Military 3D Printing
Advanced Manufacturing Reinvents Defense Castings, Strengthens Industrial Base
The convergence of the Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions, compounded by rising geopolitical pressures, calls for a more agile and resilient supply chain. In response, the Department of War (DoW)…
Stratasys Makes Navy Parts for Trident Warrior 25
The US Navy’s Trident Warrior 25 is a live fire manufacturing exercise hosted by FLEETWERX, an organization that wants to bring together companies and academia to drive Navy innovation, along…
U.S. Army’s Drone 3D Printing Hits Next Phase with 25th Infantry Division’s Lethal FPV System
I recently posted about how the acting commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan, told interviewers at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Annual…
Velta’s Ukrainian Operations & the Global Necessity of End-to-End Critical Mineral AM Ecosystems
This isn’t a silver lining: there are no silver linings in war. But what Velta Holding is doing in Ukraine is a story of how industry can help communities stay…
Who Buys AM in Government: How Stanford’s Steve Blank & BMNT’s Pete Newell Are Helping Startups Serve USG Customers
What’s the most difficult part about selling to the government market? For a company that has never done it before, the answer quite likely is: knowing how to get started,…
“We Can’t Wait” – U.S. Head of Army Materiel Command Signals Further 3D Printing Ramp Up
The vast majority of people in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry concerned with defense seem to be focused on the Maritime Industrial Base (MIB), for valid reasons. But all year,…
AML3D Lands $3M 3D Printer Deal with Newport News Shipbuilding
Over the summer, Australian additive manufacturing (AM) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) AML3D announced that the U.S. Navy had issued a letter of intent (LOI) to the company which signaled the…
A Circular Way to Print: Turning Tornado Fighter Jets Into 3D Printing Powder
In a lab in Lancashire, engineers are doing something that sounds almost poetic: turning pieces of retired fighter jets into raw material for the next generation of aircraft. British company…
Firefly Aerospace Buys SciTec for $855 Million, Expanding into Defense and Data
Known for using 3D printed components in its rockets and lunar landers, Firefly Aerospace is now scaling up its ambitions with an $855 million acquisition of defense-tech firm SciTec. While…
Who’s Investing in 3D Printing in 2025? Potential Directions for AM Industry Consolidation
In the first part of this look at the general flows of capital into the additive manufacturing (AM) industry in 2025, Vanesa Listek did a masterful job of diagramming the…
Atlanta VA First in U.S. Veterans Health Care System to Offer 3D Printed Casts & Splints
The potential for additive manufacturing (AM) in the military is by no means limited to applications like propulsion hardware, drones, and explosives. 3D printed medical devices, for instance, have attracted…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 8, 2025: CSAM Research, 3D Printed Product Warning, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Florida International University acquired a WarpSPEE3D printer from SPEE3D for rapid production of large-scale metal parts. QuickParts announced an extension to its 3D printing…
Lincoln Electric, General Dynamics 3D Printing Submarine Components for Maritime Industrial Base
Lincoln Electric is working with the Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) program. Together with General Dynamics Electric Boat, the company will be using additive manufacturing to fabricate submarine components. This cooperation…
IperionX Receives Another $25M in U.S. Government Funding to Scale Domestic Titanium Powder Production
Earlier this year, IperionX, the U.S. critical minerals supplier specializing in building a domestic titanium supply chain, announced that it had been awarded a Department of Defense (DoD) Industrial Base…
The Network Effect: Why Ursa Major Is Taking its 3D Printing Partnership with EOS to the Next Level
The most encouraging signs for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry these days are coming from the adopters: the companies that have made the technology a living reality by diligently developing…
Dyndrite and Phasio Partner to Create Fully Digital Workflow for HP 3D Printers
Additive manufacturing (AM) companies are deeply aware that they need to lower the barrier-to-entry for their products in order to set themselves up for sustainable growth. The most straightforward —…
3D Printing Waste Into Function: A Look Inside the Air Force’s Container Project with re:3D
A group of airmen at an Air Force Special Operations Command wing recently tested a new type of 3D printing setup, one that fits into a shipping container, operates off-grid,…
Beehive Industries Moves Ahead with Frenzy Engine
Beehive Industries was initially a more generalized service before focusing on manufacturing its own components. The path to get there was not an easy one; the company laid off around…
The U.S. Army Has Zeroed in on 3D Printing’s Drone Ecosystem Role
In a speech he gave at the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium back in March, General James Rainey, the head of U.S. Army Futures Command, said the branch was in…
Arc Takes Over Desktop Metal, with a Focus on AI and U.S. Manufacturing
After months of financial uncertainty, Desktop Metal (DM) is getting a second chance, and a new name. Following several restructuring attempts, including a merger with Nano Dimension and a Chapter…
Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Partners with the US Navy for the Maritime Industrial Base
Following the recent announcement that Velo3D has partnered with the US Navy for the Maritime Industrial Base (MIB), now Nikon Advanced Manufacturing is doing the same. One Nikon SLM Solutions…
Velo3D and Linde AMT Target CuNi 3D Printing for US Navy Supply Chain
Velo3D‘s (Nasdaq: VELO) resurrection continues, and now the firm is working together with Linde AMT (Linde Advanced Material Technologies) on CuNi for the US Navy and Maritime Industrial Base (MIB)…
NAMI & Lockheed Martin Partner to Qualify Aluminum 3D Printed Aerospace Components in KSA
The National Additive Manufacturing and Innovation Company (NAMI) is a unique joint venture between DUSSUR, a Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) public investment fund that focuses on strategic industries, and…
Ursa Major to Work With EOS On Hypersonics
Ursa Major plans to buy three AMCM M 450-4 FLX machines, in addition to the two M400 systems and an AMCM M 290-1 FLX that the company already owns. The…
