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06 Nov 25. Galvion and South 8 Technologies Sign Letter of Intent to Collaborate on Lithium-ion Battery Technology for Extreme Cold Environments. Galvion, a global leader in the design and manufacture of intelligent power and data management solutions, innovative head systems and integrated soldier systems,, today announced it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with South 8 Technologies, a San Diego–based innovator redefining lithium-ion battery performance with its patented LiGas® cell technology. The LOI represents a shared commitment between two innovative defense and energy organizations to push the boundaries of battery performance through focused research and product development. Galvion and South 8 are dedicated to using advanced battery technology to further address the challenges faced by today’s warfighter. As modern military operations extend into increasingly harsh and unpredictable environments, particularly the Arctic and other cold-climate theaters, limitations in today’s energy solutions become clear. The LOI establishes the framework for cooperative innovation, knowledge exchange, and field-focused testing to accelerate customers’ operational readiness in sub-zero temperatures. The initial scope of the work is guided by the urgent needs of defense customers in the US and Northern Europe who demand improved battery performance in climates with extreme temperatures. By leveraging South 8’s LiGas cell technology and aligning R&D capabilities, the collaboration seeks to demonstrate next-generation battery systems capable of operating reliably in Arctic conditions, with sustained temperatures as low as -60 °C (-76°F).
Todd Stirtzinger, CEO of Galvion said: “We have spent over a decade driving innovations in power provision and management to provide solutions that can adapt to the ever-changing operational needs of the modern warfighter. Arctic readiness is a new reality and partnering with South 8 allows us to explore battery technology that is specifically engineered to cope better with the challenges of extreme cold environments.” He added: “We see a lot of opportunity in combining South 8’s LiGas cell technology with our field-proven SoloPack™ battery family so we can provide defense customers with energy solutions that further enhance resilience, reliability, and mission readiness in extreme environments.”
“At South 8, we are redefining what is possible for lithium-ion performance in the harshest environments. This LOI with Galvion represents an exciting step toward enabling reliable energy storage in extreme cold applications where conventional batteries struggle. By integrating our LiGas cells, customers like Galvion can deliver unmatched performance and resilience, supporting critical missions in the world’s most demanding conditions.” said Jungwoo Lee, CEO of South 8 Technologies.
Galvion and South 8 will explore opportunities for joint development and commercialization of battery solutions that take full advantage of the South 8 LiGas cells’ wide temperature discharging and recharging capabilities as well as improved safety characteristics.
06 Nov 25. IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum company, today announced its selection for Stage B of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). This selection follows IonQ’s successful completion of Stage A, where the company detailed its utility-scale quantum computing plans. As a participant in QBI, IonQ plays a critical role in defining what it means for a quantum computer to achieve utility-scale performance – which will be defined through DARPA’s review of use cases and problem sets that require large scale machines.
“We’re honored to be selected for Stage B of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. With commercial deployments of IonQ quantum systems worldwide – and availability on all three of the major cloud platforms – IonQ is uniquely positioned to contribute practical insights and technical advancements to this initiative,” said Niccolo de Masi, Chairman and CEO of IonQ. “We look forward to continuing our collaboration with DARPA to support both our national security and national economic security. IonQ is already working on applications to accelerate drug discovery, modernize energy grid scheduling, decrease transportation costs, build safer cars, and design life-saving medical devices.”
QBI is structured into three stages. This first stage, Stage A, focused on defining the technical concept for a utility-scale quantum computer. IonQ has now been selected for the second stage, Stage B, which is dedicated to developing a detailed research and development roadmap through 2033 that includes technical requirements and designs. In the final stage, Stage C, companies selected will seek to confirm that the proposed system can be built and operated as intended for real-world implementation.
IonQ’s involvement in QBI supports the company’s mission to deliver on its commercial and technical goals. In June, the company revealed its accelerated technical roadmap and its intention to deliver the world’s most powerful quantum computers with 2 million physical qubits and 80,000 logical qubits by 2030. The company also announced that it has achieved a world record in quantum computing performance – 99.99% two-qubit gate performance. Finally, IonQ announced it hit a landmark #AQ 64 on its IonQ Tempo system, three months ahead of schedule. For more information about IonQ’s technical roadmap and current quantum systems, please visit www.ionq.com.
