Pentagon Offers Neros Up to $450M to Make Drone Parts
The loan is conditional and nothing is drawn yet. Neros adds $165M of its own and plans to sell motors and radios to other drone makers.
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Red Cat Signs With Ukraine's Sine on Drone Navigation Without GPS
The deal covers Red Cat's boats and drones. In late October its Black Widow page moved flight without GPS to a version not yet specified.
A Chinese Border County Is Buying Three Counter-Drone Lasers
Tashkurgan, which borders Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, awarded ¥10.99 million for three counter-drone stations; lasers are half of it.
Bell Now Expects an MV-75 Charge of Up to $150 Million
The Army's first MV-75 production order now waits on a 2027 budget Congress has not passed; in July, Textron put the charge at $60M to $110M.
Helsing Joins Funding Round of Missile Maker Destinus
Neither company gave a figure. Bloomberg's sources put Destinus at about €6 billion, above the €5 billion it sought in May.
Congress Backs $1 Billion of the $54.6B DAWG Request
The rest rides on a reconciliation bill that has not passed. Hegseth wants a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command by October 2027.
UAE's EDGE Will Arm Morocco's Combat Drones With Glide Bombs
No value, quantity or drone types were published. EDGE will also modify Morocco's drones and their software to carry the weapons.
Unusual Machines Gets $16.9M Order From a Company It Funded
Unusual Machines put $30 million into Powerus in June. The order is about three times Powerus's revenue for the first half of 2026.
Unusual Machines Closes $52M Deal for Drone Battery Maker
Half the price is a cash bonus tied to $10 million of battery sales in two years. A Pentagon ban on six Chinese battery makers starts in 2027.
Pentagon Plans 25,000 BAE Counter-Drone Rocket Kits a Year
There is no contract or price yet. The seven-year framework waits on Congress, and the Navy's own 2027 request is 1,383 kits.