{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"145425","rtpr_id":"nBw6ZYnxFa-20260916","ticker":"PUSA","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["PUSA"],"title":"Powerus Named by the Department of War as an Industry Participant in Falcon Peak 26.2","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-09-16T14:31:00.088Z","article_body":"Powerus Named by the Department of War as an Industry Participant in Falcon\nPeak 26.2\n\nCounter unmanned aircraft systems experiment led by U.S. Northern Command and\nJoint Interagency Task Force 401 at Yuma Proving Ground.\n\n\n * Powerus named among 21 industry participants supporting Falcon Peak 26.2.\n\n * Experiment runs at Yuma Proving Ground through September 25, 2026.\n\n * Focus is low-collateral counter unmanned aircraft systems capability for\ninstallations and the Southern Border.\n\n * Powerus has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Aureus Greenway\nHoldings Inc. (Nasdaq: PUSA). The proposed merger remains subject to customary\nclosing conditions.\n\nAutonomous Power Corporation dba Powerus today announced that the Department\nof War has named Powerus as one of the industry participants supporting Falcon\nPeak 26.2.\n\nAccording to the Department of War announcement issued September 14, 2026,\nFalcon Peak 26.2 is a U.S. Northern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force\n401 counter unmanned aircraft systems experiment being conducted at Yuma\nProving Ground from August 31 through September 25. The Department identified\n21 industry participants supporting the event.\n\nThe Department described the experiment as the fourth operational evaluation\nin the Falcon Peak series and the first held at Yuma Proving Ground, intended\nto demonstrate new technologies, expand focus on low-collateral counter\nunmanned aircraft systems defeat capability, and provide immediate feedback to\naccelerate development across the Department of War. The Department stated\nthat this iteration addresses counter unmanned aircraft systems challenges\nspecific to the Southern Border, and asked participating companies to bring\ncapabilities spanning sensing systems, detection and tracking, artificial\nintelligence, command and control, semi-autonomous systems, airborne\nplatforms, and low collateral defeat technologies.\n\n“This is the kind of event where technology either works in front of\noperators or it does not,” said Brett Velicovich, Co-Founder of Powerus.\n“We want our systems in that environment, and we want the feedback.”\n\nParticipation in Falcon Peak 26.2 is not a contract award and does not\nconstitute an endorsement of Powerus or its products by the Department of War,\nU.S. Northern Command, Joint Interagency Task Force 401, or any component of\nthe United States government.\n\nThe Department of War announcement is available at\nhttps://www.dvidshub.net/news/574682/department-war-announces-industry-participants-falcon-peak-262\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dvidshub.net%2Fnews%2F574682%2Fdepartment-war-announces-industry-participants-falcon-peak-262&esheet=54605294&newsitemid=20260916306668&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dvidshub.net%2Fnews%2F574682%2Fdepartment-war-announces-industry-participants-falcon-peak-262&index=1&md5=8fbff762bcf86da8898a5065ab64083b)\n\nThe foregoing hyperlink link to a third-party website is provided solely for\ninformational purposes. The linked content was prepared and is maintained by\nan independent third party and is not part of this press release or any\nrelated filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Powerus does\nnot control or endorse the linked content and makes no representation or\nwarranty as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or fairness of any\ninformation or opinions contained therein.\n\nAbout Powerus\n\nPowerus (Autonomous Power Corporation) builds and scales unified autonomous\nsystems designed to move, protect, and sustain critical assets in high-risk\nenvironments, with capabilities spanning heavy-lift platforms, autonomous air\nsystems, autonomous maritime systems, mission systems, training and support,\nand U.S.-based manufacturing. Powerus previously announced a proposed merger\nwith AGH (Nasdaq: PUSA); the merger has not closed and remains subject to the\nsatisfaction of customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory\napprovals. Learn more at power.us\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpower.us&esheet=54605294&newsitemid=20260916306668&lan=en-US&anchor=power.us&index=2&md5=0e971f441f2bf76f30ec3e6b603293a7)\n.\n\nProposed Merger\n\nPowerus has previously announced a proposed merger with Aureus Greenway\nHoldings Inc. (Nasdaq: PUSA). Under the terms of the previously announced\nagreement, Powerus will merge with and into a newly formed subsidiary of AGH,\nwith Powerus continuing as the surviving entity and AGH adopting the name\n“Powerus Corporation.” AGH has changed its Nasdaq ticker to PUSA in\nanticipation of its pending combination with Powerus, expected to close in the\nfourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of\nrequired regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that the proposed\ntransactions will be consummated or as to the timing of any such consummation.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. As to the Falcon Peak\n26.2 event, these statements include but are not limited to statements\nregarding the Company's participation in Falcon Peak 26.2 and the potential\nvalue of that participation. