Velo3D Partners with U.S. Army for 3D Printing Solutions

Rhea-AI Summary

Velo3D (NASDAQ: VELO) announced a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center on Jan 13, 2026 to develop and qualify additively manufactured parts and assemblies to address supply chain challenges for ground combat vehicles.

The work uses Velo3D's Rapid Production Solution (RPS) and explores qualified alloys for its Sapphire® printers, which are assembled in the U.S. and can print parts up to 600mm diameter and 1 meter height. Upon successful prototype qualification, AM alternatives may be available for Army supply‑chain insertion; systems meet DoD cybersecurity standards.

News Market Reaction

-9.08%

32 alerts

-9.08% News Effect

+9.6% Peak Tracked

-25.8% Trough Tracked

-$54M Valuation Impact

$542M Market Cap

0.9x Rel. Volume

On the day this news was published, VELO declined 9.08%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +9.6% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -25.8% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 32 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $54M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $542M at that time.

Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.

Key Figures

Current price: $22.09 Max printable diameter: 600mm Max printable height: 1 meter

3 metrics

Current price $22.09 Pre-news market context

Max printable diameter 600mm Velo3D Sapphire printers capability

Max printable height 1 meter Velo3D Sapphire printers capability

Market Reality Check

Price: $17.22 Vol: Volume 1,438,108 is below...

normal vol

$17.22 Last Close

Volume Volume 1,438,108 is below the 20-day average of 1,719,263 (relative volume 0.84). normal

Technical Price 22.09 is -0.72% vs 52-week high 22.25 and trading above the 200-day MA at 8.28.

Peers on Argus

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Momentum scanner shows peers UAVS (+19.64%), OSS (+14.37%), and ZSPC (+6.43%) moving up, but sector-wide rotation was flagged as false, suggesting VELO’s move is stock-specific.

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Dec 22 (Positive)

Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Dec 22	Capital raise	Positive	+44.0%	$30M private placement to fund growth and RPS scaling.
Dec 22	Defense contract win	Positive	+44.0%	$32.6M Defense Innovation Unit agreement for Project FORGE.
Nov 10	Earnings & uplisting	Positive	+4.0%	3Q25 results, Nasdaq uplisting, reiterated $50M–$60M guidance.
Oct 31	Earnings date notice	Neutral	+11.2%	Announcement of Nov 10, 2025 earnings release and call.
Oct 27	Investor conference	Positive	+24.1%	Defense-focused virtual presentation on strategic partnerships.

Pattern Detected

Across recent material events, VELO has consistently shown positive price reactions to contracts, capital raises, and visibility milestones.

Recent Company History

Over the last few months, Velo3D reported key milestones, including a $32.6M Department of War contract and a $30M private placement on Dec 22, 2025, both followed by strong +43.95% moves. Third‑quarter 2025 results on Nov 10 highlighted $13.6M revenue, an uplisting to Nasdaq, and reaffirmed $50M–$60M 2025 guidance. Conference and earnings‑date announcements in late October also saw double‑digit gains. Today’s U.S. Army partnership fits this trajectory of expanding defense relationships and capacity-focused initiatives.

Market Pulse Summary

The stock moved -9.1% in the session following this news. A negative reaction despite a new U.S. Arm...

Analysis

The stock moved -9.1% in the session following this news. A negative reaction despite a new U.S. Army CRADA would contrast with prior defense and capital-raising announcements that saw generally positive price responses. In that scenario, traders might have focused on execution, prior financing activity, or broader market conditions rather than the strategic value of the partnership. Historical data show news-driven moves have often been favorable, so a sharp decline would have represented a departure from recent patterns.

