Drone Contract Awards

What was bought

1. MARSS Nation-wide counter-drone system built around MARSS's NiDAR command-and-control software, with third-party radars, cameras, sonar, interceptors and jammers, plus four years of support. Conditional: work starts only after a £74m bank guarantee, a matching advance payment and export licences. Source FlightBrief article
2. Northrop Grumman Delivery order to retrofit fielded MQ-4C Triton drones with 17 engineering changes for the Navy and 16 for the Royal Australian Air Force, which pays $12.4 million of it. Official record
3. Shield AI Order 70Z02326F93130011 to add sensors to current and future V-BAT operations, running to 30 September 2027, under contract 70Z02324D93130001. Official record FlightBrief article
4. Dedrone Defense Split award for fixed and portable counter-drone capability built on a D-Fend EnforceAir2 system, task order 70T05026F6116N006. Official record FlightBrief article
5. Dedrone Defense Survey, installation, integration, testing and support of a counter-drone sensor suite, task order 70FA5026F00000138. Official record FlightBrief article
6. Liberty Dynamic SBIR Phase III IDIQ for the Remote Activated Integrated Deterrent System, a remotely activated system to counter small drones; FA7000-26-D-0013. Official record
7. Lockheed Martin Not-to-exceed undefinitized contract for software development and testing of the multi-domain combat systems in the MQ-25 test program; N0001926C1024. Official record
8. Galliano Marine Services, HII, Saronic Technologies Three production other transaction agreements for 10 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels each, 30 in all, at an average procurement cost of $40 million per vessel (Navy). No total or per-company value published; first deliveries before the end of fiscal 2027. Official record FlightBrief article
9. Allen Control Systems Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort; W912CH-26-D-A086. Official record FlightBrief article
10. Dedrone Defense Fixed and mobile radio-frequency counter-drone sensors and software, task order 70T05026F6116N004 under DHS contract 70RDA226D00000001. Official record FlightBrief article
11. Digital Force Technologies Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort; W912CH-26-D-A084. Official record FlightBrief article
12. DroneShield Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort, one of ten awarded the same day; W912CH-26-D-A082. Official record FlightBrief article
13. DZYNE Technologies Modification P00005 to the same Long-Endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft assessment contract, taking it to $100.5 million. Official record
14. Echodyne Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort; W912CH-26-D-A083. Official record FlightBrief article
15. Napatree Technology Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort; W912CH-26-D-A070. Official record FlightBrief article
16. OWT Global Mobile training teams of instructors for counter-drone systems, to September 2031; W912CH-26-C-A116. Official record
17. PVP Advanced EO Systems Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort; W912CH-26-D-A095. Official record FlightBrief article
18. RADA Technologies Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort; W912CH-26-D-A068. Official record FlightBrief article
19. Smart Shooter Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort; W912CH-26-D-A089. Official record FlightBrief article
20. SRC Inc. Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort; W912CH-26-D-A074. Official record FlightBrief article
21. Wescam USA (L3Harris) Ceiling of a three-year IDIQ for commercial counter-drone capabilities under JIATF-401's Domestic Shield effort; W912CH-26-D-A081. Official record FlightBrief article
22. Leidos Engineering and integration support for the Medusa counter-small-drone system of systems. Official record
23. DZYNE Technologies Modification P00003 to FA8691-26-C-B007 for operational assessment of uncrewed Long-Endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft, taking the contract to $85.6 million. Official record
24. Huntington Ingalls Industries Options exercised on contract N00024-23-C-6308 for Lionfish small uncrewed undersea vehicle production, support and ancillary equipment. Official record
25. Skyeton Raybird drone hardware and services, to December 2026; W58RGZ-26-F-A026. Official record
26. Tekever Project CORVUS: AR5 long-endurance surveillance drones to replace the British Army's Watchkeeper, up to £400 million over ten years; six aircraft first, up to 24 by 2029. Direct award under section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023. Official record FlightBrief article
