Giant metal 3D printer to build hypersonic systems in Indiana

Kratos purchased an AMCM M 8K metal additive-manufacturing system for its Indiana Payload Integration Facility in Odon, supporting hypersonic test hardware production. Announced by EOS on October 27, 2026, the printer uses eight 1.2-kilowatt lasers and an 800-by-800-by-1,200-millimetre build volume for large, complex metal components. The installation will support MACH-TB 2.0, the Pentagon's hypersonic test programme for which Kratos holds a contract worth up to $1.45 billion. The recently completed facility can prepare up to six hypersonic payloads simultaneously, while the printer's purchase price and the date it will enter production were not disclosed.