Army sees 3D printing taking off ‘very, very soon’
From printing thousands of drone “bodies” to hundreds of vehicle components, the land service sees a host of opportunities from additive manufacturing.
With push to 3D print drones, Army examines battlefield calculation
“Is it really the right answer to have a brigade carrying around 3D printers in the back of a truck trying to print 100, 400, 500 of these things at a time, and fabricate them while on the move so they don't get targeted by the enemy?” asked Col. Nick Ryan, director of the Army Capability Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
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Army conducting 3D printing sprint for small drones, eyeing scaling decision
“We need to do it at a price point that is ridiculously low: We don't need the Gucci cameras and everything else,” said Army Futures Command head Gen. James Rainey.
Navy needs industry all in on 3D printing parts for subs, or else
“If you are a supplier, and your lead time is too long, and you refuse to work with us” on 3D printing alternative spare parts, said Rear Adm. Jon Rucker, “we're going to figure it out. Not a threat – a fact of life.”
US Army to expand production of 3D-printed parts for HMMWV vehicles
The service has produced a battery bracket but is seeking manufacturing partners to design other components.
EXCLUSIVE: How the Navy’s chief engineer sees 3D printing rebuilding the fleet
The proliferation of 3D printers, combined with loosened rules on using them, could change the way the Navy fixes its ships at sea, a top officer tells Breaking Defense.
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Lockheed, Raytheon invest $12.5M in 3D printing firm Fortify
The company, just 55 employees strong, boasts a unique approach to additive manufacturing of lightweight, versatile composites well-suited to aerospace applications from fighter aircraft and drones to hypersonics.
HII gets Navy’s green light to expand use of 3D printed parts in shipyards
An HII executive told Breaking Defense the NAVSEA certification will open the door for other alloys to be approved for use.
General Atomics signs 3D printing agreement with automotive-focused startup Divergent
For something like a small UAS, “instead of taking years to develop [a design] it takes months, and instead of taking weeks to manufacture by laying out carbon fiber, we take hours to assemble," Divergent CEO Kevin Czinger told Breaking Defense.
Navy’s amphib Bataan receives first permanent metal 3D printer for parts
The jump to metal-based 3D printing for Navy ships has been a long time coming, as the service wants quick fixes for commonly degraded parts.
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Millennium drills down on 3D printing, as MEO missile tracking effort progresses
3D printing satellites would allow the Space Force to rapidly "pivot" to meet new threats by compressing the time from design to orbit, says Millennium Space Systems CEO Jason Kim.
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Air Force To Set Up 3D Printed Supply Chain At Tinker AFB
"The ability to additively manufacture an aircraft engine part and gain military airworthiness is a significant step forward in growing the adoption of additive manufacturing in the Air Force,” Nathan Parker, deputy program executive officer at RSO, said.