America’s New Arsenal: Missiles and McLaren Parts Built in Same Container
KEY POINTS
- •Divergent Technologies in Torrance, CA, 3D-prints cruise missile airframes at $200,000 to $500,000 apiece, far cheaper than legacy cost.
- •CEO Lukas Czinger, 31, emphasized rapid defense manufacturing scale-up amid growing interest since the Iran war's start three weeks ago.
- •Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth toured Divergent in early 2026 pushing innovation to reduce excess and speed war-worthy production.
At Divergent Technologies in Torrance, CA, a shipping-container-size AI drone hums merrily as it layers aluminum and some secret sauce metals to 3D-print cruise missile airframes at bargain basement prices—$200K to $500K each instead of the $2M-$6M historic 'sticker shock.' These machines, masterminded by 31-year-old CEO Lukas Czinger (clearly the Jeff Bezos of boomsticks), can effortlessly swap from missiles to McLaren suspension parts with zero downtime, turning the factory floor into a multitasking wonderland. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s tie-free visits and exhortations about bloat, lethargy, and winning battles read like pep talks from a gym coach for grown men playing with robots. The Czinger family empire started as racecar tech and now proudly hangs 15-foot flags in LA’s bluest capitalist battlefield suburbs. Revolutionizing artillery, supercars, and possibly your DMV wait times—Divergent is definitely printing America’s 'Arsenal of Freedom,' one speedy layer at a time.
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(1 of 3)3D-printing missiles and McLaren parts in one humming container because America said 'why not speed AND style?' Meanwhile, legacy missiles look like antique rugs next to these budget boomsticks.
America’s missile game just got so Silicon Valley it probably comes with Bluetooth and a latte. Boom goes the budget!
One factory prints warheads, then switches to McLaren car parts — future tech or telecommuting threats?
Source: Axios | Published: 3/23/2026 | Author: Mike Allen
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