The 2SEAS drone, designed by the University of Southampton, has been developed specifically to help the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands patrol the North Sea and the English Channel for smugglers and drug traffickers. The body of the 2SEAS was built using additive manufacturing (AM). 3D printing allows designers to make lighter aircraft to help increase the amount of time a drone can spend in flight. Large pieces of the plane can be created in a single build, from a single piece of material, rather than from multiple parts. Fewer parts makes for a lighter aircraft, which reduces fuel expenditures.
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