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nterminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “targets,”\n“plans,” “intends,” “goal,” “anticipates,” “expects,”\n“believes,” “potential,” or “continue” or negatives of such terms\nor other comparable terminology. These statements are based on current\nexpectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that\ncould cause actual results to differ materially.\n\nAs to the proposed business combination between Powerus and AGH, these\nstatements include, without limitation, statements regarding the proposed\nmerger between Powerus and AGH; the anticipated benefits of the merger; the\nexpected timing of the completion of the merger; the anticipated listing and\ntrading of the combined company’s securities; future financial and operating\nresults; the plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of either company\nor of the combined company following the merger; anticipated future results of\neither company or of the combined company following the merger; and the\nanticipated benefits and strategic and financial rationale of the merger and\nother statements that are not historical facts and its expected timing.\n\nAll forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other\nfactors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ\nmaterially from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking\nstatements. As to the Falcon Peak 26.2 event described in this release, such\nfactors include, without limitation: (1) that participation is an experiment\nand not a procurement, and may not result in any contract, order, revenue, or\nfurther evaluation; (2) that Powerus’s systems may not perform as expected\nin the experiment environment; (3) that the Department of War may not proceed\nwith, fund, or field any capability evaluated at the event; (4) that\ngovernment priorities, funding, or program direction may change; (5) that\nother participants may be selected for any resulting requirement; and (6) that\nno assurance can be given that participation will produce any commercial\nbenefit.\n\nAs to the announced merger agreement, such factors include, among others: (1)\nthe risk of delays in consummating the potential transaction, including as a\nresult of required regulatory approvals, including Nasdaq listing requirements\nwhich may not be obtained on the expected timeline, or at all; (2) the risk of\nany event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the\ntermination of the merger agreement; (3) the possibility that any of the\nanticipated benefits and projected synergies of the potential transactions\nwill not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period;\n(4) the limited operational history of Powerus as a combined organization and\nintegration risks of acquired businesses; (5) diversion of management’s\nattention or disruption to the parties’ businesses as a result of the\nannouncement and pendency of the transaction, including potential distraction\nof management from current plans and operations of AGH or Powerus and the\nability of AGH or Powerus to retain and hire key personnel; (6) reputational\nrisk and the reaction of each company’s customers, suppliers, employees or\nother business partners to the transaction; (7) the possibility that the\ntransaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a\nresult of unexpected factors or events; (8) the outcome of any legal or\nregulatory proceedings that may be instituted against AGH or Powerus related\nto the merger agreement or the transaction; (9) the risks associated with\nthird party contracts containing consent and/or other provisions that may be\ntriggered by the proposed transaction; (10) legislative, regulatory,\npolitical, market, economic and other conditions, developments and\nuncertainties affecting AGH’s or Powerus’s businesses; (11) the evolving\nlegal, regulatory, tax, and international trade regimes; (12) the nature, cost\nand outcome of potential litigation and other legal proceedings, including any\nsuch proceedings related to the transactions; (13) restrictions during the\npendency of the proposed transaction that may impact AGH’s or Powerus’s\nability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions;\nand (14) unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but\nnot limited to, extreme weather, natural disasters, acts of terrorism or\noutbreak of war or hostilities, as well as AGH’s and Powerus’s response to\nany of the aforementioned factors.\n\nIn connection with the proposed merger, AGH has filed relevant materials with\nthe SEC, including a registration statement on Form S-4, which includes an\ninformation statement prospectus, and may file additional materials in the\nfuture. Investors and security holders are urged to read those materials\nbecause they contain important information. Forward-looking statements speak\nonly as of the date of this release, and except as required by law, neither\ncompany undertakes any obligation to update them. This release does not\nconstitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any\nsecurities.\n\nNo Offer or Solicitation\n\nThis document is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and\nshall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer\nto buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor\nshall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,\nsolicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification\nunder the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities\nshall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of\nSection 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.