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Naval Group partners Singapore Defense Agency for 3D printing.


| 2021

According to a press release published by Naval Group on June 2021, Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), France's Naval Group and its Singapore subsidiary Naval Group Far East, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore new technologies such as additive manufacturing for naval applications.
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Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice class coastguard ship of project 23550 925 001 Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing process used by Naval Group (Picture source: 3dnatives)


Under the agreement, the organizations will jointly identify potential use cases of harnessing additive manufacturing. This includes the sharing of production methodology, certification and qualification of additive manufactured components for naval platforms.

In January 2021, Naval Group had manufactured a new-generation propeller of 2.5 m in diameter thanks to a metal 3D printing process.

Defence Science and Technology Agency is a statutory board under the Ministry of Defence (Singapore) of the Singapore Government.

DSTA is responsible for performing acquisitions management, systems management, systems development for the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the Singapore Armed Forces.


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