(AOF) – The American defense group Northrop Grumman is joining the new industrial technologies public support program launched last May by the White House and aimed at helping American suppliers make greater use of 3D printing and other technologies. advanced manufacturing.
The Biden administration sees 3D printing, which builds complex shapes in layers from plastic or metal particles, as an innovation that will allow American manufacturers to prosper and create jobs.
The advocacy group adds its name to the list of high profile players already on board the program like GE Aviation, Siemens Energy, Raytheon Technologies, Honeywell and Lockheed Martin.
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The end of a duopoly?
For several decades, the American Boeing and the European Airbus have shared 99% of the world market for airliners with more than 110 seats. This market weighs more than 100 billion dollars per year. However, this duopoly seems to be weakened in 2022 for several reasons. First, for the first time, two medium-haul single-aisle aircraft, the Chinese Comac’s C919 and the Russian Irkut’s MC-21, are about to enter service. Added to this is the Boeing 737 MAX crisis. With the cessation of deliveries of this aircraft between 2019 and 2021, the production balance has been broken. In 2021 Boeing posted 340 deliveries, with Airbus remaining well ahead with 611.