Packet Digital announced it has been awarded an additional $7.2 million as part of its contract with the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to build space power solutions. After successfully completing an initial $8-million contract with AFRL in which Packet Digital built a high-powered SmallSat power converter with a 98% efficiency, the follow-on contract was awarded.

Packet Digital officially secured the location for its future battery cell plant in Fargo, North Dakota. With the location and building in place, Packet Digital will begin construction on the facility and begin acquiring the equipment needed to manufacture its highly reliable, high-performance drone battery cells right here in the United States.