The Navy recently installed a 3D printer on board the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Essex, stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Hawaii, to help test the new printing technology out ...

The United States Navy's USS Essex has been equipped with a brand-new ElemX printer made by Xerox. The printer weighs 4,630 pounds (2,100 kilograms) and was lifted via crane onto the vessel while ...

Petty Officer 2nd Class Fernando Munguia, a machinery repairman aboard the USS Essex, sets up an ElemX 3D printer aboard the amphibious assault ship during Rim of the Pacific drills near Hawaii ...

The U.S. Navy must 3D-print more parts if it is to build three submarines per year, a top program manager said Wednesday. Rear Adm. Jonathan Rucker, the Navy’s lead buyer for attack submarines ...

The US Navy has installed a 3D printer on its Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex to test the viability of the technology when out at sea. USS Essex is the first ship to evaluate a 3D ...

U.S. Navy sailors may soon be able to use the same 3D app to make repairs at sea that consumers at home use to assemble barbecue grills and fitness equipment. BILT Incorporated announced today its ...

One of the U.S. Navy’s largest warships is now rocking a 3D printer, allowing the crew to quickly crank out replacement parts for drones. The service hopes that additive manufacturing technology ...

3D-printed submarine honors underwater brotherhood of Minnesota Navy veterans 03:16 MINNEAPOLIS -- People who serve in the military become brothers and sisters -- even after their service time is ...