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Packet Digital Awarded $9.8 million U.S. Navy Contract to Scale Battery Cell Production
Packet Digital, and its subsidiary Badland Batteries, a U.S.-based leader in advanced lithium-ion battery technology for drones, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and other defense applications, announced today that it has been awarded $9.8 million as it moves to Phase 3 of its U.S. Navy contract under the Logistics UAS Family of Advanced Batteries program.
Packet Digital awarded $27 million Phase III SBIR contract to bolster domestic battery manufacturing
Packet Digital, the parent company of Badland Batteries, announced that it has been awarded a $27 million contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division to scale domestic manufacturing of battery cells.
Badland Batteries 23000mAh 6S 15C battery pack now available
Badland Batteries is excited to announce its latest product — a 23000mAh 6S 15C drone battery. Like all products sold by Badland Batteries, the 23Ah pack is third-party UN38.3 certified, and is designed, assembled, tested, shipped and supported from the United States.
VIDEO: Badland 17000mAh drone batteries are available now
The Badland Batteries 17000mAh 15C 12S and 6S drone batteries are now available for purchase. Badland Batteries CEO Terri Zimmerman discusses what this means for U.S.-based drone battery manufacturing.
VIDEO: Badland Batteries powers RuralReach Project
As part of the University of North Dakota Center of Innovation RuralReach Project, four Badland Batteries 17000mAh 6S packs powered a 53-mile ANGEL 1-BE test flight.
Badland Batteries unveils 12S and 6S battery packs
Badland Batteries is launching its commercial UAS batteries, offering 12S and 6S options for purchase on Oct. 13. Badland Batteries, a subsidiary of Packet Digital, will be manufacturing and shipping the batteries from Fargo, N.D.
Site selected for drone battery cell manufacturing facility
Packet Digital has selected Fargo, North Dakota, as the site for its to-be-constructed battery cell manufacturing facility. The location will be the third facility in the city for Packet Digital.
Packet Digital to build battery cell factory in North Dakota
Less than six months after opening its battery assembly facility, Packet Digital has its eyes set on the next step — North Dakota’s first battery cell plant.