Selection places Palladyne AI in U.S. Army evaluation pathway focused on accelerating low-cost interceptor and fire-control capabilities as Department of War seeks scalable, cost-effective ways to address increasingly complex aerial threats

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, today announced that BRAIN, its edge AI flight computer, has been selected as a finalist in the U.S. Army FUZE xTech|Apex Intercept competition. The selection gives Palladyne AI the opportunity to demonstrate BRAIN’s edge AI flight-control and autonomy capabilities in a mission-relevant setting as the Army evaluates technologies that could support next-generation interceptor and fire-control modernization.