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AEye Q3 update: customer base doubled, Apollo production capacity up to 60K units
AEye, Inc.
- Customer base doubled since Q2 2025, reaching 12 contracts YTD across defense, aviation, rail, and infrastructure.
- Apollo production capacity expanded to 60,000 units annually via LITEON partnership, funded by strategic investment.
- Delivered Apollo units to a global defense contractor for next-gen aerial systems; engaged with ~2/3 of major Western OEMs.
- New partnerships with Black Sesame, Blue-Band, Flasheye; Black Sesame led to potential $30M opportunity with transportation OEM.
- Ended Q3 with strong liquidity, nearly debt-free balance sheet, operational runway into 2028.