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AERG's Q2 loss widens y/y as revenues fall and R&D costs surge, while shrinking cash and unfunded contracts weigh on the outlook.
TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Applied Energetics, Inc. (OTCQB:AERG), a leader in ultrashort pulse laser and directed energy technologies, today announced Applied Energetics has been selected for a Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) opportunity by AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, with potential funding of up to $4 million and additional potential funding of up to $4 million in matching funding from the sponsor, the Air National Guard. The initiative is open to small businesses with Phase II contracts awarded within the past two years, allowing them to apply for funding through an annual notice of opportunity.
AERG and UAVS offer drone and anti-drone technologies.
TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Applied Energetics, Inc. (OTCQB:AERG), a developer of advanced directed-energy and ultrashort-pulse laser technologies for defense and national security applications, today announced a strategic collaboration with The Honorable Patrick J. Murphy, former Acting Secretary of the U.S. Army and the first Iraq War veteran elected to Congress.
TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / June 4, 2026 / Applied Energetics, Inc. (OTCQB:AERG), a leader in ultrashort pulse laser (USPL) technologies and scalable directed energy solutions, today announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the United States Military Academy at West Point to collaborate on advanced high-energy ultrashort pulse amplifier design and optimization research. The CRADA establishes a collaborative research effort between Applied Energetics and the Academy's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science focused on the development and optimization of high-energy ultrashort pulse amplifier architectures intended to support future government-directed energy applications.
Ultrashort pulse laser technology delivers scalable counter-UAS and counter-sensor effects in milliseconds at a fraction of traditional system size, weight, and power TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2026 / Applied Energetics, Inc. (OTCQB:AERG) www.appliedenergetics.com, a leader in ultrashort pulse directed energy and laser technologies, today announced to the defense community its ultrashort pulse laser (USPL) capability and solution sets for defense and commercial applications. In the robotic warfare era, where engagement timelines are measured in milliseconds and platform constraints demand order-of-magnitude reductions in size, weight, and power, Applied Energetics has developed field-validated directed energy effects with precision counter-electro-optic solutions purpose-designed for counter-UAS, counter-sensor, and critical asset protection missions.
TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / June 1, 2026 / Applied Energetics, Inc. (OTCQB:AERG), a leader in ultrashort pulse laser and directed energy technologies, today announced that the Company will participate in the 2026 Morgan Stanley National Security Innovation Summit to be held at Morgan Stanley Headquarters in New York City on June 15, 2026. The summit brings together leading defense technology companies, institutional investors, and national security stakeholders to discuss emerging technologies shaping the future of defense, autonomy, and modern warfare.
AERG posts zero Q1 revenues as unfunded contracts stall operations and widen losses.