The UK defence sector is missing out on major savings by failing to adopt additive manufacturing as a mainstream production method, an industry leader has warned. Highlighted at the DSEI defence and security exhibition in London last week, Craig Pyser, chair of Additive…
A German government report says the military doesn’t have spare part design data or manufacturing rights, but is buying 3D printers anyway. In a rather scathing publically released assessment this week, the German government’s internal auditors say the military (Bundeswehr) has spent…
The Expeditionary 3D Concrete Printer supports warfighters and sustains operations in contested environments […] “By building with concrete, occupants of these buildings are far more protected from blasts, fragmentation, and small-arms fire,” said Vickers. The ability to print curved walls,…
American defense firm CoAspire has test-launched its 3D-printed Rapidly Adaptable Affordable Cruise Missile (RAACM) from a fighter jet. The missile has the same physical dimensions as a 500-pound (227-kilogram) class MK-82 general-purpose or GBU-38 guided bomb. CoAspire explained that the RAACM is…
A brigade from the People’s Liberation Army’s Northern Theatre Command Air Force successfully demonstrated innovative remote 3D printing of parts and drone delivery capabilities for battlefield applications. This development, called as the remote maintenance system, represents a significant advancement in battlefield equipment…
Just as traffic lights and road signs inform drivers and warn them about upcoming hazards, aids to navigation, such as lighthouses, buoys, and radio beacons help mariners navigate waters and identify potential risks. The [US] Coast Guard is responsible for…
In his essay, The Way to Wealth, Benjamin Franklin wrote: “For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken…
[Michael Petch, from 3DPrintingIndustry] attended Europe’s largest defense and security event, DSEI, to hear how the sector uses additive manufacturing. “Ten-minute warning” is not a phrase you hope to hear at an event jammed to the rafters with military hardware,…
Heading up aerospace for 3D printing solutions company Stratasys, company global director of aerospace, Foster Ferguson discusses his expectations for the future of the aerospace industry. While raising my right hand to serve in the US Marine Corps nearly 25…
Additive Manufacturing Coalition and America Makes campaign for policy updates that recognize the importance of additive manufacturing in aerospace and defense. As additive manufacturing (AM) continues to evolve and mature as a technology and as an industry, engineers need to…