United States, April 22 -- Colibrium Additive, a GE Aerospace company, has been awarded a $31 million contract by NAVAIR in support of its Additive Manufacturing Capability initiative, which aims to enable expedited testing, qualification and certification of metal additively manufactured parts and improve the U.S. Navy's operational readiness.Under that agreement, Colibrium Additive will deliver six metal alloy Material Process Combinations (MPCs) which are the detailed metal alloy's physical and mechanical property data; optimize process parameters; consolidate material and process specifications; and establish design allowables for the properties tested. This includes expanding the existing AlSi7Mg and IN718 packages, and adding 17-4PH a...