The SWOT Analysis of 3D Printing Capability in the Hungarian Defence Forces

Dénes, Kálmán and Daruka, Norbert and Ember, István and Vég, Róbert László and Kovács, Zoltán Tibor (2024) The SWOT Analysis of 3D Printing Capability in the Hungarian Defence Forces. HADTUDOMÁNYI SZEMLE, 17 (4). pp. 85-95. ISSN 2676-9816

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Abstract

The purpose of the research presented in the article is to conduct a SWOT analysis of additive manufacturing technology, with a special focus on 3D printing capabilities within the Hungarian Defence Forces. In the first part of the paper, we introduce the most dynamically evolving type of additive manufacturing processes today, 3D printing technology, along with its properties and potential applications. Following this, we outline the strategic goals and the advantages that enhance supply security, which support the legitimacy of 3D printing as a manufacturing process in the execution of military tasks. In the main part of the paper, we present the SWOT analysis of 3D printing technology used in logistical tasks, which, among other things, provides an opportunity to explore further applications of the manufacturing process, as well as to address and minimise potential risks associated with the manufacturing technology.

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