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| 18.09.2026 | 3D Printing's Industrial Leap: Impossible Objects Secures $40M for Production Scale | Impossible Objects landed $40 million in Series B funding. This capital fuels the expansion of its Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing (CBAM) technology. CBAM offers rapid, high-strength 3D printing for true industrial production. It pus... |
| 16.09.2026 | Space Force Creates New Office to Fix Gap in Its Own Acquisition Reform | By Collin Mercer
Published: Sep 16 2026, 3:25 PM EDT
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| 15.09.2026 | From Prototyping to Production: Impossible Objects Lands $40M Series B | Advanced manufacturing technology company Impossible Objects has closed a $40 million Series B round to scale its industrial 3D printing technology, adding to $20 million in U.S. government contracts the company has already secured for defe... |
| 05.08.2026 | Phase3D Supports NASA’s Latest Flight Qualification Research | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center has awarded Phase3D a role in a new program aimed at proving that metal additively manufactured parts can be qualified for spaceflight during production.
The program will generate more than 50,000 individua... |
| 30.07.2026 | Icarus Scales Stratospheric Deep Sensing ISR Capability Through Army FUZE xTech, SBIR, and Soldier-Led Iterations | By Eleanor Kent, Army FUZE
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A little over a year after winning first place at the xTech|Live at SOF Week 2025 competition, https://www.icarus.one/ has progressed from an idea to full scale prototypes being deployed with So... |
| 29.07.2026 | NMSU’s DREAM Research Center trains third cohort of New Mexico K-12 teachers in 3D printing | New Mexico State University’s DREAM Research Center has wrapped its third summer of training K-12 educators from southern New Mexico in 3D printing, running its Additive Manufacturing Personal Development (AMPD) workshop to bring hands-on a... |
| 09.07.2026 | GPS Jamming Hit 655 Ships in One Week: Air Force Answers With $499M Contract | By Earl Bensen
Published: Jul 09 2026, 2:38 PM EDT
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| 08.07.2026 | City Labs запустила на орбиту демонстрационный кубсат BOHR с бета-вольтаическим элементом NanoTritium | City Labs запустила на орбиту демонстрационный спутник Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability (BOHR) с бета-вольтаическим элементом NanoTritium. Это первый в мире коммерческий спутник с ядерным двигателем. Запуск состоялся на ракете Falcon 9 ... |
| 24.06.2026 | Space Force Integrates with Air Force in AI Sprint to Ensure Mission Dominance | To secure mission dominance in a future, contested environment, the Joint Force must make decisions faster than any adversary. This imperative was the driving force behind the Multi-Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming, or MA... |
| 17.06.2026 | Guardian Resilience Teams promote holistic health, culture of fitness | As the nation’s newest military service, the Space Force continues to refine how Guardians meet the demands of operating in, from and to the space domain. This evolution aligns with the Department of War’s broader shift toward managing the ... |
| 06.05.2026 | AFWERX, SpaceWERX open new SBIR/STTR solicitations following reauthorization | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — AFWERX and SpaceWERX have opened new Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer solicitations following passage of the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Ac... |
| 06.01.2026 | Duke and Penn State Teams Explore Respiratory Infections with 3D Lung Model | A team of researchers from Duke University and Penn State, led by Julia Oh, PhD, and Ibrahim Ozbolat, PhD, is using a 3D bioprinted lung model to study how influenza and bacteria interact in human lung tissue. Funded by a $3.2 million NIH g... |
| 25.11.2025 | Texas A&M Uses 3D Bioprinting to Study Lung Cells in Extreme Flight Conditions | Flying at high altitudes or traveling in space exposes the human body to extreme changes in pressure, temperature, and oxygen levels—environments that traditional cell cultures fail to mimic. Scientists at Texas A&M University have deve... |
| 20.10.2025 | New Research to Produce Zirconia Dental Restorations Faster | Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) have developed a technique enabling dentists to 3D print permanent zirconia crowns and other restorations within hours instead of days.
Published in the Ceramics International jou... |
| 29.09.2025 | AFWERX Awards Firehawk Aerospace $4M to Develop Extended-Range Solid Rocket Propulsion | Firehawk Aerospace, a company focused on defense technology and propulsion systems, has secured a $4 million TACFI contract by AFWERX to develop extended-range solid rocket motors. Using 3D printed thermoplastic-based propellants, the motor... |
| 23.05.2025 | New lab at Glasgow University simulates space to test 3D printed parts for orbital safety | A new testing centre at University of Glasgow is simulating the conditions of outer space to help prevent 3D printed parts from becoming sources of high-speed orbital debris.
