Just a few of the many potentially useful links available on this important transformational technology, and its impact on both manufacturing and DoD Supply Chain Management are listed below. Please note the disclaimer at the bottom of this site.

Reports, Papers & Articles

Technical Reports & Related Information

2018 Technical Reports & Related Information

• Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) State-of-the-Art Report (SOAR) "Qualifying Additive Manufacturing Parts (DSIAC-2018-0848)"

2017 Technical Reports & Related Information

• NASA Materials and Processes Technical Information System (MAPTIS) for Acquiring, Assessing, Archiving, and Disseminating Materials Information (Registration Required)
• NASA Report: "Additive Manufacturing Development, Applications, & Lessons Learned" (Nov 7, 2017)
• Additive Manufacturing Business Model Wargame II Report (Oct 2017)
• NASA Report "NASA Additive Manufacturing Initiatives: In Space Manufacturing and Rocket Engines (Sep 25, 2017)
• NASA Report "Additive Manufacturing Overview: Propulsion Applications, Design for and Lessons Learned" (July 11, 2017)
• National Defense University Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy - Industry Study Report, Advanced Manufacturing (Spring 2017)
• NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Technical Bulletin No. 17-01 "Development of NASA Standards for Enabling Certification of Additively Manufactured Parts"
• Rand Report "3d printing: Downstream production transforming the supply chain" (2017)
• HBR Paper "The rise of 3-d printing: The advantages of additive manufacturing over traditional manufacturing" (2017)(Fee Required)
• Carnegie Mellon University Paper Metal additive manufacturing: Cost competitive beyond low volumes (July 2017)
• PRIF Report No. 1443d printing and international security: Risks and challenges of an emerging technology (2017)

2016 Technical Reports & Related Information

• NPS Thesis "The Effects of Disruptive Technology on Project Interdiction" (Dec 16)
• DSIAC Journal "Nondestructive Inspection of Additive Manufactured Parts in the Aerospace Industry" (Summer 2016)
• NASA "3D Printing In Zero-G Technology Demonstration (3D Printing In Zero-G) - 04.07.16"
• General Electric (GE) Report "The Workforce of the Future: Advanced Manufacturing's Impact on the Global Economy" (Apr 16)
• NASA Report: "A Proposed Qualification Methodology for Additively Manufactured Spaceflight Propulsion Hardware" (March 8, 2016)
• International Journal of Metalcasting “Quantifying the Role of Part Design Complexity in Using 3D Sand Printing for Molds and Cores” (22 Feb 16)
• DAU White Paper “Competitive Threats to the Aerospace Products and Parts Manufacturing Industry” (22 Feb 16)
• Air War College Paper "Incorporation of Additive Manufacturing Technologies into the United States Air Force Supply Chain (16 Feb 16)
• National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (NNMI) Strategic Plan (Feb 16)
• National Network for Manufacturing innovation Program (NNMI) Annual Report (Feb 16)
• America Makes Technology Roadmap (Undated)

2015 Technical Reports & Related Information

• NAVSEA SBIR Solicitation Shipboard Additive Manufacturing (AM)/3D Printing (10 Dec 15)
• Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Materials (CAMM) "Strategic Roadmap for the Next Generation of Additive Manufacturing Materials" (Dec 15)
• NASA Technical Report IN718 Additive Manufacturing Properties and Influences 3-D Printed Demonstrator Engine" (26 Aug 15)
• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Report "Navy Additive Manufacturing: Adding Parts, Subtracting Steps" (Jun 2015)
• Make or Buy: Cost Impacts of Additive Manufacturing, 3D Laser Scanning Technology, and Collaborative Product Lifecycle Management on Ship Maintenance and Modernization (May 15)
• Additive Manufacturing Methods, Techniques, Procedures, & Applications - Enabling Technologies for Military Applications (2015)
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Additive Manufacturing Report Library (Various Dates)
• University of Pittsburgh Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing Reports (Various Dates)

2014 Technical Reports & Related Information

• Navy Additive Manufacturing: Policy Analysis for Future DLA Material Support (Dec 14)
• An Analysis of Item Identification for Additive Manufacturing (3-D Printing) Within the Naval Supply Chain (Dec 14)
• Accelerating U.S. Advanced Manufacturing - Report to the President from President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (Oct 14)
• America Makes: The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) Status Report and Future Opportunities (Sep 14)
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Additive Manufacturing Roadmap & Key Initiatives (Jul 14)
• NISTIR 8005 Applicability of Existing Materials Testing Standards for Additive Manufacturing Materials (Jun 14)
• Navy "Technical Overview of Additive Manufacturing" Report (NSWCCD-61-TR–2014/16) (Apr 14)
• "Wohlers Report 2014:  Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing State of the Industry:  Annual Worldwide Progress Report" (2014)
• NASA "Additive Manufacturing: Ensuring Quality for Spacecraft Applications" (2014)
• Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology “Characterization of Metal Powders Used for Additive Manufacturing” (2014) 

