Navy Considers 3D-Printing Future Fleets Of Drones -- RT
Three-dimensional (3D) printers are quickly proving to be capable of creating just about anything out of little more than thin air, and that could be the military’s key to keeping an endless arsenal of drones at its disposal.
Just as 3D-printed organs, pizza and even firearms are being made with the post-modern machinery, the United States military is eyeing the up-and-coming technology as to further their upper-hand on the battlefield. Recently, a decorated member of the US Navy made an argument for adding unmanned aerial vehicles and even munitions to the list of items that can be made with little more than a well-equipped printer and a few clicks of a mouse.
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Update #1: Navy Wants Aircraft Carriers to Manufacture Weapons On the Go -- Gizmodo
Update #2: Navy Believes 3D Printed Ammunitions Are Possible -- USNavySeals.com
My Comment: This technology is only beginning .... what can only dream about what will be possible in 10 or 20 years.
Typical, just typical. Here we have 3D printers - An innovation that can improve peoples lives with further development... And the first thing that the Americans think of is using it to print weapons and drones for warfare.
ReplyDeleteYou say "One can only dream about what will be possible in 10 or 20 years", they say "Bigger weapons, less cost"...