Military 3D Printing
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…
3YOURMIND’s New AI Speeds Up Technical Drawing Analysis for Part Identification
German-US software provider 3YOURMIND, a longtime innovator in the additive manufacturing (AM) design space, has announced a new feature for its signature Part Identification software: a Technical Drawing Analysis function…
Deployable Construction 3D Printer in the Works from Air Force and X-Hab 3D
“Impactful innovations require impactful organizational change,” Major Brian Vickers told Department of Defense (DoD) outlet DVIDS. Maj. Vickers, the Deputy Base Civil Engineer at Maryland’s Martin State Air National Guard…
Titomic Teams Up with MPW, Northrop Grumman to Advance Cold Spray 3D Printing
Australian cold spray additive manufacturing (AM) OEM Titomic has landed some key deals over the last couple of years, including one with Aussie energy giant Woodside to deploy a Titomic…
Aussie 3D Printing OEM AML3D Expands into UK Defense Market via BAE Systems Deal
The Australian original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of wire additive manufacturing (WAM) systems, AML3D, has made expansion into the US defense market the cornerstone of its business strategy since pivoting a…
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)…
Meltio’s Wire-Laser Metal AM Joins South Korea’s Defense Arsenal
Spanish multinational Meltio announced that South Korea’s Marine Corps Logistics Group has just become the first military unit in the country to roll out robot-based metal 3D printers powered by…
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…
3DPOD 248: AM in the Marines and Advanced Technologies with Howie Marotto, EWI
I really loved this episode of the 3DPOD with Howie Marotto, Additive Manufacturing Business Director at EWI. A Marine with deep logistics experience gets to tell us how viable 3D…
Prometheus to Build Massive Rocket Motor Facility in Indiana
In a major move for the U.S. defense industry, Prometheus Energetics will build a massive 550-acre solid rocket motors (SRMs) and munitions facility in Bloomfield, Indiana. Construction is set to…
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…
AM Coalition’s 2025 DC Legislative Fly-In: The Time Is Now for U.S. 3D Printing Policy
The Additive Manufacturing (AM) Coalition is set to host its third annual DC Legislative Fly-In from May 6 to 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The event, which aims to strengthen…
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…
3D Printing by the Numbers: Free AM Research Webinar to Dig into Market’s 2024 and 2025 Financial Performance
The additive manufacturing (AM) sector is at a pivotal moment, with industry growth stabilizing after a year of uneven performance. To help businesses and professionals navigate the evolving market, Additive…
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….
3D Printed Rocket Motor Specialist Ursa Major Lands $15M Satellite Propulsion Contract
Ursa Major, the Colorado-based leader in deploying additive manufacturing (AM) for propulsion solutions, has received a contract from an unnamed customer for geostationary earth orbit (GEO) propulsion systems. The multi-year…
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…
CADmore Establishes First Cold Metal Fusion Facility in U.S.
Design and engineering firm CADmore will establish a CADmore Metal application center in South Carolina dedicated to the novel cold metal fusion (CMF) technology developed by Headmade Materials. Located in…
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…
Largest American Shipbuilder Installs 3D Printed Assembly on Aircraft Carrier
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has announced that Newport News Shipbuilding has installed a 3D-printed valve manifold assembly on an aircraft carrier. The company stated, “The use of certified 3D-printed…
RAPID + TCT 2025: Exploring 3D Printing’s Role in Defense
RAPID + TCT, North America’s largest additive manufacturing (AM) event, returns to Detroit this April, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and government stakeholders to explore the latest advancements in AM….