2006-2013 Technical Reports & Related Information

• Analysis of the Potential Impact of Additive Manufacturing on Army Logistics (Dec 13)
• Cost Reduction Through the Use of Additive Manufacturing (3d Printing) and Collaborative Product Life Cycle Management Technologies to Enhance the Navy’s Maintenance Programs (Sep 13)
• Additive Manufacturing: Implications to the Army Organic Industrial Base in 2030 (Apr 13)
• McKinsey Global Institute "Disruptive Technologies: Advances That Will Transform Life, Business, and the Global Economy” (2013)
• US Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) Expeditionary Labs (Ex Labs) Overview
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report "The Obama Administration’s Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation” (25 Jul 12)
• National Academy of Engineering (NAE) “Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace: Examples & Research Outlook” (Spring 12)
• NISTIR 7847 “Mechanical Properties Testing for Metal Parts Made via Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the State of the Art of Mechanical Property Testing” (Mar 12)
• NISTR 7873 Properties of Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the State of the Art of Metal Powder Property Testing (Jul 12)
• US Air Force Research Laboratory Report AFRL-RX-WP-TP-2008-4318 Additive Manufacturing of Superalloys for Aerospace Applications (Mar 08)
• US Air Force Research Laboratory Report RTO-MP-AVT-139 Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Alloys for Aircraft Structure (May 06)

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GAO & IG Reports

• GAO Report (GAO-15-505SP) Report “3D Printing: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Implications of Additive Manufacturing” (24 Jun 15)
• GAO Report (GAO-16-56) “Defense Additive Manufacturing: DOD Needs to Systematically Track Department-Wide 3D Printing Efforts" (14 Oct 15)

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Articles

2019 Articles & Books   

• Defense News Article “Northrop to build 3D-printed scramjet engine for Raytheon hypersonic weapon” (18 Jun 19)
  
• 3D Printing Industry Article "NASA and Virgin Orbit 3d print multimetallic chamber for rocket engine" (31 May 19)
• DSIAC Article "The Navy Can Now 3-D Print Submarines on the Fly for SEALs" (4 Jun 19)
• Defense Daily Article "Navy To "Pay For Value" In 3D Printing" (16 May 19)
• DSIAC Journal Article "Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Maintenance and Sustainment (Spring 2019)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "BAE systems 3d printing enables first ever flight using supersonically blown air" (15 May 19)
• U.S. Navy News Service Article "NAVSEA and NUWC Division, Keyport's 3D Blueprint for the Future" 16 May 19)
• Military.com Article "Marines' Next Ship-to-Shore Connector Could Be 3D Printed" (7 May 19)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "Berkeley researchers 3d print all-liquid device for batteries and drug formulations" (29 Apr 19)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "COPL researchers navigate future fiber optics and infrared with 3d printed glass" (29 Apr 19)
• 3d Printing Industry Article "World first: HRL Laboratories registered new 3d printed aluminum alloy" (24 Apr 19)
• US Fed News Service Article "SWRMC Delivers 3D Printed Parts to USS Lake Erie" (19 Apr 19)
• Bloomberg.com Article "Your Next Flight Is Brought to You by 3D Printing: The technology will revolutionize manufacturing, but how? United Technologies, GE and Honeywell are taking different approaches." (12 Apr 19)
• DVIDS Article "71st AMU 3D prints new innovative tool" (9 Apr 19)
• USMC News Article "3D-printed impeller enhances readiness of Corps' main battle tank" (4 Apr 19)
• Composites World Article "AFRL research advances 3D printable CF/epoxy composites" (29 Mar 19)
• Metal AM Article "Marines employ mobile hybrid metal Additive Manufacturing solution" (28 Mar 19)
• Inside Defense Article "Navy requesting $23 million in RDT&E funding for 3D printing" (28 Mar 19)
• IEEE Spectrum Article "3D Metal Printing Tries to Break Into the Manufacturing Mainstream" (27 Mar 19)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "GE Additive Addworks to push metal additive manufacturing for GA-ASI Aeronautics (25 Mar 19)
• ZDNet Article "Mass Production 3D Printing? It's Coming, and It's a Big Deal" (22 Mar 19)
  
• Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) Article "U.S. Army adapts military-grade steel alloy for 3D printing ultra-strong parts" (12 Mar 19)
  
• 3D Printing Industry Article US Army develops ultra-strong 3D printed steel parts to revolutionize battlefield logistics (5 Mar 19)
  
• Defense News Article "Marines have 24/7, 3D printing parts office at their fingertips (5 Mar 19)
  
• RMIT University 3-D printed tool cuts through titanium, wins innovation prize (27 Feb 19)
  
• DVIDS Article "1st TSC Looks to Additive Manufacturing as Key to Modernizing Existing Machinery" (25 Feb 19)
  
• USMC Article “3D printing in the Marine Corps: An industry of untapped potential (26 Feb 19)
  
• USMC Article "AMOC gives Marines 24/7 additive manufacturing assistance (26 Feb 19)
  
• US Army Article "3D printing across Army Enhancing Logistics (24 Feb 19)
  
• 3D Printing Industry Article US Army acquires Rize One 3D printer for Spare Parts On-Demand (22 Feb 19)
  
• New Atlas Article "Dichroic 3D-printing material changes color with point of view (15 Feb 19)
  
• 3D Printing Industry Article "Wood-n't you believe it: Cellulose-based 3d printed electronics developed at SFU" (18 Feb 19) 
• 3D Print Article "Air Force: C-5 Super Galaxy Plane Receives Seventeen 3D Printed Parts to Cabin & Crew Areas" (14 Feb 19)
  
• Colorado School of Mines Article "3-D experiments shed new light on shape memory alloys" (14 Feb 19)
  
• Nextgov Article “Is the Revolution of 3D-Printed Building Getting Closer?” (13 Feb 19)
  
• DVIDS Article "Rock Island Arsenal (RIA-JMTC) looks toward future of additive, advanced manufacturing" (12 Feb 19)
  
