Dec. 24 at 1:30 PM
$DDD A Strategic Inflection Point for the Industry
For years, defense adoption of 3D printing was driven primarily by use cases: spare parts, tooling, and rapid prototyping. The NDAA marks a transition to a geopolitical framing of additive manufacturing.
3D printers are no longer just production tools. In the eyes of U.S. defense planners, they are infrastructure that shapes military autonomy, resilience, and technological advantage.
For companies aligned with U.S. and allied industrial policy, this creates long-term opportunity. For others, it may quietly but decisively close the door.
The Saudis are aligned with US, Lockheed Martin and 3DSystems, 3D also has direct contracts with US military so te new regs should be a benefit to DDD. SSYS is an israeli firm, I wonder how they'll be impacted