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…
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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…
America Makes launches four new project calls with $2.1M in awards
America Makes, the U.S. national accelerator for additive manufacturing, has announced four new project calls intended to advance the maturation of industrial 3D printing. Each project addresses one o…
Raytheon awarded $841K to advance 3D printed military optics
America Makes, an additive manufacturing innovation organization managed by the U.S. Department of Defense, has announced aerospace firm Raytheon Technologies as the awardee of its Additive for eXtrem…