Saudi Arabia Grants Military License to 3D Systems Joint Venture NAMI

What NAMI Can Now Do

The National Additive Manufacturing and Innovation Company (NAMI) received a Military Manufacturing License from Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI). The license lets NAMI produce regulated military hardware inside the Kingdom, something only a small number of local entities are cleared to do.

Who Runs NAMI

NAMI is a joint venture launched in 2022. Its owners are 3D Systems, Dussur (Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company), and Saudi Energy. The group was set up to serve military aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and power transmission markets. The GAMI license opens the door to working directly with international defense OEMs on qualification and production of critical aerospace and defense components.

Why This Matters for Additive Manufacturing

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 plan calls for localizing more than 50 percent of military spending by 2030. NAMI's new license gives 3D Systems a clearer path to help meet that target. Dr Jeffrey Graves, President and CEO of 3D Systems, said the license strengthens the company's position in aerospace and defense markets while supporting local supply chain resilience.

Eng. Mohammed Swaidan, CEO of NAMI, said the license expands the company's addressable market and lets it deploy manufacturing capabilities across regulated defense programs. That points to more metal AM production of mission-critical parts in the region.