Velo3D Partners With U.S. Army to Scale Aluminum 3D Printing for Defense

Velo3D Inc. said on 25 August it will work with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center under a Manufacturing & Sustainment–funded initiative to develop a high-throughput additive manufacturing process for Aluminum CP1 parts. The project enlists RTX and the Raytheon Technologies Research Center to refine laser powder-bed fusion techniques that can be replicated across multiple facilities. The partners aim to produce lighter, more complex components for the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense modernization effort while cutting lead times and costs. Velo3D’s platform combines integrated software, in-situ monitoring and standardized parameters to enable identical output from different printers, a capability the Army views as critical for distributed manufacturing and rapid deployment. Investors welcomed the move, with Velo3D shares briefly trading around $3.89, up roughly 1 percent in early session activity.