Aerospace 3D Printing
Ursa Major Lands $28.6M AFRL Deal for 3D Printed Draper Engine Flight Demo
The US Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards Air Force Base has awarded a $28.6 million contract to Ursa Major for follow-on work related to the…
OVERLEAF 3D Prints Cryogenic Tank For Aviation Liquid Hydrogen
Spanish technology center Aimen has 3D printed a cryogenic tank meant to store liquid hydrogen for use as aviation fuel. This test tank was made as a part of OVERLEAF,…
US Army Tests 3D Printed Small Drones for Surveillance of “Invisible” Threats
US Army officials recently told military news outlet Task & Purpose that, at an exercise in Poland this month, the branch will test small 3D printed drones for surveilling potential threats…
Firehawk Aerospace Partners with JuggerBot 3D, Gets $1.25M from AFWERX for 3D Printed Propellants
Texas-based Firehawk Aerospace, an advanced energetic materials firm that works with aerospace and defense applications, announced a strategic partnership with JuggerBot 3D, an Ohio-based large-format 3D printer manufacturer. Together, the…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 16, 2025: AM Award Winners, Cold Spray, Drones, & More
We’ve got some more news from last week’s RAPID+TCT to kick off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to some interesting pieces of military AM news. Read…
US Army Considers 3D Printing for Mass UAS Production
According to Breaking Defense, the head of US Army Futures Command, General James Rainey, told an audience at the US Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exhibition (March 25-27 in Huntsville, Alabama)…
EOS Partnership Brings 3D Printing Power to India’s Aerospace Sector
India’s aerospace industry is starting to lean more heavily on 3D printing, and one of the country’s biggest engineering companies is teaming up with 3D printing leader EOS to make…
3D Printed Propulsion Specialist Ursa Major Sells 10 Hadley Engines to Japanese Space Startup
Ursa Major, the Colorado-based specialist in scaling additive manufacturing (AM) for propulsion solutions, has reached an agreement to sell ten Hadley engines to Sirius Technologies, the US subsidiary of Tokyo’s…
Pratt & Whitney Taps DED 3D Printing to Speed Jet Engine Repairs
Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of aerospace/defense giant RTX, has developed a new method leveraging directed energy deposition (DED) additive manufacturing (AM) to repair critical components on its geared turbofan…
Conflux 3D Prints Cooling System for Australia’s Zero-Emission Hydrogen Aircraft
In a major step toward zero-emissions aviation, Australian aircraft manufacturer AMSL Aero is developing one of the most ambitious electric aircraft in the world: Vertiia, a hydrogen-powered vertical takeoff and…
Firestorm Labs’ Drone 3D Printing Cell Tested at Naval Postgraduate School
Once per quarter, the Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) team at the US Naval Postgraduate School holds weeklong exercises dedicated to demonstrating emerging technologies viewed by the Department of Defense…
Puerto Rico University Gets $1.3M for Aluminum 3D Printing in Space
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (also known as Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, or RUM), has received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Air Force through America Makes to…
X-Bow Now Totals $97M in U.S. Funding for 3D-Printed Propellant and Solid Rocket Tech
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded additional funding to X-Bow Launch Systems to support research and development of solid rocket motors. These motors represent a rapidly advancing area…
O’Neal Subsidiary UPM Buys Fabrisonic for Ultrasonic 3D Printing
Metal services company United Performance Metals (UPM) has acquired Fabrisonic, a firm specializing in ultrasonic welding for 3D printing dissimilar materials and creating gradient parts up to six feet by…
GE Aerospace’s $1B U.S. Investment & the Return of Reshoring
In spite of, or partially due to, the mind games being played related to tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on trading partners, major corporations are investing in U.S. manufacturing….
3DPOD 245: Advanced Metal 3D Printing Powders with Jacob Nuechterlein, Elementum 3D CEO
Metallurgist and materials scientist Jacob Nuechterlein founded Elementum 3D in 2014 based on a proprietary process for making powders that enhances both the powder and the final parts’ properties. Elementum…
Rocket Lab to Acquire Restructured Laser Communications Provider Mynaric AG
Rocket Lab USA, the Long Beach-based, end-to-end space services company that specializes in producing rockets with additive manufacturing (AM), has announced plans to acquire Mynaric AG, a German provider laser…
Look! Up in the Sky! It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s an … Elegoo 3D Printer?
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s an… Elegoo 3D printer? Yes, Elegoo and Flite Test, a massive YouTube channel in the RC flight space,…
Sintavia Buys AMCM Metal 3D Printer with nLight Lasers
Additive manufacturing (AM) service specialist Sintavia recently received a $10 million investment and is already putting the funds to use. The company has purchased a twin-laser AMCM M290-2, equipped with…
US Air Force Taps Beehive to Study 3D Printed Jet Engines
Propulsion 3D printing firm Beehive Industries secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center through SOSSEC. SOSSEC is a company that manages Other Transactions Authority (OTA)…
Ohio Governor DeWine Announces $60M+ to Expand 3D Printing for Defense and Space
In November, 2023, Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio announced plans to invest $125 million in the Innovation Hubs Program, building off of a previous effort that resulted in three Ohio…
GE’s 3D Printed Catalyst Turboprop Engine Gains FAA Approval
GE’s Catalyst turboprop engine has received Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 33 certification, a significant milestone in engine airworthiness and a crucial step toward getting the engine into operation. The…
K-TIG Merges with Metal Powder Works Ahead of Australian Stock Exchange Listing
According to a recent announcement, additive manufacturing (AM) material firm Metal Powder Works (MPW) will soon go live on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), as a result of a successful…
Materialise Establishes Aerospace Competence Center in Delft to Advance AM in Aviation
Stalwart 3D printing service and software firm Materialise has announced the launch of its Aerospace Competence Center in the Aerospace Innovation Hub @TU Delft, marking a strategic expansion of its…
