Additive manufacturing is transforming defence production by enabling supply chain resilience, rapid prototyping, and on-demand part replacement across various military domains. This panel discussion brings together leading experts to explore the impact of AM on air, land, sea, and space defence systems, addressing industrial readiness and integration strategies for cutting-edge military applications.

• How AM is shaping uncrewed systems, traditional platforms, and next-generation defence applications (e.g., fighter jets, naval vessels, space systems).
• How AM enhances frontline maintenance, repair, and sustainment efforts by enabling decentralized manufacturing. Ensuring industrial readiness in manufacturing for the transitioning threat landscape
• Addressing qualification hurdles and ensuring mission-critical reliability of AM-produced parts.
• Exploring the evolving role of AM in autonomous systems, hypersonics, directed energy weapons, and space-based defence.

• 3D metal parts for the British Army

• Addressing the challenges of qualification

• Addressing issues of obsolescence and supply chain resilience