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# Fraunhofer prints multi-metal rocket valve with ArianeGroup input
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-24-fraunhofer-multimetal-3d-printed-rocket-valve/
- Published: 2026-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:54.000Z
- Description: Fraunhofer IGCV printed a multi material rocket valve demonstrator combining magnetic and non magnetic steel in one build, under the EUR 38 million EU funded Enlighten project, with ArianeGroup supplying integration requirements for future launchers.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified

Verified [Fraunhofer IGCV press release, 24 March 2026](https://www.igcv.fraunhofer.de/de/presse%5Fdownloads/pressemitteilungen/-ready-to-take-off--.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the printed part has been qualified for flight or fitted to an actual Ariane engine.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +2 of 36 possible. EU-funded rocket valve demonstrator printed, not yet flight-qualified. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)