KULR Technology Group
KULR Technology Group develops thermal-management, battery-safety and energy-storage technology. Its products support battery testing, cell screening, thermal runaway protection and power systems for aerospace, defence, electric mobility and industrial hardware.
Market context
Power-systems and battery-safety supplier for uncrewed systems, defense drones, aviation platforms, and robotics-adjacent hardware. As U. S. drone production scales, certifiable domestic battery systems become a supply-chain constraint.
Facts
- Website: https://kulr.ai
- HQ: Webster, United States
- Founded: 2013
- Segment: Power Systems
Commercial
4 commercial events; 3 contract awards; 1 commercial order; 3 named customers; latest event 2026-06-02
- 2026-06-02 - Contract award - KULR secures prototype battery development contract with U.S. military drone manufacturer - U.S.-based military drone manufacturer - Drone Dominance - source: markets.businessinsider.com
- 2026-04-29 - Commercial order - KULR secures initial defense drone battery orders with 2026 opportunity above $5 million - source: globenewswire.com
- 2023-05-22 - Contract award - KULR receives additional U.S. military order for aviation battery prototypes - U.S. military customer - source: kulr.ai
- 2023-05-04 - Contract award - U.S. Army awards KULR $1.13 million aviation battery development contract - U.S. Army - source: proactiveinvestors.com
Battery safety and power systems for uncrewed platforms
KULR develops battery design, testing, production, and safety technologies for defense drones, aerospace, robotics, and mission-critical systems.
- Target environment: Defense drones, UAS, eVTOL, electric aviation, aerospace systems, space systems, and other high-performance mobile hardware
- Deployment model: Component and engineering supplier providing battery architecture, pack design, fabrication, testing, qualification, and safety systems
- Customer context: Defense drone manufacturers, UAS OEMs, aviation programs, U.S. military customers, battery-cell partners
- Workflow context: Battery system design, cell screening, prototype fabrication, thermal-safety validation, production qualification
- Commercial maturity: Public company with U.S. military battery contracts, drone battery orders, Hylio and Factorial collaborations
- Market position: Power-systems and battery-safety layer for robotics and uncrewed systems rather than a drone or robot OEM
- Adoption constraints: Certification, thermal runaway safety, platform integration, cell availability, production scale, NDAA requirements
- Adjacent context: Adjacent to drone propulsion suppliers, battery-cell developers, aerospace power-system integrators, eVTOL energy-storage suppliers.
- Source confidence: high
Events
- 2026-07-15 - Partnership - KULR selected to power Icarus Robotics JOY free-flyer for ISS mission - JOY is designed to navigate inside pressurised space habitats and perform useful work with autonomous free-flight and dexterous manipulation. The selection combines KULR space-qualified energy-system engineering with Icarus Robotics embodied-AI robotics. The…
- 2026-06-02 - Contract Award - KULR secures prototype battery development contract with U.S. military drone manufacturer - KULR entered a prototype battery development and fabrication agreement with a U.S.-based military drone manufacturer. The work covers system-level design, battery architecture development, prototype fabrication, functional and safety testing, and documentatio…
- 2026-05-21 - Partnership - Factorial launches drone battery integrations across three continents - KULR led U.S. pack optimization for demanding flight environments. Tulip Tech began European pack development while JRES led Asia-Pacific integration and deployment. KULR and Tulip had already demonstrated initial Factorial-powered packs at XPONENTIAL 2026.
- 2026-05-21 - Partnership - KULR and Factorial advance drone battery integration with next-generation cells - KULR and Factorial demonstrated initial drone battery pack integrations using Factorial cells at XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit. The work targets UAS applications across aerospace, defense, robotics, and autonomous system markets. The collaboration aligns KULR ON…
- 2026-04-29 - Commercial Order - KULR secures initial defense drone battery orders with 2026 opportunity above $5 million - KULR received initial purchase orders totaling nearly $1 million from a U.S. defense technology company that manufactures FPV unmanned aerial systems for military use. The company expects total purchase orders from the customer to exceed $5 million in 2026. K…
- 2026-02-18 - Partnership - KULR and Hylio collaborate on Texas-made battery systems for U.S.-built agricultural drones - KULR and Hylio entered a strategic collaboration to design, prototype, qualify, and domestically manufacture battery systems for U.S.-built unmanned agricultural drones. The collaboration focuses on NDAA-compliant battery systems centered in Texas for Hylio U…
- 2024-03-21 - Capability - KULR advances toward final milestone in U.S. Army advanced aviation battery contract - KULR said it was approaching the final milestone in an upsized U.S. Army contract for advanced battery prototypes. The company planned to deliver two prototypes of battery systems designed for advanced aviation applications. The project used KULR ONE Design S…
- 2023-05-22 - Contract Award - KULR receives additional U.S. military order for aviation battery prototypes - KULR received an additional order from a U.S. military customer for aviation battery-system work. The order followed the U.S. Army's $1.13 million contract for a high-energy battery storage platform. KULR positioned the order as a second KULR ONE Design Solut…
- 2023-05-04 - Contract Award - U.S. Army awards KULR $1.13 million aviation battery development contract - The U.S. Army awarded KULR a $1.13 million contract to develop a high-energy battery storage platform for advanced aviation applications. The project uses silicon-anode lithium-ion cells in a battery platform intended for demanding flight applications. The aw…
- 2020-10-06 - Partnership - KULR partners with Airbus on battery safety solutions for aerospace applications - KULR partnered with Airbus Defense and Space to provide passive propagation resistant battery design solutions for lithium-ion battery testing and safety research. The work targeted battery safety for defense, space, helicopter, and aircraft applications. KUL…
Team
- Michael Mo - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Leads KULR's strategy across battery safety, mission-critical energy systems, aerospace, defense, and drone battery supply.
Supply chain relationships
- Factorial Energy - U.s. Drone Battery Integrator - KULR is integrating and optimizing Factorial cells for demanding U.S. flight environments.
- Icarus Robotics - Joy Flight Energy System Supplier - KULR was selected to supply the battery system for Icarus Robotics’ JOY space robot.
Customers and deployments
- Commercial Rollout - nearly $1 million initial defense-drone battery orders - 2026-04-29 - U.S. defense technology company - United States - KULR received initial purchase orders totaling nearly $1 million from a U.S. d…
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