• Defense Aerospace Article "Naval Group Prints World's First Hollow Propeller Blade (11 Feb 19)
  
• Defense Daily Article "Marine Corps to Fully Integrated 3D Printing Within Next 4 Years (7 Feb 19)
  
• Defense Aerospace Article “US Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office Installs 3D Parts on C-5” (7 Feb 19)
  
• New Atlas Article “3D-printed objects repair themselves after being cut in half” (6 Feb 19)’’’
  
• DVIDS Article "Innovation by 3D Printing" (4 Feb 19)
  
• New Atlas Article "New 3D-printing tech gets smooth results using light and resin" (1 Feb 19)
• ISE Magazine Article "The environmental benefits of additive manufacturing: Less waste, fewer toxic substances are the result of new 3D printing technology" (Feb 19)
  
• Military.com Article “The Marines Just 3D-Printed an Entire Bridge in California” (31 Jan 19)
  
• Defense Aerospace Article "HII Units Delivers First 3-D Metal Part for US Navy Carrier" (30 Jan 19)
• UPI Article "Scientists discover ideal wing shape for flight by simulating evolution" (30 Jan 19)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "3D printing applied to MRO of F/A-18 Hornet by U.S. Marines" (29 Jan 19)
• DVIDS Article "Bringing innovation to fruition: Marines 3D print 1st reinforced concrete bridge in western hemisphere" (29 Jan 19)
• Signal Article "U.S. Marines 3D Print a Concrete Footbridge" (29 Jan 19)
• DVIDS Article "Additive manufacturing holds great potential, Army looks for next step" (28 Jan 19)
• DSIAC Defense Systems Digest Article "The State of Cybersecurity in Additive Manufacturing (AM)" (29 Jan 19)
• National Defense Magazine Article "JUST IN: 3D-Printed Suppressors Designed to Work on Machine Guns (22 Jan 19)
• FedScoop Article "The Air Force is 3D printing replacement pieces for the F-22" (21 Jan 19)
• Defense Aerospace.com Article "3D Printing in the Israeli Air Force" (16 Jan 19)
• Digital Journal Article "New University of Michigan 3D light printing 100x faster" (12 Jan19)
• US Fed News Service Article "Squadron innovation funds drive 3D runway surface scanning, re-creation effort" (12 Jan 19)
• 3DPrint.com Article "3D Printed Bridge Was a Labor of Love for Army Engineer" (11 Jan 19)
• DVIDS Article "Additive manufacturing is all the rage, but why?" (10 Jan 19)
• 3D Print Article "US Army Learning About and Using 3D Printing to Improve Military Readiness" (10 Jan 19)

2018 Articles & Books

• Supply Chain Digital Article "USAF to use blockchain-based SIMBA Chain for its supply chain operations" (20 Nov 18)
• TCT Magazine Article "Work Begins on U.S. Air Force Research Into Flaw Formation in Powder Bed Fusion Processes" (19 Nov 18)
• Space News Article "Additive machines prompt companies to throw out the rule books" (1 Nov 18)
• Space News Article "Lockheed Martin extends additive manufacturing to key spacecraft components" (1 Nov 18)
• Space News Article "SSL additively expands additive manufacturing from brackerts to antenna towers (1 Nov 18)
• DSIAC Journal Article "Additive Manufacturing in the DoD (Fall 2018)
• NAVSEA News Release "NAVSEA Approves First Metal Additively Manufactured Component for Shipboard Use" (11 Oct 18)
• USNI News "Better Logistics, 3D Printing Will Quickly Return Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft to Service" (8 Oct 18)
• ZME Science Article "US Marines will save $70,000 by 3D-printing F-35 part" (7 Sep 18)
• DVIDS Article "SPAWAR Enterprise Uses 3D Printing Technology to Rapidly Deliver Warfighting Solutions" (7 Sep 18)
• Marine Corps Article "MCSC teams with Marines to Build World's First Continuous 3D-Printed Concrete Barracks" (24 Aug 18)
• 3D Print.com Article "3D Printing Valued by the Navy for Underway Replenishment" (23 Aug 18)
• Defense One Article "How Rocket-Makers Ensure 3D Printed Parts are Strong Enough for Space" (22 Aug 18)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "U.S Army Lab Converts Water Bottles into 3D Printer Materials" (22 Aug 18)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "U.S. Marines 3D print F-35 part to save $70,000" (20 Aug 18)
• Inside Defense Article "Stennis to be first aircraft carrier with additive manufacturing lab" (20 Aug 18)
• Washington Post Article "Five Myths About 3-D Printing" (10 Aug 18)
• IP Watchdog Article "Protecting Innovation During the 3D Revolution" (10 Aug 18)
• NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge
• NASA using recycled materials to someday build future 3D-printeded habitats on Mars
• NASA Wants to 3D Print Houses on Mars
• Zopherus – NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge
• 3D Printing Industry Article "Lockheed Martin Shares its '5Ps' for Industrial 3D Printing" (25 Jul 18)
  
• Air Force News Service Article "Air Force establishing new office aimed at driving down maintenance costs" (25 Jul 18)
• Air Force Magazine Article "USAF to Stand Up New Rapid Sustainment Office" (25 Jul 18)
• Inside Defense Article "Air Force creating new rapid sustainment office" (25 Jul 18)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "SpaceX Launches 3D Printed Satellite, Next Phase of Mission Underway" (24 Jul 18)
  
• National Center for Manufacturing Sciences "NMCS Releases Protecting the Additive Manufacturing Workflow with Block Chain Technology White Paper" (23 Jul 18)
  