Note: IonQ is available on AWS Braket, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
About IonQ
IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world’s leading quantum company delivering solutions to solve the world’s most complex problems. IonQ’s newest generation quantum computers, IonQ Tempo and IonQ Forte Enterprise, are the latest in cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners such as Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA achieve 20x performance results. The company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance in 2025.
The company is accelerating its technology roadmap and intends to deliver the world’s most powerful quantum computers with 2 million qubits by 2030 to accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. IonQ’s advancements in quantum networking also position the company as a leader in building the quantum internet.
The company’s innovative technology and rapid growth were recognized in Newsweek’s 2025 Excellence Index 1000, Forbes’ 2025 Most Successful Mid-Cap Companies list, and Built In’s 2025 100 Best Midsize Places to Work in Washington DC and Seattle, respectively. Available through all major cloud providers, IonQ is making quantum computing more accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at IonQ.com. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
04 Nov 25. Linxens, a global leader in electronic components for secure identification for more than 40 years, reaffirms its commitment to supporting governments and institutions in the fight against identity fraud by delivering reliable, secure, and innovative identity solutions. With over four decades of industrial expertise, Linxens has supplied more than 122bn micro-connectors and 6bn RFID antennas worldwide. Today, Linxens components are found in passports, ID cards, and driver’s licenses used by ms of individuals across more than 10 0 government identification programs globally. Linxens’ identity security portfolio is built on both physical and digital innovations. Its core technologies include RFID-based inlays, secure data pages, and transparent window and hinge features, all designed to ensure the durability, authenticity, and traceability of identity documents. These security features are developed in Linxens’ seven R&D centers and produced across eight factories located in Europe and Asia, including high-security sites in Thailand, Germany, and Singapore certified to the highest international standards as EAL6, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. The company’s manufacturing excellence is further demonstrated by its dedicated government-focused production site in Ayutthaya, Thailand, capable of producing over 15m polycarbonate passport and ID inlays per month. With a team of 150 engineers and certified project managers, Linxens ensures full control and quality at every stage of production, from module packaging to inlay integration under the highest security standards.
“Our mission is to empower citizens and institutions with trustworthy identity solutions that can withstand both physical tampering and digital threats” said Jérôme Frou, Vice President of Linxens Government Business Unit. “We believe that physical and digital identities are not in competition, they are complementary. Secure physical documents remain essential in enabling digital identity with confidence.”
With increasing global concerns over identity fraud, national ID cards alone account for 40% of reported fraud cases according to the Onfido 2025 Identity Fraud Report, Linxens continues to invest in the development of advanced materials and processes to stay ahead of emerging threats. This commitment underscores Linxens’ position as a global reference in secure identity, supporting governments with complete, trusted and advanced solutions.
05 Nov 25. Australian battery tech to be assessed for AUKUS submarine programme. PMB Defence and BAE Systems to assess use of nickel-zinc battery technology in designs for future nuclear-powered submarines. AUKUS is a defence and security alliance between Australia, the UK, and the US. Credit: Andy.LIU/Shutterstock.com. The Australian Government has announced a contract under which South Australian company PMB Defence will collaborate with BAE Systems in the UK. This agreement will explore the inclusion of PMB Defence’s nickel-zinc battery system in the design of future conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines under the trilateral AUKUS alliance. AUKUS, announced in September 2021, is a defence and security partnership between Australia, the UK, and the US. PMB Defence will also provide battery systems for other Royal Navy submarines as part of contracts worth over A$34m ($22m). In preparation for the project, the company has added 20 employees in South Australia, with plans to hire more staff as production demands increase. This growth adds to the 450 jobs created at BAE and Australian sovereign submarine builder ASC since the AUKUS programme began. The latest contract follows extensive coordination between the Australian Submarine Agency, PMB Defence, and the UK Ministry of Defence. It will expedite the introduction of Australian products into submarine supply chains in both the UK and the US. PMB Defence currently manufactures battery systems for Collins-class submarines, which have been in service with the Royal Australian Navy since 1996. If selected following the design phase, PMB Defence’s battery technology would be produced at its South Australian facility, increasing local manufacturing output. The next generation SSN-AUKUS submarines are being developed jointly by Australia, the UK and the US. The design is based on a UK model and will incorporate propulsion plant systems and components from US partners, a common vertical launch system and conventional weapons. The AUKUS partners will also develop a joint combat system that expands on an existing arrangement between Australia and the US.
