---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-26-003551"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DPLS"
cik: "0000866439"
company_name: "DarkPulse, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:20:54.974385+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DarkPulse secures exclusive U.S. Navy license for 3 LADAR patents

## Summary
- Exclusive U.S. license to U.S. Patent Nos. 10,031,215, 7,312,855, and 7,948,610 for LADAR and pulse timer technologies.
- Upfront licensing fee of $15,000 and running royalty of 5% of net sales; sales to U.S. government excluded from royalty.
- Minimum annual royalties start year 3 at $10K, escalating to $20K; non-payment triggers automatic termination.
- DarkPulse to deliver working laser targeting prototype to manufacturing partner for full-scale production.
- Obligation to commercialize within 4 years and manufacture products substantially in the United States.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-26-003551
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DPLS
- cik: 0000866439
- company_name: DarkPulse, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316826003551/0001683168-26-003551-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316826003551/darkpulse_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 917f1a48418461f79fb042261c1d8ab13fa205db
  claim: DarkPulse, Inc. entered into Exclusive Patent License Agreement (Agreement No. NLICENSE-NAWCWDCL-26-027) with United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, acting through the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division valued at Nonrefundable upfront licensing fee of $15,000; running royalty of 5% of net sales; minimum annual r (effective 2026-05-07).
  evidence_excerpt: On May 7, 2026, DarkPulse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into an Exclusive Patent License Agreement (Agreement No. NLICENSE-NAWCWDCL-26-027) (the “ License Agreement ”) with the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, acting through the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (“ NAWCWD ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316826003551/0001683168-26-003551-index.htm

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