Reported Earlier, Nuburu Unit Tekne Submits Two Technical White Papers To U.S. Army’s Spectrum Enabled Warfare xTech Competition; Company Also Reviewing NATO Procurement Opportunities
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The procurement initiatives follow NUBURU’s completion of the Tekne acquisition on October 15, 2026. Tekne designs and manufactures electronic warfare systems and specialty and tactical vehicles in Italy. In its October
The procurement initiatives follow NUBURU’s completion of the Tekne acquisition on October 15, 2026. Tekne designs and manufactures electronic warfare systems and specialty and tactical vehicles in Italy. In its October 22, 2026 commercial update announcing Gianluca Trezza’s appointment as Tekne CEO, NUBURU disclosed approximately $96.8 million in remaining order and program value. The same update identified approximately $259.8 million in additional gross pipeline across 41 prospective opportunities, including $181.5 million in military and defense applications.
Three procurement initiatives
U.S. Army – Spectrum Enabled Warfare. Tekne submitted two technical white papers covering passive sensing and tactical surveillance, and electronic countermeasures. Under the published competition terms, up to 15 finalists may be invited to a live Army-led Soldier exercise in 2027. Up to five eventual winners may receive an additional $150,000 each and be considered for follow-on agreements. The competition provides up to $1.5 million in total cash prizes and a separate potential funding pool of up to $6 million for follow-on prototype agreements.
U.S. Army – C-UAS Fly Away Kit. Tekne has submitted a response to this competition for portable, modular counter-drone systems for expeditionary sites, ahead of the November 17, 2026 deadline. The published terms provide up to $1 million in total cash prizes and a separate potential funding pool of up to $5 million for follow-on prototype agreements. These figures and the Spectrum figures above are competition-wide pools, not awards to Tekne. Follow-on agreements are subject to separate selection, available funding and applicable requirements.
NATO – portable jamming kits. NUBURU is reviewing NATO Allied Command Transformation’s tender for six portable GNSS and drone-link jamming kits, due November 30, 2026, and monitoring future competitions for NATO’s Drone Edge counter-drone marketplace.