Australia Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said: “The contract for the AUKUS design, which comes on the back of work PMB has secured for other Royal Navy submarines, will create dozens of new well-paid high-skilled jobs for locals, on top the hundreds at BAE and ASC that AUKUS has already delivered. AUKUS is expected to create around 20,000 direct jobs over the next 30 years, and the Albanese Government is committed to making it easier for Australian industry to tap into a multi-bn-dollar, multi-decade opportunity.”
In June 2025, the UK Ministry of Defence revealed plans to invest £15bn ($20bn) in its continuous at sea nuclear deterrent. Separately, the UK government pledged to expand its conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine fleet under AUKUS alliance. (Source: naval-technology.com)
04 Nov 25. TeleCANesis boosts software development efficiency with embedded connectivity toolkit built on QNX.
- Graphical configurator, VSCode extension, and runtime core
- Automated code generation
- Quickly creates software bindings and connects well known buses, protocols, and HMI frameworks
TeleCANesis is today announcing an embedded software environment for teams creating smart industrial, medical and mobility products, which helps quickly interconnect system nodes using standardized communication interfaces and protocols. The new toolkit is built on the QNX ® Operating System (OS), a high-performance, real-time operating system designed for mission-critical embedded systems like those within robotics, medical devices, industrial controls and more. Targeting use cases in automation and control, asset tracking, remote condition monitoring, e-mobility, smart agriculture and healthcare, TeleCANesis reduces software development costs by 70% or more and accelerates time to market significantly. The environment provides a graphical web-based design application, a VSCode extension for editing and integration, and a runtime core for real-time control and connectivity. Engineers can define their required connections at a high level, and then let the tools work out the interactions between nodes and generate code automatically. The tools support a wide range of bus standards, communication protocols, and HMI frameworks, which handle everything needed for translating between the different communication models.
“We created TeleCANesis from our own experience as application developers, to overcome the time-consuming challenges when building today’s increasingly complex and interconnected systems,” said Jonathan Hacker, CEO of TeleCANesis. “The tools let software teams work efficiently and get to market faster than conventional approaches allow. They can focus on the differentiating features of their products and avoid repeating the same tasks in subsequent projects. Building this toolkit on QNX technology is a statement of our commitment to low-latency, real-time connectivity for our customers.”
Customers can access the tools online, bundled with an engineering support package that provides individual attention from TeleCANesis specialists to help understand the tools and integrate with their workflow. Comprising three main elements, TeleCANesis is both easy to understand and use. System architects can take advantage of TeleCANesis Hub, the web-based drag-and-drop GUI, using built-in templates to quickly perform hardware configuration and bus layout. TeleCANesis Builder, the VSCode extension, provides a signal explorer and routing visualization for software engineers, automates generation of test cases and endpoint bindings, and integrates seamlessly into typical work environments. The runtime core, TeleCANesis Engine, provides real-time control and connectivity.
“Our collaboration with TeleCANesis expands our growing partner ecosystem and reinforces the value of QNX technology,” said Justin Moon, Vice President, Core Product Engineering at QNX. “We are thrilled to support the team bringing this product to market and are honored they recognize that QNX provides the right foundation to help customers develop quickly, safely and cost efficiently.”
Engineers can use TeleCANesis to facilitate designs using a wide range of hardware buses including CAN, SPI, I2C, RS485, Ethernet, Bluetooth Low Energy, and LoRa. There is support for popular industrial protocols including JSON, MQTT, Modbus, J1939, ZeroMQ, Protobuf, and ISOBUS, and HMI frameworks including Crank Storyboard, DiSTI GL Studio, Flutter, Slint, Qt, and Unity.
03 Nov 25. Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN and PDYNW) (“Palladyne AI”), a developer of artificial intelligence software for robotic platforms in the defense and commercial sectors, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the Company U.S. Patent No. 12,452,957 B2, titled “Closed Loop Tasking and Control of Heterogeneous Sensor Networks.” The patent protects Palladyne AI’s core architecture that allows multiple autonomous systems, including drones, robots, and sensors, to work together as an intelligent, coordinated team across domains, resulting in a heterogeneous swarm.
“U.S. Patent 12,452,957 B2 gives Palladyne AI ownership of the architectural framework that makes true real-world machine collaboration possible,” said Ben Wolff, President and CEO, Palladyne AI.
