Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) and Niron Magnetics, the company commercializing the world’s only high performance rare-earth-free Iron Nitride permanent magnets, will exhibit together at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 12–14, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Attendees can visit the companies at Moog Booth #1947 to learn about their joint effort for rare-earth-free actuator solutions for land vehicles, guided munitions and other Army applications.

6K Additive Inc. (ASX: 6KA) (“6K Additive” or the “Company”), a leader in production of high-performance metal powders based in Pennsylvania, and ADDMAN, a premier additive-enabled manufacturing company headquartered in Florida, today announced a 30-month long-term supply agreement (LTA, the “Agreement”) with a minimum value of US$8.1M and a maximum of US$10.8M over the contractual term. Under the terms of the agreement, 6K Additive will supply high-performance Nickel 718 alloy powders to support ADDMAN’s expanding production requirements for the aerospace, defense, and energy sectors. The framework provides opportunities for the companies to collaborate on additional business as demand develops, strengthening ADDMAN’s access to domestically produced powders and supplementing its supply chain.

XGS Energy, Inc. (“XGS”), a developer of next-generation geothermal power systems, today announced it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for federal funding to support the drilling of a deep vertical appraisal well in New Mexico, advancing development of the state’s next-generation geothermal resources. Working with Baker Hughes, New Mexico Tech, and Sandia National Laboratories, XGS will use the project to generate critical subsurface data, reduce development uncertainty, and accelerate its plan to deliver reliable, around-the-clock geothermal power to New Mexico’s grid.

South 8 Technologies’ new semi-automated battery cell manufacturing line is now operational, marking a significant milestone in growing US domestic cell manufacturing capacity. The line will support 5 MWh of annual cylindrical cell production in 2027, enhancing South 8’s ability to serve defense and specialty markets requiring reliable battery performance in extreme cold.

The University of Michigan Battery Lab and Voltaiq, the leader in Battery AI software, today announced an expansion of their decade-long collaboration, extending the use of Voltaiq from battery test data and analytics into the Lab’s cell prototype manufacturing operations.

Forge Nano, Inc., a leading U.S.-based semiconductor equipment and advanced materials company pioneering Atomic Layer Deposition (“ALD”) technology for artificial intelligence (“AI”)-era chip manufacturing and defense battery applications, which has signed an agreement to merge with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners II Co. (“Archimedes II”) (NASDAQ: ATII), and Voltaiq, the leading battery intelligence and AI platform, today announced an expansion of their longstanding relationship as Forge Nano moves to rapidly integrate artificial intelligence across its battery operations. As Forge Nano scales from advanced battery development toward high-volume U.S.-based battery manufacturing, the company plans to use AI to accelerate development, improve quality and give its teams faster access to insights from its battery program. Voltaiq will provide the battery-specific data infrastructure and AI-powered analytics platform to support these efforts across R&D, product development, manufacturing and quality.