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Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN) generates news at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, defense technology and industrial automation. As a U.S.-based technology company, it reports on developments in embodied AI, collaborative autonomy, advanced avionics, UAV systems, precision manufacturing and aerospace engineering services for defense and industrial markets.
News about Palladyne AI often highlights progress across its software platforms and divisions. The company issues updates on its Palladyne IQ and Palladyne IQ 2.0 industrial autonomy products, which are designed to bring low-code / no-code, edge-based intelligence to industrial robots and cobots in factories, depots and logistics environments. It also reports on the evolution of Palladyne Pilot, its autonomy platform for unmanned and defense applications, including integrations with UAV platforms and demonstrations of autonomous swarming and multi-drone coordination.
Investors and followers can expect coverage of defense-focused initiatives through the Palladyne Defense division, which combines embodied AI, loitering munitions components and systems, advanced avionics and U.S.-based manufacturing. Company announcements describe how acquisitions such as GuideTech and the Crucis companies contribute avionics, flight systems and precision machining capabilities, as well as revenue-generating defense programs.
Palladyne AI also issues news on financial and strategic milestones, including revenue guidance, backlog levels, balance sheet updates, equity awards and acquisition-related transactions. Additional releases cover patent issuances, conference presentations, collaborations with partners in robotics and UAVs, and board-level appointments that reflect its focus on defense and industrial markets.
This PDYN news page aggregates these press releases and related coverage so readers can follow how Palladyne AI’s AI software platforms, defense division and industrial autonomy products are progressing over time. For investors, analysts and industry observers, the news flow provides insight into the company’s technology roadmap, contract activity and strategic positioning in AI-enabled defense and industrial automation.
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN) announced a successful first flight of IntelliSwarm, its integrated autonomy stack combining SwarmOS software with the BRAIN X2 flight computer, demonstrated on the Banshee loitering munition and in autonomous collaboration with Red Cat platforms.
The milestone followed a three-week integration, validated decentralized edge autonomy for heterogeneous UAVs, and positions IntelliSwarm for wider availability to UAS and attritable munitions OEMs once fully tested and commercialized.
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN) secured a contract with a major U.S. defense prime to deliver a mission-critical propulsion subsystem for an existing U.S. missile system program. Deliverables are expected by end of Q3 2026, and the contract is expected to generate nearly $1 million of revenue recognized in 2026.
The award further positions the company to deepen prime-contractor relationships and expand participation in long-life-cycle U.S. missile programs, emphasizing domestically produced, precision-manufactured components.
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN) said it won an Air Force Research Laboratory contract, HANGTIME, to integrate its patented SwarmOS platform across space, air, maritime, and land domains. The work will, for the first time, extend Palladyne AI’s autonomy software to include satellite integration for cross-domain ISR.
The project aims to connect disparate autonomous systems so they can share intelligence, adapt in real time, and coordinate multi-domain missions; management framed the effort as augmenting human decision-making.
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN) announced that its subsidiary GuideTech secured a contract with Portal Space Systems to support development of next‑generation maneuverable spacecraft platforms.
GuideTech will provide navigation, guidance, spacecraft modeling, embedded software, and avionics support, marking Palladyne AI's strategic expansion into the space domain and positioning the company as an autonomy partner across civil, defense, and commercial missions.
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN) raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $24.0M–$27.0M, signaling an operating inflection after late-2025 acquisitions. The guidance implies growth of 336%–440% versus preliminary 2025 revenue of $5.0M–$5.5M (which included ~6 weeks of acquired revenue). Backlog rose to more than $13.0M as of December 31, 2025 (up from ~$10.0M in mid-November), and the company held approximately $47.0M in cash and equivalents at year-end. Management cited rapid integration of SwarmOS and GuideTech’s BRAIN X2 (IntelliSwarm) and said contracted demand plus recent acquisitions underpin the higher 2026 operating scale.
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN) announced commercial availability of Palladyne IQ 2.0 on January 12, 2026. IQ 2.0 is a next‑generation industrial autonomy software layer for stationary and mobile robots, refined through customer trials and designed for factories, depots, maintenance, and logistics environments. Key features include a hardware‑agnostic architecture, an open modular design, and a low‑code/no‑code autonomy framework enabling line workers to program and repurpose robots quickly. The company says IQ 2.0 targets faster deployment, higher throughput, improved quality, lower reliance on specialist engineers, and alignment with U.S. defense modernization priorities.
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN and PDYNW) will present at the 28th Annual Needham Growth Conference on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET. CEO Ben Wolff and CFO Trevor Thatcher will deliver the presentation and hold 1:1 meetings with institutional investors at the Lotte NY Palace Hotel. A live webcast will be available at the provided link for remote viewers. Institutional investors seeking 1:1 meetings should contact their Needham representative to schedule.
Palladyne AI (Nasdaq: PDYN, PDYNW) announced that on November 20, 2025 its Compensation Committee approved the grant of 272,208 restricted stock units (RSUs) as inducement awards to eight new employees across subsidiaries.
Six hires joined following the closing of acquisitions of GuideTech and Warnke Precision Machining, MKR Fabrication, and MKR Fabrication Properties. Awards were granted under the 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
Vesting: 25% at one year, then 1/12 of the remaining RSUs on each May 20, Aug 20, Nov 20, and Mar 10 for the next three years; three awards include double-trigger change-in-control vesting.
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN / PDYNW) announced the creation of Palladyne Defense through acquisitions of GuideTech and two Crucis companies, combining embodied AI, avionics and U.S. precision manufacturing into a vertically integrated defense division.
Key metrics: the transaction totals approximately $31 million purchase price ( $20M stock, $5M cash, $6M debt assumed), up to $25M earnout over five years, an 18-month backlog > $10M, and an expected >3x increase on 2024 revenue of $7.8M in 2026. Acquired units are expected to be adjusted EBITDA positive in 2026.
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN / PDYNW) reported third quarter fiscal 2025 updates and strategic progress on Nov 12, 2025. Key facts: $57.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities with no debt, and operating cash use of approximately $6.3 million for the quarter. The company received U.S. Patent No. 12,452,957 covering closed-loop tasking and control for heterogeneous sensor networks, and announced a collaboration to integrate Palladyne Pilot with Draganfly UAV platforms. Management appointed Lieutenant General (Ret.) Stephen M. Twitty to the board and plans an investor call during the week of Nov 17 to discuss strategic developments.
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