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Pentagon offers battery startup 6K $250M loan to build U.S. factory
Friday, November 6, 2026
The Pentagon conditionally approved a $250 million loan to battery startup 6K to scale up its microwave-plasma battery material manufacturing process in the United States. The loan is intended to support domestic battery production capacity. No additional details on timeline, conditions, or plant location were provided.
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