Your printers are only part of the story. Explore what software makes possible at AMA: Software 2026. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support (WSS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities for naval…
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The Pentagon’s New Manufacturing Strategy Puts the Factory Floor Ahead of the Lab
Join manufacturing technology experts at AMA: Software 2026 this week. Registration is free. The US military has acquired a piece of jargon for an old problem. The “valley of death”, where promising technologies expire between laboratory demonstration and commercial production,…
Freemelt to Test Whether 3D Printing Can Improve Heat-Resistant Metal Parts for Defense
Spend less time fixing files. Discover smarter workflows at AMA: Software 2026. Swedish based metal 3D printing company Freemelt has received a prototype order from an unnamed defense company with operations in Sweden. The order is part of an agreement…
X-Bow 3D Printed Rocket Motors Selected for Army Cruise Missile
Where is AI unlocking advantages? Explore what is possible at AMA: Software 2026. Albuquerque-based solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturer X-Bow Systems, which builds its motors using additive manufacturing (AM), has been selected by Leidos to develop and produce booster motors…
America Makes Awards $12.4M to Validate Metal AM Alloys as Replacements in Defense Parts
Where is AI unlocking advantages? Explore what is possible at AMA: Software 2026. America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have named the winners of the Maturation Initiative for Additive Metals Interchangeability (MIAMI) project call,…
3D printed $1,000 fix that replaces $200,000 submarine alteration
Discover exclusive software insights at AMA: Software 2026, on October 22. Register for free! A US Navy submarine crew has sent an underwater drone out of a flooded torpedo tube. A 3D printed watertight enclosure kept the vehicle linked to…
ASTRO America $9M CRADA to 3D Print Gray Wolf Missile Parts
Where is AI unlocking advantages? Explore what is possible at AMA: Software 2026. The Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Northrop Grumman, Florida State University InSPIRE,…
Print&Live and iSCALE 3D Scale Up Production of Airless UGV Wheels After Combat Testing
Where can AI actually help your print workflow? Find out at AMA: Software, online on October 22nd. Ukrainian developer Print&Live UA and iSCALE 3D have completed field and combat trials of 3D printed airless wheels for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs).…
Velo3D Joins Government-Industry Data Exchange Program
Velo3D has become a participating member of the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP). The company explained that the GIDEP participation will support its existing quality, reliability and supply-chain risk-management processes across its defense manufacturing work. Membership gives Velo3D access to…
Radian Forge Closes $2.5M Round to Support Maritime Industrial Base
Radian Forge, a Virginia-based maker of large metal components using wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), has closed a $2.5 million Series Seed Preferred round. Veteran Ventures Capital (VVC) led the round through its Fund II, announced on September 15, 2026.…
