ASTRO America, the primary administrator of the AM Forward initiative, has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for a joint investment of nearly $9 million. Northrop Grumman and Florida State University's InSPIRE (a core ASTRO America partner) are also participating, with the goal of accelerating commercial production of Northrop Grumman's Gray Wolf missile design. The CRADA will launch a program ASTRO calls DART (Design for Affordable and Rapid Throughput). Participants will have access to a new manufacturing R&D facility near Eglin Air Force Base (Eglin AFB) in Northwest Florida. The Gray Wolf missile design, developed at Eglin AFB over nearly a decade, is part of the U.S. Air Force's efforts to reduce missile production costs. The CRADA model is gaining traction in the additive manufacturing industry; previously, 3D Systems and Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) signed a similar agreement for additive manufacturing in nuclear applications. This model allows government and industry to share resources, intellectual property, and personnel. Value to powder buyers: ① The scale-up of metal additive manufacturing for missile bodies and structural components will drive defense certification demand for titanium, superalloy, and aluminum powders; ② The DART program emphasizes affordability, so powder procurement will place greater emphasis on cost and batch consistency, with powder suppliers already holding defense certifications benefiting first.