The Department of Defense's innovation arm has selected five companies to build prototypes of commercial lithium batteries to address power requirements in fighter jets and helicopters. NanoGraf, Bren-Tronics, Xentris Wireless division EXO Charge, Enersys and Teledyne Technologies will develop prototypes under the Defense Innovation Unit's Family of Advanced Standard Batteries project, DIU said Thursday.
Bren-Tronics is a New York-based company that manufactures and supplies products such as lithium batteries and portable power systems for military and defense applications.