Housed at the university’s James Watt School of Engineering, the ... |
| 16.05.2025 | Navigating the Future: Defense Contracts and Scientific Endeavors | In the realm of defense and scientific exploration, contracts are the lifeblood that fuels innovation. Recently, two significant contracts have emerged, each representing a unique facet of American ingenuity and commitment to national secur... |
| 15.05.2025 | Booz Allen wins $210M Air Force Research Lab tech transition contract | Booz Allen Hamilton has won a potential three-year, $209.9 million task order for IT and systems engineering services to help the Air Force Research Laboratory advance new technologies and systems across the national security community.
AFR... |
| 07.05.2025 | RIT and University of Rochester develop experimental quantum communications network | RIT and University of Rochester have collaborated to develop the Rochester Quantum Network, using single photons over fiber-optic lines to transmit information more securely. Credit: RIT
RIT and University of Rochester collaborate to develo... |
| 08.04.2025 | Picogrid Wins $2.7M Next-Gen Command and Control Program | The new program enables seamless integration of various sensor data and secure dissemination to Airmen on various C2 platforms to improve situational awareness.
Picogrid is announcing today that it has won a new $2.7 million award from the ... |
| 28.02.2025 | Varda Space Industries Makes History with the First Successful Commercial Space Reentry in Australia | The company's second capsule, W-2, returned to Earth safely at the Koonibba Test Range completing a dual-purpose mission with payloads from the Air Force and NASA.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Varda Space Industries, In... |
| 24.02.2025 | KBR wins $176M Air Force space surveillance support contract | KBR has won a seven-year, $176 million contract to maintain and modernize an Air Force facility that functions as a key cog in how the U.S. military conducts space surveillance missions.
Located in Hawaii, the Air Force Maui Optical and Sup... |
| 16.02.2025 | A Tale of Two Energy Futures: Innovation vs. Regulation | In the realm of energy, two contrasting narratives are unfolding. On one side, the University of Akron is making waves with groundbreaking research. On the other, the Trump administration is rolling back energy efficiency standards. These s... |
| 15.02.2025 | The University Of Akron: Faculty Members Awarded Nearly $5.5 Million | The transformational potential of energy research projects proposed by two University of Akron (UA) College of Engineering and Polymer Science faculty members was recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects ... |
| 30.01.2025 | AscendArc secures $3.95M in funding to develop scalable satellite technology | Satellite telecommunications company AscendArc has secured $3.95 million in pre-seed and seed funding to advance its satellite communications technology.
Investors backing the round include Seraphim Space, Everywhere Ventures, Portland Seed... |
| 17.01.2025 | Winners of the America Makes’ IMPACT 2.0 initiative announced | The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes have announced the winners of the “Improvements in Manufacturing Productivity via Additive Capabilities and Techno-Economic Analysis” (IMPACT 2.0) project... |
| 05.11.2024 | Meet the startup that just won the Pentagon’s first AI defense contract | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
The Department of Defense has awarded its first generative AI defense contract to Jericho Security, marking a str... |
| 28.10.2024 | Booz Allen's approach to prototyping with PAR in its fold | Hardware manufacturing is not in the DNA of Booz Allen Hamilton and that most likely will remain the case for the foreseeable future, barring some radical shift in the company’s thinking.
But hardware still represents much of what the Defen... |
| 01.10.2024 | RIT selected to receive $9.9 million for U.S. Space Force research | Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology has been selected to receive $9.9 million in funding from the United State Space Force to lead research center.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RIT has ... |
| 25.09.2024 | £20M rescue deal to be a lifeline for Reaction Engines amid looming insolvency | Nominations for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards are now open. Tell us who is leading.
British hypersonic aviation company Reaction Engines is on the verge of securing a £20 million rescue deal led by the UAE’s Strategic Development Fun... |
| 10.09.2024 | Aliro expands relationship with Air Force for quantum networking | Aliro today announced an agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to provide software and professional services that will enable AFRL to simulate, test, and operate entanglement-based quantum network infrastructure, including... |
| 15.08.2024 | Физики провели самую маленькую в мире дискотеку | Физики из Университета Пердью устроили самую маленькую в мире дискотеку. Их диско-шар представляет собой флуоресцентный наноалмаз, который они заставили левитировать и вращали на невероятно высоких скоростях. При вращении флуоресцентный алм... |
| 01.08.2024 | Somewear Labs Delivers Resilience to Global Drone Operations | Somewear partners with industry leaders, delivering a resilient software-defined network for continuous situational awareness and airspace management for unmanned systems
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Somewear Labs, the ... |
| 30.07.2024 | Winners of America Makes’ latest $6M materials project announced | Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners!