• Air Force News Article "388th Maintenance Group Eying Future Time, Cost Savings with 3-D Printing" (17 Jul 18)
• New Atlas Article "Lockheed Martin's titanium domes are the largest 3D-printed spacecraft parts yet" (16 Jul 18)
• Washington Post Article "The Air Force's $10,000 toilet cover" (14 Jul 18)
• RapidReady Article "Additive's Role in Defense" (13 Jul 18)
• Eurasia Review Article "Three A's Of Military Logistics: Modernizing the Armed Forces' Tail – Analysis (13 Jul 18)
• Defense Aerospace Article "EDA Releases Report on 3D-Printing and Final Video" (12 Jul 18)
• DSIAC Article "Rutgers Engineers 3D Print Shape-Shifting Smart Gel" (4 Jun 18)
• Defense One Article "US Air Force Is Waiting a Year for Parts That It Could 3D-Print" (29 May 18)
• LLNL News Article "Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory joins effort to 3D print parts for U.S. Navy" (29 May 18)
• IBD.com Article "3D Systems Teams Up With Huntington Ingalls To Print Metal Parts For Warships" (10 May 18)
• AFNS Article "Additive Manufacturing Capability Could Generate Future Efficiencies and Cost-Savings" (9 May 18)
• NMCS Article "Additive Manufacturing: MUCH MORE THAN A GAME" (May 18)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "NASA green-lights Made In Space metal 3D printer for Mars" (8 May 18)
• Rapid Ready Tech Article "Navy to Develop Printed Repair Parts" (8 May 18)
• Executive Biz Blog "GE to Help Develop Certification Framework for 3D-Printed Navy Vehicle Parts" (3 May 18)
• Inside Defense Article "USAF seeks sustainment innovation to lower cost, improve supply chain" (3 May 18)
• IBD.com Article "General Electric Wins this 3D-Printing Contract from the Navy" (2 May 18)
• Sandia Labs News Release "First 3-D printed wind-blade mold, energy-saving nanoparticles earn Sandia national awards" (25 Apr 18)
• UPI.com Article "Marines 3D Print Replacement Part for F-35 Landing Gear Door" (24 Apr 18)
• Inside the Navy Article "NAVAIR Projects 1,000 3D-Printed Parts Approved for Fleet by End of 2018" (13 Apr 18)
• University of Southern California Article "3-D Printed Active Metamaterials for Sound and Vibration Control" (11 Apr 18)
• National Defense Magazine Article "3D Modeling Could Speed Procurement of Navy Destroyer" (5 Apr 18)
• DSIAC Journal Article "3-D-Printed Weapons: Challenges and Opportunities in Advanced Manufacturing" (Winter 2018)
• Breaking Defense Article "Marines' Love Affair with 3D Printing: Small Is Cheap, & Beautiful" (12 Mar 18)
• Inside Defense Article "Sailors show OPNAV 3-D printed solutions Pentagon 'would never see'" (16 Feb 18)
• Metal AM Article "ASME publishes draft standard for product definition in Additive Manufacturing" (23 Jan 18)

