The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency introduced a new program to enhance the capabilities and scale up production of defense-related microelectronics using additive manufacturing processes. The Additive Manufacturing of Microelectronic Systems program,
MoreThe U.S. Navy is using additive manufacturing aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious landing ships as part of broader efforts to deliver or maintain platforms “more quickly, cheaply, and effectively,” according to the
MoreMitre and the Office of Naval Research have developed a small unmanned aerial vehicle prototype that could be used in maritime surveillance, search and rescue and detection of meteorological events. The drone,
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NASA worked with Elementum 3D and RPM Innovations to build and test a rocket engine nozzle from weldable aluminum using additive manufacturing. The 3D printing experiment shows promise in the creation of
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory has teamed up with NASA to produce a lunar rover wheel prototype using a 3D printer. The product highlights the potential role of additive manufacturing in the future
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a final report composed of congressionally directed studies on emerging technology areas that are anticipated to be critical to U.S. national security and
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A hybrid metal 3D printer was installed on a U.S. Navy ship for the first time through the collaboration of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, the Naval Surface Force Atlantic and
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The Defense Logistics Agency is taking action to fulfill its four-pronged role in improving additive manufacturing processes, according to Patrick Kelleher, executive director of operations and sustainment at DLA. Kelleher highlighted the agency’s ongoing
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The Air Force Research Laboratory welcomed the addition of a novel 3D printing system in its newly-renovated Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, which reopened Nov. 9. AFRL allocated around $6 million in funding to
MoreChuck Brooks, a highly esteemed cybersecurity leader as well as an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, recently published a feature exploring the latest and most critical challenges that organizations are
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