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I’m proud to share that Hadrian has joined America Makes as a Platinum member. America Makes brings together industry, government, and academia to advance additive manufacturing and strengthen domestic production capability. For Hadrian, this reflects our commitment to building a more resilient American industrial base — where speed, flexibility, and secure domestic capacity matter most. We’re excited to engage with this community and contribute to the technical progress and partnerships that reinforce U.S. industrial readiness. Looking forward to the work ahead. #AdvancedManufacturing #AdditiveManufacturing #AmericaMakes

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Hadrian was in Mobile this week for the Gulf Coast Defense Industrial Base Workforce Summit, where our VP of Federal, Mike Manazir, spoke alongside industry leaders driving defense manufacturing across the region. The Gulf Coast has been delivering for the Navy for generations, and the work ahead demands we move faster together. Hadrian is focused on accelerating submarine production by expanding who can contribute to it: through on-the-job training in Factories of the Future, new technicians are fully ramped in under a month, so anyone ready to work can contribute to the mission from day one. The Summit made one thing clear: the Gulf Coast isn't waiting around. This is a region that has always delivered, and right now there's a shared urgency to do it faster, better, together. That's the kind of momentum that actually moves the mission forward. It's why Hadrian is here. Hadrian is excited to be part of a community with a history of delivering results, and we're committed to strengthening relationships across the region for the long haul. Many thanks to the Gulf Coast Defense Industrial Base Workforce Summit for inviting us to join the discussion, and to the ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE, Alabama Community College System, and Bishop State Community College for hosting. Finally, a particular thank you to Lindsay Cline of the US Navy Submarine Industrial Base for facilitating a sharp conversation amongst leaders from across the region.

It’s official: Hadrian’s Factory of the Future 4 in Cherokee, Alabama is open. More than 4,000 Alabamians joined us to mark the moment and show what is possible when we build in America again. This is not just a ribbon cutting. It is the start of a new chapter in rebuilding our industrial base alongside the US Navy and national leadership. We also formalized a historic public-private partnership with the Navy: $2.4 billion total, including $1.5B in private capital and $900M in Navy investment. Factory 4 is a 2.2 million sq ft, Physical AI-powered facility designed to mass-produce critical components for Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines. It will help resolve long-standing bottlenecks, create more than 1,000 high-skill jobs in Alabama, and accelerate submarine production at a moment when speed and scale matter. As Secretary of the Navy put it, this is not just another factory. It is a new model of production. Raw material in, integrator-ready hardware out, running continuously. A modern arsenal of American sea power. This project represents a broader effort to revitalize the U.S. maritime industrial base. Leaders across Congress and the state of Alabama made clear that rebuilding shipbuilding capacity, strengthening defense readiness, and expanding economic opportunity all depend on investments like this. Factory 4 is also a major commitment to the Shoals region. It brings high-quality jobs, long-term economic growth, and advanced manufacturing back to a place that is ready to lead. We are deeply grateful to our partners across government, industry, and the local community who made this possible. From state leadership to local economic development teams to our investors and collaborators, this was a collective effort. Factory 4 itself reflects that ambition. Designed with inspiration from the factories that powered the Arsenal of Democracy, it is reimagined for the AI age and the future of submarine production. The work to reindustrialize America is just beginning. It will define whether we lead the next century or fall behind. We are here in Alabama to build.

Proud to announce that we'll be a Black Diamond Sponsor of Toolpath's Machining Summit. We’re in because we respect the people who make impossible parts look routine, and any room where the conversation is about process, quality, and machining execution is one we want to be in. Join us: Mammoth Lakes, April 13–16.

Today, we celebrated the opening of Factory 3 (F3) in Mesa, Arizona, a major milestone in Hadrian’s national expansion. F3 is our first interstate facility and a key part of our growing U.S. manufacturing footprint. The 290,000-square-foot factory combines AI-powered production, advanced robotics, and skilled American workers to deliver speed, scale, and reliability for the nation’s most critical industries. We were honored to be joined by Governor Katie Hobbs and Representative Andy Biggs, and we’re grateful to the City of Mesa, the Arizona Commerce Authority, and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council for their partnership and support. Mesa’s deep industrial roots and strong local talent make it the right place to build the future of American manufacturing, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds.

We’re excited to welcome Matthew Parker as VP of Additive Manufacturing at Hadrian. Matthew brings deep experience scaling additive manufacturing for aerospace and defense, with a track record of taking processes from early qualification to sustained production. He understands what it takes to make additive reliable, repeatable, and ready for real programs. He’ll lead Hadrian’s new Additive Manufacturing business unit, focused on building credible, large-scale additive capacity aligned with mission-critical hardware needs. More here: https://lnkd.in/gg_ciDb4

This week, we welcomed the U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, to Hadrian, joined by Ambassador Nicholas Merrick of the Czech Republic, Ambassador Joseph Popolo of the Netherlands, and Ambassador Tom Rose of Poland. These visits matter, not as ceremony, but as signal. As Ambassador Whitaker said, “This week, we are witnessing innovations that deliver wins for U.S. manufacturing and our nation’s military capabilities.” That observation aligns with the reality of the work itself. Industrial strength, defense readiness, and alliance credibility are tightly linked, and progress in one depends on progress in the others. The focus during the visit was on what can be done now, not abstraction or platitudes. Leaders walking the floor, direct conversations about constraints, timelines, and scale, and alignment on how advanced U.S. manufacturing capability can be built quickly at home and scaled to NATO allies in ways that meaningfully strengthen collective readiness across the Alliance and beyond. This is what commitment looks like in practice. Honest discussions about what it takes to move from intent to real, deployable defense capability. Protecting what matters starts with building faster than our adversaries, and making sure that speed and capacity extend to the allies who stand with us. Production is deterrence.