27. Boeing Not-to-exceed undefinitized modification for three MQ-25A Stingray low-rate initial production Lot 1 aircraft and long-lead parts for three Lot 2 aircraft. Official record
28. 6 suppliers First contracts under the Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace: up to C$50 million across six suppliers for low-cost tactical drones and uncrewed ground vehicles, with an initial 100 units due by 1 March 2027. Suppliers: AVSS, Volatus Aerospace, Draganfly, Objexis AI, Twenty20 Insight, Beonyx. Official record FlightBrief article
29. AeroVironment Production of LOCUST X3 30 kW laser weapon systems under the Enduring-High Energy Laser programme, awarded as an other transaction agreement by the Army Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Fires. Official record FlightBrief article
30. General Dynamics Mission Systems Options for the Mining Expendable Delivery Unmanned Submarine Asset (MEDUSA) on contract N00024-24-C-6315. Official record
31. General Atomics Contractor logistics support for Spain's MQ-9A drones at Badajoz, a Foreign Military Sale; modification to FA8689-26-C-B002. Official record
32. 14 suppliers 19 UAS Broad Agency Announcement research contracts for detect-and-avoid and airspace-integration testing at FAA test sites, awarded 16 to 22 September 2026 to 14 recipients; ANRA Technologies holds four. The FAA announced them on 5 October as $12 million for 19 companies. Suppliers: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Lighthouse Avionics, ResilienX, NAVMAR Applied Sciences, Devorto Corporation, ANRA Technologies, SPS Aerial Remote Sensing, DroneUp, OneRadio, Frequentis USA, Censys Technologies, Aerial Vantage, Skydweller US, Oklahoma State University. Official record FlightBrief article
33. Boeing Engineering and integration of an updated radio-frequency blanker and encrypted mass storage for the MQ-25, plus security corrections to its mission computer. Official record
34. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Supplementary agreement for Rafael Drone Dome counter-drone systems to defend Greek strategic sites against UAVs, signed alongside the Achilles Shield air-defence deal. Official record FlightBrief article
35. Textron Systems Order for operational support, shock testing and training for sea-based drone maritime surveillance services; N0001926F1170. Official record
36. Integrate DG IDIQ for Alphawing uncrewed aircraft systems, support equipment and field service representatives. Official record
37. AeroVironment Delivery order for additional Switchblade 600 Block 2 loitering munitions, plus Switchblade 600 Block 1 systems supporting a Foreign Military Sale to an unnamed US ally. Awarded under the Army's five-year, $990 million Lethal Unmanned Systems IDIQ issued in August 2024. Source FlightBrief article
38. Textron Systems Order for support of sea-based drone maritime surveillance services on board two ships; N0001926F1157. Official record
39. Overland AI Integration of an autonomy stack on six heavy commercial trucks for off-road driving without crews, with mine-clearing and counter-drone payloads. Official record
40. Elroy Air SBIR Phase III contract to develop an autonomous Group 4 hybrid vertical take-off cargo drone for modular payload delivery. Up to $46.1 million including priced options; about $5.1 million funded at award, according to Elroy Air's S-4. Official record FlightBrief article
41. General Atomics Options for engineering and logistics support of the Marine Corps' MQ-9A Reaper drones; order N0001925F0024. Official record
42. Vertex Modernization and Sustainment IDIQ for 10 Tempest vehicles with software, spares and training to counter drone threats for manoeuvre forces; M67854-26-D-0080. Official record
43. Dragoon Technology Engineering to integrate energetics into the Coriolis drone and test it with collaborative autonomy across multiple systems. Official record
44. Teledyne FLIR IDIQ for post-production software sustainment of the Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II ground robot. Official record
45. 12 suppliers Five-year multiple-award counter-UAS IDIQ led by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, ordering to July 2031: Track 1 hardware and software (about $1.01 billion) and Track 2 managed services (about $489 million). The $1.5 billion is a ceiling shared by twelve companies; Anduril was added to Track 1 on 15 September 2026 after a protest. Suppliers: Dedrone Defense, D-Fend Solutions, Leidos, Fortem Technologies, CACI, BAE Systems, EMS Defense Technologies, Booz Allen Hamilton, General Dynamics Information Technology, Parsons, Anduril Industries, Astrion. Official record FlightBrief article
46. 6 suppliers Multiple-award IDIQ for ocean-floor mapping by long-endurance uncrewed surface vehicles for the Naval Oceanographic Office, shared by six companies. Suppliers: AOR International, Blue Water Autonomy, Chance Technologies, Link Technologies, Ocean Power Technologies, Saildrone. Official record
47. Hidden Level Other Transaction Authority vehicle described as covering Hidden Level hardware, software and Airspace Monitoring Service for counter-UAS sensing, with military-customer access for prototyping, integration, production and delivery at scale. The obligated amount was not disclosed. Source FlightBrief article
48. Northrop Grumman Engineering change to the digital receiver module of the RQ-4B Global Hawk; modification to FA8539-21-D-0001. Official record
49. CACI Single-award IDIQ for commercial catalog items including counter-drone capabilities, to July 2029; W912CH-26-D-A093. Official record
50. AEVEX Aerospace Hardware and related items for drones; W58RGZ-26-G-0046. Official record
51. Siemens Government Technologies Government-controlled advanced manufacturing capability at Anniston, starting with production of electric motor stator assemblies for drones; W911RQ-26-C-A016. Official record
52. Tandem Defense IDIQ for Group 1 aerial denial drones with support equipment, operator training and field service. Official record
53. AeroVironment Contract to procure commercial counter-drone technology, awarded by Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal; locations and funding are set with each order, and the covered products were not published. Source FlightBrief article
54. Neros Technologies IDIQ for the Archer first-person-view attritable drone, with support equipment, testing, engineering and training. Official record
55. Overland AI Other Transaction Agreement for military uncrewed ground vehicles for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System; under HQ0845-23-9-0066. Official record
56. Northrop Grumman Two retrofit kits to bring MQ-4C Triton air vehicles to configuration 4.2.3. Official record
57. General Atomics, Anduril Industries Engineering and manufacturing development and production contracts for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Increment 1: General Atomics' FQ-42 and Anduril's FQ-44. Values were not published. Official record FlightBrief article
58. Griffon Aerospace Procurement of Outlaw Gen 3 drones, to March 2027. Official record
59. Boeing Engineering and hardware for laboratory testing to certify the MQ-25A mission management computer's multi-level security. Official record
60. DroneShield Mobile and fixed-site counter-drone systems for Joint Interagency Task Force 401: initial value US$19.3 million, with a further US$5.6 million in options. Source FlightBrief article
61. Shield AI Order 70Z02326F93130008 for a shore-based V-BAT expansion to Guam, running to 31 December 2026, under contract 70Z02324D93130001. Official record FlightBrief article
62. Northrop Grumman Options for logistics, test and field service support to keep MQ-4C Triton drones mission-capable; N0001924C0005. Official record
63. Anduril Industries Three-year production framework with the Department of War for a minimum of 3,000 Surface-Launched Barracuda-500M cruise missiles, at least 1,000 a year, under the Low-Cost Containerized Missiles programme, for the Army's fires portfolio. No value; priced lots for 2027-2029 follow test buys and a Military Utility Assessment. Anduril plans 60 launch systems in 2027. Source FlightBrief article
64. AeroVironment Prototype agreement for the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program covering development, delivery, and testing of the Switchblade 400 medium-range anti-armor loitering munition. Source: Military Embedded Systems. FlightBrief article
65. Peraton Expeditionary uncrewed systems operations and fleet support for commands fielding MK 18 undersea vehicles; N6600126C0039. Official record
66. Anduril Industries Contract modification adding $100.3M to upgrade the Space Surveillance Network with mesh networking architecture, bringing the total ceiling above $200M. Completion targeted for September 2027. Source: The Washington Times. FlightBrief article
67. Huntington Ingalls Industries Option exercised by Naval Sea Systems Command on contract N00024-23-C-6308 for continued Lionfish Small Unmanned Undersea Vehicle production, support equipment, and ancillary equipment at HII's Pocasset, Massachusetts facility. Work completes May 2027. Source: Defence Blog. FlightBrief article