• DSIAC Article "GE Sees Potential in 'Self-Inspecting' Metal Additive Manufacturing Systems" (18 Dec 17)
• Supply & Demand Chain Executive Article "Daimler Trucks North America Launches 3D Printed Parts Program" (6 Dec 17)
• DSIAC Article "Design and Fabrication of 3D-Printed Stretchable Tactile Sensors" (4 Dec 17)
• DSIAC Journal "Marines' 3D-Printed 'Nibbler' Drone Creating Lessons Learned on Logistics, Counter-UAS" (20 Nov 17)
• DSIAC Journal "University of Michigan Professor Doubles 3d Printing Speeds Using Vibration-Mitigating Algorithm" (20 Nov 17)
• Additive manufacturing in the DoD: Employing a business case analysis (16 Nov 2017)
• National Defense Magazine Article "Defense Industry Moves Toward Multi-Material 3D Printing" (30 Oct 17)
• Inside Defense Article "New Marine Corps 3D Printing Concept Expected this Year" (26 Oct 17)
• DSIAC Article "Low-Cost Wearables Manufactured by Hybrid 3D Printing" (23 Oct 17)
• NASA Article "NASA Tests First 3-D Printed Rocket Engine Part Made with Two Different Alloys" (17 Oct 17)
• Is your supply chain ready for additive manufacturing? (16 Oct 2017)
• Inside Defense® Article "Naval Analyst: 3D Printing 'Will Challenge' U.S. Military" (20 Sep 17)
• Air Force News Article "AFMC Commander: Agility, Innovation to Fuel Future of AF Logistics" (18 Sep 17)
• Bloomberg® Article "Coal Seeks New Life as Carbon Fiber for Submarines" (13 Sep 17)
• Defense News® Article "Payback Emerges on Pentagon's Manufacturing USA Initiative" (11 Sep 17)
• Logistics Viewpoint Article "3D Printing of Spare Parts: the Challenges are Surmountable" (11 Sep 17)
• Inside Defense® Article "Marine Corps Looks to 3-D Printing to Make Spare Parts Downrange" (11 Sep 17)
• Inside Defense® Article "Marine Corps Rapid Acquisition Office Seeks Build-to-Print Unmanned Aerial Systems" (11 Sep 17)
• Power consumption-based detection of sabotage attacks in additive manufacturing (6 Sep 17)
• Analysis of additive manufacturing for sustainment of Naval aviation systems (Sep 17)
• New Atlas Article "100x Faster, 10x Cheaper: Desktop Metal 3D Printing System" (27 Jul 17)
• US Army Article "3-D Printing in the Field Gives Soldiers More Flexibility" (26 Jul 17)
• 3Dprint.com Article "US Navy and ORNL Team Up to Develop the Military's First 3D Printed Submarine Hull on the BAAM" (21 Jul 17)
• Navy.mil Article "NAVSEA Recognizes Carderock Innovators, Partners for Unprecedented Naval Asset" (20 July 17)
• DISAC Article "World's First Operational 3D Printed Excavator" (17 Jul 17)
• USMC Article "Marine Corps' acquisition command ensures 3-D parts are safe, certified" (14 Jul 17)
• 3DPrint.com Article "Marines See the Benefit of 3D Printers in Combat Zones" (12 Jul 17)
• 3DPrint.Com Article "Marines 3D Print Nibbler Drone to Offer Surveillance & Carry Supplies" (24 Jun 17)
• Rice University Article "Rice U. chemists create 3-D printed graphene foam" (21 Jun 17)
• General Electric Article "GE Is Building the World's Largest 'Additive' Machine For 3D Printing Metals" (20 Jun 17)
• ThomasNet Article "Defense Budget Promotes Additive Manufacturing" (17 Jun 17)
• Military Officer Magazine Article "Military Spare Parts and Food Made to Order" (15 Jun 17)
• RapidReady Tech Article "Siemens 3D Prints Power Turbine Blades" (12 Jun 17)
• Informing additive manufacturing technology adoption: total cost and the impact of capacity utilisation (6 Jun 17)
• Additive manufacturing: The most promising technology to alter the supply chain and logistics (June 17)
• Active duty training for support of Navy's additive manufacturing strategy (Jun 17)
• Virtual inventory in the virtual warehouse: Will 3d printing kill the traditional supply chain? (10 May 17)
• Military.com Article "3D Printing is Changing the Way the Air Force Fixes Aging Planes (2 May 17)
• Improving effectiveness of spare part supply by additive manufacturing as dual sourcing option (May 17)
• Additive manufacturing impacts on a two-level supply chain (May 17)
• Space Daily Article "Aerojet Rocketdyne achieves 3-D printing milestone" (10 Apr 17)
• 3DPrint.Com Article "MIT and Binghamton Researchers Find Possible Way to Make FDM 3D Printer Speeds Faster" (5 Apr 17)
• Lockheed Martin Release "Design Evolution: Lockheed Martin is using 3-D Printed Parts for U.S. Military Satellites" (4 Apr 17)
• Predicting the future of additive manufacturing: A Delphi study on economic and societal implications of 3d printing for 2030 (Apr 17)
• The coming age of 3d printing (Apr 17)
• Rambo's premiere (Apr/Jun 17)
• The future of additive manufacturing in Air Force acquisition (22 Mar 17)
• Popular Mechanics Article "The U.S. Army 3D-Printed a Grenade Launcher and Called it R.A.M.B.O." (8 Mar 17)
• Space News Article "3D Printing Saving Satellite Builders Time and Money (8 Mar 17)
• Engadget.com Article "A San Francisco Startup 3D Printed a Whole House in 24 Hours" (7 Mar 17)
• CNBC Article "Ford is 3D Printing Car Parts Which Could Mean More Customized Vehicles" (6 Mar 17)
• CNET.com Article "Ford's New Room-Sized 3D Printer Upends Additive Manufacturing as We Know It" (4 Mar 17)
• US San Diego Article "Nanoengineers 3-D Print Biomimetic Blood Vessel Networks" (2 Mar 17)
• AZO Materials Article "3D Printing Using Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber Composites" (1 Mar 17)
• America Makes Announcement "America Makes and ANSI Publish Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing" (28 Feb 17)
• ANSI Announcement "America Makes and ANSI Publish Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing" (28 Feb 17)
• 3D printing in the military (23 Feb 17)
• Engadget.com Article "Boeing Plans to Build 3D Printed Modular Satellites" (21 Feb 17)
• New Scientist Article “Tiny 3D-printed camera lens could give drones vision like ours” (16 Feb 17)
• DSIAC Journal “MIT Researchers Use 3D Printing to Create Soft, Nearly Invisible Hydrogel Robots (13 Feb 17)
• Aerospace Manufacturing and Design Article “3D printing transforms the A&D support chain” (6 Feb 17)
• Reuters Article “Exclusive: Boeing's Space Taxis to Use More Than 600 3D-Printed Parts" (3 Feb 17)
• C/Net Article “Boeing Space Taxis to Use Hundreds of 3D-Printed Parts” (3 Feb 17)
• Unlocking value for a circular economy through 3d printing: A research agenda (Feb 17)
• Beyond prototyping: 3d printing in government contracts (Feb 17)
• Army RDECOM Article “Army's additive manufacturing roadmap merged into DOD's” (30 Jan 17)
• ARL Article “Army researchers partner with Marine Corps for 3-D printed technology solutions (27 Jan 17)
• DSIAC Defense Systems News Article “Defense AT&L Magazine Additive Manufacturing Special Issue” (17 Jan 17)
• GovExec.com Article "The Army Wants to 3-D Print Mini-drones in 24 Hours" (11 Jan 17)
• Air Force Research Laboratory Article “Embracing Opportunity: Additive technology Used for Manufacturing (6 Jan 17)
• US Army Article “Army engineers demonstrate new system for on-demand 3-D printed drones (5 Jan 17)
• Futurism.Com Video “The Future is Here. Robots Can Now 3D Print…Themselves”