“U.S. Patent 12,452,957 B2 gives Palladyne AI ownership of the architectural framework that makes true real-world machine collaboration possible,” said Ben Wolff, President and CEO, Palladyne AI. “Our technology transforms distributed sensors and drones into a single intelligent system capable of observing, reasoning, and acting collectively in dynamic environments – in essence, this patent protects the brain and nervous system of machine collaboration. It not only helps execute our vision for embodied, biologically inspired AI and collaboration; it provides the legal and strategic foundation for Palladyne AI to be the technological nucleus for swarm autonomy across domains.”
The newly issued patent defines a method where diverse autonomous systems communicate and collaborate efficiently. Utilizing feature-based communication, devices with different sensors, including cameras, radar, and RF nodes, share only the most critical insights they extract. These insights are fused into a common understanding of the environment, allowing a network to continuously re-task and coordinate itself through a closed-loop feedback system. By exchanging only compact, meaningful information streams, Palladyne AI’s architecture delivers resilient, edge-based performance even in environments where network bandwidth is contested or communications are limited.
To learn more about Palladyne AI’s patented collaborative autonomy software, visit www.palladyneai.com.
About Palladyne AI Corp.
Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN) has developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) software platform poised to revolutionize the capabilities of robots, enabling them to observe, learn, reason, and act in a manner akin to human intelligence. Our AI and ML software platform empowers robots to perceive variations or changes in the real-world environment, enabling them to autonomously maneuver and manipulate objects accurately in response.
The Palladyne AI software solution operates on the edge and dramatically reduces the significant effort required to program and deploy robots, enabling industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots) to quickly achieve autonomous capabilities even in dynamic and or complex environments. It is designed to enable robotic systems to perceive their environment and quickly adapt to changing circumstances by generalizing (i.e., learning) from their past experience using dynamic real-time operations “on the edge” (i.e., on the robotic system) without extensive programming and with minimal robot training. Palladyne AI believes its software has wide application, including in industries such as automotive, aviation, construction, defense, general manufacturing, infrastructure inspection, logistics and warehousing. Its applicability extends beyond traditional robotics to include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Palladyne AI’s approach is expected to elevate the return on investment associated with a diverse range of machines that are fixed, fly, float, or roll.
By enabling autonomy, reducing programming complexity, and enhancing efficiency, we are paving the way for a future where machines can excel in tasks that were once considered beyond their reach. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
03 Nov 25. Rheinmetall cooperates with German technology champions to build production facilities for CO₂-neutral synthetic fuel for military use. In the future, Rheinmetall intends to enable armed forces to produce their own fuel locally and independently of global fossil fuel supply chains. To ensure the operational readiness and energy supply of military forces, Rheinmetall is now presenting a new strategic concept: the independent synthesis of e-fuels by European armies. The ‘Giga PtX’ project developed by Rheinmetall, in collaboration with partner companies, aims to establish a Europe-wide network of several hundred modular e-fuel production plants. Depending on the application profile, these plants will be capable of producing 5,000 to 7,000 tonnes of diesel, marine diesel, or kerosene per facility per year. With this concept, Rheinmetall is looking at strengthening the energy self-sufficiency and resilience of European armed forces in a sustainable manner, while also contributing to the stability of critical energy infrastructure. Rheinmetall offers to act as general contractor and is responsible not only for system integration but also for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the large-scale industrial facilities. The company thus offers its customers a holistic solution – from the engineering phase to long-term operation. In order to be able to provide the plant technology immediately, a strong alliance of participating German industrial giants and leading cleantech companies has been formed. “We have exactly the partners we need. We are prepared and can start immediately. We are literally ready to go in order to strengthen fuel resilience in Germany and Europe in the long term”, says Birgit Görtler, Vice President Sales Hydrogen at Rheinmetall. Sunfire, a leading global manufacturer of industrial electrolysers will be joining the consortium. The company’s pressurized alkaline electrolysers are intended to be an indispensable component of e-fuel production plants, ensuring the reliable supply of green hydrogen. Sunfire’s portfolio also includes highly efficient SOEC technology. By utilising waste heat in the form of steam, the facility achieves a significantly higher conversion efficiency. This means that more hydrogen, and consequently more fuel, can be produced with the same amount of electricity. This technology is therefore ideal for use in e-fuel facilities. In addition to green hydrogen, carbon dioxide is required to produce synthetic fuels. This is why Greenlyte, a new energy player based in North Rhine-Westphalia, is also joining the consortium. Using its modular technology to produce green raw materials, Greenlyte can capture carbon directly from the air, providing another key component for producing synthetic fuels at the Giga PtX facilities, alongside hydrogen. This feature enables the facilities to operate independently of existing infrastructure and with greater flexibility, thereby increasing location independence. Alongside the new partners, Rheinmetall’s long-standing cooperation partner INERATEC from Karlsruhe also plays a central role in the consortium. This technology company is responsible for the heart of the facility: the Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) and Fischer-Tropsch processes. These processes convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into synthetic fuels. INERATEC recently demonstrated its leading expertise in the field of power-to-X technologies by commissioning Europe’s largest power-to-liquid facility in Frankfurt am Main. This facility produces up to 2,500 tonnes of sustainable fuel annually.