68. Leidos Three-year contract to supply 3,000 low-cost containerized missiles as part of DoD's low-cost containerized missiles program. Source: Leidos press release. FlightBrief article
69. Terra Drone Manufacturing contract for 300 units of the Modular UAV (General-Purpose) Training Model for delivery to a Ministry of Defense designated site by September 30, 2026. Source: Terra Drone press release. FlightBrief article
70. Red Cat Holdings 173 Black Widow sUAS systems, each with two aircraft and a ground control station, for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force under Japan's fiscal 2026 budget; spare parts and training under a separate contract. Source FlightBrief article
71. SteelRock Technologies NightFighter Mini counter-drone systems and spares for the Marine Corps' organic counter-small-drone urgent need; M67854-26-C-0048. Official record
72. Leidos Additional Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 launchers; Leidos put its IFPC orders at nearly $1.2 billion with more than 100 launchers committed. Source FlightBrief article
73. Rheinmetall Framework agreement under the FV-014 programme for loitering munitions. Rheinmetall says it is worth billions, with options for a five-figure number of drones; the ceiling of up to about €2.4 billion was reported by Hartpunkt from the Bundestag submission. Series deliveries from Rheinmetall's Neuss plant begin in the first half of 2027. Source FlightBrief article
74. Rheinmetall First call-off under the FV-014 framework, worth about €300 million gross (Rheinmetall); about 2,500 loitering munitions, as reported by Hartpunkt. Source FlightBrief article
75. AeroVironment Production contract for VAPOR CLE electric VTOL drones under the Company-Level Directed Requirement Small Uncrewed Aircraft System Tranche 2 program, supporting the Army's Medium Range Reconnaissance initiative for Brigade Combat Teams. Source: Defence Blog. FlightBrief article
76. Shield AI Contractor-owned, contractor-operated ISR services contract pool allowing Shield AI to compete for up to $800M in task orders delivering persistent ISR using the V-BAT VTOL UAS. The ceiling is shared across the pool's vendors. Source FlightBrief article
77. Volatus Aerospace Multi-year contract to design and deliver advanced drone training programs for security and law enforcement personnel at a NATO-allied government ministry, with an initial two-year term and renewal options. Source FlightBrief article
78. Thales Solutions Asia National Unmanned Traffic Management System for Singapore, awarded by tender after a two-stage process that narrowed seven qualified bidders to three. Source: Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. FlightBrief article
79. EagleNXT Nine eBee VISION reconnaissance drone kits for the Army's National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. Source FlightBrief article
80. Platform Aerospace Vanilla long-endurance drones with hardware, spares, engineering and logistics support; modification to N0016425FJ608. Official record
81. Boeing Structural repair manual procedures for the MQ-25A test aircraft; order N0001926F0221. Official record
82. Anduril Industries Space Systems Command Other Transaction award to prototype space-based interceptors for Golden Dome, one of 12 awards sharing up to $3.2 billion. Anduril's share was not disclosed. Source FlightBrief article
83. Skydio Order from U.S. Air Forces Central for Skydio Dock and X10 autonomous drone systems to provide perimeter security at airbases across the Middle East. Source: Skydio press release. FlightBrief article
84. Unusual Machines Supply contract from Autonomous Power Corporation (Powerus) for US-manufactured components for counter-UAS interceptor systems and 10-inch class drones, with deliveries running April through Q2 2026. Source: Unusual Machines press release. FlightBrief article
85. Kraus Hamdani Aerospace Sole-source contract FA480326D0001 for K1000ULE equipment, software licences and training, awarded by the 20th Contracting Squadron and funded through the 609th Air Operations Center (AFCENT); $21.7M ordered by June. Kraus Hamdani announced a $270M AFCENT contract on 7 April that no official record confirms. Official record FlightBrief article
86. Mistral Mistral Thor systems and payloads for the Army's Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Product Office. Official record
87. Skydio Order of more than $52 million for over 2,500 X10D drones, described as the largest single-vendor tactical drone order in Army history. Source FlightBrief article
