U.S. Navy 3D printing
Colorado School of Mines’ First Satellite Campus is Part of ASTRO’s AM Hub in Guam
As I posted about last month, the Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA), a joint project of the Applied Science and Technology Organization (ASTRO) America and the Government of…
Trident Warrior 2025 Becomes a Massive Showcase for 3D Printing — With 11 AM Companies in the Field
Every year, the U.S. Navy runs an exercise called Trident Warrior to test new technologies under real operating conditions. In 2025, the biggest surprise was how central 3D printing became….
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…
3D Printing Financials: Defense Contracts Fuel AML3D’s Outlook Despite Losses
AML3D (ASX: AL3) has published its annual results for the year ended June 2025, highlighting both the challenges of scaling up advanced manufacturing and the company’s ambitions in the defense…
A 3D Printed Chilled Water Pump Cooling Rotor: The U.S. Navy Keeps Using AM to Cut Costs
One of the surest ways for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry to illustrate that AM is a differentiator is by creating use cases that deliver quantifiable lead time and/or cost…
AML3D is Fast-Tracking 3D Printed Parts for U.S. Navy Submarines
AML3D‘s (ASX: AL3) advanced 3D printing technology is now a critical link in building U.S. Navy submarines, marking Australia’s growing role in the AUKUS defense pact. This trilateral security pact…
US Navy Seahawk Helicopters to 3D Print Parts for New Comms Gear
As part of a communications upgrade package that will be installed on more than 200 Navy aircraft, a team of structural and avionics engineers has turned to 3D printing technology…
