# Nikon AM wins US defense contract for metal aerospace components

Nikon AM Synergy received an OTA contract from the Defense Innovation Unit of the US Department of Defense under the FORGE program to address bottlenecks in metal aerospace components using laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-03-16
- Where: Long Beach, California, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: metal aerospace components, additive manufacturing systems
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Nikon Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/32975.md)
- [Defense Innovation Unit](https://endata.com/companies/61401.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [3druck.com](https://3druck.com/en/industry-2/nikon-am-wins-us-contract-to-provide-relief-for-metal-aerospace-components-49154965/), 2026-03-16: "The DIU pleased itself on the Cooperation with Nikon AM and on it, their extensive Competencies in the Areas Engineering, Manufacturing and Qualification to use, while we on it work, the Production capacity expand and Bottlenecks with aeronautical Components to reduce."

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