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accession: "0001493152-26-044456"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SOAR"
cik: "0001853070"
company_name: "Volato Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-28T12:05:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:31:01.943774+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Volato unit Alignment Engine signs $1.17B AMD GPU orders with large AI customer

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-044456
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SOAR
- cik: 0001853070
- company_name: Volato Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-28T12:05:27+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853070/000149315226044456/0001493152-26-044456-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853070/000149315226044456/form8-k.htm

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