Key Terms

cooperative research & development agreement (crada), additive manufacturing, laser powder-bed fusion, lpbf, +1 more

5 terms

cooperative research & development agreement (crada) regulatory

"has entered into a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army"

A Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) is a formal partnership between a government laboratory and a private company to jointly develop new technologies, where the lab provides expertise, equipment or data and the company helps fund or carry out the work. For investors, a CRADA signals that a company may gain access to government research, reduce development costs and speed commercialization of promising products—similar to a start-up borrowing a high-end workshop and expert help to finish a prototype faster.

additive manufacturing technical

"a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts"

Additive manufacturing, often called 3D printing, builds physical parts by laying down material layer by layer from a digital design, rather than cutting or molding from a solid block. It matters to investors because it can cut production time and waste, enable cheaper prototypes and customized products, and reshape supply chains—changes that can lower costs, speed new products to market, and create competitive advantages that affect a company's revenue and margins.

laser powder-bed fusion technical

"Laser Powder-Bed Fusion additive manufacturing technologies to additively manufacture alternatives"

A metal 3D-printing process that builds parts layer by layer by spreading a thin bed of metal powder and fusing selected areas with a high-powered laser, similar to drawing each slice of an object and stacking them into a finished piece. It matters to investors because it can cut material waste, enable complex light-weight designs, speed prototyping and small-batch production, and create demand for specialized machines, powders and services that can change manufacturing costs and supply chains.

lpbf technical

"benefits of LPBF technology, such as higher fidelity printing"

LPBF stands for laser powder bed fusion, a 3D metal-printing process where a laser melts fine metal powder layer by layer to build precise parts. For investors, LPBF matters because it can lower manufacturing costs, speed product development and enable complex, customized designs—factors that affect a company’s competitiveness, production scalability and regulatory pathway for safety-critical products like medical implants or aerospace components.

dod regulatory

"Velo3D's systems meet DoD cybersecurity standards and can connect securely"

Day-over-day (DoD) measures how a number—such as a stock price, trading volume, or economic figure—has changed compared with the previous trading day. For investors, it shows short-term momentum or volatility, like checking yesterday’s weather to decide whether to carry an umbrella today; a small shift is routine, while a large one can signal new information or changing sentiment that may affect trading decisions.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Velo3D, Inc. (NASDAQ: VELO), a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts has entered into a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to rapidly develop and qualify additively manufactured complex parts and assemblies, addressing critical supply chain challenges affecting ground combat vehicles and other military systems. Upon successful completion and qualification of several prototype AM parts, the Velo3D AM alternatives will be available to the U.S. Army to insert into the supply chain for mitigation of current challenges.

"We are excited for this collaboration between GVSC and Velo3D to identify solutions that will rapidly improve the resilience to the Army's combat vehicle supply chain. The combination of GVSC's expertise and long history of advancing vehicle technology for the US. Army, with Velo3D's proven capabilities as an industry leader in advanced additive manufacturing is sure to deliver the solutions the warfighter needs," said Mr. Brandon Pender, Associate Director, GVSC Materials Engineering.

The CRADA leverages Velo3D's Rapid Production Solution (RPS) to quickly prototype alternatives to traditional subtractive manufacturing methods. Additionally, the agreement includes collaboration to explore several Velo3D qualified alloys for use in Velo3D's Sapphire® family of printers – including large-format needs. Velo3D's RPS leverages its systems, expertise, and surge capacity solutions to enable scalable production of mission-critical parts that would significantly enable the Army's efforts to reduce supply chain challenges.

"Velo3D is proud to be the first U.S.-based industrial scale OEM with domestically developed Laser Powder-Bed Fusion additive manufacturing technologies to additively manufacture alternatives for the U.S. Army's ground vehicle supply chains," said Dr. Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. "Through our Rapid Production Solution, we are helping provide faster part delivery, enhanced reliability, and the surge capacity needed to meet evolving defense demands."

All Velo3D Sapphire® printers are assembled in the United States and capable of printing parts up to 600mm in diameter and 1 meter in height repeatably across the entire fleet of Velo3D Sapphire® printers. This advancement significantly expands addressable applications, enabling larger part production while offering the many benefits of LPBF technology, such as higher fidelity printing and Velo3D's best in class layer-by-layer in-situ process monitoring.

