Gladstone Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: GLEE) is a blank check company, or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), with no significant current operations; it focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses, primarily targeting the farming and agricultural sectors including farming-related operations and support businesses. Incorporated in 2021 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the company raised approximately $104.9 million in its August 2021 initial public offering and maintains a trust account for potential redemptions pending a business combination. In October 2022, its sponsor sold its entire equity interest—including 2,623,120 Class B shares and 4,298,496 warrants—to DarkPulse, Inc. for $1.5 million, resulting in a name change to Global System Dynamics, Inc., replacement of directors and officers, and a shift in target focus to industries aligning with the new management's expertise in smart cities and infrastructure technologies. The company subsequently pursued but mutually terminated a proposed business combination with DarkPulse in early 2024 after failing to meet Nasdaq compliance deadlines, including extensions granted through April 1, 2024, and remains without a completed merger as of late 2025 while trading at around $10 per share and facing potential delisting risks. Gladstone Acquisition Corporation operates principally in the United States, with institutional investors holding about 66% of its shares, and maintains limited employees while its securities trade on Nasdaq under the GLEE ticker.