The Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) achieved the first successful demonstration of in-flight 3D printing aboard a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on June 21 in Southern California...

NORFOLK, Va. - Additive Manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, is becoming a popular solution in industrial settings. But when it comes to military application, there was no business model to help determine return on investment until the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems...

PEARL HEARBOR - Essex is  participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Following a robust investment in equipment upgrades, the Advanced Technology and Innovation Team's Innovation Lab at Fleet Readiness Center East boasts expanded capabilities that can address more challenges in the areas of military aviation maintenance,...

NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support (WSS) Navy Price Fighters’ Additive Manufacturing (AM) team created a computer program for federal agencies to help them determine whether additive manufacturing—also called 3D printing—or traditional manufacturing is more...

In January 2021, the Department of Defense published its first-ever Additive Manufacturing Strategy to “provide a shared set of guiding principles and a framework for [additive manufacturing] technology development and transition to support modernization and Warfighter readiness” across the...

Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) recently stepped up to support nationwide COVID-19 containment efforts through the production of nasopharyngeal swabs. The nasal swabs are printed batch by batch using the depot's HP Jet Fusion 4200 3D printer...

Xerox and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) announced today a strategic collaboration focused on advancing additive manufacturing research, specifically 3D printing, which has the potential to dramatically transform the way the military supplies its forward-deployed forces...

When local agencies saw a need for protective face shields, Fleet Readiness Center East stepped up to answer the call. A small team of FRCE engineers recently 3D printed, assembled and delivered more than 700 face shields to area medical professionals, first responders and educators. This brings the...

The Navy’s MH-60S Seahawk multi-mission helicopter is ready for a communications upgrade, and engineers with the H-60 Fleet Support Team at Naval Air Systems Command’s In-Service Support Center at Fleet Readiness Center East developed an innovative solution to support it...