“War readiness requires a resilient energy infrastructure. Maintaining fossil fuel supply chains will be challenging for European countries in the event of a defence situation. With the Giga PtX facilities, Rheinmetall and its partners are sending a strong signal of industrial transformation, climate protection and security resilience in Europe”, said Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG.
The first facilities can be realised at short notice as soon as the political and regulatory framework conditions have been established.
31 Oct 25. Anduril’s YFQ-44A Begins Flight Testing for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program.
From clean sheet to first semi-autonomous flight of a CCA in 556 days.
The history of military aviation is marked by a series of fundamental technological transformations. Each redefines how we think of an aircraft, what it is capable of, and how we employ it in combat. These developments have stretched over decades. In the 1950s, piston-driven aircraft gave way to jet-powered aircraft, which moved pilots faster, farther, and higher than they had ever been before. In the 1980s, the advances in jet power were multiplied by stealth, transforming our ability to strike targets deep behind enemy lines, undetected. Today, we stand upon another precipice — a “step change” in the annals of aviation — the integration of autonomy into fighter aircraft. Our path forward into this new era is led by a critical program and fueled a critical milestone: we recently began flight testing for Anduril’s YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft. YFQ-44A is designed to gain and maintain air superiority in highly contested environments through a focus on autonomy and affordable mass — a paradigm shift in how the United States will employ and project combat airpower this decade and beyond. Flight testing is where we prove to ourselves, to the Air Force, to our allies, and to our adversaries that these proclamations about game-changing technology go beyond words. They’re real, and they are taking to the skies today. The flight testing process is where we prove that our aircraft meets the mark in terms of speed, maneuverability, autonomy, stealth, range, weapons systems integration, and more. As YFQ-44A climbs higher, we’re proving that it doesn’t merely look like a fighter, but that it performs like one. Flight testing for the CCA program is also about more than simply proving raw fighter performance in a vacuum. The real step change that autonomy is driving is enabling a team of robotic aircraft to collaborate to accomplish mission objectives. We designed YFQ-44A for a specific Air Force mission: to enhance survivability, lethality, and mission effectiveness by teaming with crewed fighter aircraft or operating independently. Through flight testing, Anduril and the Air Force are developing those collaborative, manned-unmanned teaming concepts and tactics that will inform how we integrate, fight with, and sustain truly autonomous aircraft.
This is ambitious. None of these tasks are small. Each of them is as critical as the next. But with every technological revolution in aviation, Americans have always had to aim high. The magnitude of the challenges before us and the realness of the threat demand that we deliver on these goals quickly.
Clean-sheet to flight testing in 556 days
Speed to ramp — or the ability to build significant quantities of aircraft quickly — is paramount for the CCA program. In fact, we don’t have a choice. The threats we face are real. Our adversaries have spent the better part of the last several decades investing in the technologies specifically designed to outmatch us. And those technologies are evolving faster than ever: evolutions once measured in years have pivoted to months, weeks, even days. In the last year alone, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force has teased, introduced, and flown next-generation aircraft at a frantic pace, including at least two high end crewed aircraft and multiple uncrewed platforms.
One thing is clear: our adversaries are not waiting for us. Only by achieving affordable mass, by putting new and more intelligent aircraft on the ramp, can we successfully deter great power conflict.
