Austal USA Advanced Technologies has placed an initial production order with AML3D. The order is valued at approximately AUD 500,000 (about USD 358,000). AML3D will manufacture three large copper-nickel fluid control components. These parts are for U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. The contract components were traditionally manufactured. AML3D will produce them using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM). The order marks the entry into the production phase for its U.S. submarine industrial base business. Previously, AML3D sold ARCEMY metal 3D printing systems to this base. The Navy projected in July 2025 that up to 1,600 types of additive manufacturing parts will be needed by 2030. AML3D has already printed these parts in Stow, Ohio. The company has deployed 17 ARCEMY systems, 16 of which support the U.S. Navy submarine industrial base. The Navy also forecasts a need for up to 100 advanced additive manufacturing systems during the same period. This order validates that the copper-nickel material qualification program can transition to volume production. Half of the contract is prepaid, with the remainder paid after delivery, testing, and commissioning. AML3D expects to complete delivery by the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2027. This shows that the U.S. submarine supply chain is accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing.