US Navy is flight-testing 3D-printed fighter jet parts(tomshardware.com)
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US Navy is flight-testing 3D-printed fighter jet parts
https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/us-navy-testing-3d-printed-fighter-jet-parts-for-quick-repairs-composite-parts-printed-at-forward-deployed-3d-printers-to-be-flight-tested-on-operational-f-a-18-super-hornets
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3d printing is great for low volume parts that have challenging geometries. The aerospace industry has been talking about 3d printed parts for a long time now.
So that is why the USA is banning 3D printing over there, fears of people 3D printing their own fighter jets. It makes sense now.