AeroVironment locks $500M Army counter-drone contract through 2029
AeroVironment won a $500M firm-fixed-price Army C-UAS contract covering layered drone defeat from RF jamming to lasers, consolidating commercial counter-UAS spending after cost-exchange failures in the Iran conflict.
Pentagon opens equity checkbook for U.S. drone makers
Trump administration explores direct government equity stakes in drone manufacturers through the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital, fundamentally restructuring access to defense capital.
U.S. Army buys ISR drones from Ukrainian-Czech startup
U&C UAS, a NATO-allied drone maker founded by Ukrainian defense engineers, won its first U.S. military contract to supply reconnaissance UAVs to American forces in Europe, signaling Pentagon openness to combat-proven foreign suppliers.
Army taps AeroVironment for loitering drone that changes small-unit strike
The Army awarded AeroVironment a prototype contract for Switchblade 400 under the LASSO program, positioning the drone as a core component of a $1.2 billion multi-year modernization of tactical precision strike.
Shield AI Enters Navy's $800M ISR Contract Pool With V-BAT
Shield AI won selection to compete for up to $800 million in U.S. Navy COCO ISR task orders using its V-BAT vertical-launch drone, marking a program-of-record entry against established competitors like AeroVironment and Textron.
Shield AI wins Navy COCO contract, enters program of record
Shield AI secured a same-day program-of-record entry with the U.S. Navy for contractor-operated ISR services using its V-BAT drone, competing for task orders under an $800 million multi-vendor ceiling alongside AeroVironment, Insitu, and Textron.
Designs and manufactures unmanned aircraft systems and loitering munitions for U.S. and allied militaries.
Defense UAS OEM known for the Switchblade loitering munition and RQ-11 Raven ISR drone families.
Small unmanned aerial systems and loitering munitions developer for tactical military reconnaissance and strike.