GlobeNewswire · May 21, 2026
KULR is adapting Factorial lithium-metal and solid-state cells into UAS packs. The companies demonstrated packs at XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit.
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KULR will supply K1S battery systems for JOY, Icarus Robotics’ autonomous free-flying platform bound for the International Space Station on JOYRIDE-1 in early 2027.
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Prototype development for domestic drone production under the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance initiative. KULR did not name the OEM. Street later mapped it to Neros — that name is inferred, not a KULR 8-K.
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Zacks framed the defense-drone prototype book and KULR ONE Air packs as the operating story after the Q2 miss.
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KULR was selected to supply NASA-standard KULR ONE Space systems built on lightweight REACH architecture from the Webster, Texas facility. Shares jumped after the announcement.
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NASA’s spinoff desk traces TRS and SafeCASE back to Johnson Space Center work on spacesuit packs and ISS lithium-ion storage — the heritage behind K1S.