# 3D printing
Latest news and articles about 3D printing
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Small Workshop, Big Effects: How a PLA Drone Repair Room Is Shaping Future Battlefields
A People’s Liberation Army regiment has converted a small clubhouse corner into a unit‑level drone repair and rapid‑prototyping shop that uses 3D printing and flight‑data analysis to shorten repair cycles and improve equipment resilience. The initiative highlights a broader trend in which frontline units build decentralized sustainment and innovation capabilities to maintain operational tempo against proliferating low‑cost unmanned systems.
Guangdong Bets on Reusable Heavy Rockets to Turn Launches into Routine Services
Guangdong’s 2026–2035 industrial plan champions commercial space, prioritising manufacturing, production lines and pilots for thousand-ton-class reusable rockets to create an airline-style launch cadence. The move leverages the province’s manufacturing base and could accelerate China’s commercial launch and satellite capabilities, while raising technical, regulatory and space-traffic challenges.
Moonbound AI and a Quantum Net: How Space, AI and Manufacturing Moves Are Rewriting the Market Map
Elon Musk outlined plans to build AI satellites and factories on the Moon, signalling a push to relocate compute and manufacturing off Earth. China concurrently demonstrated launch prowess, published breakthroughs in 3D printing and quantum networking, and saw strong commercial AI activity — developments that together tighten the links between technology, markets and strategic competition.
Chinese Commercial Launcher Tests Deep‑Throttle, Reusable LOX‑Kerosene Engine Built with 3D‑Printed Stainless Steel
Zhongke Yuhang has completed acceptance tests of its Liqing‑1 30‑ton LOX‑kerosene engine, demonstrating deep throttle (100%–50%) and 1% thrust precision, using a needle‑and‑pin injector and stainless‑steel 3D‑printed components. The company plans to use three Liqing‑1 engines on its LiHong‑2 reusable vehicle and is preparing larger Liqing‑2 tests, marking a material advance for China’s commercial reusable‑rocket ambitions.
Battlefield Doctors: How a PLA PhD Team Is Remaking Military Medicine for ‘Winning’ Wars
A nine-member PhD-led medical team at the PLA’s 80th Group Army Hospital is fusing frontline training and applied research to overhaul battlefield trauma care. Their work—ranging from 3D-printed fracture planning to sensor-driven psychological monitoring—is shortening treatment times and improving casualty survival under austere, combat-like conditions.