Aerospace 3D Printing
U.S. Navy Lab Uses 3D Printing to Reduce Tooling Lead Time By Over 90%
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO), responsible for life-cycle management of the key fifth-generation joint strike fighter (JSF) system used by the U.S., its allies, and its partners,…
Making Space: Stratasys Global Director of Aerospace & Defense Conrad Smith Discusses the Space Supply Chain Council
Of all the many verticals that have been significant additive manufacturing (AM) adopters, few have been more deeply influenced by the incorporation of AM into their workflows than the space…
EOS in India: AM’s Rising Star
EOS is doubling down on India. With a growing base of aerospace startups, new government policies, and a massive engineering workforce, India is quickly becoming one of the most important…
Nikon Advanced Manufacturing & ASTM International Form Partnership to Bolster U.S. Defense Supply Chain
Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Inc., the California-based, end-to-end metal additive manufacturing (AM) company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with standards organization ASTM International to work together on multiple efforts…
Honeywell Qualifies 6K Additive’s Nickel 718 for 3D Printed Aerospace & Defense Parts
6K Additive is renowned for manufacturing sustainable additive manufacturing (AM) powder, and offers a wide portfolio of premium metal and alloy powders that include titanium, copper, stainless steel, and nickel,…
Rocket Lab and Nikon SLM Solutions Sign MoU for New Large Metal 3D Printing Systems
Nikon SLM Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rocket Lab. The aerospace manufacturing firm wishes to reserve two new “ultra-large format metal additive manufacturing platforms.” This is…
AM Research Says 3D Printing Could Be Responsible for Half the Parts on Launched Satellites by 2033
The satellite industry has grown significantly in the last decade. In the “new space race” between the more industrialized nations of the world, stiff competition has resulted in new and…
Another One in the Books! Stratolaunch Awards Ursa Major a $32.9M Contract for 16 3D Printed Engines
Last week, I published an interview with Ursa Major’s COO, Nick Doucette, and its Head of Marketing and Strategic Communications, Savanah Bray, in which they detailed the internal sentiment at…
Titomic Opens New U.S. Facility in Huntsville to Boost 3D Printing for Defense
Australian company Titomic (ASX: TTT) has expanded into Huntsville, Alabama, opening a new U.S. facility that brings its advanced metal manufacturing technology closer to key defense and aerospace hubs. The…
GKN Aerospace Adds Interspectral’s AM Explorer Software to its 3D Printing Workflow
GKN Aerospace, the UK-based leading manufacturer of aircraft components, has adopted AM Explorer, a platform made by Swedish software firm Interspectral, at its Centre of Excellence for Engine Systems in…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 24, 2025: Commercialization, Acquisition, & Facilities
We’re all business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs! Titomic and nuForj have announced a strategic partnership, and AMETEK is acquiring FARO Technologies. CDG 3D Tech opened an Additive Manufacturing…
Metal Powder Supplier Elementum 3D Added to $46B Air Force Contract
Elementum 3D, a Colorado-based developer and supplier of metal powders used in additive manufacturing (AM), announced that the company has been added to the vendors list in the fourth on-ramp…
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…
