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defense stocks issues a news and trading alert for Palladyne AI Corp.
(NASDAQ: PDYN), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company
delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions,
advanced avionics, precision-manufactured components, UAVs, and
advanced aerospace engineering services.
The stock makes the Nasdaq top gainers list following 4th quarter
news . The stock is trading at $9.37, up $1.94, gaining 26.14% as of
this report.
AI news summary
Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN) released its Q4 and full-year
2025 financial results on March 5, 2026.The company highlighted
a significant transformation in 2025, driven by November
acquisitions (GuideTech, Warnke Precision Machining, and MKR
Fabricators), which expanded its capabilities into advanced
avionics, engineering services, proprietary airframe/missile
development, and certified U.S. manufacturing. It also launched
Palladyne Defense, commercially released Palladyne IQ 2.0 (with
the first customer signed), introduced IntelliSwarm technology,
demonstrated collaborative autonomy demos, and built space
domain presence through partnerships like with the Air Force
Research Laboratory.Financially, Q4 2025 revenue rose 118%
year-over-year to $1.7 million (from $0.8 million in Q4 2024),
beating expectations. (Full-year 2025 revenue details were not
emphasized, but prior trailing figures showed ongoing losses
typical for a growth-stage defense/AI firm.)The company
reiterated its ambitious 2026 revenue guidance of $24–$27
million, implying 357%–415% year-over-year growth. Its
backlog grew more than 30% since year-end 2025, reaching nearly
$18 million by mid-Q1 2026.CEO Ben Wolff described 2025 as a
year of “operational validation” and “structural
transformation,” positioning Palladyne AI as a more integrated
defense and industrial tech player with an
autonomy-to-manufacturing stack aligned with evolving U.S.
defense priorities.Overall, the update focuses on strategic
repositioning, strong backlog momentum, and high growth
expectations for 2026 rather than dwelling on 2025’s bottom-line
losses.
Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN) today announced financial results
for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
Ben Wolff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Palladyne AI,
commented:
“2025 was a year of operational validation that culminated in
structural transformation. In November, we completed the
acquisitions of GuideTech, Warnke Precision Machining and MKR
Fabricators and launched Palladyne Defense. That repositioning
expanded our capabilities beyond autonomy software to include
advanced avionics, engineering services, proprietary airframe and
missile development and certified U.S.-based manufacturing. We
exited 2025 as a fundamentally different company, with expanded
backlog, deeper defense engagement and an integrated
autonomy-to-manufacturing stack aligned with evolving Department of
War priorities.”
“Over the past few months, we have moved decisively to execute
across the defense and commercial parts of our business. We
commercially released Palladyne IQ 2.0, integrating feedback from
potential customers into its development, and recently signed our
first customer for the product. We also introduced IntelliSwarm,
integrating SwarmOS into the BRAIN X2 flight module, and
demonstrated collaborative autonomy between our recently branded
Gremlin-X™ (formerly Project Banshee) platform running
IntelliSwarm and multiple Red Cat platforms operating with SwarmOS,
validating distributed, multi-platform collaboration in real-world
environments.”
“We also established our presence in the space domain. Through our
satellite-related development work with the Air Force Research
Laboratory, we are extending SwarmOS capabilities to integrate
communications with space-based systems. Separately, our engagement
with Portal Space Systems advances propulsion design for
next-generation space platforms and establishes a foundation for
potential future collaboration surrounding collaborative autonomy.”
Recent Strategic and Operational Highlights
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Launched Palladyne Defense following the acquisitions of
GuideTech, Warnke Precision Machining and MKR Fabricators,
integrating autonomy software, advanced avionics engineering and
design, components, proprietary UAVs and missile systems, and
certified U.S.-based manufacturing. -
Commercially released Palladyne IQ 2.0 and signed an initial
customer following customer-driven refinement throughout 2025. -
Hired Matt Muta as President of Commercial and Industrial to focus
on capturing commercial opportunities. -
Branded Project Banshee (next-generation autonomous UAV
mini-bomber platform currently under development) as Gremlin-X. -
Demonstrated collaborative autonomous swarming between the
Gremlin-X platform utilizing IntelliSwarm, and multiple Red Cat
platforms operating with SwarmOS. -
Expanded into the space domain through satellite-related
development work with the Air Force Research Laboratory and
propulsion design engagement with Portal Space Systems. -
Progressed development milestones across Gremlin-X and new BRAIN
variants. -
Secured missile propulsion subsystem contract from a new defense
prime customer. -
Strengthened intellectual property portfolio through a new patent
issuance supporting advanced swarming and decentralized autonomy
architectures and filed four new patent applications related to
Palladyne’s AI software products and technologies.
Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights (vs. fourth quarter 2024)
- Revenue increased 118% to $1.7 million compared to $0.8 million.
- Operating loss of ($9.3) million compared to ($6.5) million.
- GAAP net loss and basic and diluted loss per share (EPS) of ($1.5) million, and ($0.04), compared to ($53.0) million, and ($1.75).
- Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP EPS of ($6.9) million and ($0.16), compared to ($5.2) million and ($0.17).
- Cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $47.0 million at December 31, 2025.
- The backlog as of December 31, 2025, was $13.5 million.
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