3D printing changing key questions around weapon systems acquisitions

By Justin Katz / October 6, 2017 at 3:48 PM
The Marine Corps' use of additive manufacturing will change questions surrounding acquisitions to reflect the technology's ability to sustain weapon systems, according to a Marine Corps official. Additive manufacturing will "aid in that sustainment, particularly as weapon systems get older and . . . there's less incentive for industry to even make the parts anymore," Col. Howard Marotto, additive manufacturing lead for the Next Generation Logistics cell, told Inside the Navy in an Oct. 4 interview at the Pentagon. "If...

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