88. AeroVironment Procurement contract for Red Dragon long-range one-way attack drones, including ground control stations, launchers, battery chargers, critical part kits, training materials, and field service support; awarded 12 March, order W58RGZ-26-F-0206. Official record FlightBrief article
89. AeroVironment Procurement and delivery of 82 P550 long-range reconnaissance drones under the Army's Long-Range Reconnaissance program, to July 23, 2026; W58RGZ-26-F-0238. The Pentagon listed the same amount and completion date again on 3 June, under W58RGZ-26-F-0334. Official record FlightBrief article
90. Anduril Industries Ten-year enterprise contract consolidating the Army's purchases of Anduril's commercial technology, including software platforms, integrated hardware, data and compute infrastructure and support services. The Army gives $20 billion as the maximum potential value, not an obligated amount. Official record FlightBrief article
91. BlueHalo Labs Titan SV MPv3 counter-drone systems for the Marine Corps' organic counter-small-drone urgent need; modification to M67854-25-C-0104. Official record
92. Shield AI Order 70Z02326F93130005 for shore-based V-BAT surveillance services in Puerto Rico, contractor-owned and contractor-operated, now running to 31 December 2026. Under the Coast Guard's V-BAT contract 70Z02324D93130001 (ceiling $229.3M with options). Official record FlightBrief article
93. Darkhive Award under the Pentagon's APFIT program for real-time command and control at the tactical edge, supporting U.S. Army operations; the largest single APFIT award to date. Won in December 2025 and made public in March 2026. Source FlightBrief article
94. General Atomics Options for contractor logistics support of the Royal Netherlands Air Force's MQ-9A drones, a Foreign Military Sale; modification P00038 to FA8689-22-C-2014. Official record
95. Textron Systems Option for Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle software development and sustainment; N00024-25-C-6309. Official record
96. Fortem Technologies Three-year contract for DroneHunter F700 counter-drone systems and support services. Source FlightBrief article
97. Helsing First call-off of 4,300 HX-2 loitering munitions under a seven-year framework approved by the Bundestag budget committee on 25 February, for Panzerbrigade 45 in Lithuania. The committee capped the framework at €1 billion; the Bundeswehr can cancel at milestones (figures as reported by ESUT from the committee papers). Source FlightBrief article
98. Stark First call-off of 2,200 Virtus loitering munitions under a seven-year framework approved by the Bundestag budget committee on 25 February, for Panzerbrigade 45 in Lithuania. The committee capped the framework at €1 billion; the Bundeswehr can cancel at milestones (figures as reported by ESUT from the committee papers). Source FlightBrief article
99. Liquid Robotics Twenty commercial uncrewed surface vehicles with control software, payloads and launch and recovery equipment, a Foreign Military Sale to Japan; FA2823-26-C-0006. Official record
100. BAE Systems IDIQ for the development, manufacture and delivery of counter-drone weapon systems, ordering to February 2031; FA8681-26-D-B001. Official record
101. BAE Systems First delivery order under BAE's counter-drone weapons IDIQ; FA8681-26-F-B012. Official record
102. AeroVironment Delivery order for Switchblade 600 Block 2 and Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munitions under the Army's five-year, $990 million IDIQ. Source: The Defense Post. FlightBrief article
103. Draganfly Flex FPV drone platforms and operator training for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. Source: Draganfly press release. FlightBrief article
104. Perennial Autonomy Agreement between the Pentagon's Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and Perennial Autonomy to fund development and procurement of the Bumblebee V2 NDAA-compliant counter-UAS interceptor drone. Official record FlightBrief article
105. General Atomics Option for continued sustainment of the Italian Air Force's MQ-9 fleet, a Foreign Military Sale; modification P00018 to FA8689-23-C-2013. Official record
106. KBR Wyle Services IDIQ for support and sustainment of counter-uncrewed systems (detection, identification, mitigation and assessment) at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, to March 2031; N0042126D1001. Official record
107. Anduril Industries Organic Precision Fires-Light award for more than 600 Bolt-M loitering munitions after 13 months of testing, with deliveries running February 2026 to April 2027. Source FlightBrief article
108. MBDA, Aviation Design Long-range loitering munitions, quantity undisclosed, with first delivery targeted for mid-2027. Source FlightBrief article