TUCSON, AZ / ACCESS Newswire / November 4, 2025 / Applied Energetics, Inc. (OTCQB:AERG), a pioneer in ultrashort pulse laser (USPL) and advanced directed energy solutions, today announced that Chris Donaghey, President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Energetics, will moderate a panel at the Baird 8th Annual Defense & Government Conference on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 3:55 pm ET at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, Virginia.

Donaghey's Panel "Transforming Warfighting: DefenseTech Disruption" will include CEOs from four leading DefenseTech companies.

For more information about the conference , please visit the following link: https://www.bairdconferences.com/our-conferences/2025/11/defense-government-conference-2025/

About Applied Energetics, Inc.

Applied Energetics, Inc. specializes in advanced laser and photonics systems, particularly fiber-based ultrashort pulse (USP) laser technologies. With 26 patents and 6 patents pending, Applied Energetics' proprietary architecture enables orders of magnitude size-weight-power reductions, a key differentiator when compared with traditional continuous wave (CW) laser technology with larger footprints. AE's powerful, dual-use systems are designed for integration and deployment on numerous potential defense platforms for the delivery of high intensity, ultrashort pulses of light to disable or destroy a target. These technologies have applications in both national security and commercial markets. ​ Today, AE's USP optical technologies are being designed to offer flexibility and power for complex missions in national security such as enhancing layered defense strategies to counter complex threats.

For more information about Applied Energetics and its innovative technologies, please visit www.appliedenergetics.com.

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Applied Energetics, Inc. Investor information contact:

Kevin McGrath, Managing Director
Cameron Associates, Inc.
kevin@cameronassoc.com
T: 646-418-7002

SOURCE: Applied Energetics, Inc.