3D printing

3D printing company Divergent to produce Tomahawk structure at new factory, CEO says

“We need all hands on deck, we need as many of these as we can possibly get, and Divergent is good complimentary supply for [Raytheon],” said CEO Lukas Czinger.

UMEX total deals reach $980 million, navies seek 3D-printed USVs

This value of signed deals represents a 20 percent increase compared to the previous UMEX in 2024, a sign of “the evolving development and confidence in the UAE’s defense industry," said Tawazun spokesperson Manea Abdulkarim Al Mansoori.

The digital defense depot: Moving IP from digital to physical

The framework for video streaming could offer a solution to reconcile the right to repair debate between the Pentagon and independent contractors, writes John Ustica.

How modern technology is reshaping military operations in the Indo-Pacific

Get up to speed on the technologies reshaping US strategy in the Indo-Pacific, from networked warfare to artificial intelligence and 3D-printed drones.

Army’s new 3D printed FPV drone ‘can put lethal effects on target right now’

The deployment of 3D printers and other additive manufacturing tools will be needed in the INDOPACOM theater given the "tyranny of distance," said Gen. Ronald Clark, commanding general of Army Pacific.

‘Don’t be surprised’ if Army starts 3D printing its own parts: Materiel Command head

“I acknowledge that their intellectual property is their intellectual property,” Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan, said of the vendors. “It is a shame on us for not buying it up front, which is foolish, a fool's errand."

Army allowing commanders to approve 3D-printed parts for faster repairs

“[We’re] empowering our generals to take on that risk where we have the right to repair so that they can make these very small parts to get things back on and get them back into the hands of our soldiers," Secretary Driscoll said.

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.

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.