Nikon AM wins Department of War contract for metal printers for Tomahawk missiles

Nikon Advanced Manufacturing has won a US Department of War contract to supply custom metal L-PBF systems with a two-meter z-height for Tomahawk missile mid-bodies. Production will run at the Nikon AM Technology Center in Long Beach, California, under the COTA program.

• Systems are based on the NXG-E platform with 2-meter z-height
• Contract awarded October 22, 2026 under COTA
• Long Beach site to make prototypes and scale production
• HII and Lockheed Martin previously ordered NXG 600E systems