UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2026

AGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEMS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (620) 325-6363

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐

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On March 4, 2026, AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (dba, EagleNXT) (the “Company” or “EagleNXT”) entered into a private placement subscription (the “Agreement”) with Aerodrome Group Ltd. (“Aerodrome”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company purchased 11,523,750 ordinary shares of Aerodrome at a price of 0.80 NIS per share for an aggregate of 9,219,000 NIS. The Agreement is subject to customary closing conditions.

The Agreement also outlines the framework for the creation of a joint venture between EagleNXT and Aerodrome that will distribute advanced autonomous uncrewed systems in the United States and Canada. The formation of the joint venture is subject to the execution of mutually acceptable definitive documents setting forth the terms and conditions governing the joint venture and applicable regulatory approvals.

A copy of the press release announcing the Aerodrome investment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “suggest,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on EagleNXT’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including risks related to the success of EagleNXT’s investment in Aerodrome or the proposed joint venture, the timing and fulfilment of current and future purchase orders relating to EagleNXT’s products, the success of new programs and software updates, the ability to implement a new strategic plan and the success of a new strategic plan. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of EagleNXT in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of EagleNXT for the year ended December 31, 2024, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by EagleNXT. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and EagleNXT undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.