The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and America Makes have announced the recipients of the $6 million Powder Allo... |
| 29.07.2024 | Exclusive: SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia's coast | SpaceExclusive: SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia's coast
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| 09.07.2024 | Air Force Research Laboratory taps The Barnes Global Advisors to lead Metal AM Qualification and Certification effort | The Barnes Global Advisors
Project is seeking industry input that will help shape future investments by AFRL
SEWICKLEY, Pa., July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Barnes Global Advisors (TBGA) has been selected by the Air Force Research La... |
| 27.06.2024 | America Makes’ $2.1M project call to capitalize on AM | Register now for our Additive Manufacturing Advantage online event for insights on AM developments in aerospace, space, and defense sectors from industry leaders!
In alliance with the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining ... |
| 27.06.2024 | US Air Force Launches the Maiden Flight of XQ-67A Demonstrator Drone | By Jace Dela Cruz
Published Jun 27, 2024 11:15AM EDT
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The US Air Force recently shared footage of the inaugural flight of its XQ-67A demo... |
| 30.05.2024 | US-based Rocket Startup Ursa Major Finishes Draper Hypersonic Rocket Engine Testing | By Joseph Henry
Published May 30, 2024 10:29AM EDT
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Ursa Major, an American aerospace firm, popular for its rocket engines and hypersonic... |
| 14.05.2024 | Haiku, Inc. Wins U.S. Air Force Contract to Integrate AI Into Game-Based Cybersecurity Training Platform | Haiku Inc
Haiku Platform Displaying Real Time Ransomware Threat
This award follows another award by the U.S. Air Force to develop training in Haiku's game-based training platform.
This award is both a recognition by our military of the need... |
| 15.04.2024 | New project call worth $6.6M announced by America Makes | After the announcement of its project call winners, America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have announced a project call totaling $6.6 million.
Named IMPACT 2.0, this is an extension of its pre... |
| 03.04.2024 | Solstar Space Awarded $1.25 Million U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR Contract for the Slayton Wideband Space Communicator | U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Awards Phase II SBIR to Solstar Space for Slayton Space Communicator product development
Contract supports product development for continuous spacecraft communications solution engineered to eliminate comm... |
| 13.03.2024 | Genesis Systems Awarded Air Force Research Laboratory and United States Air Force Contract | $1.2 million contract to create design for portable water generation system for use in disaster environments - carried by two people - powered by small vehicle TAMPA, FLA., UNITED STATES, March 13, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Genesis Systems... |
| 13.11.2023 | The US Air Force is training to take down Chinese warships, but China's military has built a 'wicked' problem for it to overcome | Military & Defense The US Air Force is training to take down Chinese warships, but China's military has built a 'wicked' problem for it to overcome
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| 05.10.2023 | The US' first electric 'air taxi' was just delivered to the Air Force — meet Joby's eVTOL | The USAF just received its first eVTOL from Joby Aviation, which Joby believes to be the first-ever "air taxi" delivered to the US. Joby Aviation
Electric aircraft manufacturer Joby Aviation delivered its first eVTOL to the US Air... |
| 04.08.2023 | AI Pilot Successfully Flies Unmanned XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 04 August 2023, 01:08 pm
Under the control of artificial intelligence (AI), the experimental XQ-58A Valkyrie managed to glide to the skies on July 25.
According to the Air Force Research Laboratory (ARFL), the test ... |
| 09.11.2022 | Starfish Space reveals ambitious plan to demonstrate satellite docking | An artist’s conception shows the Otter Pup satellite. (Starfish Space Illustration)
Just three years after it was founded, a Tukwila, Wash.-based startup called Starfish Space is putting the pieces in place to demonstrate how a low-cost sat... |
| 17.10.2022 | Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) --
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation, or CRI, held an event Oct. 6 with the Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing for a ROAM Robotics team to demonstrate th... |
| 16.05.2022 | U.S. Space Force sees future demand for surveillance beyond Earth orbit | Space Force Lt. Gen. Whiting said the U.S. military will likely have to pay more attention to what’s happening in cislunar space
WASHINGTON — An international race back to the moon is already underway, with the United States, China, India, ... |
| 18.04.2022 | Laser strikes on aircraft, potentially blinding pilots, are on pace for a new record: "It's very disorienting" | New numbers from the Federal Aviation Administration show incidents of people hitting aircraft with lasers, potentially blinding pilots, are on pace for a new record.
The number of reported laser strikes jumped by 41 percent last year, to m... |
| 12.04.2022 | Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine flight tested in hypersonic cruise missile trial | A scramjet engine built by propulsion system manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne has been successfully flight tested as part of a US hypersonic missile research project.
By 3D printing the drive system, the firm is said to have been able to con... |
| 30.03.2022 | NextFlex awards $17M in electronics R&D funding, Hypersonix gets backing for new hypersonic UAV | Engineers in the US and Australia have gained a significant amount of funding to further their research into novel aerospace and electronics 3D printing applications.
