Palladyne AI and IAI Form Partnership to Manufacture and Sell Combat-Proven Loitering Munition Systems to the U.S. Department of War

Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN and PDYNW) (“Palladyne AI”), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a world-class aerospace and defense leader, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership under which Palladyne AI will manufacture, integrate and market IAI’s HARPY, HAROP and Mini HARPY loitering munition systems to the U.S. Department of War.

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AI Mini HARPY loitering munition

The partnership provides Palladyne AI with exclusive U.S. production and marketing rights for loitering munition systems, designed to suppress and destroy enemy air defenses and provide long-range strike capabilities across operational and tactical environments.

IAI has been pioneering the global loitering munition market for more than 40 years, with systems deployed operationally in many militaries worldwide. Under the partnership, Palladyne AI will adapt the systems to U.S. operational requirements and domestically manufacture components and subsystems, while IAI will provide engineering support and key subsystems. The partnership comes as the Department of War is increasing its investments in loitering munitions to expand its military capabilities for the modern battlefield.

Boaz Levy, IAI's Chairman of the Board: “The U.S. is a strategic market for IAI, and this partnership represents a significant step in expanding our long-term presence and industrial cooperation in the U.S. defense sector. By combining IAI’s decades of operational expertise and combat-proven loitering munition technologies with Palladyne AI’s U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities, we are positioning these systems to meet evolving operational requirements and support the current and future needs of the U.S.”

Ben Wolff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Palladyne AI, commented: "The U.S. defense industrial base needs battle-proven loitering munitions capabilities it can field now. IAI's systems have been validated in real-world combat environments for decades. What differentiates this partnership is that by combining IAI’s systems with Palladyne AI’s U.S. engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we can make those systems’ capabilities available to the U.S. Department of War much faster than through a clean-sheet development program. We built that stack in 2025. This partnership is the first major proof of what it can do."

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