Toronto – October 15, 2026 -- Quarterhill Inc. (TSX: QTRH; OTCQX: QTRHF) has been selected as a subcontractor to BRiC-TPS, LLC on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) new ExpressLanes Back Office System, in a subcontract valued at approximately $28.2 million.

Lubbock – – October 14, 2026 -- SIMFLO, the Texas-based pump maker, has been selected to supply high-efficiency vertical turbine pump bowl assemblies across all four key regions of El Salvador for municipal well construction and scheduled water system maintenance.

Oslo – October 13, 2026 -- Nel Hydrogen US, a subsidiary of Nel ASA (OSE: NEL), has received a purchase order worth about USD 12 million from an undisclosed U.S.-based global technology company for multiple containerized PEM electrolyser units and related services.

Order covers MC-series units with delivery estimated in 2027

The order is for Nel's MC-series, a containerized PEM electrolyser platform built for on-site hydrogen production. Delivery is estimated for 2027. The customer's name was not disclosed.

Menlo Park – October 13, 2026 -- Mainspring Energy has signed a sales agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) to supply up to 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of Mainspring Linear Generators through 2034, the largest linear generator procurement to date.

AEP orders first 190 MW tranche for delivery from 2027

AEP has already purchased an initial tranche of 190 megawatts (MW). Deliveries of that first batch begin in 2027, while the remaining capacity under the agreement would be supplied over the period to 2034.

Plano, Texas – October 13, 2026 -- Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has won a multimillion-dollar contract to supply an antenna system for a U.S. government intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) program.

CPI to deliver quadband RF antenna with multi-motor drive on each axis

The system combines a quadband radio frequency (RF) design with a multi-motor drive architecture on each axis. CPI said the award draws on its RF engineering, motion control and system integration expertise to meet demanding mission requirements.

San Francisco – October 13, 2026 -- Schemata has been awarded $3.25 million in fully funded, milestone-based contracts through the U.S. Air Force innovation arm AFWERX to deliver AI-enabled virtual training for Air Force equipment. The total comprises an initial $1.25 million award and a $2 million extension, which funds training for members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing.

Tucson – October 13, 2026 -- Raytheon, an RTX business, was awarded $729 million to deliver key components of the LIDS counter-drone system to the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan. The contracts include the first international sales of both the Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor (KuRFS) and the Coyote effector.

LIDS contract covers fixed-site and mobile configurations

LIDS, the Low, slow, small, unmanned aircraft Integrated Defeat System, incorporates KuRFS and Coyote. The award includes a mix of fixed-site and mobile LIDS configurations.

Perry County – October 13, 2026 -- Arevon Energy has executed three 20-year Indexed Renewable Energy Credit (REC) contracts with Ameren Illinois, ComEd and MidAmerican Energy for its 200 MWac/275 MWdc Panther Energy Project in Perry County, Illinois.

Austin, Texas – October 12, 2026 -- Aeon Industrial has placed more than 10,000 of its MERC high-voltage electronic safe-and-arm devices into production, one of several milestones behind its selection to the inaugural 2026 Austin Deep Tech 50.

Aeon wins eight-figure defense contract and Army interceptor selection

The vertically integrated defense manufacturer secured a key eight-figure defense contract in recent weeks. It was also selected for the U.S. Army's interceptor challenge with its layered air and missile defense architecture.

Prineville, Oregon – October 12, 2026 -- Cv International, Inc. (Cvi) has won a U.S. Air Force contract to design, fabricate, test and install a modular maintenance work stand system at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The system will support the 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group's Program Depot Maintenance mission, with the aim of speeding aircraft servicing and improving mission-capable rates. The company did not disclose a contract value.