DarkPulse lands exclusive license on six Air Force patents covering satellite power sharing and laser technologies
Six patents from the Air Force Research Laboratory, covering satellite power sharing, satellite communications precoding, and laser-generation technologies, are now under exclusive license to DarkPulse, Inc. (DPLS), per an 8-K filed September 1, 2026. The agreement runs with the Department of the Air Force and does not transfer ownership of the patents. The next milestone the filing names is a product rollout required within 30 months of execution.
Key takeaways
- DarkPulse, Inc. (DPLS) obtained an exclusive license to six Air Force Research Laboratory patents covering satellite power sharing, satellite communications precoding, and laser-generation technologies, per an 8-K filed September 1, 2026.
- The license does not transfer patent ownership and requires DarkPulse to roll out a product within 30 months of execution.
- The deal carries a $15,000 initial fee, a 5% running royalty on non-government gross revenues, and minimum annual royalties rising from $0 in year one to $400,000 from year four onward.
- Royalty-bearing products must be manufactured substantially in the United States, and sales to or for the U.S. Government carry no royalty obligation.
- The Air Force keeps an irrevocable royalty-free right to practice the inventions for governmental purposes and can compel DarkPulse to sublicense if public-use needs go unmet.
Six patents from the Air Force Research Laboratory, covering satellite power sharing, satellite communications precoding, and laser-generation technologies, are now under exclusive license to DarkPulse, Inc. (DPLS), per an 8-K filed September 1, 2026. The agreement runs with the Department of the Air Force and does not transfer ownership of the patents. The next milestone the filing names is a product rollout required within 30 months of execution.
The economics
The initial license fee is $15,000, due within 30 days of the effective date. From there, DarkPulse owes the Air Force a 5% running royalty on gross revenues from non-government sales. Minimum annual royalties step up from nothing in year one to $200,000 in year two, $300,000 in year three, and $400,000 from year four onward. Sales to or for the U.S. Government carry no royalty obligation. If DarkPulse enforces the patents and collects a judgment or settlement, it must remit 25% of the recovery to the Air Force after deducting reasonable litigation expenses. Patent maintenance fees to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are DarkPulse's responsibility. The Air Force retains an irrevocable, royalty-free right to practice the inventions for governmental purposes, including on behalf of foreign governments or international organizations under treaty, and can compel DarkPulse to sublicense if public-use needs go unmet.
The setup belongs to a penny stock issuer (the company's own forward-looking disclosure confirms that classification) carrying a step-up royalty floor that reaches $400,000 annually by year four, before any revenue is on the tape. The U.S. manufacturing requirement adds a physical dimension that will need a public accounting eventually: royalty-bearing products must be made substantially in the United States, which turns the 30-month product development clock into a capacity question as much as a technology one. Sublicenses and assignments require prior Air Force approval, with a single carve-out for successors in a merger or acquisition who agree in writing to be bound.
What to watch: the full license agreement has not been filed as an exhibit. DarkPulse says it intends to file separately, pending the Air Force's determination of which portions may not be publicly disclosed.
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Filed by the newsroom of MarketPR on September 10, 2026. Source: sec.gov. Indicative figures are not investment advice.