Quick Summary
• The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Colibrium Additive, a subsidiary of GE Aerospace, a $31 million contract as part of its Additive Manufacturing Capability initiative. The program targets a persistent challenge in military aviation: accelerating the testing, qualification, and certification of metal additively manufactured components to keep fleet aircraft mission-ready. Building the…
Additional Context
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Colibrium Additive, a subsidiary of GE Aerospace, a $31 million contract as part of its Additive Manufacturing Capability initiative. The program targets a persistent challenge in military aviation: accelerating the testing, qualification, and certification of metal additively manufactured components to keep fleet aircraft mission-ready.
Building the Materials Foundation: Six MPCs in Scope
At the heart of the agreement is the development of six metal alloy Material Process Combinations (MPCs), structured datasets capturing the physical and mechanical properties of specific alloys under defined manufacturing conditions. Colibrium Additive will optimize process parameters, consolidate material and process specifications, and establish