Additive Manufacturing in Armor and Military Applications: Research, Materials, Processing Technologies, Perspectives, and Challenges

Additive manufacturing in armor and military applications: research, materials, processing technologies, perspectives, and challenges

This review systematically examines the use of additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing (3DP), in the various aspects of military applic…

U.S. Army Soldiers Use Naval Aviation Additive Manufacturing Training To Enhance Operational Readiness Downrange - The BayNet

A U.S. Army Soldier conducts driver’s training with the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle. (DVIDS/U.S. Army photo)NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Naval Aviation School for Additive Manufacturing (NASAM) is fostering collaboration across forces to ensure lethality and readiness wherever warfighters need it.Recently, two U.S. Army soldiers used the skills they learned at NASAM to produce critical parts while deplo…