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OPT to Deliver Multiple Buoy Solution to U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Partnership with Anduril
Near term delivery of four maritime surveillance equipped Powerbuoys® for the U.S. Coast GuardMONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) (NYSE American: OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective low-carbon marine power, data, and service solutions, today announced the award of a multi-buoy contract greater than $5 million to deploy and operate MERROWS®-equipped PowerBuoy® systems in support of a U.S. Coast Guard mission
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