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Startup secures $30 million contract to 3D print jet engines for the USAF

Beehive Industries, a startup jet engine manufacturer based in Colorado, just secured a $30 million contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to continue the research and development of small 3D-printed ...
Stars and Stripes

Yokota airman’s 3D printing project could reshape engine repair training

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Tech. Sgt. Tylar Cravens believes he has an idea that could change the way the Air Force trains aircraft maintainers, and he’ll soon pitch it to top leaders at the Pentagon.
Forbes

GKN Aerospace Shifts 3D Printing Engine Parts To The U.S. From Sweden

GKN Aerospace engineering and manufacturing crew with the 3D-printed fan case mount ring component of Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. GKN Aerospace is expanding its Newington, Conn., facility to shift ...
Aviation Week

China Tests First 3D-Printed Turbojet Engine

SINGAPORE—China conducted the first flight of a domestically developed 3D-printed turbojet engine in November 2025, marking a milestone toward mass-producing lower-cost jet engines for applications ...