secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPTT)
CIK:        0001378140
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-21T20:10:27+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-26-024820
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ocean Power Tech expands U.S. deployments from 1 to 5 PowerBuoys adds international WAM-V systems
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- PowerBuoy deployments grow from 1 research system to 5 concurrent: 3 for DHS, 1 for Navy research, 1 for U.S. research institution.
- International: 3 WAM-V USVs and 1 PowerBuoy deployed in UAE; additional WAM-Vs supporting customers in Taiwan.
- Company showcasing WAM-V at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa to engage defense stakeholders.
- Expansion reflects transition from research to multi-agency use and growing demand for persistent offshore monitoring.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000149315226024820/0001493152-26-024820-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1378140/000149315226024820/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-024820

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