2016 Articles & Books

• Army Acquisition Support Center Article "Army Researchers Demonstrate 3-D Printed Drones" (28 Dec 16)
• Army Acquisition Support Center Article "New Dimension of Acquisition: RDECOM Explores New Ways of Using 3-D Printing to Meet Soldiers’ Needs Quickly and Inexpensively While Minimizing the Logistics Footprint" (28 Nov 16)
• Special Additive Manufacturing-Themed Issue of Defense AT&L Magazine (Complete Issue) (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “An Overview of Additive Manufacturing” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Ensuring a Safe Technological Revolution” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “The Digital Thread as the Key Enabler” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Separating Hype from Reality” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article "Additive Manufacturing as a Sustainment Enabler — An Industry Perspective” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Harnessing the Potential of Additive Manufacturing and Competition” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Paradigm Shift — Additive Manufacturing and the New Way of War” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Metals Additive Manufacturing — Great Promise in Mitigating Shortages but Some Risks Remain” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Driving Innovation to Support the Warfighter — AM Initiatives Within the Defense Logistics Agency” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Getting AM Up to Speed Across the Army Life Cycle” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Great Expectations - AM in the Joint Advanced Manufacturing Region” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Implications of AM for the Navy Supply Chain” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Challenges of Enterprise-Wide AM for Air Force Sustainment” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “Collateral Damage — Potential Unintended Consequences in Aerospace and Defense Industrial Base” (Nov-Dec 16)
• Additive manufacturing in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): Challenges and potential (Dec 16)
• Army Magazine Article “Looking at 3-D Printing From All Sides Now:  New Technology Offers Major Benefits for Army Maintenance” (Nov 16)
• Seapower Magazine Article “Training Maintainers: Tight budgets, technological advances fuel innovative solutions” (Nov 16)
• Washington Post Article “Can either presidential candidate rescue this Ohio city?” (27 Oct 16)
• Naval Aviation News Article “Printing the Future: Additive Manufacturing Promises to Boost Naval Aviation Readiness” (17 Oct 16)
• NextGov Article “MIT Researchers 3-D Print Customizable Padding for Robots” (3 Oct 16)
• MIT News Article “3-D-printed Robots with Shock-Absorbing Skins” (3 Oct 16)
• Kiplinger’s Article “The Buzz – Where to Print in 3-D” (Oct 16)
• Air Force Air University Strategic Studies Quarterly Article “Additive Manufacturing: From Form to Function” (Fall 2016)
• Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) Article “Need Hair? Press Print” (26 Sep 16)
• The NS Mayport Mirror Article “SERMC Welcomes ‘Fab Lab’” (14 Sep 16)
• Composites World Article “Ingersoll Machine Tools, ORNL to develop very large 3D printing system” (13 Sep 16)
• Breaking Defense Article “Boeing, Saab Unveil T-X Entry; Planes Go Straight to Production” (13 Sep 16)
• Inside Defense Article “Navy Aims to Widen Use of 3D Printing Following Successful Flight Test” (6 Sep 16)
• TechTarget Article “How IoT and 3D Printing are Changing the Connected Space (Sep 16)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “When America Makes, America Works: A Successful Public-Private 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Partnership” (Sep-Oct 16)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Article “3D Printed Tool for Building Aircraft Achieves Guinness World Records Title (29 Aug 16)
• New Atlas Article "Oak Ridge tool takes world record for largest 3D-printed object" (16 Aug 16)
• Breaking Defense Article “First Osprey Flight With Critical 3D Printed Part“ (3 Aug 16)
• UPI Article “First MV-22B Osprey with 3D-printed, safety-critical parts takes flight” (1 Aug 16)
• Air Force Magazine “The Promise and Peril of 3-D Printing” (Aug 16)
• The design for additive manufacturing worksheet (Aug 16)
• NAVAIR News “NAVAIR Marks First Flight with 3-D Printed, Safety-Critical Parts” (29 July 16)
• NYU Tandon School of Engineering Article “NYU researchers report cybersecurity risks in 3D printing’ (12 Jul 16)
• America Makes Announces the University of Dayton Research Institute (URDI) as Awardee of $10M Directed Project on Maturation of Advanced Manufacturing for Low-cost Sustainment (11 Jul 16)
• DSIAC Journal “Nondestructive Inspection of Additive Manufactured Parts in the Aerospace Industry” (Jul 16)
• The Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society© Article “Manufacturing and Security Challenges in 3D Printing” (Jul 16)
• Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) Journal (Summer 2016)
• Defense Systems “How 3D printing can aid the military supply chain” (7 Jun 16)
• Aviation Week “Reimagining Military Re-supply With 3-D Printing: Push is on to certify 3-D printing for critical military parts” (1 Jun 16)
• 3D Printing Industry.com Article “The Importance of Fab Labs” (27 May 16)
• Washington Post “Why the U.S. Military Turned a Hipster Tattoo Parlor Into a Special Operations Lab” (25 May 16)
• AdvancedManufacturing.org “Repair and Improvement All in One Process” (May 19, 2016)
• DVIDS Article “Navy Officials: 3D Printing To Impact Future Fleet with ‘On Demand’ Manufacturing Capability” (18 May 16)
• "The Decentralized and Networked Future of Value Creation: 3D Printing and its Implications for Society, Industry, and Sustainable Development” by Jan-Peter Ferdinand, Ulrich Petschow, Sascha, Dickel
• Nextgov “GE Building World’s Largest Jet Engine with 3-D Printed Parts” (25 Apr 16)
• NASA “3D Printing In Zero-G Technology Demonstration (3D Printing In Zero-G) (20 Apr 16)
• "Gig-Manufacturing: The Ambiguity of 3D Printing Liability, or Who Is to Blame if a 3D Printed Part Fails” (14 Apr 16)
• NAVSEA “MAKE Lab opens bringing new AM opportunities to NSWC Carderock Division” (5 Apr 16)
• GE Celebrates Grand Opening of First Additive Manufacturing Center in Pittsburgh (5 Apr 16)
• National Defense Magazine "New Ecosystem Emerging in Military Logistics" (Apr 16)
• ScienceDirect® Additive Manufacturing Journal (Apr 16)
• Military.com "Air Force Might Build Innovation Center Near Robins AFB" (18 Mar 16)
• Lockheed-Martin “Big Time Savings on Small Part: First 3-D printed Component Flies on U.S. Navy’s Trident II D5 Missile” (18 Mar 16)
• ScienceDirect® “A Framework for Teaching the Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing and Enabling Rapid Innovation” (17 Mar 16)
• Penn State News Article "Penn State Releases Roadmap for Advancement of Additive Manufacturing Materials" (15 Mar 16)
• America Makes and ANSI Launch Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (14 Mar 16)
• NDIA National Defense Magazine Article "Standards for 3D Printed Rocket Engines Coming” (Mar 16)
• Defense Systems.com Article “Officials: The Time is Now for Battlefield 3D Printing (2 Mar 16)
• National Defense "Standards for 3D-Printed Rocket Engines Coming" (Mar 16)
• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Establishes Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (24 Feb 16)
• MT Additive “The Additive Manufacturing Technology Roadmap” (23 Feb 16)
• Secretary of Commerce Pritzker Submits to Congress First-Ever Legislative Reports Required of National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) (19 Feb 16)
• MT Additive “Hype Verses Reality in Additive Manufacturing” (8 Feb 16)
• TEchTarget/SearchCIO Article “3D Printing Technology Payoff Beyond Imagination” (Feb 16)
• MT Additive “Designing the Future: Open Source Tools and Additive Manufacturing” (19 Jan 16)
• NAVSEA's Dahlgren Division Continues to Emphasize Benefits of 3D Printing, Holds Print-a-Thon (17 Jan 16)
• ANSI (American National Standards Institute) International Standardization & Accreditation Activities (15 Jan 16)
• New 3-D Printing Method Uses Rust, Metal Powders (15 Jan 16)
• NSWCDD on the 'ground floor' of 3D Printing (15 Jan 16)
• Air Force Article "First 3-D Printed Part Approved for AWACS" (14 Jan 16)
• Reuters Article “Aerojet Wins U.S. Contract to Set Standard for 3-D Printed Rocket Engines” (5 Jan 16)
• MT Additive “Transformative Technology to Deliver 3D Printer Houses” (5 Jan 16)
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Article & Video “3D printing metal parts and novel materials” (Undated)
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Article & Video "Metal Additive Manufacturing: Printed Metal Parts Meet Critical National Needs” (Undated)

