drone manufacturing
DEVCOM Armaments Center Demonstrates Remote 3D Printing of Electronics at Valiant Shield 2026
The US Army’s DEVCOM Armaments Center, headquartered at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, has become one of the US military’s most important hubs for drone R&D. At the recent Valiant…
Lyten’s Graphene Filaments Power Modovolo’s US-Made 3D Printing Platform
Drone manufacturer Modovolo has selected Lyten as the primary filament supplier for its industrial 3D printing platform, a move the companies say will strengthen U.S.-based manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and…
UAS Additive Strategies Shows How Fast Drone Manufacturing Is Changing
The recent UAS Additive Strategies online event, hosted by 3DPrint.com and Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research), brought together leaders from across the additive manufacturing (AM) and drone industries to discuss…
The Drone Economy Needed a Scalable Manufacturing Backbone. ADDMAN Built One
When ADDMAN closed its acquisition of Forecast 3D in January 2026, the headlines focused on fleet size and Southern California footprint. Six months later, those metrics feel almost beside the…
The Drone Industry is Showing Where 3D Printing Delivers Real Value, AM Research Report Finds
The rapid rise of drones is creating one of the biggest opportunities for additive manufacturing (AM). Whether they’re used on battlefields, inspecting bridges or crops, or delivering supplies, drones need…
3D Printing in Drones Could Reach $900 Million by 2034, AM Research Report Says
For years, additive manufacturing has searched for applications where its advantages clearly outweigh the limits of traditional production methods. Now, according to a new report from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM…
Q5D and Molrix To Supply US Army With Harness Robots
Q5D Technologies and Molrix will offer their advanced harness production manufacturing units to the US Army. One production cell will be used for the SkyFoundry project, while two further systems…
CEO Yoav Zeif on Why Stratasys’ Markforged Acquisition Is Really a Bet on Industrialization
When Stratasys announced plans to acquire Markforged, the immediate focus was on the deal. Markforged is one of the most recognizable names in additive manufacturing (AM), known for its continuous…
3D Printing & the Autonomous Era: Defense Tech’s Latest Mutation
When we last checked in on the broad defense tech landscape and the role of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry in that environment, it became clear that the connecting thread…
The Arsenal of Democracy is Empty: Enter SOUTHCOM’s Autonomous Warfare Command SAWC
One of the most important things to happen to the US Military in over a decade just happened: SOUTHCOM (The US’ Southern Command responsible for Central America, South America, and…
AM & the Military’s Self-Infliction of Rapid Change
I’ve noted before that the additive manufacturing (AM) market for defense has started to evolve so quickly that it’s impossible to even keep track of all the updates in real…
3D Printing & Drone Dominance: Speed, Performance, and Derisking the Supply Chain
A shift is underway in drone manufacturing. Government programs like the U.S. Department of War’s Drone Dominance, a $1.1 billion effort to deliver low-cost, one-way attack (OWA) sUAS at scale,…
3D Printing Financials: Stratasys Bets on Defense and Drones as Printer Sales Slow
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) started 2026 with lower revenue and a larger loss as customers continued to slow down spending on new 3D printers. Still, the company pointed to stable recurring…
3DPrint.com & AM Research Present: UAS Additive Strategies, Sponsored by EOS
When your work involves a technological field, like additive manufacturing (AM), which still flies under the radar for most people, it can often feel like what you do every day…
HP Stock Jumps on 3D Printing Buzz
HP (NYSE: HPQ) had its best day in over a year this week, with shares jumping more than 7% on Tuesday. Interestingly, the move was quickly tied to 3D printing,…
Will the FCC New Drone Ban Be a Boon for 3D Printing?
The US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has said that it will not certify any new foreign-made drones for use in the US. Models currently on offer in the US can…
Inside Xometry’s 2026 Outlook: Why AM Is Becoming Essential — and What’s Still Holding It Back
In the first part of this series, we spoke with Xometry’s Senior Vice President of Marketplace Operations, Mike Cavalieri, about how manufacturers are reshoring, diversifying their suppliers, and building more…
Photopolymer Resins, Metal Powders, & More 3D Printing Material News at Formnext 2025
It’s the final day of Formnext 2025! If you’re still on the show floor today, make sure to visit the following companies to see all of their latest AM material…
Stratasys’s Aerospace Push: How 3D Printing Is Powering Drones, Space, and Defense Readiness
When Foster Ferguson joined Stratasys after a long career in the U.S. Marine Corps, he brought with him a logistics mindset: every mission succeeds or fails on readiness. That same…
AM Demand Signals: Unusual Machines’ CEO Allan Evans Explains the White House Executive Order on Drones
In terms of all the many factors out there with the potential to impact demand outlook for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, an executive order issued by the White House…
3D Printed Drone Accelerator Firestorm Labs Continues Its Tear With $47M Series A
Firestorm Labs dominated the additive manufacturing (AM) industry’s attention in the first half of 2025, kicking off the year with its announcement of a $100 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity…
Reinventing Reindustrialization: Why NAVWAR Project Manager Spencer Koroly Invented a Made-in-America 3D Printer
It has become virtually impossible to regularly follow additive manufacturing (AM) industry news and not stumble across the term “defense industrial base” (DIB), a concept encompassing all the many diverse…
