Additive ManufacturingJune 28, 2026
The Navy's Biggest Shipbuilder Is Now Printing Hull Parts: Newport News Commissions Wire-Arc Metal AM and Orders Four More Machines
Newport News Shipbuilding has commissioned its first two AML3D ARCEMY X wire-arc metal printers and ordered four more, building toward a six-machine in-house fleet for ship-component fabrication. Here's what the deal actually buys the Navy's most demanding supply chain — and what the numbers really say once you sort the Australian dollars from the U.S. ones.