Powerus Signal - Week of October 12, 2026

Powerus Corporation (Nasdaq: PUSA) revealed Guardian 3, the third generation of its Guardian counter-drone interceptor, at AUSA 2026 in Washington, D.C. The Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting and exposition ran October 12 to 14.

The company’s October 13, 2026 announcement describes Guardian 3 as a new design built for fully autonomous operation, where Guardian 2 introduced semi-autonomous operation.

Attendees had an early look at the design. Powerus says it will share technical details, including availability, at a later date.

“Every generation of Guardian has taken more of the load off the operator. Guardian 3 is the next step,” said Brett Velicovich, co-founder and president of Powerus, in the announcement.

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Colin Chisholm starts as Chief Operating Officer

Colin Chisholm started as chief operating officer of Powerus earlier this month. The company announced the appointment in a current report filed on October 6, 2026.

The filing states that the company made the appointment on October 1, 2026, the day its merger was completed.

Chisholm was chief operating officer of Forterra, a provider of ground-based autonomous systems, from 2024 to 2026. The filing says he led manufacturing and operations there, including production expansion and supply chain development. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 2003 to 2014 and reached the rank of major.

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Three industry signals

1. The Army is turning repair depots into drone parts plants. Aviation Week reported on October 6, 2026 that the Pentagon has ordered about six Army depots to start making motors, propellers, frames, circuit cards and battery packs for small drones.

Tobyhanna Army Depot opened a brushless motor line in June 2026 with the capacity to produce upwards of 500,000 motors annually, about 125,000 small drones’ worth at four motors each. The same depot is building a circuit-card line that the Army hopes will produce one million cards a year by the end of fiscal 2027, according to Breaking Defense. Of fully American-made drones, the Army’s advanced manufacturing lead said “we’re nowhere near that.”

Sources: Army.mil, June 30, 2026; Breaking Defense, June 30, 2026. At four motors per drone the motor line covers about 125,000 drones a year, and at four depot-made cards per drone the circuit-card goal covers about 250,000.

2. Europe expects only a third of its counter-drone programs by 2030. Investment in EU counter-drone and very short-range air defense grew sixfold from 2024 to 2025, and about one third of those programs are expected to deliver by 2030, according to the European Defence Agency’s first readiness report as quoted by Euronews on October 8, 2026.

Spain shows the lag in one program: its fixed counter-drone systems arrived about 10 months after the February 2025 contract, and the first vehicle-mounted systems reached the Army in October 2026, about 20 months in.

Sources: DefenseScoop, September 29, 2026; Infodefensa, July 3, 2026; El Español, October 9, 2026. Months are approximate.

3. A rated defense order can move ahead of a commercial one. Under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System, a US supplier “shall accept every rated order received,” the federal regulation says, and rated orders “must be given production preference over unrated orders, if necessary to meet required delivery dates,” per the next section.

Only programs approved by the Defense, Energy or Homeland Security departments can carry a rating, so a private site’s purchase goes in unrated. So when parts are short, the only protection a private buyer has is a delivery date written into the contract. Before signing, ask the vendor one direct question: if a rated defense order lands on the same production line, does our date hold, or does it move?

About the transaction

Powerus Corporation (formerly Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc., Nasdaq: PUSA) completed its previously announced merger with Autonomous Power Corporation, doing business as Powerus, on October 1, 2026. Shares continue to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol PUSA.

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Important Information and Where to Find It: Powerus Corporation (formerly Aureus Greenway Holdings Inc.) filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC in connection with its merger with Autonomous Power Corporation, which was completed on October 1, 2026. The registration statement includes an information statement/prospectus containing information about the company, its business and operations, and the risks related to its business. Investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement, the related information statement/prospectus and the company’s other filings with the SEC, because they contain important information about the company. Free copies of these documents are available through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or at the company’s website.

Powerus builds and scales unified autonomous systems designed to move, protect and sustain critical assets in high-risk environments, with capabilities spanning heavy-lift platforms, autonomous air systems, autonomous maritime systems, mission systems, training and support, and US-based manufacturing.