On August 26, 2026, Australian Metal Powder Works (ASX:MPW) announced that its 6061 aluminum alloy powder has been certified by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command for use in batch cold spray repair production. The powder will be listed on the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Qualified Products List and assigned a National Stock Number (NSN), making it a standard, procurable catalog consumable across all U.S. military branches. Certification testing was conducted by the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI), which found the powder's measured strength to be superior to that of conventional atomized powders, thanks to MPW's proprietary DirectPowder non-melt powder production process, which yields narrow particle size distribution, no satellite particles, and preserves the parent material's microstructure. Cold spray repair has over 200 approved applications within U.S. defense, having saved the Army nearly $300 million cumulatively. MPW aims to have 3–5 alloy/process combinations certified by UDRI and is leveraging its defense certification as a springboard into the commercial aviation and energy markets. Value for powder buyers: ① Placement on the DLA Qualified Products List means a stable order stream from standard U.S. military procurement, opening up the cold spray aluminum powder market; ② Defense certification offers strong barriers to entry and demonstration effects, validating MPW's path of "certification → catalog listing → scaled production"; ③ Domestic Chinese powder producers can draw on this strategy of using certification to break into overseas military and MRO markets.