Elementum 3D, a developer of steel additive manufacturing powders, has been chosen by the US Air Pressure to be included within the Enterprise-Vast Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC) indefinite supply/indefinite amount (IDIQ) automobile initiative. This contract, capped at $46B by way of 2031, funds a readiness to shortly meet PEO (Program Govt Officer) Weapons program necessities. The EWAAC IDIQ initiative will come from interagency collaborations and exterior company allocations. No predetermined funding can be issued.
EWAAC IDIQ’s objective is to expedite the acquisition course of with enhanced modernization efforts, together with weapons techniques necessities growth, analysis and growth, testing and analysis, manufacturing and fielding, prototyping, weapon design, system modeling, and demonstrations. The contract emphasizes the implementation of digital acquisition and sustainment practices directed at sustaining the Air Pressure’s technological superiority, primarily emphasizing Armament and Digital Trinity (agile software program growth, open structure, and digital engineering, aimed toward facilitating a digital transformation) air armament-related actions.
Elementum 3D will combine its in depth steel additive manufacturing experience and high-performance supplies information to assist the open, agile, and digital armament mission. The corporate has a confirmed observe file of novel options, modern concepts, and superior supplies that can encourage evolutionary, revolutionary, and disruptive capabilities for the USA.
“The Elementum 3D staff is able to develop modern capabilities that align with the nation’s protection wants,” stated Dr. Jacob Nuechterlein, Founder and CEO of Elementum 3D. “Our historical past runs deep with the US Air Pressure, and we’re honored to be a part of this contract in assist of the US armed forces.”
