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HII executive wants CVN-80 to be the Navy’s ‘first 3D-printed ship’
« on: January 13, 2023, 01:17:18 pm »
HII executive wants CVN-80 to be the Navy’s ‘first 3D-printed ship’
3D printer printing prototypes (Getty Images)


Written by Brandi Vincent
JAN 11, 2023 | DEFENSESCOOP
HII, one of the leading U.S.-based shipbuilders, is capitalizing on Navy requirement updates and rapidly maturing 3D-printing technologies to save time and money engineering and maintaining some of the military’s most powerful ships.

At a time when supply chain challenges are causing significant delays in manufacturing across the globe, the company is applying additive manufacturing advancements to 3D print some integral parts it needs to build platforms by the Navy’s deadlines.

According to Brian Fields, HII’s vice president of USS Enterprise (CVN-80) and USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) aircraft carrier programs for Newport News Shipbuilding, this unfolding innovation is just the beginning.

https://defensescoop.com/2023/01/11/hii-executive-wants-cvn-80-to-be-the-navys-first-3d-printed-ship/
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Re: HII executive wants CVN-80 to be the Navy’s ‘first 3D-printed ship’
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2023, 01:20:57 pm »
I have a plan Biden is sure to like!  Have the Russians make all the parts and get China to build it. :im waiting:
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