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29 Aug 25. Tiberius Aerospace launches GRAIL – an AI powered software collaboration bringing accountable and transparent Silicon Valley supply chain expertise and technology to the Defence sector. Tiberius Aerospace, a modern defence technology company built to empower the UK, US and their global allies and partners with next generation weapon systems and AI powered solutions, launches GRAIL. Tiberius GRAIL is a next-generation, AI-powered software platform designed to transform how weapon systems are manufactured, evaluated, deployed and sustained and is a foundational pillar of the Tiberius Defence-as-a-Service (DaaS) model. GRAIL was born from the desire to rapidly quantify and analyse all available data across multiple defence related systems and domains to align how weapon systems are evaluated, designed, manufactured, deployed and sustained with best practice from Silicon Valley. The first output of this GRAIL analysis was SCEPTRE, launched in May 2025 at Future Artillery. Having been positively received by multiple key defence organisations, GRAIL is now being launched as a platform to empower NATO members, global allies and the defence industry with an agile defence ecosystem, independent weapon analysis and intelligent national resilience planning tool. User-centric, problem-orientated, data-driven and bringing full accountability and transparency to capability development, GRAIL fuses real-time insights from both the battlefield and technology sector, to deliver war-winning capabilities at affordable, relevant and scalable speed. While technology is evolving at lightning speed on the battlefield, an increasingly contested peace demands economic agility and industrial innovation at pace. GRAIL analyses, quantifies and qualifies solutions to these strategic challenges, delivering national capital efficiencies and enhanced domestic resilience. GRAIL enables a decentralised, data-driven and collaborative defence ecosystem (GRAIL Alliance) where contractors, suppliers, manufacturers and allied governments work together to build faster, smarter and more adaptive defence capabilities while ensuring interoperability and maintaining sovereign controlled sourcing. At its core, GRAIL comprises two critical modules; Lethality and Agility. GRAIL Lethality calculates weapon system relative cost and efficiency against target sets in all environments, enabling allied members to objectively assess inventory, investment and system-of-system balance. GRAIL Agility establishes a component marketplace for thousands of suppliers to collaborate and compete in a secure, vetted and managed environment. GRAIL Agility ensures every vetted manufacturer is exposed to a global community of technology vendors who compete on price and performance in a continuous and transparent process of spiral development, delivering timely, data-validated, war-winning solutions at affordable cost. The benefits of GRAIL are available to all vetted contractors, OEMs, sub-system suppliers, academic labs and government organisations by joining the GRAIL Alliance. Unlocking the full potential of the dual-use industrial base, GRAIL Alliance members benefit from recurring, trusted exposure to MoDs across allied nations. The GRAIL Alliance is also being launched alongside GRAIL today. Already, the Alliance is on the cusp of onboarding 100 vetted organisations with more joining every day. Tiberius will be participating in a DSEi panel discussion ‘Defence-as-a-Service (DaaS): Continuous innovation – decoupled manufacturing’ on Wednesday, 10th September 2025 at 1500 hrs at the Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) keynote forum. Fusing UK and US defence innovation expertise with current operational experience, GRAIL and DaaS will be central themes.
Andy Baynes, Co-founder and CSO of Tiberius said, “Defence supremacy is not defined by the most lethal systems alone. It is secured by weapons that endure, adapt, and evolve for every warfighter, in every domain. GRAIL transforms this challenge into strength by uniting breakthrough design with broad, secure mobilized national supply chains. For the first time, every allied nation can wield Silicon Valley style speed, agility and continuous innovation in pursuit of peace through strength.”
28 Aug 25. Raytheon teams with Divergent Technologies to bring digital manufacturing to legacy products. Divergent Technologies has been working with Raytheon, an RTX business, to re-engineer naval products through its Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS), the company said in a 13 August statement.
“The relationship has demonstrated a powerful model for modernising long-serving systems across the defence enterprise while maintaining operational relevance against emerging threat profiles,” the statement said.
DAPS is a “fully digital production system that allows users to optimise any design for any product without requiring tooling or design-specific fixturing changes”, a Divergent Technologies spokesperson told Janes on 28 August. The platform brings together generative artificial intelligence (AI) with advanced manufacturing processes, “including large-scale additive manufacturing and fixtureless and robotised assembly” to produce structures that are lighter, stronger, and cheaper, the spokesperson said. It employs Divergent-developed software modules and hardware systems in a single “end-to-end system that optimally design[s] structures based on customer requirements and feedback rather than manufacturing constraints”, the spokesperson added. This platform-based approach is “programme and product agnostic”, the spokesperson said. “The entire design and manufacturing process follows the same process steps … all products are designed to be manufactured and assembled using the same tooling”, such as 3D printers and assembly robots, eliminating changeover time between fixtures and tooling, the spokesperson said.
