Curtiss-Wright's contribution to the Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, Columbia-class submarine, and Ford-class aircraft carrier programs is poised to shape the future of naval defense technologies, empowering the Navy to maintain its edge on the high seas and project power with unmatched precision and strength.
Naval Group prints first propeller for powering French warship January 13 France s Naval Group announced it had 3D-printed the world s first propeller for use on an operational mine hunter of the French navy. (Naval Group photo) PARIS France’s Andromède mine-hunting ship is now being propelled by a 3D-printed propeller designed and manufactured by Naval Group, the company announced on Wednesday. Emmanuel Chol, director of Naval Group’s Nantes-Indret site where the propeller was made, said, “It is the largest metal 3D-printed thruster ever to have been manufactured and the first propeller resulting from this technology, embarked on board a military ship and manufactured for use beyond just sea trials.”