Rocket One Signs Patent License Agreement with U.S. Air Force for Technology Designed to Capture and Neutralize Hostile Drones
The license provides evaluation rights only; future commercialization would require additional rights and applicable approvals.
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Rocket One (RKTO) signed a 12-month patent evaluation license with the Department of the Air Force for hostile-drone capture technology. The agreement covers U.S. Patent No. 10,239,637 B2 and grants rights to evaluate the invention in the United States. The technology combines physical containment with shielding designed to isolate a drone's communications.
Rocket One plans to assess configurations, testing requirements and potential integration with its counter-drone initiatives, including Swarm Stage AI. The capabilities remain subject to evaluation and testing, rather than demonstrated Rocket One product performance. The license does not authorize commercial sales; commercialization would require additional rights and applicable approvals. It is not a government procurement award or Air Force endorsement.
Positive
- Minor point12-month evaluation license adds patented hostile-drone capture technology to Rocket One's counter-drone portfolio.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Rocket One plans configuration and testing assessments, including potential integration with its counter-drone initiatives.
Negative
- Minor pointEvaluation rights only do not authorize commercial sales; commercialization requires additional rights and applicable approvals.
- Minor pointPatented capabilities remain subject to evaluation and testing, with no demonstrated Rocket One product performance.
- Minor pointAir Force agreement is not a government procurement award or endorsement of Rocket One or its products.
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Key Figures
- Evaluation license term
- 12 months
- Evaluation Patent License Agreement
Historical Context
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Launched Swarm Stage AI threat-emulation platform for U.S. military counter-UAS training.
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Key Terms
counter-UAS technical
spoofing technical
signal-intelligence technical
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Agreement expands counter-UAS portfolio with patented physical-capture and communications-isolation technology for defense, homeland security, and critical-infrastructure protection applications.
The 12-month Evaluation Patent License Agreement covers
The patented architecture combines physical containment with radio-frequency isolation. It describes a friendly drone deploying a containment unit around a target unmanned vehicle, with shielding designed to interrupt communications between the target and its operator. Additional configurations described in the patent may support localized spoofing, jamming and signal-intelligence functions.
"This agreement adds a patented approach to capturing and neutralizing hostile drones to Rocket One's defense technology portfolio," said Robb Knie, Chief Executive Officer of Rocket One. "Physical capture combined with communications isolation gives us a distinct capability to evaluate alongside Swarm Stage AI. Our focus is assessing how this technology could support protection of military installations, airports, borders, and critical infrastructure."
Rocket One plans to assess system configurations, testing requirements, and potential integration with its counter-UAS initiatives during the evaluation period. The Company sees potential to complement Swarm Stage AI, its drone-swarm threat-emulation and counter-UAS training platform, by evaluating a physical interception approach alongside simulated threat scenarios.
The capabilities described in the patent remain subject to evaluation and testing and do not represent demonstrated Rocket One product performance. The agreement provides evaluation rights only and does not authorize commercial sales. Any future commercialization would require additional rights and applicable approvals. The agreement is not a government procurement award and does not constitute Department of the Air Force endorsement of Rocket One or its products.
About Rocket One
Rocket One Inc. is a publicly traded technology company building a portfolio across artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced semiconductor technologies, space and defense systems, and autonomous platforms. Rocket One is advancing licensed spintronic and nanomagnetic computing technologies for AI acceleration and radiation-tolerant computing, together with Swarm Stage AI, a drone-swarm threat-emulation and counter-UAS training platform. Tracer Drone Technologies, LLC (a Rocket One company) provides end-to-end drone solutions including hardware, software, FAA training, and technical support to help public safety, commercial, and enterprise organizations successfully deploy and maintain their aerial programs.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's strategic repositioning, the development potential of the licensed technologies, the suitability of those technologies for orbital, defense, and other applications, anticipated future operations and market opportunities. You should not place reliance on these forward-looking statements, which include words such as "could," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "may," "continue," "predict," "potential," "project" or similar terms, variations of such terms, or the negative of those terms. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation: the early-stage nature of the licensed technologies, which have not been fabricated as integrated devices, validated in space environments, or qualified for any commercial or government program, and the absence of any commercial product; the substantial additional capital the Company will require to fabricate, test, and qualify the licensed technologies, including for radiation tolerance and space deployment; the long development timelines associated with novel semiconductor and materials platforms; competition from larger, better-funded and well recognized companies in the semiconductor, AI hardware, space, and defense computing sectors; the Company's ability to recruit qualified leadership and technical personnel in nanomagnetic devices, semiconductor engineering, and aerospace systems; the Company's ability to comply with diligence milestones under the Virginia Commonwealth University license agreements, the failure of which could result in loss of license rights; intellectual property risks; export control and government contracting risks associated with defense and space applications; and the risks inherent in a strategic pivot. Additional risk factors are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company's other filings made with the SEC. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee such outcomes. The Company may not realize its expectations, and its beliefs may not prove correct. All such statements speak only as of the date made. Consequently, forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as the Company's current plans, estimates, and beliefs. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. The Company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to update, republish, or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events, or circumstances or to reflect the occurrences of unanticipated events, except as may be required by applicable law.
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FAQ
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What does Rocket One's Air Force patent license cover?
The 12-month Evaluation Patent License Agreement grants Rocket One rights to evaluate U.S. Patent No. 10,239,637 B2 in the United States. The invention concerns capturing unmanned vehicles and isolating their communications.
Can Rocket One sell products under the Air Force patent license?
No commercial sales are authorized under the evaluation license. Any future commercialization would require additional rights and applicable approvals. The agreement is not a government procurement award and does not constitute Air Force endorsement.
Which applications can Rocket One evaluate under its Air Force patent license?
Rocket One can evaluate the invention for military-base protection, airports and airfields, homeland and border security, maritime and port security, critical infrastructure, correctional facilities, and government facilities in the United States.