Hyperion Shows 3D Printed Astra 460 USV, TitanCell ‘Factory in a Box’ at IODS 2026
27th May 2026
Australian company Hyperion Systems has revealed a compact uncrewed surface drone dubbed the Astra 460, featuring a 3D-printed hull at this week’s Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference (IODS) 2026 in Perth, Western Australia. Hyperion specialises in additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, in conjunction with portable robotics for civilian and military applications.
In this context the WA-based company also displayed its “Titan Cell” containerised 3D printing solution which Hyperion dubs “factory-in-a-box” due to its small infrastructure footprint and transportability.
For those worried about AI taking their jobs, the improvements in additive manufacturing will, I think, rapidly bring the capital requirements needed to set up one’s own shop to blue-collar-affordable levels. We may be on the verge of an explosion in custom-job entrepreneurship.