Palladyne AI Appoints Former MARSOC Commander and U.S. Special Operations Command Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mark A. "Droopy" Clark (Ret.) to Defense Advisory Board

Palladyne AI Appoints Former MARSOC Commander and U.S. Special Operations Command Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mark A. "Droopy" Clark (Ret.) to Defense Advisory Board

Marine aviator and career special operator who commanded MARSOC joins Palladyne AI as it advances collaborative autonomy, low-cost attritable systems, and combat-proven loitering munitions for the Department of War

Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions, advanced avionics, precision-manufactured components, UAVs, and advanced aerospace engineering services, today announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Mark A. “Droopy” Clark, USMC (Ret.), to its Defense Advisory Board.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260810012598/en/ Palladyne AI Appoints Former MARSOC Commander and U.S. Special Operations Command Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Mark A. "Droopy" Clark (Ret.) to Defense Advisory Board

Clark’s command of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and his prior service as Director of Operations and Chief of Staff at U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) give Palladyne AI direct line of sight into how MARSOC and the broader special operations community define, evaluate, and field new technology. His experience will help inform how Palladyne AI applies and positions its portfolio of low-cost, attritable systems and the components that enable them, coupled with SwarmOS™ collaborative autonomy software, for the direct action, special reconnaissance, and distributed operations MARSOC executes.