Velo3D joins Army program for aluminum 3D printing with RTX

Velo3D Inc. (NASDAQ: VELO) announced its participation in a U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center and Manufacturing & Sustainment program to develop high-throughput additive manufacturing processes for Aluminum CP1 for defense applications.

The company is collaborating with RTX and the Raytheon Technologies Research Center to develop an optimized laser powder bed fusion process for Aluminum CP1 that supports the U.S. Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense modernization priorities, according to a press release statement.

"Velo3D's metal AM platform was selected by (DEVCOM) AvMC and M&S for its differentiated capabilities that overcome the traditional constraints of legacy L-PBF systems," said Dr. Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. The company's platform includes factory tool matching, in-situ monitoring, standardized process parameters, and centralized data systems.

"Additive manufacturing is pivotal to building a resilient and agile defense supply chain," said Lee Barber, Raytheon Additive Manufacturing Materials Lead at RTX. "This collaboration with (DEVCOM) AvMC and M&S brings together government and industry to establish a scalable and repeatable process for Aluminum CP1 production."

The initiative aims to establish an Installation and Operational Qualification framework that replaces traditional point-qualification methods. This framework is intended to support a distributed manufacturing model across the Department of Defense and its supplier ecosystem.

The project leverages Velo3D's large-format additive manufacturing technology to develop a repeatable process capable of scaling across programs and facilities. The effort focuses on system agility, affordability, and operational readiness for defense applications.

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