.S.…
L3Harris Locks In $1 Billion DoW Deal to Supercharge Missile Production
U.S. defense contractor L3Harris Technologies has finalized a $1 billion investment from the Department of War (DoW) into its newly formed Missile Solutions (MSL) business. The capital will flow toward expanding facilities, accelerating research and development, and increasing production capacity…
Colibrium Additive Secures NAVAIR Deal to Advance Metal AM Certification
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Colibrium Additive, a subsidiary of GE Aerospace, a $31 million contract as part of its Additive Manufacturing Capability initiative. The program targets a persistent challenge in military aviation: accelerating the testing,…
Italy Bets on Distributed AM for Naval Readiness with the DIANA Defense Program
Naval spare parts logistics, built around centralized warehouses and extended supply chains, has long been a structural vulnerability in defense readiness. 3D printer manufacturer ROBOZE is leading DIgitales partes Ad Necessitatem Armatorum (DIANA), a research and development initiative backed by…
Blue Ops Partners with HADDY to 3D Print Military Unmanned Surface Vessels at Scale
U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions Red Cat Holdings has announced a new collaboration between its maritime arm, Blue Ops, and robotic manufacturing company HADDY, signaling a new push to bring large-scale 3D printing into the production…