\n\nImportant Information and Where to Find It\n\nIn connection with the transaction, AGH has filed a registration statement on\nForm S-4 with the SEC, which includes an information statement and prospectus\nof AGH, and has mailed a definitive information statement and prospectus to\nits stockholders. Investors and security holders are urged to read the\nregistration statement (and any other documents filed with the SEC in\nconnection with the transaction or incorporated by reference into the\nregistration statement) because such documents contain important information\nregarding the proposed transaction and related matters. Investors and security\nholders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed\nwith the SEC by AGH through the website maintained by the SEC at\nhttp://www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54605294&newsitemid=20260916306668&lan=en-US&anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&index=3&md5=0e15197ac7b73966c0d97b5a703001cf)\nor at AGH’s website at https://www.aureusgreenway.com/secfilings\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aureusgreenway.com%2Fsecfilings&esheet=54605294&newsitemid=20260916306668&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aureusgreenway.com%2Fsecfilings&index=4&md5=77bbaf733e12c1a625eceae594184ef8)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916306668/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916306668/en/)\n\nAGH Investor Relations\n\nJason Assad\n\n678-570-6791\n\nPowerus Press Contact\n\nEscalate PR\n\npr@power.us (mailto:pr@power.us)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw6ZYnxFa-20260916","title":"Powerus Named by the Department of War as an Industry Participant in Falcon Peak 26.2","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"PUSA","created":"2026-09-16T14:31:00.088Z","tickers":["PUSA"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Powerus Named by the Department of War as an Industry Participant in Falcon\nPeak 26.2\n\nCounter unmanned aircraft systems experiment led by U.S. Northern Command and\nJoint Interagency Task Force 401 at Yuma Proving Ground.\n\n\n * Powerus named among 21 industry participants supporting Falcon Peak 26.2.\n\n * Experiment runs at Yuma Proving Ground through September 25, 2026.\n\n * Focus is low-collateral counter unmanned aircraft systems capability for\ninstallations and the Southern Border.\n\n * Powerus has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Aureus Greenway\nHoldings Inc. (Nasdaq: PUSA). The proposed merger remains subject to customary\nclosing conditions.\n\nAutonomous Power Corporation dba Powerus today announced that the Department\nof War has named Powerus as one of the industry participants supporting Falcon\nPeak 26.2.\n\nAccording to the Department of War announcement issued September 14, 2026,\nFalcon Peak 26.2 is a U.S. Northern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force\n401 counter unmanned aircraft systems experiment being conducted at Yuma\nProving Ground from August 31 through September 25. The Department identified\n21 industry participants supporting the event.\n\nThe Department described the experiment as the fourth operational evaluation\nin the Falcon Peak series and the first held at Yuma Proving Ground, intended\nto demonstrate new technologies, expand focus on low-collateral counter\nunmanned aircraft systems defeat capability, and provide immediate feedback to\naccelerate development across the Department of War. The Department stated\nthat this iteration addresses counter unmanned aircraft systems challenges\nspecific to the Southern Border, and asked participating companies to bring\ncapabilities spanning sensing systems, detection and tracking, artificial\nintelligence, command and control, semi-autonomous systems, airborne\nplatforms, and low collateral defeat technologies.\n\n“This is the kind of event where technology either works in front of\noperators or it does not,” said Brett Velicovich, Co-Founder of Powerus.\n“We want our systems in that environment, and we want the feedback.”\n\nParticipation in Falcon Peak 26.2 is not a contract award and does not\nconstitute an endorsement of Powerus or its products by the Department of War,\nU.S. Northern Command, Joint Interagency Task Force 401, or any component of\nthe United States government.\n\nThe Department of War announcement is available at\nhttps://www.dvidshub.net/news/574682/department-war-announces-industry-participants-falcon-peak-262\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dvidshub.net%2Fnews%2F574682%2Fdepartment-war-announces-industry-participants-falcon-peak-262&esheet=54605294&newsitemid=20260916306668&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dvidshub.net%2Fnews%2F574682%2Fdepartment-war-announces-industry-participants-falcon-peak-262&index=1&md5=8fbff762bcf86da8898a5065ab64083b)\n\nThe foregoing hyperlink link to a third-party website is provided solely for\ninformational purposes. The linked content was prepared and is maintained by\nan independent third party and is not part of this press release or any\nrelated filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Powerus does\nnot control or endorse the linked content and makes no representation or\nwarranty as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or fairness of any\ninformation or opinions contained therein.\n\nAbout Powerus\n\nPowerus (Autonomous Power Corporation) builds and scales unified autonomous\nsystems designed to move, protect, and sustain critical assets in high-risk\nenvironments, with capabilities spanning heavy-lift platforms, autonomous air\nsystems, autonomous maritime systems, mission systems, training and support,\nand U.S.-based manufacturing. Powerus previously announced a proposed merger\nwith AGH (Nasdaq: PUSA); the merger has not closed and remains subject to the\nsatisfaction of customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory\napprovals. Learn more at power.us\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpower.us&esheet=54605294&newsitemid=20260916306668&lan=en-US&anchor=power.us&index=2&md5=0e971f441f2bf76f30ec3e6b603293a7)\n.