An ultra-durable compound created by a Maui-based company using fibres of volcanic rock is being tested in 3D-printed drones at the Rim of the Pacific exercise in Hawaii.
Category Archives: 3D Printing
Cambridge Aerospace Skyhammer Turbojet Interceptor UAV 70% Effective
Cambridge Aerospace’s Skyhammer turbojet interceptor UAV has gained a clearer performance reference point after being associated with a 70% effectiveness figure, pushing the UK counter-drone system further from concept demonstration into the harder territory of repeatable production. Continue reading
Lockheed’s New Drone Prototype Skipped the Traditional Factory Process
In less than 12 months, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Divergent transformed a digital drone concept into a full-scale physical prototype.
US Tests Drone Delivered Bunker Busting Warhead
In a significant leap forward for battlefield technology, U.S. Army Infantry Drone Operators have successfully tested a new warhead designed to be delivered by an unmanned aerial system (UAS). Continue reading
Finland Shipping Container Builds 50 Interceptor Drones a Day
Sensofusion, the Finnish defence technology company, has announced the Tactical Drone Factory (TDF)—a fully self-contained drone manufacturing facility built inside a standard 20-foot shipping container. Continue reading
US Marine Corps Develops First NDAA-Compliant 3D-Printed Drone
Amid the Department of Defense’s push for “drone dominance” and a goal to field 300,000 one-way attack drones by 2028, 2nd Marine Logistics Group has produced the Marine Corps’ first NDAA-compliant, 3D-printed drone. Continue reading
US Troops Test 3D-Printed Munition Dropper for Drones
U.S. Soldiers from the Multi-Purpose Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) are field-testing an improvised, 3D-printed munition dropper dubbed the Widowmaker during Combined Resolve 26-1, the unit said. Continue reading
French Army Shows Off Next-Gen, Soldier-Made Tactical Drones at Paris Event
At the 2025 Army Presentation event (Présentation de l’armée de Terre 2025), held on October 15 and 16 at the École Militaire in Paris, the French Army’s 40th Artillery Regiment highlighted its evolving capabilities, focusing on new-generation unmanned aerial systems. Continue reading