3D Systems Announces It Has Been Awarded $7.65M U.S. Air Force Contract To Develop Large-Format Metal 3D Printer

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | August 26, 2025 04:07pm

• wo-year contract award for Large-format Metal 3D Printer Advanced Technology Demonstrator
• Supports development of large-scale industrial metal AM print capabilities for high-speed flight applications
• Award is an extension of an existing program to demonstrate key technologies needed for 3D printing large, high-temperature metal structures associated with high-speed flight operating environments
  
   

 Today, 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD), a leading U.S.-based additive manufacturing solutions partner, announced it has been awarded a $7.65 million U.S. Air Force contract for a Large-format Metal 3D Printer Advanced Technology Demonstrator (GEN-IIDMP-1000). The award is the next phase of a program 3D Systems has worked on since 2023 that supports the development of large-scale, high-speed, flight relevant additive manufacturing print capabilities. This work will continue to be performed in its San Diego, California and Rock Hill, South Carolina locations, with an expected completion date of September 27, 2027.

This contract builds upon 3D Systems' history of working in support of the U.S. Department of Defense since 2019 for the advancement of additive manufacturing.

"We're proud of the progress we've made thus far in our collaboration with the U.S. Air Force," said Dr. Michael Shepard, vice president, aerospace & defense segment, 3D Systems. "We‘ve successfully demonstrated a number of innovative technologies under this program and it's exciting to see those technologies mature both for this large-scale system as well as our commercially available printers."

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