\n\nProposed Merger\n\nPowerus has previously announced a proposed merger with Aureus Greenway\nHoldings Inc. (Nasdaq: PUSA). Under the terms of the previously announced\nagreement, Powerus will merge with and into a newly formed subsidiary of AGH,\nwith Powerus continuing as the surviving entity and AGH adopting the name\n“Powerus Corporation.” AGH has changed its Nasdaq ticker to PUSA in\nanticipation of its pending combination with Powerus, expected to close in the\nfourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of\nrequired regulatory approvals. There can be no assurance that the proposed\ntransactions will be consummated or as to the timing of any such consummation.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. As to the Falcon Peak\n26.2 event, these statements include but are not limited to statements\nregarding the Company's participation in Falcon Peak 26.2 and the potential\nvalue of that participation. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nterminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “targets,”\n“plans,” “intends,” “goal,” “anticipates,” “expects,”\n“believes,” “potential,” or “continue” or negatives of such terms\nor other comparable terminology. These statements are based on current\nexpectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that\ncould cause actual results to differ materially.\n\nAs to the proposed business combination between Powerus and AGH, these\nstatements include, without limitation, statements regarding the proposed\nmerger between Powerus and AGH; the anticipated benefits of the merger; the\nexpected timing of the completion of the merger; the anticipated listing and\ntrading of the combined company’s securities; future financial and operating\nresults; the plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of either company\nor of the combined company following the merger; anticipated future results of\neither company or of the combined company following the merger; and the\nanticipated benefits and strategic and financial rationale of the merger and\nother statements that are not historical facts and its expected timing.\n\nAll forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other\nfactors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ\nmaterially from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking\nstatements. As to the Falcon Peak 26.2 event described in this release, such\nfactors include, without limitation: (1) that participation is an experiment\nand not a procurement, and may not result in any contract, order, revenue, or\nfurther evaluation; (2) that Powerus’s systems may not perform as expected\nin the experiment environment; (3) that the Department of War may not proceed\nwith, fund, or field any capability evaluated at the event; (4) that\ngovernment priorities, funding, or program direction may change; (5) that\nother participants may be selected for any resulting requirement; and (6) that\nno assurance can be given that participation will produce any commercial\nbenefit.\n\nAs to the announced merger agreement, such factors include, among others: (1)\nthe risk of delays in consummating the potential transaction, including as a\nresult of required regulatory approvals, including Nasdaq listing requirements\nwhich may not be obtained on the expected timeline, or at all; (2) the risk of\nany event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the\ntermination of the merger agreement; (3) the possibility that any of the\nanticipated benefits and projected synergies of the potential transactions\nwill not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period;\n(4) the limited operational history of Powerus as a combined organization and\nintegration risks of acquired businesses; (5) diversion of management’s\nattention or disruption to the parties’ businesses as a result of the\nannouncement and pendency of the transaction, including potential distraction\nof management from current plans and operations of AGH or Powerus and the\nability of AGH or Powerus to retain and hire key personnel; (6) reputational\nrisk and the reaction of each company’s customers, suppliers, employees or\nother business partners to the transaction; (7) the possibility that the\ntransaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a\nresult of unexpected factors or events; (8) the outcome of any legal or\nregulatory proceedings that may be instituted against AGH or Powerus related\nto the merger agreement or the transaction; (9) the risks associated with\nthird party contracts containing consent and/or other provisions that may be\ntriggered by the proposed transaction; (10) legislative, regulatory,\npolitical, market, economic and other conditions, developments and\nuncertainties affecting AGH’s or Powerus’s businesses; (11) the evolving\nlegal, regulatory, tax, and international trade regimes; (12) the nature, cost\nand outcome of potential litigation and other legal proceedings, including any\nsuch proceedings related to the transactions; (13) restrictions during the\npendency of the proposed transaction that may impact AGH’s or Powerus’s\nability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions;\nand (14) unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but\nnot limited to, extreme weather, natural disasters, acts of terrorism or\noutbreak of war or hostilities, as well as AGH’s and Powerus’s response to\nany of the aforementioned factors.