Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
NEO Battery receives first direct South Korean Army drone-battery order
- The Army order covers military-grade drone battery packs for field validation and use and is NEO’s first direct agreement with a South Korean military unit.
- Assetta separately ordered development of a battery-management system for drone platforms under a government procurement programme.
- NEO also disclosed battery-cell or pack orders from U.S., South Korean and Japanese drone manufacturers; values and customer names were not released.
NEO Battery secures Korean strike-drone battery order
- The custom 6Ah pack is designed to reduce battery weight and extend strike-drone flight duration and range.
- The Korean customer will run initial field validation before NEO iterates the design using test feedback.
NEO Battery receives Narma validation order for AF100 VTOL packs
- The order covers 34Ah packs and custom 22Ah packs for the AF100 validation programme.
- NEO says production and delivery are planned in the near term.
PM Energy places 10,000-cell capacity-reservation order with NEO Battery
- The purchase order covers 10,000 units of NEO's 34Ah drone battery cell.
- PM Energy will use periodic demand forecasts to determine the quantity manufactured and delivered.
- The companies will also develop high-energy cells for PM Energy's TeraVitz electric-motorcycle products in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
NEO Battery 11.5Ah cell receives Korean KC certification
- The 11.5Ah cell passed the KC certification process on its first submission.
- Testing covered electrical, mechanical, thermal and environmental safety requirements.
- UN 38.3 certification remains underway for international shipment and export clearance.
NEO Battery and Assetta sign drone battery development and supply agreement
- The July 15 agreement followed testing and validation of NEO battery products inside Assetta drone systems.
- Assetta plans to transition current drone batteries to NEO products and prioritize Korean defense contracts and solicitations.
- The recurring program covers system-specific battery solutions for flight time, payload, energy density and operational efficiency.
Canadian Space Agency awards Volta lunar-power architecture study
- The study examines future Canadian contributions to sustained robotic and human lunar activity.
- Volta leads a multidisciplinary Canadian and international team.
NEO Battery Materials launches FPV strike-drone battery for loitering-munition use
- NEO Battery Materials announced high-power battery products for FPV strike drones and loitering munitions.
- The launch positions the batteries as a non-Chinese pouch-cell alternative for defense and allied procurement channels.
- The company frames the battery line around high-discharge pouch-cell performance for strike-drone and loitering-munition applications.
Volta demonstrates battery-free drone operation at -40 °C
- The test used Power-Over-Fiber with no onboard chemical energy storage.
- The cold-chamber validation targeted Arctic, defence and emergency-response operations.
NEO Battery acquires expansion site to scale Korea-made drone and robotics battery cell manufacturing
- The company plans to integrate its silicon products into drone battery applications.
- The move supports NEO shift from battery materials toward end-to-end battery-cell production.
Hydrogen in Motion selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 programme
- Hydrogen in Motion was named in NATO DIANA's 2026 company cohort.
- The selection provides access to accelerator sites, test centres and allied defence users.
- The company was selected in an autonomy, maritime, sensing, communications or related dual-use challenge area.
Volta Space Technologies selected for NATO DIANA's 2026 cohort
- The programme provides contractual funding and access to DIANA accelerator sites and test centres.
- The selection supports development and validation of dual-use technology against an Allied defence and security challenge.
NEO Battery signs multi-year silicon battery materials offtake with North American drone and UAS battery company
- NEO Battery signed a multi-year offtake agreement for silicon battery materials with a North American drone and UAS battery company.
- The agreement supports production of higher-performance drone and UAS battery cells.
- NEO said it was progressing from 20-ton mass producibility testing toward 240 tons per year of production capacity.
Galvion invests in Quaze Technologies for defense wireless charging
- Galvion made a strategic investment in Quaze Technologies.
- The investment targeted wireless charging as a defense capability.
- Quaze's technology supports automation systems, unmanned systems, drones, and autonomous machines.
Delta-Q releases RQ700 battery charger
- The RQ700 expanded Delta-Q's RQ Series with 24, 36 and 48 VDC configurations.
- The charger targets light electric vehicles, outdoor power equipment and industrial pallet trucks.
- Delta-Q made the IP67-rated charger available for sampling with an auxiliary supply for battery-management and telematics components.