US Navy / DoDAerospacesince 2024
US Navy Afloat Additive Manufacturing Programme
Shipboard spare parts, casualty repair components, custom tools
Aerospace85% confidence
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Challenge
Ships deployed for months cannot easily receive spare parts from shore. Critical repairs are delayed, reducing operational readiness.
Solution
DoD established the Navy Afloat AM Programme of Record in FY2024. Ships carry FDM printers; the ElemX liquid metal jetting printer (ADDiTEC) was deployed and used at sea to produce aluminium parts. OTA contracts accelerate part qualification.
Outcomes
- 01FY2024 Programme of Record; ElemX demonstrated aluminium part production at sea
Technologies
Fused Deposition Modeling
Source
Programme expanded in 2024; ElemX demonstrated Oct 2024 at sea; RIMPAC 2024 deployment
Cite this page
APA
AM Roadmap. (2024). US Navy Afloat Additive Manufacturing Programme. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/usnavy-afloat-am-2024
BibTeX
@misc{amroadmap_us_navy_afloat_additive_manufacturing_pr_2024,
title = {US Navy Afloat Additive Manufacturing Programme},
author = {{AM Roadmap}},
year = {2024},
url = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/usnavy-afloat-am-2024},
note = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/usnavy-afloat-am-2024