2015 Articles & Books

• “3D Printing Will Rock the World” by John Hornick (Dec 15)
• Aircraft Carrier Harry S. Truman Prints Spare, Unique Parts at Sea with 3-D Printer (25 Dec 15)
• Piece by Piece: NASA Team Moves Closer to Building a 3-D Printed Rocket Engine (17 Dec 15)
• NDIA National Defense Magazine Article "Military 3D Printing Projects Face Challenges (Nov 15)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article "Airborne, All The Way, 3D from the Sky Approach for an Air Drop Capable, Medium Tactical Vehicle (Nov-Dec 2015 issue)
• SupplyChainBrain Article “Emerging Tech Will Drive Next Generation of Supply Chain Success" (15 Oct 15)
• Navy “Kearsarge gets Navy's First Afloat Fab Lab” (5 Oct 15)
• DSP Journal Article “Additive Manufacturing (or 3D Printing)” (Oct-Dec 2015)
• NASA Article "Successful NASA Rocket Fuel Pump Tests Pave Way for 3-D Printed Demonstrator Engine" (26 Aug 15)
• DLA Article "3D Printing Could Help DLA Cut Costs, Improve Parts Support" (13 Aug 15)
• Composites World© Article “A Growing Trend: 3D Printing of Aerospace Tooling” (1 Jul 15)
• Navy additive manufacturing: Adding parts, subtracting steps (Jun 15)
• Additive manufacturing in the Marine Corps (Jun 15)
• US Navy Article "Navy Innovators Explore Fleet Applications of 3D Printing" (1 May 15)
• CTMA Magazine “Additive Manufacturing” (May 2015)
• CTMA Magazine “DoD Additive Manufacturing for Maintenance Operations (AMMO) Working Group Charter” (May 2015)
• NASA 3-D Prints First Full-Scale Copper Rocket Engine Part (21 Apr 15)
• Air Force Research Laboratory Breaking New Ground in Additive Manufacturing (7 Apr 15)
• Economist “Entering the Jet Age: Aircraft Engines May Soon Be Built One Layer at a Time” (5 Mar 15)
• Economist “Rising from the Ooze: A Quicker Way to Print Objects” (7 Mar 15)
• GE's Bestselling Jet Engine Makes 3-D Printing a Core Component (5 Mar 15)
• Navy CHIPS “Frontline Innovation: DARPA to put Fab Lab at Navy Ship Maintenance Center” (17 Feb 15)
• Navy “Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) Teams With DARPA to Bring Fab Lab to Norfolk” (12 Feb 15)
• MIT Technology Review Article “Additive Manufacturing Is Reshaping Aviation: Advanced Manufacturing Technologies are Leading to Smaller Jet Engines” (6 Feb 15)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Article “3-D Printed Shelby Cobra Highlights ORNL R&D at Detroit Auto Show (12 Jan 15)

