DRONELIFE first heard about Amprius Applied sciences, Inc. (NYSE: AMPX) at Business UAV Expo final 12 months. Amprius has a solution to one of the crucial persistent issues in drone expertise: flight endurance and battery life. Amprius manufactures next-generation light-weight lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform. The corporate’s proprietary anode expertise allows the manufacturing of battery cells with vitality density ranges approaching twice the efficiency of present commercially out there graphite cells.
The corporate has had an enormous win, offering a business degree cargo of Amprius drone batteries to AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) for the Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering missile system. Additionally known as the “suicide drone,” the Switchblade 300 might show the case for placing Amprius batteries in additional business drone platforms.
The Amprius light-weight, excessive vitality density lithium-ion battery cells are anticipated to extend the flight time of the brand new Switchblade by at the least 50%, for longer flight endurance and prolonged loitering functionality.
“This partnership with AeroVironment additional validates the potential of our silicon anode expertise for superior aviation and protection purposes,” stated Dr. Kang Solar, Chief Govt Officer of Amprius. “We look ahead to persevering with to work with the AeroVironment workforce to vastly enhance flight time of their tactical missile methods.”
Amprius started delivering cell shipments as a provider to AeroVironment in 2022 and is fulfilling extra commitments for the long run. AeroVironment is at present integrating Amprius cells into some protection merchandise and is a strategic investor within the Firm.
“Amprius’ battery cells have the facility capabilities to rework the vary and mission time for our purposes,” stated Brett Hush, AeroVironment’s vice chairman and product line common supervisor of tactical missile methods. “This functionality might enable operators to deploy loitering missile methods from a better vary to establish threats and ship a precision deadly payload with minimal collateral results.”
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