Novacium Secures First Order for More Than 100 AA NOVA Battery Packs to Equip an Interceptor Drone from Alta Ares, a European Counter-Drone Company
Novacium SAS, the French silicon-anode battery developer in which HPQ Silicon holds a 36.8% stake, received a first commercial order from Alta Ares for more than 100 AA NOVA 6S3P 15,000 mAh battery packs to power Alta Ares' X-Lock interceptor drone. The order follows nearly six months of co-development and a July 2026 test campaign on ten prototypes; the packs, built from eighteen 5,000 mAh GEN3 cells rated at 25C discharge, proved lighter than Alta Ares' reference battery at equivalent performance. Delivery is due before the end of September 2026, and results could lead to an ongoing supply agreement.
Key figures
- Cell model
- 21700 GEN3 high-current
- Pack model
- AA NOVA 6S3P 15,000 mAh
- Cells per pack
- 18
- Discharge rate
- 25C
- Cell capacity mah
- 5000
- Pack capacity mah
- 15000
- Prototypes tested
- 10
- Battery packs ordered
- more than 100
- Hpq stake in novacium
- 36.8%
- Max current per cell a
- 125
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