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XTEND AI Robotics to Debut on NYSE After Business Combination with JFB Construction

XTEND, an AI-powered defense robotics company, will begin trading on NYSE under ticker XTND after merging with JFB Construction Holdings.

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XTEND, an Israeli defense robotobics company, deployed its first XOS-powered AtlasROVER ground robot to a customer in the Asia-Pacific region, marking its first operational integration of ground robotics under the XOS software platform, according to the company. [1][2] XTEND is merging with JFB Construction Holdings in a $1.5 billion all-stock deal announced in February 2026, which will rename the combined venture XTEND AI Robotics and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker XTND. [3][5] XTEND completed the acquisition of Atlas, a Latvia-based robotics company, on July 27, 2026, adding over 4,200 robotic systems, four intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms, and a tactical communications system called AtlasRADIO to its product portfolio, as reported by the company. [4] XTEND's XOS software platform, originally built for aerial drones, is now being extended to ground robotics like AtlasROVER, allowing operators to use shared controls and mission tools across multiple robot types. [6] AT&T is celebrating its 125th anniversary as a NYSE-listed company, having first debuted for trade on the exchange in 1901, and is the 11th-longest listed company on the NYSE. [7]
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  1. XTEND, an AI-powered defense robotics and software company, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol XTND. · Cision PR Newswire
  2. XTEND, an Israeli defense robotobics company, deployed its first XOS-powered AtlasROVER ground robot to a customer in the Asia-Pacific region, marking its first operational integration of ground robotics under the XOS software platform, according to the company. · Defence Blog
  3. The combined company resulting from the XTEND-JFB Construction Holdings business combination will be renamed XTEND AI Robotics. · Cision PR Newswire
  4. XTEND completed the acquisition of Atlas, a Latvia-based robotics company, on July 27, 2026, adding over 4,200 robotic systems, four intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms, and a tactical communications system called AtlasRADIO to its product portfolio, as reported by the company. · Defence Blog
  5. XTEND is merging with JFB Construction Holdings in a $1.5 billion all-stock deal announced in February 2026, which will rename the combined venture XTEND AI Robotics and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker XTND. · Defence Blog
  6. XTEND's XOS software platform, originally built for aerial drones, is now being extended to ground robotics like AtlasROVER, allowing operators to use shared controls and mission tools across multiple robot types. · Defence Blog
  7. AT&T is celebrating its 125th anniversary as a NYSE-listed company, having first debuted for trade on the exchange in 1901, and is the 11th-longest listed company on the NYSE. · Cision PR Newswire
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