“The manufacturing process is identical regardless of throughput, effectively limiting the risk of scale-up time,” the spokesperson noted. (Source: Janes)
27 Aug 25. ASELSAN Launches Türkiye’s Largest Defense Industry Investment with Oğulbey Technology Base. ASELSAN has announced the country’s largest defense industry investment as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The milestone includes the groundbreaking of the Oğulbey Technology Base, the opening of 14 new production and R&D facilities, and the delivery of critical Steel Dome systems to the Turkish Armed Forces. The event, held at ASELSAN’s Gölbaşı Technology Base under the theme “Foundations for the Next 50 Years”, gathered Türkiye’s top leadership. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, and Secretary of Defense Industries Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün joined ambassadors, government officials, and global defense executives to witness the unveiling of ASELSAN’s future vision. At the ceremony, President Erdoğan laid the foundation for the Oğulbey Technology Base, a USD 1.5 bn investment spanning 6.5 m square meters—an area equivalent to 900 football stadiums. The new site will be ASELSAN’s largest and serve as the backbone of its multi-layered integrated air and missile defense system, Steel Dome.
“This investment marks the single largest defense industry investment in our Republic’s history and the largest integrated air defense facility in Europe,” Erdoğan said, highlighting ASELSAN’s central role in shaping Türkiye’s defense ecosystem.
Steel Dome Deliveries Strengthen National Security
As part of the ceremony, ASELSAN delivered 47 components of the Steel Dome architecture worth USD 460 m. These included advanced air defense, electronic warfare, and radar systems such as SİPER, HİSAR, KORKUT, ALP, and PUHU. The Steel Dome aims to provide Türkiye with a robust, multi-layered defense structure to secure its national airspace.
Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler emphasized that the Steel Dome deliveries would “enhance the Turkish Armed Forces’ mobility and operational effectiveness, ensuring top-level national security”.
Expanding Capacity with New Production and R&D Facilities
In addition, ASELSAN inaugurated 14 new facilities worth USD 280 m, including a Radar Production and Integration Facility, Electro-Optic FLIR Systems Production Facility, Guided Munitions Design Center, and Avionics Integration Hangar. These projects will increase ASELSAN’s production capacity by 40% while boosting R&D and creating new opportunities for highly skilled employment.
Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, Secretary of Defense Industries, noted: “These investments mark a strategic leap forward for Türkiye’s defense industry, reinforcing technological independence and expanding global competitiveness”.
A Global Technology Powerhouse
ASELSAN President & CEO Ahmet Akyol reflected on the company’s journey since its founding:
“Fifty years ago, ASELSAN was established with the dream of achieving what had never been done in Türkiye. Today, we proudly stand among the world’s leading players in air defense, radar, electronic warfare, and smart munitions. With these new investments, we are advancing toward our goal of transforming ASELSAN into a global technology powerhouse”. (Source: ArabianBusiness.com)
26 Aug 25. Permag™, the only US-based producer of samarium cobalt (SmCo) magnets, announced an aggressive expansion of its magnetic manufacturing capacity to ensure a continued secure, robust, and resilient domestic supply chain of critical magnetics. The multi-million-dollar capital plan at Permag’s Electron Energy Corporation (“EEC”) manufacturing facility, located in Lancaster, PA, began several months ago and more than doubles its production capacity. The expansion includes state-of-the-art alloying, pressing, and fabrication equipment in order to support the growing demands of its customers directly and through the other Permag companies—Dexter Magnetic Technologies (Dexter) and Magnetic Component Engineering (MCE). Following this initial expansion, EEC intends to further invest in additional SmCo production capacity to help meet growing demand.
“Critical industries around the world rely on a stable and secure supply of SmCo magnets, and we are in a unique position to meet the growing demand for this essential material and the magnet solutions produced from it,” said Joe Stupfel, CEO of Permag. “Our goal is to significantly increase the domestic production of SmCo magnets, supporting the priorities of the US, strengthening domestic supply chains, and meeting growing commercial demands. Permag is the only vertically integrated supplier of SmCo magnets and magnetic assemblies, and these investments further our ability to offer compelling solutions to our customers.”
