British aerospace firm BAE Systems is producing a supersonic demonstrator to support the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). The piloted aircraft prototype will be used to test a slew of new tec…
Finnair upgrades its Airbus A320 fleet with new 3D printed components
Aviation manufacturing firm AM Craft is supplying 3D printed aircraft interior parts to commercial airline company Finnair. The FDM 3D printed blanking panels will be installed into Finnair’s fleet o…
3D printing being “widely used” in the production of new Chinese fighter jets
The 3D Printing Industry Awards 2022 shortlists are now available for voting. Who will win the 2022 3DPI Awards? Have your say by casting your vote now. China’s Shenyang Aircraft Company (SAC) is repo…
EOS, 3D Systems, HP, Zortrax and more shut out Russian firms over Ukraine invasion
Many of the world’s leading 3D printing companies have decided to take a stand over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by refusing to deal with the country’s firms. With Russian forces currently in the mids…
How 3D printing-enhanced MIG-31s permit Russia to threaten deployment of hypersonic weapons over Ukraine conflict, and how to stop them
With Russian tanks said to be rolling down the streets of the occupied Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, and Russia now in breach of the Minsk accords a full-scale conflict in the region is an …
US Air Force invests $60M in the R&D of the ‘world’s fastest supersonic airliner’
Aerospace firm Boom Supersonic has gained a contract worth up to $60 million from the US Air Force (USAF) to accelerate the R&D of its upcoming ‘Overture’ supersonic flight-capable aircraft. …
Rostec awarded license for serial production of 3D printed aircraft parts
Russian state-owned industrial technology conglomerate Rostec has received a license from the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade to serially produce aerospace parts using additive manufacturing. W…
Ruselectronics to develop electron beam metal 3D printer for Russian aerospace
Ruselectronics, a Russian holding corporation and a subsidiary of state-owned Rostec, is developing an electron beam metal 3D printer for aerospace applications. The research and development work will…
Rostec allocates $44.5 million to introduce additive manufacturing to Russian aerospace
Russian state-owned industrial technology holding conglomerate Rostec is allocating $44.5 million (₽3 billion) to the development of a specialist additive manufacturing technology center. Named after …
Russia’s $2.6 billion jet engine to be made using additive manufacturing
The Aviadvigatel PD-35 is Russia’s next generation airline jet engine. With a projected budget of 160 billion rubles ($2.6 billion) development of the engine is expected for completion in the ne…