On August 17, 2026, Russian Presidential Aide and Maritime Board Chairman Patrushev visited Kompozit in the Moscow region to discuss additive manufacturing technologies for shipbuilding, focusing on 3D printing of complex-shaped components for naval vessels and potential collaboration with shipyards and St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University. Kompozit is a key Russian enterprise in aerospace and defense composite and metal materials. Senior Russian officials are driving the adoption of additive manufacturing in shipbuilding, covering titanium and copper alloy marine parts, propeller repair, and on-demand production of shipboard spare parts, establishing an industry-academia chain from materials development and process validation to shipyard application. Amid Western sanctions, Russia is accelerating the localization of additive manufacturing to secure its naval equipment supply chain, with the shipbuilding sector emerging as the second priority area for AM applications after aerospace. For powder buyers: (1) Russia's shipbuilding AM localization will drive demand for titanium alloy, copper-nickel alloy, and marine-grade stainless steel powders, but domestic powder production capacity is limited, creating an opportunity for import substitution; (2) export-controlled powder categories face supply restrictions to Russia, requiring ongoing supply chain compliance risk assessment; (3) monitor developments in Russian shipyard equipment and process validation to gauge medium- to long-term order flows.