Not only compressed and quickened arms and armament distribution: think bespoke bullets! If you need a different kind of anti-tank round or shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile than the ones at hand, download the file from your “digital arsenal” in the Cloud and print the “armor stopper” or “helicopter downer” that will turn the battle. If war material can be created at or near the locus of conflict, then the age-old supply chain - key to so many classic military victories or defeats - will have many fewer impeding logistical “links.” Choi has speculated not just on the military technology breakthroughs many see stemming from 3DP but also on how battlefield and logistics scenarios would be radically disrupted strategically and tactically. Australian Lieutenant Jacob Choi made a number of provocative comments - in a private capacity - at a 3D printing conference (the latest of the “Inside 3D Printing Expo & Conferences”) in Melbourne. Now, the Australian Army - or at least an unofficial spokesperson who happens to be a 3DP-knowledgeable officer in that military establishment - has revealed some innovative thinking about battlefield uses of 3DP. (In the U.S., the consternation created by the 3D printed gun has already affected - perhaps further warped, if that’s possible - public policy in the age of the National Rifle Association “army” of lobbyist and advocates.) Many experts now think 3D printing - bits to atoms (atoms that could be shaped like bullets or other deadly devices) - is uniquely susceptible to making military makeovers.
Digital creativity - no respecter of national flags or borders or foreign policy - stands ready to present the warrior’s lighter, smaller, cheaper, faster and better weapon to every “David.”ĭefense establishments are in the business of NOT being the next Goliath.
Ever since David introduced the sling to Goliath, military innovators have been looking for the next best way to best the next enemy on the battlefield.
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