U.S. Army teams up with Marines to develop program that enables on-demand construction of 3D-printed drones for specific missions near battlefield

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January 1, 2018

Briefing	U.S. Aerial Drone Program – U.S. Army teams up with Marines to develop aerial drone program, allowing soldiers to build 3D-printed drones set with specific mission parameters within 24 hours near battlefield Tested Prototype – Tested 3D-printed drone modular prototype was shared to continue experimentation and further develop program Army Vision – Produce Amazon-like catalog interface, allowing troops to quickly select and customize individual drone parts to specifically fit missions
Accelerator	3D Printing, Drones
Sector	Military and Security
Organization	United States Army (USA), United States Marines
Source	McNally, D., "Army partners with Marine Corps on 3-D printed drones", U.S. Army, https://www.army.mil/; Kooser, A., "US Army wants to deploy on-demand, 3D-printed drones", CNET, https://www.cnet.com; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	December 18, 2017

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