\n\nIn connection with the proposed merger, AGH has filed relevant materials with\nthe SEC, including a registration statement on Form S-4, which includes an\ninformation statement prospectus, and may file additional materials in the\nfuture. Investors and security holders are urged to read those materials\nbecause they contain important information. Forward-looking statements speak\nonly as of the date of this release, and except as required by law, neither\ncompany undertakes any obligation to update them. This release does not\nconstitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any\nsecurities.\n\nNo Offer or Solicitation\n\nThis document is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and\nshall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer\nto buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor\nshall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,\nsolicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification\nunder the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities\nshall be made, except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of\nSection 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.\n\nImportant Information and Where to Find It\n\nIn connection with the transaction, AGH has filed a registration statement on\nForm S-4 with the SEC, which includes an information statement and prospectus\nof AGH, and has mailed a definitive information statement and prospectus to\nits stockholders. Investors and security holders are urged to read the\nregistration statement (and any other documents filed with the SEC in\nconnection with the transaction or incorporated by reference into the\nregistration statement) because such documents contain important information\nregarding the proposed transaction and related matters. Investors and security\nholders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed\nwith the SEC by AGH through the website maintained by the SEC at\nhttp://www.sec.gov\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&esheet=54605294&newsitemid=20260916306668&lan=en-US&anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov&index=3&md5=0e15197ac7b73966c0d97b5a703001cf)\nor at AGH’s website at https://www.aureusgreenway.com/secfilings\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aureusgreenway.com%2Fsecfilings&esheet=54605294&newsitemid=20260916306668&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aureusgreenway.com%2Fsecfilings&index=4&md5=77bbaf733e12c1a625eceae594184ef8)\n.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916306668/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916306668/en/)\n\nAGH Investor Relations\n\nJason Assad\n\n678-570-6791\n\nPowerus Press Contact\n\nEscalate PR\n\npr@power.us (mailto:pr@power.us)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-16T14:31:00.131674871Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789569060131},"received_at":"2026-09-16T14:31:00.189Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260916306668/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"134257","press_release_id":"145425","analysis_json":{"industry":null,"redFlags":["Participation is explicitly not a contract award or endorsement -- the experiment may yield no contract, order, revenue, or further evaluation","Merger with Aureus Greenway Holdings (PUSA) has not closed; subject to regulatory approvals, Nasdaq listing requirements, and termination risk","Limited operating history of Powerus as a combined organization cited as a merger risk factor"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Powerus (Autonomous Power Corporation) was named one of 21 industry participants in Falcon Peak 26.2, a counter-unmanned aircraft systems experiment led by U.S. Northern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force 401 at Yuma Proving Ground through September 25, 2026.\n\nThe experiment focuses on low-collateral counter-UAS defeat capability for installations and the Southern Border; the release explicitly states participation is not a contract award and does not constitute a government endorsement of Powerus or its products.\n\nCo-founder Brett Velicovich framed the event as a chance to prove the technology in front of operators, saying the company wants its systems in that environment and wants the feedback.\n\nFor the filer, Nasdaq: PUSA (Aureus Greenway Holdings), the news arrives while its merger with Powerus remains pending, expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Counter-UAS validation for a soon-to-complete defense tech de-SPAC -- headline is experimental exposure, watch for follow-on contract conversions rather than this announcement itself."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"experiment_window":"August 31 through September 25, 2026","falcon_peak_iteration":"fourth operational evaluation in the series, first at Yuma Proving Ground","industry_participants":21}},"quotedText":"We want our systems in that environment, and we want the feedback.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Brett Velicovich","role":"Co-Founder of Powerus"},{"name":"Jason Assad","role":"AGH Investor Relations contact"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Autonomous Power Corporation (dba Powerus)","relationship":"operating business merging into PUSA"},{"name":"Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc.","ticker":"PUSA","relationship":"public merger vehicle / filer"},{"name":"U.S. Department of War","relationship":"government organizer of Falcon Peak 26.2"},{"name":"U.S. Northern Command","relationship":"experiment lead"},{"name":"Joint Interagency Task Force 401","relationship":"experiment lead"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Being named one of 21 industry participants in a U.S. Northern Command counter-UAS experiment is modest validation and visibility for a pre-commercial defense tech company, but the release explicitly states participation is not a contract award or endorsement. 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