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Ballistic missile built using AI and 3D printing is unveiled in the US



06/25/2026 - 03:11



The US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) revealed a prototype missile developed with artificial intelligence, supercomputers, and 3D printing in the initiative known as the Aires Tide project.



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The missile, standing 3.3 meters tall, is showcased in advance of the Great American State Fair in downtown Washington.

"The Aires Tide product showcases NNSA’s capability to utilize advanced tools for the swift design and provision of national security solutions, leading to a product created at 15 times lower cost and 7 times quicker than conventional manufacturing," stated the agency in charge of US nuclear weapons development.

"The capability of artificial intelligence to unify various data types and diverse computational models in a singular location and enhance that procedure is remarkably potent and will remain so going forward," NNSA Administrator Brandon Williams mentioned during an interview with Fox News.

"Part of this pertains to national security. Some of this pertains to our nuclear deterrent," he pointed out.

Williams highlighted that the Aires Tide initiative was initiated by the NNSA to showcase "how artificial intelligence will be utilized to speed up nuclear weapons production and sustain their stockpile."

source: foxnews.com