Gaxos.ai Inc. (NASDAQ:GXAI), shares gained ground Tuesday. The Roseland, New Jersey-based company, developing artificial intelligence applications across various high-growth sectors, today announced that it acquired a 19.99% stake in America First Defense, a US-based defense technology company developing next-generation drone and robotics platforms.
America First Defense is an American-owned defense technology company developing next-generation security platforms across both air and ground domains. The company is focused on two high-priority categories: a detachable counter-drone system designed to neutralize hostile UAVs through precise protocol-level cyber attacks without collateral jamming, and a biomimetic soft robotics platform engineered for low-detection ground and subsurface operations. The company is seeking to address rapidly expanding demand from the Department of War, Department of Homeland Security, border security, maritime security, municipal safety, and critical infrastructure operators.
“With a strategy centered on American-made IP, scalable deployment economics, and mission-specific precision,” reads this morning’s news release, “America First Defense was established to serve the needs of a fast-growing defense market seeking cost-effective, all-domain systems purpose-built to counter modern autonomous threats.”
The investment gives Gaxos exposure to a defense innovation platform built around American-owned intellectual property, operational precision, and deployment economics designed for real-world field adoption.
As autonomous threats continue to evolve and the need for domestically developed countermeasures accelerates, Gaxos believes AFD is positioned within a compelling and rapidly expanding addressable market.
GXAI shares acquired 11 cents, or 9.7%, to $1.25.