Velo3D's systems meet DoD cybersecurity standards and can connect securely to military networks, ensuring integrity and security for critical manufacturing operations.

This partnership represents Velo 3D's efforts to support the U.S. Army's maintenance modernization and reduce repair delays that impact the Army's combat vehicle fleet readiness.

About the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle System Center:

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), based at the Detroit Arsenal in Michigan, is the Army's primary R&D organization for ground vehicle technology, electrification, survivability, and advanced manufacturing. GVSC develops and integrates next-generation capabilities across the full vehicle lifecycle—from design and prototyping to sustainment and modernization. Its mission is to deliver and sustain overmatch in ground mobility and protection through innovation in areas such as robotics, modeling and simulation, and additive manufacturing. For more information, visit https://gvsc.devcom.army.mil/

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About Velo3D:

Velo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company. 3D printing—also known as additive manufacturing (AM)—has a unique ability to improve the way high-value metal parts are built. However, legacy metal AM has been greatly limited in its capabilities since its invention almost 30 years ago. This has prevented the technology from being used to create the most valuable and impactful parts, restricting its use to specific niches where the limitations were acceptable.

Velo3D has overcome these limitations so engineers can design and print the parts they want. The company's solution unlocks a wide breadth of design freedom and enables customers in space exploration, aviation, power generation, energy, and semiconductor to innovate the future in their respective industries. Using Velo3D, these customers can now build mission-critical metal parts that were previously impossible to manufacture. The fully integrated solution includes the Flow print preparation software, the Sapphire® family of printers, and the Assure quality control system—all of which are powered by Velo3D's Intelligent Fusion® manufacturing process. The company delivered its first Sapphire system in 2018 and has been a strategic partner to innovators such as Honeywell, Honda, Chromalloy, and Lam Research. Velo3D has been named as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies for 2024. For more information, please visit Velo3D.com, or follow the company on LinkedIn or X.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1996. The Company's actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect", "estimate", "project", "budget", "forecast", "anticipate", "intend", "plan", "may", "will", "could", "should", "believes", "predicts", "potential", "continue", and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the timing, size and expected gross proceeds of the offering, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the offering and sale of securities, the Company's ability to complete the offering, the timing of the Cash Payment and the Company's other expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions, or strategies for the future.

These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside the

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Company's control and are difficult to predict. The Company cautions not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, including projections, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

VELO, VELO3D, SAPPHIRE and INTELLIGENT FUSION, are registered trademarks of Velo3D, Inc.; 
and WITHOUT COMPROMISE, FLOW and ASSURE are trademarks of Velo3D, Inc. © Velo3D, Inc.

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FAQ

What did Velo3D (VELO) announce on January 13, 2026 about the U.S. Army CRADA?

Velo3D announced a CRADA with U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC to develop and qualify additively manufactured parts for ground combat vehicle supply chains.

How could the Velo3D CRADA affect VELO's addressable market for defense work?

The CRADA creates a pathway to qualify AM prototypes for Army supply‑chain insertion, potentially expanding Velo3D's defense use cases.

What Velo3D printer sizes were highlighted in the January 13, 2026 announcement?

The company said Sapphire® printers can print parts up to 600mm in diameter and 1 meter in height across its fleet.

What solution will Velo3D use to rapidly prototype Army parts under the CRADA?

Velo3D will leverage its Rapid Production Solution (RPS) to quickly prototype alternatives to traditional subtractive manufacturing.

Will Velo3D systems comply with military network security requirements under the CRADA?

Yes, the announcement states Velo3D systems meet DoD cybersecurity standards and can connect securely to military networks.

What happens after prototype AM parts are qualified under the Velo3D and Army agreement?

Upon successful completion and qualification, Velo3D AM alternatives may be made available for insertion into the Army's supply chain to mitigate current challenges.