Hadrian Additive launches to support defence AM production
Hadrian, an advanced manufacturing company based in Los Angeles, USA, has announced the launch of Hadrian Additive, a dedicated division designed to deliver scalable, production-ready AM capacity for the US Defense Industrial Base and allied partners.
The new division expands Hadrian’s Opus factory platform to include AM machines built for qualification, repeatability, and sustained throughput, enabling defence programmes to move from validated designs to reliable, scaled production. Initial Additive Manufacturing capacity is expected to come online in 2026 as part of Hadrian’s expanding US factory footprint.
Hadrian Additive integrates AM directly into the company’s existing factory model, allowing additive production to support mission-critical systems within a single, end-to-end manufacturing environment.
“America’s defence industrial base needs Additive Manufacturing that works in real production, not just in prototypes,” said Chris Power, Founder and CEO of Hadrian. “We’re building this capacity the same way we build our factories- engineered for qualification, throughput, and speed – so critical programmes can scale when it matters most.”
The division will be led by Matthew Parker, Vice President of Additive Manufacturing at Hadrian, and will focus on meeting the reliability, quality, and traceability requirements of defence and national security programmes.
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“Additive Manufacturing only becomes strategic when it’s industrialised,” Parker said. “Hadrian Additive is designed as a production system from day one, integrated with our factory stack and capable of scaling as demand grows.”
As Vice President of Additive Manufacturing, Parker leads the company’s Additive Manufacturing business unit and the buildout of a large-scale AM capability supporting defence and aerospace customers. He is an engineering and operations leader in industrial AM, with experience establishing manufacturing capacity, industrialising processes, and transitioning additive programmes into repeatable production.
Prior to joining Hadrian, Parker held senior leadership roles in AM operations and engineering, leading cross-functional teams spanning production, engineering, quality, and customer delivery. A US Army veteran, he brings a mission-first perspective and an emphasis on readiness, prioritising speed, reliability, and disciplined execution, directly aligned with scaling AM into dependable production capacity. His background includes large-format AM deployment, process qualification, industrialisation, and partnership development across industry and standards organisations to advance material and process maturity for demanding applications.
The launch of Hadrian Additive builds on the company’s recent factory expansions and manufacturing initiatives, further strengthening domestic production capacity for priority defence programmes.
