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.
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.