2014 Articles

• NASA Success “Space Station 3-D Printer Builds Ratchet Wrench To Complete First Phase Of Operations” (22 Dec 14)
• Guardian “How 3D printing is set to shake up manufacturing supply chains” (25 Nov 14)
• Deloitte University Press Article: “3D Opportunity for the Department of Defense: Additive Manufacturing Fires Up” (20 Nov 14)
• Atlantic Council Article “Could 3D Printing Change the World?” (17 Oct 14)
• NASA Sends First 3-D Printer to Space Station (18 Sep 14)
• US Navy Article “Fleet Readiness Center East Repairs Harrier Using 3-D Printing” (13 Aug 14)
• ZDNet “How 3D Printing is Building a New Future” (1 Aug 14)
• ZDNet "3D Printing: Building the Future” (1 Aug 14)
• ZDNet "3D Printing: Overcoming the Legal and Intellectual Property Issues" (1 Aug 14)
• US Army Technology Magazine – Focus: 3D Printing (Jul-Aug 14)
• Army “Q&A: Research Vision for 3-D Printing” (28 July 2014)
• Defense Systems Article “A few ways 3D printing is about to transform the Army” (24 July 14)
• NAVAIR “Additive Manufacturing Goals for Support Equipment and Aircraft Launch and Recovery” (24 Jul 14)
• Army Technology Magazine “Dr. Thomas Russell: Research vision for 3-D printing” (5 Jul 14)
• US Army Article “Researchers Explore Additive Manufacturing” (2 Jul 14)
• Army Technology Magazine “Chow from a 3-D Printer? Natick Researchers are Working on it” (July 14)
• Army Technology Magazine “3-D Printing Benefits for Logistics: ARDEC Investigates How 3-D Printed Metals Could Transform Army Logistics” (July 14)
• Deloitte University Press Article: “3D Opportunity for Aerospace and Defense” (2 Jun 14)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article “3D Printing: How Much Will It Improve the DoD Supply Chain of the Future?” (Cover Article, May-June 2014 Issue)
• The Wire “3D-Printed Food Actually Looks (and Tastes) Pretty Delicious” (29 May 14)
• US Army Article “Army, NASA, University Collaboration Promotes Additive Manufacturing” (22 May 14)
• US Army Rapid Equipping Force “Twelve Years of Results” (29 Apr 14)
• ZDNet “IP lawyer: Why 3D printing will lead to 'thermonuclear wars’” (14 Apr 14)
• Deloitte University Press Article: “3D Opportunity Primer” (6 Mar 14)
• Cerasis “The Impact of 3D Printing in the Supply Chain and Logistics Arenas” (10 Feb 14)
• Supply Chain 24/7 “The Implications of 3D Printing for the Global Logistics Industry” (23 Jan 14)
• Breaking Defense Article “3D Printing: Imagine A Brigade Producing Parts On Battlefield” (14 Jan 14)
• Deloitte University Press – 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Article Library (Undated)
• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory “In-situ Evaluation of Component Fidelity During Additive Manufacturing Processing” (Undated)

2011-13 Articles

• USC Viterbi Researchers Cut Time To 3D-Print Heterogeneous Objects From Hours To Minutes (5 Dec 13)
• Analysis of the potential impact of additive manufacturing on Army logistics (6 Nov 13)
• Economist Technology Quarterly 3D Printing Scales Up (Q3 2013)
• Economist “How 3D printers Work” (7 Sep 13)
• Breaking Defense Article “The Pentagon Can’t 3-D Print Its Way To Victory” (6 Sep 13)
• MIT Technology Review Article “Additive Manufacturing: GE, the World’s Largest Manufacturer, is on the Verge of Using 3-D Printing to Make Jet Parts” (23 Apr 13)
  
• Wired Magazine Article "4D Printing: Cube Self-Folding Strand from Skylar Tibbits" (26 Feb 13)
  
• StrataSys Article "4D Printing Technology Project" (Feb 13)
  
• New Scientist Article “Fabricated future: The sceptic’s guide to 3D printing” (12 Dec 12)
• New Scientist Article “Go forth and print: 3D objects you can print yourself” (12 Dec 12)
• Atlantic Council Article “3-D Printing Revolution in Military Logistics” (20 Nov 12)
• Foreign Affairs “How to Make Almost Anything: The Digital Fabrication Revolution”© (Nov-Dec 12)
• NDU Defense Horizons “Toward the Printed World: Additive Manufacturing and Implications for National Security” (Sep 12)
• Military.com Article “Mobile Labs Build On-the-Spot Combat Solutions” (17 Aug 12)
• Economist “The Third Industrial Revolution” (19 Apr 12)
• Economist “Solid Print: Making Things with a 3D Printer Changes the Rules of Manufacturing” (19 Apr 12)
• Defense News “The Digital Promise: Additive Manufacturing Could Save DOD Time, Materials and Money” (24 Oct 11)

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