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PodcastAerospace & Defense TechnologyOctober 2, 2026

How Firestorm Labs Is Bringing Drone Manufacturing to the Tactical Edge

Firestorm Labs is scaling containerized, HP-powered 3D-printing factories to solve contested drone logistics for the Pentagon's Pacific pivot.

  • Contract pipeline: Firestorm holds a $100M IDIQ with the Air Force (Special Operations-led adoption) and a $30M APFIT contract to scale into INDOPACOM nodes.
  • HP partnership: Firestorm is the exclusive global provider of mobile manufacturing using Hewlett Packard's multi-jet fusion powder-bed 3D printing, deployed inside an expandable 20-foot container ('Excel') that triples workspace and is airliftable on C-130s/C-17s.

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