secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC. (AERG)
CIK:        0000879911
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-06-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-23-046228
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Energetics awarded $1.148M Phase II STTR contract from U.S. Army for IR countermeasure development
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- Contract value is $1.148 million; 24-month Phase II STTR for ultra-broadband IRCM source.
- Work performed with University of Arizona's College of Optical Sciences under STTR program.
- Follows successful Phase I; aims to disrupt electro-optic sensors at tactically relevant ranges.
- Initial contract award was disclosed on May 18, 2023; press release issued after government approval.
- CEO cites milestone in dual-use laser technology development for DoD customers.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390023046228/0001213900-23-046228-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/879911/000121390023046228/ea179822-8k_applied.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-046228

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