Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Palladyne AI BRAIN reaches Army xTech Apex Intercept finals
- Finals demonstrations to Army and defense end users are expected in October or November 2026.
- BRAIN combines guidance, navigation and control with onboard autonomy and real-time mission adaptation at the tactical edge.
- Previously announced BRAIN orders totaled $2.6 million, including $2.3 million supporting a kinetic counter-drone interceptor.
Yank Technologies wins two NASA Phase I awards for robotic wireless power
- One project develops modular kilowatt-class wireless power that accommodates misalignment and regolith contamination.
- The other develops a compact AC-DC converter with self-diagnostics for voltage, current and temperature.
- Yank says the awards are its seventh and eighth NASA contracts.
ANRA and other UAS developers receive FAA research awards under $12 million programme
- ANRA’s four listed projects cover air-taxi integration, common altitude references, airport traffic-system integration and AI drone classification.
- Other work includes ground and airborne detect-and-avoid, satellite communications, drone identity, passive radar and mission coordination.
- Recipients will work with FAA-designated UAS Test Sites through the UAS Broad Agency Announcement programme.
U.S. Army names five xTechHumanoid winners, including Hydroplane and Ras Labs
- ACES Group and Hydroplane presented scalable energy storage and lightweight mobile power generation.
- IHMC presented Alex humanoid technology; Ras Labs showed force, form and slip sensing; Velocity Explorations demonstrated command-and-control software.
- Competition selection supports further exploration; it is not a procurement contract or deployment award.
Amprius secures up to $75 million grant for American drone battery production
- The converted line is planned to support Group 1, 2 and 3 UAS with approximately 12 million cells of annual capacity.
- The approximately $100 million conversion project targets completion in early 2028.
- Most of the award remains subject to future appropriations, programme milestones and other funding conditions.
MagLev Aero receives dual DARPA awards for drone-propulsion development
- The MVP award funds a full-scale, flight-relevant propulsion demonstration intended to reach Technology Readiness Level 6 in a relevant operational environment.
- The EEI award supports an embedded business leader to advance federal-acquisition strategy and transition opportunities.
- MagLev Aero says its rim-driven HyperDrive platform is designed to improve payload, range and acoustic performance for autonomous and crewed aircraft.