Defense
NP Aerospace to Acquire Iten Defense for Expansion Into U.S. Defense Market
The merge will strengthen each company’s portfolio of survivability and protection technologies, which use UHMWPE, ceramics and advanced composites, across global markets.
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Greene Tweed Cuts Lead Time 50% With Thermoplastic Composite Rapid Prototyping
New process balances features to reduce tooling complexity, compresses timelines via concurrent part and tooling design, completes mold fit-ups in 1-2 days and optimizes via faster, lower-cost evaluations.
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Continuous Composites Wins Contract to Advance Missile Manufacturing
CCI aims to advance its CF3D technology to next-generation precision strike missile components, targeting faster, more affordable and scalable production for U.S. defense programs.
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Massivit Manufacturing Platform Reduces Composite Tooling Lead Times for Defense, Aerospace
Massivit launches RapidWings, a turnkey composite manufacturing platform built on its Cast-In-Motion technology, targeting defense and aerospace manufacturers seeking to compress tooling lead times from months to days.
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AeroVironment is awarded $20M contract for ceramic, CMC materials research
Work conducted under the CAMP program for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force will accelerate development through additive, 3D printing and sensors integration.
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Bell completes first two wing structures for MV-75 Cheyenne
Lessons learned underpin Bell’s successful fabrication and assembly of the tiltrotor’s composite wing skins and spars and tailored aluminum substructure.
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McNAIR Center installs large, ultra-high temperature furnace system
The McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research unveils a furnace system by Materials Research Furnaces (MRF) that reaches 2400°C for advancing aerocomposites and ceramics manufacturing research.
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A&P Technology overbraiding process advances U.S. Air Force defense composites
SNAPSHOT: AI-driven, in-line inspection system successfully validates the quality of complex 3D multilayer composite preforms to support AAM, hypersonics and other platforms.
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Arceon launches U.K. subsidiary to close British defense CMC manufacturing gap
The Netherlands startup brings its founding team's 40-plus years of combined LSI process expertise and series production capability to the U.K. defense and space sectors.
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Coexpair highlights role in automated composites manufacturing processing, defense growth
SNAPSHOT: Coexpair and Coexpair Dynamics expand from civil aerospace to the booming defense market, leveraging industrial solutions for composite aerostructures and backed by Belgian support.
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