Permag’s companies Dexter, EEC, and MCE have been leading suppliers, engineers, and manufacturers of high-end magnetic solutions for more than 70 years, serving aerospace/defense, semiconductor, medical, and industrial customers globally. Permag recently announced its plans to achieve DFARS 252.225-7052 compliance for neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) and SmCo magnets by mid-2026, well in advance of the January 1, 2027, deadline.
27 Aug 25. Condor Signs MoU with Hungary’s 4iG S&D to Establish Hub for Advanced Non-Lethal Solutions. CONDOR, a Brazilian leader in non-lethal technologies and part of the UAE’s EDGE Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 4iG Space and Defence Technologies (S&D), a major telecommunications, IT, and defence-industrial group in Hungary and the Western Balkans, to explore the establishment of a regional hub in Hungary for advanced non-lethal solutions. Under the MoU, 4iG S&D and CONDOR will explore opportunities to produce non-lethal solutions in Hungary, including possible technology transfers, manufacturing, training and capacity building, and joint research initiatives.
Frederico Aguiar, CEO of CONDOR, said: “With the strong backing of EDGE, our partnership with 4iG S&D represents a strategic step in advancing Hungary’s defence industry and supporting the wider European security ecosystem. This MoU reflects our shared commitment to delivering sovereign, localised non-lethal solutions that enhance the capabilities of Central European law enforcement and regional security forces. By fostering enduring partnerships across Europe, we aim to catalyse innovation, strengthen industrial collaboration, and contribute to the development of next-generation technologies that safeguard our societies.”
The goal of the long-term partnership between 4iG SDT and EDGE is to create joint developments that are competitive on an international level and meet the technological and security policy requirements of NATO member states. The cooperation agreement now signed with CONDOR creates the opportunity to lay the foundations for a regional center in the field of limited-impact, traumatic defence solutions through joint developments, knowledge transfer, and industrial synergies. The agreement can serve as an excellent example and also marks the beginning of cross-continental cooperation” said István Sárhegyi, CEO of 4iG SDT. The MoU for advanced non-lethal solutions is the latest development in EDGE’s ongoing partnership with 4iG S&D. In July this year, EDGE and 4iG S&D signed three MoUs to establish significant and expansive industrial cooperation between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Hungary, including the exploration of jointly developing and producing EDGE’s SKYKNIGHT air defence missile system, SHADOW 25 and SHADOW 50 loitering munitions, and VEGA and ORION unmanned air traffic control solutions. The agreements highlight EDGE’s continuous commitment to strengthening ties with key European defence ecosystems through dynamic partnerships and delivering jointly developed, export-ready solutions that meet the evolving modernisation requirements of NATO countries. (Source: ArabianBusiness.com)
26 Aug 25. Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU); (TSX: EFR), a U.S. producer of rare earth element oxides, and Vulcan Elements, a U.S. manufacturer of rare earth permanent magnets, announce that the companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on creating a resilient domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets independent of China. Rare earth magnets are used in a variety of commercial and defense applications, including satellites, robotics, artificial intelligence data centers, semiconductor fabrication, drones, defense systems, electric vehicles, consumer electronics, industrial motors, and power tools. Under the collaboration, Energy Fuels has agreed to supply initial quantities of high-purity “light” and “heavy” separated rare earth oxides to Vulcan in Q4 of 2025. Upon receipt, Vulcan will validate Energy Fuels’ neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) and dysprosium (Dy) oxides for production of rare earth magnet applications. After validating the oxides, Vulcan and Energy Fuels intend to negotiate additional long-term supply agreements for both NdPr and Dy oxides. NdPr and Dy are key raw materials required for the manufacture of rare earth magnets. The NdPr and Dy oxides that Energy Fuels will provide to Vulcan under the MOU for validation will be sourced exclusively from U.S. mines. Energy Fuels’ White Mesa Mill in Utah is the only operating U.S. facility capable of processing monazite mineral concentrates into separated rare earth oxides. Monazite concentrates are highly coveted in the rare earth industry because they have higher concentrations of “light”, “mid,” and “heavy” rare earth materials compared to other mineral sources. Energy Fuels currently sources monazite concentrates from heavy mineral sand mines owned by The Chemours Company in the United States in Florida and Georgia.
