Defence departments dont make one off big orders for products or...

Defence departments dont make one off big orders for products or services they like, they take their time and work with companies to ramp up production sustainably. The company wont be getting massive orders tomorrow, it will be a consistent ramp up. The recent sale was a big green tick because its a lot more than just a sale, it indicates that the US DoD is slotting the company into their systems and moving beyond simply trying it out, why else would a key manufacturer buy it?

I haven't seen much talk about the AS9100D Accreditation but that could be a bigger deal than people realise. The US Airforce is one of the largest funding bodies in 3D printing, so stepping into that space is potentially very big. If all goes to plan then this company will be worth a lot more than it is now. The risks are there as well though, nothing is a sure thing.