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Specter Aerospace & VulcanForms to additively manufacture airbreathing hypersonic munitions

The companies will set about developing a nationwide site evaluation for the future production facility.

By Sam Davies

/ 16 Sep 2026

Specter Aerospace & VulcanForms to additively manufacture airbreathing hypersonic munitions

New propulsion systems and turbojet engines reach production in months versus years under MOD project

"Taking a jet engine from concept to flight-ready in just a matter of months shows how defence and industry can work together to deliver capabilities at the speed required by today’s world."

By Laura Griffiths

/ 15 Sep 2026

New propulsion systems and turbojet engines reach production in months versus years under MOD project

Application spotlight: 3D printing reduces costs for Hands-On Throttle-And-Stick system housings

How Wraith Systems additively manufactured Hands-On Throttle-And-Stick system housings with technology from 3D Systems.

By Sam Davies

/ 11 Sep 2026

Application spotlight: 3D printing reduces costs for Hands-On Throttle-And-Stick system housings

EWI to lead $13.2m additive manufacturing quality‑assurance project

EWI Cooperative Research Program has been named the winner of America Makes' $13.2m INtegrated System for In-situ Testing & Evaluation (INSITE) project call.

By TCT Team

/ 9 Sep 2026

EWI to lead $13.2m additive manufacturing quality‑assurance project

3D Systems & Savannah River National Laboratory enter Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

The partners will seek to accelerate innovation in additive manufacturing (AM) for advanced energy generation and national security applications.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Sep 2026

3D Systems & Savannah River National Laboratory enter Cooperative Research and Development Agreement

Divergent & AEVEX to explore adaptive airframe architectures as partnership announced

The strategic collaboration will combine AEVEX's expertise in the delivery of operationally fielded unmanned systems and Divergent's advanced manufacturing capabilities.

By Sam Davies

/ 3 Sep 2026

Divergent & AEVEX to explore adaptive airframe architectures as partnership announced

Continuous Composites awarded US Navy Phase II research contract

The program will focus on embedding electrical conductors directly within composite structures to enable load-bearing components that also serve as integrated power distribution systems.

By TCT Team

/ 1 Sep 2026

Continuous Composites awarded US Navy Phase II research contract

All fired up

Laura Griffiths learns how Beehive Industries is rapidly scaling towards unprecedented production volumes for aerospace propulsion systems.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 31 Aug 2026

Phase3D and Phillips Federal team up to expand advanced manufacturing inspection for defence

"It means there is now a trusted defence partner they already know who can bring Phase3D inspection technology into more depots, bases, laboratories, and manufacturing programs."

By Laura Griffiths

/ 26 Aug 2026

Phase3D and Phillips Federal team up to expand advanced manufacturing inspection for defence

Ursa Major to go public in $2.3 billion SPAC deal

Ursa Major Technologies is set to go public via a definitive business combination agreement with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. III, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led and backed by Inflection

By Laura Griffiths

/ 25 Aug 2026

Ursa Major to go public in $2.3 billion SPAC deal

Phase3D to extend Fringe Inspection into ceramic matrix composites with Air Force funding

CMCs offer exceptional thermal resistance, strength-to-weight ratio, and oxidation resistance, making them attractive for turbine engines, hypersonic vehicles, and thermal-protection systems.

By TCT Team

/ 20 Aug 2026

Phase3D to extend Fringe Inspection into ceramic matrix composites with Air Force funding

General Atomics to lead aluminium alloy allowables development efforts through $5.5m project

The Generation Of Technical-data for High-strength Aluminium Alloy Material (GOTHAAM) project is being funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech).

By Sam Davies

/ 19 Aug 2026

General Atomics to lead aluminium alloy allowables development efforts through $5.5m project