The U.S. Navy has accepted a 3D-printed metal component from Huntington Ingalls Industries for installation on the service branch’s USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier. Read more
Lockheed Martin has realized approximately $45M in savings to produce 15 full-mission simulators for the 11th batch of low-rate initial production F-35 fighter jets. The company said Tuesday... Read more
A General Electric business unit and the Department of Veterans Affairs have partnered to test software designed to accelerate the process to create 3D-printed models and prosthetics from ho... Read more
Aerojet Rocketdyne has concluded a test of a thruster system for NASA’s Orion spacecraft that will launch aboard the Space Launch System rocket as part of Exploration Mission-1. The company... Read more
Lockheed Martin has received certification from UL for compliance with a set of safety guidelines to mitigate hazards in 3D printing facilities. UL said Monday it certified Lockheed’s ... Read more
Northrop Grumman plans to launch no earlier than Nov. 15 its Cygnus spacecraft to bring scientific experiments, equipment and supplies to the International Space Station. Cygnus will take of... Read more
Huntington Ingalls Industries has helped the U.S. Navy‘s Naval Sea Systems Command implement an additive manufacturing process to build metal parts for nuclear-powered vessels. The col... Read more
The U.S. military has purchased two more DragonFly Pro 3D printers from Israel-based additive electronics firm Nano Dimension. The multi-material additive manufacturing platform enables user... Read more
Lockheed Martin will examine the potential applications of machine learning and robotic technology to an additive manufacturing process under a two-year, $5.8M contract with the U.S. Navy... Read more
Rob Zitz, senior vice president and chief strategy officer of SSL‘s government systems business, has noted some technological innovations that he believes will drive the satellite and... Read more
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences will establish a new facility in Harford City, Md. that will host industrial additive manufacturing lines, National Defense Magazine reported M... Read more
Aerojet Rocketdyne has conducted a hot-fire test of an engine technology the company built for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. The company said Tuesday it performed the RS-25 engine test... Read more
Boeing has invested in Burlington, Mass.-based additive manufacturing system developer Digital Alloys through its ventures arm to advance the development of 3D-printed aerospace components.... Read more
Lockheed Martin and Arconic have signed a two-year partnership agreement to develop materials and processes for the production of aerospace and defense technology platforms. Both companies a... Read more
HP Federal’s Tommy Gardner: US Gov’t Needs Strategic Program to Advance 3D Printing Adoption
Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP’s federal business, has said the U.S. government should come up with a “sweeping plan” to facilitate the adoption of 3D printing in both public... Read more