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The U.S. Air Force has awarded a prototype contract to Honeywell covering the design of a lightweight engine for autonomous aircraft. The design will be an evolution of the company’s new small-thrust-class engine, the SkyShot 1600. Honeywell says a significant percentage of the materials in the engine can be made using additive manufacturing or produced with high-volume manufacturing techniques like metal injection molding, allowing engines to be built quickly and reducing the risk of supply chain failures.

Xinjiang Hao, principal scientist, Globus Metal Powders Ltd, Middlesbrough, UK, has been awarded a Fellowship by the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3). The IOM3 Fellowship is intended to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution or established a record of achievement in the fields of materials, minerals and mining.

6K Additive, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, announced a global long‑term supply agreement with Siemens Energy to supply spent nickel alloy powder from Siemens additive manufacturing facilities to 6K Additive for use as feedstock in the company's microwave plasma production system. This agreement enables the reuse of nickel‑based superalloy revert material that would otherwise remain in low‑value recycling streams.

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