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.
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.
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.
Marines Test Killer Hovercraft, Wooden Glider & 3D Printers For The Battlefield
QUANTICO: A hovercraft that shoots salvoes of rockets. A speedboat that turns into a submarine. A mobile 3D printing factory. A big wooden box with wings (yes, really). And, of course, more drones than you can shake a stick at (because they swarm). These are just a few of the roughly 100 technologies the Marine […]
New T-X Airplanes Would Add $1B To Trainer Bill: Lockheed
UPDATED: Adds Force Comment WASHINGTON: Lockheed Martin is pressing the Air Force to change how it evaluates T-X bids, arguing that new aircraft will cost the service close to $1 billion more over six years and delay Initial Operating Capability by several years. The calculus behind this assertion appears pretty simple. New aircraft require structural […]
First Osprey Flight With Critical 3D Printed Part
It’s one small part for an aircraft engine, one giant leap for 3D printing. The Navy has announced a Marine MV-22 made the sea services’ first successful flight with a “flight critical” component built by additive manufacturing. Specifically, in the test at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, the Osprey’s engine nacelle contained a 3D printed titanium link, small […]