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Volato unit Alignment Engine signs $1.17B AMD GPU orders with large AI customer
Volato Group, Inc.
- Two four-year take-or-pay orders worth ~$1.17B; first deployment uses AMD MI355X GPUs with contractual start Dec 31, 2026, second uses MI455X starting June 30, 2027.
- Customer committed ~$133M in contractual prepayments, including ~$40M due following execution of the initial order; remaining prepayments tied to specified dates and equipment shipment milestones.
- Deployments are dedicated single-tenant GPU clusters at Alignment Engine's Ohio AI infrastructure campus; remaining contract value paid over the four-year terms on a take-or-pay basis.
- CEO Chris Ensey called it a "transformational commercial milestone"; CFO Mark Heinen said the orders show building infrastructure against long-term contracted demand and customer cash commitments.
- MSA signed Sept 22, 2026 allows either party to terminate for uncured material breach after a 30-day cure period, or immediately on bankruptcy or insolvency events.