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Discover how the 3D printed drone HANX is transforming military logistics with in-house production by the US Marine Corps.

Despite being integral to aviation for more than a century, propellers have changed remarkably little since the Wright Brothers. A team at MIT’s Lincoln Lab has developed a new propeller shape that ...

The U.S. Army is turning battlefield logistics into a software problem, using 3D printers and modular components to produce lethal drones in the span of a single duty day. Instead of waiting on ...

An international team of engineers have taken 3D printing to a whole new level by designing a fleet of drones that can build structures while in flight, unlocking new approaches to construction in ...

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A San Diego-based defense startup has quietly raised $12 million from the likes of Lockheed Martin and scored Pentagon contracts to develop a shipping container size drone factory. It’s been pitching ...

3D printing typically involves a single machine creating an object. But a team of undergraduate researchers has taken that paradigm far outside its box in the Design, Research, and Education for ...

3D printing has proved a surprisingly useful capability in the war in Ukraine. You might not think that making small plastic widgets was very relevant, but a 3D printer can produce a lot of items ...

In a groundbreaking fusion of technology and environmental consciousness, researchers and innovators have in developing a revolutionary system of drones capable of 3D printing structures while in ...