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22 Apr 26. NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (“NEO” or the “Company”) (TSXV: NBM) (OTC: NBMFF), a low-cost, silicon-enhanced battery developer that enables longer-running, rapid-charging batteries for drones, robotics, and physical AI, is pleased to enter into a defense technology partnership agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Republic of Korea (“ROK”) Army’s Capital Mechanized Infantry Division – an elite armoured combat unit tasked with defending the capital and conducting counter-offensive missions against North Korean threats.
Through the partnership, NEO and the Capital Mechanized Infantry Division will jointly develop high-energy, high-power battery technologies for military drones and unmanned systems. Subsequently, the Capital Mechanized Infantry Division intends to deploy the Company’s high-performance batteries directly to the division’s drone platforms for operator training and field use. Along with the 12th Infantry Division, this active integration into a mechanized combat environment will impose strenuous, dynamic power requirements on drones and unmanned systems due to rapid maneuvers and multi-domain operations. The Company expects to use this field validation to serve as a replicable commercial deployment model for broader ROK Army and allied defense forces.
Major General Seong-gu Kim, Commander of the Capital Mechanized Infantry Division, commented, “Innovation of South Korea’s defense technology is highly dependent on the depth of collaboration between military and domestic industry. With the gradual implementation of autonomous solutions, high-performance, Korea-made batteries are no longer solely a procurement consideration but a national security priority. The Capital Mechanized Infantry Division is pleased to initiate work with NEO Battery to advance this priority through close operational integration.”
“With active defense collaboration spanning institutional, infantry, and mechanized units, NEO is building a diversified operational presence across multiple unit types and commands,” stated Mr. Spencer Huh, President & CEO of NEO. “The Company will use this multi-engagement strategy as groundwork to penetrate battery supply relationships with higher echelons of command in the ROK Army and, ultimately, the Ministry of National Defense. These organizations’ procurement decisions will carry broader deployment scale and volume implications for NEO.”
About the ROK Army’s Capital Mechanized Infantry Division
The ROK Army’s Capital Mechanized Infantry Division, known as the Maengho Budae or Fierce Tiger Division, is one of Korea’s most decorated and battle-tested combat units. Established during the Korean War, the division earned distinction for its service during the Vietnam War and has since evolved into one of the ROK Army’s premier armoured units. The Division plays a central role in the ROK Army’s combined arms operations and the utilization of armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and increasingly, drone and unmanned systems into its operational framework.
About NEO Battery Materials Ltd.
NEO Battery Materials is a Canadian-South Korean battery technology company focused on developing and producing silicon-enhanced lithium-ion batteries in drones, robotics, physical AI, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. With a patent-protected, low-cost silicon manufacturing process, NEO Battery enables longer-running and ultra-fast charging properties and provides end-to-end battery solutions from materials selection, cell architecture, and process optimization. The Company aims to be a globally-leading producer of high-performance lithium-ion batteries and materials, building a secure, robust battery supply chain for Western manufacturers. For more information, please visit the Company’s website at: https://www.neobatterymaterials.com/.
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23 Apr 26. Kahootz, the leading British provider of secure cloud collaboration platforms, has today announced that Anduril UK will use Kahootz’s platform to support the company’s rapid expansion.
Kahootz provides specialist MOD-assured, multi-classification information and data storage and sharing software to Anduril UK. This collaboration will reinforce supply chain resilience amongst British SMEs and ensure that Anduril UK can accelerate delivery across key projects and activities amidst a rapidly evolving defence and security landscape.
Kahootz is already trusted across government and was used to support cross-stakeholder communication and delivery for thousands of projects: including the 2025 Strategic Defence Review; the ‘Defence Share’ platform supporting The National Armaments Director (NAD) Group; and for Project Crenic, supporting cross-industry development of crucial life-saving protective technologies against IEDs.
As cyber-threats grow in frequency and severity in the UK – four ‘nationally significant’ cyber-attacks now occur every week – it is critical that the public and private sector have the tools to secure their business-critical information. Kahootz’s mission is to enable total supply chain resilience.
Luca Leone, CEO of Kahootz, said: “As Anduril UK continues to rapidly expand, we are delighted to be supporting in their growth by supplying our secure sovereign software platform.”
“We are committed to strengthening supply chain resilience for UK Defence and to delivering greater protections across industry – enabling greater communication, collaboration, and efficiency.”
Rich Drake, Managing Director of Anduril UK, said: “As we continue to scale our presence in the UK and deepen collaboration across industry, it’s critical that we have the right partners and platforms to operate securely and effectively. We’re pleased to be working with Kahootz as we continue to strengthen our collaboration with partners across the UK.”
20 Apr 26. Lone Star Analysis, a provider of leading-edge predictive analytics and Evolved AI®, today announced the award of U.S. Patent US 12,596,912 B2, System and Method for Vigorous Artificial Intelligence. This latest innovation introduces a novel approach to dynamically orchestrate multiple AI agents in real time to achieve optimal outcomes across complex, mission-critical environments.
