---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-016470"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UAVS"
cik: "0000008504"
company_name: "AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:30:59.536829+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AgEagle invests up to $14.95 million in ThirdEye Systems and forms counter-drone joint venture

## Summary
- AgEagle (UAVS) will invest between $10.0 million and $14.95 million in ThirdEye Systems for ordinary shares and rights to shares.
- AgEagle and ThirdEye Systems formed ThirdEye USA, LLC, a joint venture for counter-drone products to the U.S. and Canadian markets.
- AgEagle owns 51% of ThirdEye USA and may appoint three of its five managers; ThirdEye USA will be operational by May 2026.
- ThirdEye USA will operate out of AgEagle's headquarters in Allen, Texas, leveraging existing manufacturing and support infrastructure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-016470
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UAVS
- cik: 0000008504
- company_name: AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8504/000149315226016470/0001493152-26-016470-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8504/000149315226016470/form8-k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 74703081dd52cd925d95129c511a35e3a95237db
  claim: AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. entered into JV Agreement with ThirdEye Systems Ltd. (effective 2026-04-13).
  evidence_excerpt: Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, EagleNXT and ThirdEye Systems also entered into a joint venture agreement (the “JV Agreement”) on April 13, 2026 that provided for the formation of ThirdEye USA, LLC (“ThirdEye USA”) as a Delaware limited liability company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8504/000149315226016470/0001493152-26-016470-index.htm
- claim_id: da81f759ad79ce76ab37e3aeb14aa468ffc83eb6
  claim: AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. entered into Agreement with ThirdEye Systems Ltd. valued at aggregate amount between $10.0 million and $14.95 million (effective 2026-04-13).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 13, 2026, AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (dba, EagleNXT) (the “Company” or “EagleNXT”) entered into a private placement agreement (the “Agreement”) with ThirdEye Systems Ltd. (“ThirdEye Systems”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to invest an aggregate amount between $10.0 million and $14.95 million (according to the ILS/U.S. dollar exchange rate of 3.03) in exchange for 3,268,608 ordinary shares and 1,618,227 rights to shares of ThirdEye Systems.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8504/000149315226016470/0001493152-26-016470-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.