We’ve fully embraced this challenge. Anduril and the U.S. Air Force began flight testing at record speed, taking the YFQ-44A from clean-sheet design to wheels-up in just 556 days, faster than any major fighter aircraft program in recent history. A historic technology deserves a historic effort to execute it.
Semi-autonomous from first flight
There is no chapter in aviation textbooks about how to develop and test semi-autonomous fighter aircraft. Anduril and the U.S. Air Force, together, are writing it. We’ve been able to move at unprecedented speed thanks to an unwavering collaboration with our Air Force teammates, a relentless commitment to simplicity in design and ease of manufacture, and a devotion to doing the hard things first.
YFQ-44A was not designed to be a remotely-piloted aircraft, and that is not how we are operating it — from first flight and forever onward. All of our taxi and flight tests have been and will continue to be semi-autonomous. This is a new age of air power; there is no operator with a stick and throttle flying the aircraft behind the scenes. Our aircraft is ushering in this new paradigm with incredible technical precision: it executes a mission plan on its own, manages flight control and throttle adjustment independent of human command, and returns to land at the push of a button, all under the watchful eye of an operator “on the loop” but not in it.
It must do more than just fly. CCA are built to win the high end fight; that’s what we’ve built the software that powers YFQ-44A to do. In the air, the fully integrated weapon system processes data at the speed that combat demands. It identifies targets and commands effects, enhancing the lethality, survivability, and effectiveness of the combined team. On the ground, YFQ-44A’s software backbone tracks and manages maintenance, vehicle health, and more, streamlining sustainment to ensure that it’s always ready to fly. In short, YFQ-44A’s autonomy is what makes it more than just a flying machine, but one that’s ready to fight.
The integration of autonomy is not only critical to the CCA program – it is fundamental to achieving the benefits of affordable mass, and is thus determinant to our ability to keep the peace. By integrating autonomy into the earliest ground and flight tests for YFQ-44A, we’re tackling the hardest challenge that this technology presents first. As a result, we are accelerating the pace of learning and iteration so that we can ultimately deliver this decisive capability to warfighters faster.
Towards mass production
The challenges we face are more than just technological. More than ever before, they are also a question of capacity and mass. Increasingly, we simply do not have enough.
To achieve the scale we need at the speed that the threat demands, we are building and testing a new type of production system for YFQ-44A. Through the employment of a common software backbone called ArsenalOS, our production system multiplies the effects of the thousands of design-for-manufacturing decisions made during the development of YFQ-44A. That system is underpinned by a manufacturing philosophy focused on simple, mature, and low-risk production technologies, rather than relying on manufacturing miracles. YFQ-44A will be produced at rate by a broad labor pool, commoditized supply chain, and industry-standard manufacturing processes.
YFQ-44A is streaking through the skies, but its next chapter will be written on the factory floors of America’s heartland. Our investment in this aircraft is the driving force behind Arsenal-1, the 5 m square foot production facility that we’re building in Columbus, Ohio. YFQ-44A will be the first program to move into the factory when its doors open, and we are on track to begin production of prototype CCA at Arsenal-1 in the first half of 2026.
We’re not waiting for Arsenal-1 to start building, though. In the meantime, we have already more than doubled our manufacturing speed for YFQ-44A by rapidly optimizing our processes and workflows, and by making hundreds of tweaks to the design of the aircraft to further enhance producibility. That trend will continue as we prepare to move production into Arsenal-1 early next year.
Expertise and willpower
Making it this far has required herculean investments from the combined Anduril-USAF team measured in time and money. But even more so, our measure of our success has been in the emotion — the blood, sweat, and tears — that made this airframe leave the ground. One of our team members said it best:
“Airplanes are an emotional experience. It’s more than engineering or manufacturing. Aviation writ-large, going all the way back to Orville and Wilbur, is emotional. And we’ve felt that through this project.”
We know that our work is far from over and that the challenges that lie before us are great. That is where we shine. We’ve run into the same sentiment at every stage of the program: “we don’t think that you can do this,” “you won’t make it to the next phase,” “I just don’t see it.” And at every stage, our team has slowly beaten that back through a potent blend of expertise and sheer willpower.
That is the legacy that we bring forward into flight testing. That is how we will tackle the monumental challenges that lie before us. That is how we — Anduril and the United States Air Force — will write the first pages of a new chapter in the history of aviation.
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