Beam Global's Pending Drone Company Acquisition ScoutDI Wins Milestone Order from Nuclear Sector Customer
Key Highlights
- ➤ScoutDI receives nuclear-sector order for Scout 137 drone inspection systems
- ➤Beam Global acquisition of ScoutDI expected to close early in November
- ➤Nuclear inspection services market projected to reach $4.27 billion by 2030
- ➤ScoutDI has completed more than 7,000 recorded inspection flights
Expert Statements
Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Beam Global
“The order book is filling for the very drone and software solutions that we are in the process of adding to Beam’s technology platform.”
Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Beam Global
“This order from the nuclear sector confirms that ScoutDI’s product is a proven solution with real customers in the most demanding industries of today, and it strengthens our conviction that drones will be a major growth driver for Beam Global as we work toward closing the acquisition and manufacturing ScoutDI’s products at our facilities in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.”
Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Beam Global
“We anticipate that this apex customer in a highly competitive and demanding industry will start to use ScoutDI’s drones and AI-enhanced software in the fourth quarter of this year.”
Nicolai Husteli, CEO of ScoutDI
“Our customers use the Scout 137 to inspect confined spaces where sending people in is dangerous, slow and expensive.”
Nicolai Husteli, CEO of ScoutDI
“The order from the nuclear sector is an important milestone for us. The past few weeks have shown broad order intake across new segments, new geographies and our partner network. Combined with Beam Global's manufacturing capacity and global footprint, we see a strong opportunity to scale.”
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Global (Nasdaq: BEEM), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for energy storage and security, electrification of mobility, and smart city infrastructure, announces that ScoutDI, the industrial drone company with which Beam Global has recently signed a definitive acquisition agreement, has received an order for its Scout 137 drone inspection systems from a customer in the nuclear sector. The customer and order specifics cannot be identified for security reasons. The drones and software will be used to perform inspections and provide safety to personnel in nuclear facilities.
"The order book is filling for the very drone and software solutions that we are in the process of adding to Beam’s technology platform," said Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Beam Global. "This order from the nuclear sector confirms that ScoutDI’s product is a proven solution with real customers in the most demanding industries of today, and it strengthens our conviction that drones will be a major growth driver for Beam Global as we work toward closing the acquisition and manufacturing ScoutDI’s products at our facilities in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. We anticipate that this apex customer in a highly competitive and demanding industry will start to use ScoutDI’s drones and AI-enhanced software in the fourth quarter of this year."
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