Vulcan Elements’ CEO John Maslin stated: “Together, Vulcan Elements and Energy Fuels are onshoring one of the most important supply chains for America’s future economy and security. We believe this collaboration will enable Vulcan to ensure it has access to the rare earth materials it needs in order to deliver high-performance magnets for critical technologies and essential military capabilities.”
Mark S. Chalmers, CEO of Energy Fuels, added: “Energy Fuels and Vulcan Elements are innovative companies with similar visions of creating a secure Western rare earth magnet supply chain. We have both proven our capacity to deliver rare earth products that meet commercial specifications at scale from American-based facilities. We believe Vulcan Elements is emerging as a top-tier manufacturer, and we see this MOU as the first step towards building a long-term relationship that serves the interests of both companies and the U.S.”
Vulcan manufactures high-performance rare earth magnets for defense and commercial applications and is currently operating a commercial manufacturing facility in Durham, North Carolina. Vulcan’s magnets meet requirements across commercial and defense applications—from hard disk drives and AI infrastructure to semiconductor fabrication equipment, robotics, drones, and automotive applications.
In 2024, Energy Fuels produced high-purity NdPr oxide at commercial scale at its White Mesa Mill near Blanding, Utah. This “light” rare earth oxide has been validated by downstream rare earth metal, alloy, and magnet manufacturers. Energy Fuels is currently piloting the production of “heavy” rare earth oxides that meet commercial specifications at the Mill, with kilogram-scale samples of Dy oxide expected to be available in August 2025 and Terbium oxide in Q4 2025. (Source: PR Newswire)
26 Aug 25. Pentagon CTO to oversee Defense Innovation Unit following Beck’s exit. Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael will lead the Defense Innovation Unit in an acting capacity following former director Doug Beck’s resignation Monday. The Pentagon confirmed the personnel change in a statement to Defense News, adding that Michael Dodd, the incoming assistant secretary of defense for critical technologies, will be the acting deputy director of the commercial innovation hub.
“Together, both are laser-focused on driving innovation and enhancing the department’s ability to deliver groundbreaking commercial technologies to empower the American warfighter,” the spokesperson said.
Beck’s resignation follows more than two years in the DIU director role, where he oversaw the organization’s transition from a small, largely experimental office to one focused on helping the Defense Department scale commercial technology for operators in the field. DIU and Beck have played a key role in major Pentagon programs like Replicator, an effort to change the way the DOD prioritizes, tests and buys high-need technology. In recent years, DIU took on a more prominent role in the defense technology ecosystem, triggered largely by a nearly $1 bn funding increase from Congress and a decision by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to have the office report directly to him. DIU previously fell under the oversight of the undersecretary for research and engineering. The office’s new, if temporary, leadership could signal a shift back to the former organizational structure, though the Pentagon has not confirmed whether the reporting chain has been altered.
Michael, who took over the undersecretary role in May, is a former senior executive at Uber, as well as a startup investor. As the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, he is the department’s main advisor on technology development, experimentation and testing.
Dodd currently oversees energy programs within the National Security Innovation Capital office, an arm of DIU focused on accelerating technology adoption within DOD. If confirmed by the Senate for the assistant secretary role, he would lead the acceleration of critical defense and dual-use technologies like 5G, hypersonics, microelectronics and autonomy. (Source: C4ISR & Networks)
25 Aug 25. Velo3D, Inc. (Nasdaq: VELO), a leader in additive manufacturing (AM) technology known for transforming aerospace and defense supply chains through world-class metal AM, today announced its participation in a U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC) and Manufacturing & Sustainment (M&S) program funded initiative. The effort is focused on advancing high-throughput, cost-effective additive manufacturing processes for Aluminum CP1 to support defense applications. Velo3D is collaborating with RTX and the Raytheon Technologies Research Center (RTRC) to develop an optimized laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) process for Aluminum CP1 that supports the U.S. Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) modernization priorities. These include system agility, affordability, and operational readiness. The effort leverages Velo3D’s large-format AM technology to develop a repeatable process capable of scaling across programs and facilities.
“Velo3D’s metal AM platform was selected by (DEVCOM) AvMC and M&S for its differentiated capabilities that overcome the traditional constraints of legacy L-PBF systems,” said Dr. Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. “Through a fully integrated software and hardware platform that includes factory tool matching, in-situ monitoring, standardized process parameters, and centralized data systems, we enable consistent and repeatable outcomes across machines and sites. These are essential advantages for distributed manufacturing in support of national defense.”