Over in Australia, Hypersonix Launch Systems has been awarded $2.95 milli... |
| 23.03.2022 | X-Bow exits stealth mode with its 3D printed rocket engines | X-Bow Launch Systems, a space technology 3D printing company, has exited stealth mode this week.
Originally founded in 2016, the New Mexico-headquartered startup specializes in the development of 3D printed solid fuels and rocket motors and... |
| 06.03.2022 | Как благодаря нераскрывшемуся парашюту возникла дополненная реальность | После нескольких лет устойчивого развития дополненная реальность, наконец-то, находится на пороге большого взлёта. Все больше инструментов и решений делают ее ближе к народу. Команда М.Видео и Эльдорадо активно следит за всеми трендовыми те... |
| 03.03.2022 | America Makes reveals $500K hypersonic flight-focused MAGMA Project Call winners | US national 3D printing accelerator America Makes has awarded a team led by aerospace manufacturer Boeing $500,000 in US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) funding.
Having been selected as part of America Makes’ ‘MAGMA’ Project Call, Boei... |
| 02.03.2022 | Boeing deploys 3D printing to halve the lead time of US Space Force asset | Aerospace manufacturer Boeing has begun using 3D printing to ramp up its production of a Wideband Global SATCOM or ‘WGS’ satellite for the US Space Force.
Working as part of a $605 million contract, Boeing is in the process of building the ... |
| 19.02.2022 | Powering the renewable energy transition with 3D printing: Solar | The 3D Printing Industry interviews series looking at low carbon power generation together with 3D printing and renewable energy continues with deep dive into the application of additive manufacturing for solar energy.
“3D Printing has the ... |
| 31.01.2022 | Rocket Lab selected as a launch provider for NASA’s $300M ‘VADR’ orbital missions | Insiders and analysts have made their predictions on the 3D printing trends to watch out for. Find out more in our series focused on the future of 3D printing.
California-based aerospace firm Rocket Lab has been selected to provide launch s... |
| 28.01.2022 | America Makes seeks technologies with ‘high-velocity applications’ in new $500k project call | Insiders and analysts have made their predictions on the 3D printing trends to watch out for. Find out more in our series focused on the future of 3D printing.
US national 3D printing accelerator America Makes has made a fresh batch of fund... |
| 14.01.2022 | AIE’s 225CS Engine Beats the Heat in AFRL Flight Testing | I have to say, this has been the smoothest engine install that I've ever been involved in. The engine always started and always went to power as advertised
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| 19.10.2021 | US and UK AI Research Labs Collaborate on Army Support Tech | A new US and UK collaboration has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to support combat forces.
For the first time, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) worked with the UK’s Defence Science and Technology L... |
| 04.10.2021 | Rocket Lab awarded $24M to build upper stage of new heavy-duty Neutron launch vehicle | Voting shortlists for the 2021 3D Printing Industry Awards are now open. Who do you think should receive top honors this year? Have your say now.
California-based aerospace firm Rocket Lab has been awarded $24.35 million by the U.S. Space F... |
| 25.07.2021 | Redwire digital engineering capabilities simulate hybrid space architecture for advanced mission planning | Mission-critical space systems specialist Redwire has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its Hybrid Architecture Laboratory Operational Environment (HALOE) to enhance US national defense.
The simulation proved HALOE’s potential t... |
| 23.06.2021 | Report: Space Force has to prepare for operations beyond Earth’s orbit | Col. Eric Felt: 'Operating spacecraft beyond geosynchronous Earth orbit poses unique challenges'
WASHINGTON — A new report published by the Air Force Research Laboratory suggests the U.S. Space Force has to prepare for a day when the moon a... |
| 18.05.2021 | Desperate For Firepower, The U.S. Air Force Loads Cruise Missiles On Cargo Planes | A U.S. Air Force MC-130J air-drops a JASSM deployment box at White Sands Missile Range in March ... [+] 2021.U.S. Air Force |
| 07.04.2021 | Anduril Is About To Give An AI Brain Transplant To Area-I’s Drones | Defense startup Anduril has moved closer to its ambition to build a new industry giant with the acquisition of drone maker Area-I. Combining Anduril’s cutting-edge AI with Area-I’s proven air vehicles could breed a formidable new range of s... |
| 05.04.2021 | The US Air Force says the Valkyrie drone launched another drone in a first for the aircraft | The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrates separation of the ALTIUS-600 small UAS in a test at the US Army Yuma Proving Ground test range in Arizona, March 26, 2021 US Air Force
The Air Force Research Laboratory conducted its sixth test of the Valkyr... |
| 11.12.2020 | Op-ed | What’s next for Space Force as it celebrates its first anniversary | A challenge for the Space Force is to bring a sense of urgency and vision to its acquisition programs.
The U.S. Space Force on Dec. 20 marks its first birthday. The service overall has moved forward at remarkable speed organizing a brand-ne... |