X-Bow Launches Strategic Partnership with AEON

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Bow Systems Inc (X-Bow), the leading non-traditional producer of advanced manufactured solid rocket motors (SRMs) and defense technologies, today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AEON Industrial Inc. (AEON), a defense technology company based in Austin, Texas. This partnership is centered on a mutual commitment to advancing the development and production of tactical missile systems.

The MOU establishes an understanding for collaboration between the parties for mutual benefit. Specifically, the parties will engage in discussions to explore working together to test, commercialize, and produce the SRM portion of AEON's Zeus missile system. X-Bow and AEON will also jointly explore other missile and munition designs for potential joint development.

"We are thrilled to join forces with AEON, a company that shares our dedication to innovation and enhancing national defense capabilities," said Maureen Gannon, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at X-Bow. "This MOU lays the groundwork for a powerful partnership that will leverage our combined expertise to deliver advanced and reliable systems for the warfighter."

"Our partnership with X-Bow is driven by our shared mission: to give the warfighter decisive overmatch," said Naweed Tahmas, CEO of Aeon. "Zeus represents the first major advance in tactical weapon systems in decades. We're proud to partner with X-Bow to expand its capability and ensure those on the front line can out-maneuver and win. Together, we will deliver affordable mass and in-theater production to provide true magazine depth where the mission needs it."

About X-Bow Systems
X-Bow Systems is disrupting the aerospace industry with innovative and cost-effective advanced manufactured energetics for the solid rocket motor and launch vehicle market. X-Bow is also designing and building a suite of modular solid rocket motors and small launch vehicles for both orbital and suborbital launch services. X-Bow is led by CEO Jason Hundley, Chairman Mark Kaufman, CTO Max Vozoff, CRO Maureen Gannon, General Counsel John Leary, COO Mike Bender and a growing team of seasoned industry veterans and new space entrepreneurs. X-Bow is a dual-use technology company with investment from: Crosslink Capital, Razor's Edge Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures, Boeing, Arkenstone Capital, The Capital Factory, Upsher Management Company, Event Horizon Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, X-Bow has additional presence in California, Alabama, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Maryland and Washington, DC. For more information visit XBowSystems.com.

About Aeon

Aeon develops and mass-produces critical defense hardware — from components to advanced weapon systems — to build the new arsenal and strengthen the defense industrial base. Its flagship platform, Zeus, is a lightweight, software-enabled, payload-modular weapon system that can be deployed from shoulder, aerial, or vehicle platforms. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Oklahoma and Alabama, Aeon is backed by leading venture firms including Quiet Capital, Silent Ventures, and 1789 Capital. The company combines combat experience with proven engineers who have built some of the world's most advanced weapon systems. Vertically integrated and built for scale, Aeon delivers capability quickly and affordably to secure magazine depth and ensure strategic advantage.

SOURCE X-Bow Systems