Evolved AI
As AI agents are increasingly tasked with these complex operations, organizations face growing challenges in ensuring decisions are explainable, auditable, and aligned with real-world constraints. Lone Star’s Vigorous AI addresses this by enabling systems to weigh multiple perspectives simultaneously, optimizing decisions based on context, cost, benefit, and risk.
“Lone Star continues to focus on foundational innovation for aerospace and defense AI applications,” said Eric Haney, CTO at Lone Star. “This patent grows our family of Evolved AI® methods that are driving innovation in aviation training (MaxUp® TRACE), intelligence signals processing (DUCAT™), and condition-based maintenance (MaxUp® ORDAIN). It’s confirmation that the next generation of AI systems will not be a single omnipotent model. Instead, they will be collections of varying perspectives that will be balanced, emphasized, and elevated vigorously in real time.”
Highlights of Vigorous AI:
- This innovation enables the dynamic coordination of multiple AI agents, each representing distinct objectives or perspectives, to arrive at optimal decisions.
- By continuously rebalancing priorities based on real-time context, the system enhances performance, resilience, and explainability across a wide range of applications.
- This capability is particularly valuable in compliance-heavy industries such as defense, healthcare, and energy, where transparency and reliability are paramount.
“Unlike monolithic AI models, Vigorous AI leverages multiple agents to dynamically balance priorities in real time, enabling systems to adapt and perform safely even at the edge of their design limits,” said Steve Roemerman, CEO of Lone Star Analysis. “This is a clear example of our commitment to delivering practical, mission-ready AI solutions that drive real-world outcomes across industry and defense.”
The patent builds upon prior foundational work established in earlier filings, further expanding Lone Star’s leadership in next-generation AI. (Source: PR Newswire)
21 Apr 26. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, has successfully completed flight testing of the Digital Receiver Exciter Recorder (DREXR) upgrade for the U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
The successful tests strengthen the Navy’s ability to detect, track and counter evolving threats in contested and austere environments, reinforcing the E-2D’s critical role in defending the Carrier Strike Group. The upgrade enhances commanders’ situational awareness and decision-making speed, providing a decisive operational advantage across the battlespace.
The successful tests strengthen the Navy’s ability to detect, track and counter evolving threats in contested and austere environments, reinforcing the E-2D’s critical role in defending the Carrier Strike Group. The upgrade enhances commanders’ situational awareness and decision-making speed, providing a decisive operational advantage across the battlespace.
“The successful DREXR flight tests demonstrate our commitment to keeping the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye at the forefront of airborne early warning and battle management,” said Rick Cordaro, vice president of Lockheed Martin Radar and Sensor Systems. “By modernizing this proven platform, we are ensuring it remains a critical enabler for force protection, command and control, and mission success in today’s increasingly complex threat environment.”
DREXR is a compact, single-box upgrade, replacing the current Exciter and Receiver subsystems, that delivers next-generation radar performance while extending the operational life of the Navy’s premier airborne early warning platform. During flight testing, the joint industry team validated key capabilities, including wideband transmit and receive, independent transmit per radar element, and software-defined waveform functionality. The team also collected critical radar data through the integrated recorder to support mission analysis and ongoing advanced capability development, including artificial intelligence.
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Oxley Group Ltd
Oxley offer a range of Military Marine NVG friendly LED lighting that includes navigation lights and controls, flight deck landing lights and interior compartment lighting. Our lighting products are used by Navies around the world including our own Royal Navy on UK Aircraft Carriers, Canadian Frigates, Swedish Submarines, Australian Surface vessels and Submarines, on board French Naval Carriers and in Naval Gun Turrets.
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The technology is extremely energy efficient and built robustly, with proven long life. The lighting is NVG friendly, dimmable and programmable to allow for operations with aircraft pilots using military night vision goggles. They offer superior design giving high reliability for the most demanding environments with high sealing and the ability to meet the most stringent EMC standards.
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Oxley are proud to say that we are working in partnership with SeaKing to enable a control panel to be offered with our LED Navigation Lighting. All of Oxley navigation lights have been specifically developed for vessels over 50 metres.
Contact Marcus Goad on 07850 917 263 for more information or to arrange samples.
Oxley specialises in the design and manufacture of advanced electronic and electro-optic components and systems for air, land and sea applications within the military sector. Established in 1942, Oxley has manufacturing facilities in the UK and USA and enjoys representation worldwide. The company’s products include night vision and LED lighting, data capture systems and electronic components. Oxley has pioneered the development of night vision compatible lighting. It offers a total package incorporating optical filters, equipment modification, cockpit and external lighting along with fleet wide upgrade services including engineering, installation, support, maintenance and training. The company’s long experience of manufacturing night vision lighting and LED indicators, coupled with advances in LED technology, has enabled it to develop LED solutions to replace incandescent and fluorescent lighting in existing applications as well as becoming the lighting option of choice in new applications such as portable military hospitals, UAV control stations and communication shelters.
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