https://3dprinting.com/military/ Sat, 06 May 2023 16:02:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://3dprinting.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-3dp-site-icon-32x32.png https://3dprinting.com/military/ 32 32 https://3dprinting.com/military/first-3d-printed-thumb-in-u-s-restored-hope-and-dexterity-to-veteran/ Sat, 06 May 2023 16:02:51 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=44325 A Louisiana veteran was the first person in the United States to receive a working 3D printed thumb, developed as…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/australian-navy-trialling-augmented-reality-trainer-with-3d-printed-parts/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:14:31 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=44201 The Royal Australian Navy has recently tested a new firefighting training system that combines virtual and augmented reality with 3D…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/u-s-army-opening-advanced-manufacturing-commercialization-center/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:37:42 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=44036 The U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) has partnered with U.S. Army TACOM and SAE Government Technologies to…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/3d-printed-switchable-explosives-offer-safer-solutions-for-mining-and-military-applications/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:00:40 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=44005 Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed “switchable” high explosives that require an inert fluid, like water, to…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/usaf-global-strike-command-embraces-3d-printing-for-future-weapon-sustainment/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43995 The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is turning to 3D printing to address its weapon sustainment needs. As the…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/defense-logistics-agency-to-develop-common-framework-for-military-am/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:23:46 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43969 The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is focusing on the development of additive manufacturing (AM) technology to enhance military readiness and…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/fort-bragg-hosts-inaugural-additive-manufacturing-course-for-soldiers/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:00:39 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43939 Fort Bragg, one of the largest military installations in the United States, recently held its inaugural Additive Manufacturing (AM) course.…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/c-5m-super-galaxy-gets-3d-printed-thermoplastic-part-overhaul/ Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:00:02 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43879 The C-5M Super Galaxy, a large American military transport aircraft, has benefited from the addition of 3D printed plastic components…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/usaf-awards-contract-to-identify-parts-for-am-replacement/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:12:00 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43830 The U.S. Air Force has awarded a multi-million dollar contract to EXPANSIA to perform rapid comparison analysis of various aircraft…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/hii-gets-more-naval-additive-manufacturing-approvals-from-navsea/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:07:18 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43817 Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), a global all-domain defense partner, has received approval from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/sintavia-to-develop-naval-3d-printing-facility/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:57:46 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43780 Sintavia, a designer and additive manufacturer of complex mechanical systems and components for the Aerospace & Defense industry, has been…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/submarine-gets-a-3d-printer/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:12:20 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43714 We have seen a few navy ships being fitted with a variety of 3D printers over the last couple of…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/hepburn-and-sons-and-meld-join-forces-for-us-defense-contracts/ Thu, 16 Feb 2023 18:46:51 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43610 Hepburn and Sons LLC, a small business providing consulting and engineering services to the U.S. defense sector, has officially joined…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/us-navy-identifies-supply-bottleneck-to-be-rectified-with-am/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:32:28 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43519 The U.S. Navy is planning to use 3D printing to produce complex, critical parts for submarines, ships, and aircraft after…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/us-navy-to-get-3d-printed-titanium-pumps/ Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:00:10 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43502 Titanium developer IperionX has partnered with US-based centrifugal pump manufacturer Carver Pump to produce titanium pump components for the US…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/british-army-gets-am-parts-for-armored-vehicles/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:39:05 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=43387 UK defense supplier Babcock International Group has introduced its first 3D printed metal parts for the British Army’s Titan and…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/us-navy-installs-hybrid-additive-system-on-uss-bataan/ Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:55:25 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=42811 We have seen a growing interest in military applications of 3D printing over the last couple of years, and this…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/rock-island-arsenal-to-house-largest-metal-3d-printer-in-the-world/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:37:58 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=42746 Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, will soon have the largest metal 3D printer in the world installed at the military base.…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/marines-get-their-own-factory-in-a-box/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 07:48:29 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=42012 Just recently we saw how the USS Essex took to the oceans with their own metal printer for fabricating and…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/us-navy-installs-first-metal-printer-onboard-ship/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 07:16:12 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=41851 The US Navy has installed a new metal printer onboard the USS Essex, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship ported in…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/usaf-to-test-rocket-factory-in-a-box/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:10:05 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=41808 An American company is 3D printing solid-fuelled rockets from a portable factory concept, and the USAF is going to be…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/us-military-partners-with-meld-to-help-produce-their-next-line-of-vehicles/ Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:38:50 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=41679 The US Military recently partnered with ASTRO America, the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMII), and MELD to incorporate…]]> https://3dprinting.com/news/us-army-to-get-huge-am-barracks/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 13:31:58 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=41131 Construction additive manufacturing is still seeking new ways to demonstrate its value, and as we saw a few weeks ago…]]> https://3dprinting.com/military/us-marines-print-metal-rocket-cap-for-mine-clearance/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:01:05 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=40650 “War! What is it good for?” asked Edwin Starr. “Absolutely nothing!” was his oversimplified reply. He was partly correct. As…]]> https://3dprinting.com/metal/aussie-subs-to-get-cold-spray-repairs-in-situ/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:50:17 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=40236 Over the last year we have seen wider adoption of AM processes for use in repairing items, particularly in the…]]> https://3dprinting.com/military/dod-contracts-exone-to-develop-3d-printing-factory-in-a-shipping-container/ https://3dprinting.com/military/dod-contracts-exone-to-develop-3d-printing-factory-in-a-shipping-container/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:48:02 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=39462 The US military is no stranger to 3D printing, what with their commissioning the largest metal printer and testing conductive…]]> https://3dprinting.com/military/dod-contracts-exone-to-develop-3d-printing-factory-in-a-shipping-container/feed/ 1 https://3dprinting.com/military/us-navy-tests-conductive-plastic-am-radar-components/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:51:22 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=39458 Antennas need to be electrically conductive, so they either need to be manufactured from a conductive material (metal, typically) or…]]> https://3dprinting.com/company/3d-systems/military-eyes-topology-optimized-heat-exchangers/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:44:42 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=39422 The Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL) sure loves additive manufacturing, as we have shown in the…]]> https://3dprinting.com/military/3d-printing-brings-water-from-air/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:28:51 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=39415 We live on a water planet where most of the water is undrinkable. The irony! If only there was some…]]> https://3dprinting.com/military/using-ai-to-design-am-missile-parts/ Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:46:07 +0000 https://3dprinting.com/?p=39124 Ignoring all warnings from Hollywood from the last 4 decades, US Army engineers and scientists have turned to AI to…]]>