“Additive manufacturing is pivotal to building a resilient and agile defense supply chain,” said Lee Barber, Raytheon Additive Manufacturing Materials Lead, RTX. “This collaboration with (DEVCOM) AvMC and M&S brings together government and industry to establish a scalable and repeatable process for Aluminum CP1 production. It enables rapid response and quality assurance for our military forces.”
The initiative also aims to establish an Installation and Operational Qualification (IQ/OQ) framework that replaces traditional point-qualification methods. This will help lay the foundation for a distributed manufacturing model across the Department of Defense and its supplier ecosystem.
This project reflects the Army’s continued focus on strengthening the domestic industrial base through collaborative and mission-aligned partnerships that accelerate advanced manufacturing capabilities in support of warfighter needs.
About Velo3D:
Velo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company. 3D printing—also known as additive manufacturing (AM)—has a unique ability to improve the way high-value metal parts are built. However, legacy metal AM has been greatly limited in its capabilities since its invention almost 30 years ago. This has prevented the technology from being used to create the most valuable and impactful parts, restricting its use to specific niches where the limitations were acceptable. Velo3D has overcome these limitations so engineers can design and print the parts they want. The company’s solution unlocks a wide breadth of design freedom and enables customers in space exploration, aviation, power generation, energy, and semiconductor to innovate the future in their respective industries. Using Velo3D, these customers can now build mission-critical metal parts that were previously impossible to manufacture. The fully integrated solution includes the Flow print preparation software, the Sapphire family of printers, and the Assure quality control system—all of which are powered by Velo3D’s Intelligent Fusion manufacturing process. The company delivered its first Sapphire system in 2018 and has been a strategic partner to innovators such as SpaceX, Honeywell, Honda, Chromalloy, and Lam Research. Velo3D has been named as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. For more information, please visit Velo3D.com, or follow the company on LinkedIn or Twitter. VELO, VELO3D, SAPPHIRE and INTELLIGENT FUSION, are registered trademarks of Velo3D, Inc.; and WITHOUT COMPROMISE, FLOW and ASSURE are trademarks of Velo3D, Inc. All Rights Reserved © Velo3D, Inc. (Source: PR Newswire)
22 Aug 25. DLA Troop Support Uses 3D Printing to Provide Safer Testing. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Product Test Center Analytical has developed an artificial hand to improve safety during glove testing. The 3D-printed hand allows researchers to test the integrity of gloves without risking exposure to hazardous materials.
“A while back, we were asked to test some gloves that are specifically designed to protect the hands of people who work with jet fuel,” said Edward Dalton, a test center general engineer, who had the idea to create the 3D model. “One of the tests dictated that a tester put on a glove, put their hand in a bucket full of jet fuel, then flex their fingers repeatedly. If the glove leaks, it fails the test.”
The results of a failed test could be detrimental to the tester.
“A leaking glove also means the tester just got jet fuel all over their hand, which is a significant safety concern,” Dalton said. “This got me thinking that maybe we could create an artificial hand with the ability to flex its fingers. This would give us the capability of still performing the test without putting a tester at risk.”
The project, which took several months to complete, now decreases unnecessary risk situations while saving time. According to the report, “Health Effects of Jet Fuels Used by Armed Forces,” skin exposure to jet fuels can result in symptoms such as dry skin, itching, redness, rashes, scaling, cracking, and blisters.
Mike McClain, test center supervisory chemist, has experience testing gloves using previous safety precautions that included putting plastic gloves over his hands and arms.
“I experienced firsthand failing fuel handler’s gloves,” McClain said. “Even with the efforts to protect my hand and arm, there was still some that got on me and the smell permeated through the protective plastic.”
Creating these artificial hands has given the team insights into their 3D printing flexibilities that have not been realized until now.
“The fuel handler’s gloves are specific sizes, and you must find an individual who has a hand that fits that size”, McClain said. ” can scale the surrogate hands to match what we need for testing and adjust finger lengths to fit the design of the gloves versus the natural variation in human finger length we would normally deal with.”
Experimenting with the 3D printing options not only provides safety for the staff but also creates excitement for the possibilities this new testing method can achieve.
“I was motivated to use the tools we have access to in order to enhance the safety of our testing,” Dalton said. “Honestly, once it was all put together and I got it to work, it was really cool. I had poured a lot of effort into this, and it was very satisfying to see them finally living up to their intended purpose.”
The team conducted one experiment using the artificial hand and anticipates conducting further tests soon. (Source: U.S. DoD)
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