Lockheed Skunk Works built new drone using 3D printing

Lockheed Martin’s secretive Skunk Works division has built a drone from scratch in under a year using 3D-printing technology, demonstrating a manufacturing approach that the company says could fundamentally change how quickly the U.S. defense industry can develop and field new unmanned aircraf

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Lockheed Martin’s secretive Skunk Works division has built a drone from scratch in under a year using 3D-printing technology, demonstrating a manufacturing approach that the company says could fundamentally change how quickly the U.S. defense industry can develop and field new unmanned aircraft. The drone, called Replicator, was developed through a collaboration between Lockheed Martin […]

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