U.S. Navy experiments with 3D printed parts on aircraft carriers and shipping parts via uncrewed surface vessels.
Credit: U.S. Navy
Listen to any U.S. Navy leader talk about the Pacific Ocean and eventually you’ll hear the phrase the “tyranny of distance.” The expression, used by U.S. Defense Department officials almost ad nauseam, reflects a serious concern. Not only does sailing or flying across the Pacific Ocean—a roughly 7...
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