Israeli Air Force joins the 3D printer revolution

The Israeli Air Force has been secretly testing out a 3D printer to manufacture parts for its Eitan UAV.

IAI Heron 1 in flight 1
By SSGT REYNALDO RAMON, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

“We’ve conducted experiments on the ground with the parts that were printed and installed onto the planes, and it was successful,” a senior IAF officer told Ynet.

[thumb]http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4684682,00.html[/thumb]