• NEO Battery signed a three-year, non-binding LOI with Japan drone maker Liberaware, including subsidiary Hinotate, to co-develop high-performance drone batteries.
• Parties will assess a Japan-based cell and pack assembly facility, including testing and quality control, with a potential JV or SPV structure.
• Work includes evaluating NEO’s electrode and battery manufacturing capabilities in South Korea to support a Japan production footprint.
• Collaboration targets longer flight time, range, payload, reliability through integrated cell, pack, BMS, airframe optimization for GPS-denied environments.
• Deal aims to support Japan’s sovereign drone supply chain, with Liberaware supplying major Japanese infrastructure operators including East Japan Railway.

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