Norsk Titanium advances structural production with General Atomics-ASI, strengthening defense market position

Norsk Titanium today announced successful qualification and transition to structural production of titanium components developed in collaboration with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) using its proprietary Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) technology.

The qualified parts are advancing into implementation across GA-ASI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) products. The move from development to production represents an important commercial milestone, reinforcing the industrial maturity and scalability of Norsk Titanium’s additive manufacturing platform in mission-critical aerospace applications.

RPD enables the production of aerospace-grade titanium components with significantly reduced material waste, lower energy consumption, reduced overall production costs as compared to traditional forgings, with substantially shorter lead times. These advantages support stronger supply chain resilience and improved capital efficiency for defense customers.

“This milestone with GA-ASI demonstrates the growing market acceptance of RPD as a production-ready solution for structural aerospace components,” said Nicholas Mayer Vice President Product Management Norsk Titanium. “Progressing into qualified production validates both the technical performance and the commercial scalability of our technology in the defense sector.”

The advancement strengthens Norsk Titanium’s position in the high-value defense and aerospace market and supports continued adoption of industrialized additive manufacturing as a cost-efficient alternative to conventional titanium production.