Aerospace 3D Printing

Beehive Industries has tested its 100 lbf (450 Newtons (N) or 0.45 kN) Frenzy 6 engine and wants to fly it in 2027. That engine, meant for UAVs and extended-range…

EOS is working with BIZU Space on space propulsion. Brazil-based BIZU Space makes liquid rocket engines and is involved in the MLBR (Brazilian Microlauncher), an independent Brazilian path to Low…

Australian metal 3D printing company Aurora Labs (ASX: A3D) is raising A$6 million ($4.2 million) to expand production of its small turbojet engines for defense and aerospace customers. The financing…

Additive manufacturing (AM) funding has shifted in China and the United States over the past five years, but in different ways. In China, metal 3D printing companies accounted for a…

What started with a hypercar is now taking Divergent Technologies into aerospace and defense manufacturing. By combining software, metal 3D printing and robotic assembly, the California-based manufacturer is working to…

French 3D printing company Prodways (EPA: ALPWG) reported a 130% increase in printer revenue in the third quarter of 2026, driven by growing demand for its MOVINGLight technology for ceramic…

Chair manufacturer Thonet pioneered bending wood, mass production, and composites. Then a strange wooden airplane takes to the skies and, against all expectations, does well. It takes on many roles and…

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with medical news, as Myrava has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 3D printed bolus. Moving on to aerospace and metals, AML3D…

In the first article in this series, we look at how a European chair company invested in the world by pioneering mass manufacturing, modularity, bent wood, tubular steel, catalogs, composites,…

We are in the middle of a major manufacturing shift focused on the production speed and payload capacity of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), or drones. A recent Manufacturing Dive article…

We’re starting off with defense in this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Titomic was awarded a $5 million U.S. defense contract, and VulcanForms announced a partnership with Specter Aerospace…

I recently wrote about how the South Korean additive manufacturing (AM) firm Lincsolution is building an aerospace and defense hub, part of the company’s construction of “the largest AM facility in…

The UK’s Ministry of Defense has worked with Alloyed to develop a 3D printed, UK-made turbojet engine. From idea to testing took seven months. The duo will make a family…

SWISSto12 will partner with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. The duo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) covering manufacturing payloads, RF products, and expansion in Asia. SWISSto12 will also manufacture phased-array…

The Pentagon, along with deep-pocketed collaborators in the private sector, is urgently coordinating the buildup of all the elements necessary for a domestic US drone supply chain. Even so, those…

In a diversification effort, Continuous Composites has decided to seek work outside of the courtroom. The company that has been successful in defending its patent portfolio in composite 3D printing…

The US CIA director recently made an unannounced visit to Moscow that has naturally raised much speculation, while the EU and NATO have now officially accused Russia of being behind…

For manufacturers trying to win more space and defense work, adding 3D printers is only part of the challenge. They also need to make the same parts to the same…

Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) grew revenue and profit in the second quarter of 2026, as its Medical business continued to expand, and stronger aerospace and defense demand helped its Manufacturing segment…

Maintenance and interiors aircraft giant Lufthansa Technik is exploring 3D printing at greater depths, hoping to take its customers to the heights they’re accustomed to. A team at Lufthansa Technik…

Every kilogram sent into space comes at a cost. So engineers have spent decades finding ways to make spacecraft lighter. The next frontier will be producing some of the parts…

For metal additive manufacturing (AM) to grow in the United States, companies need more than printers. They also need a reliable supply of the powders that go into those machines….

Inspection software and tooling firm Phase3D has been given a Department of the Air Force contract. Its Fringe Inspection platform will be used in ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). CMCs are…

3D Systems has received an extra $9 million under the Air Force’s Large-Format Metal 3D Printer Advanced Technology Demonstrator program. In 2023, the firm already got $10.8 million from the…