Military Drones
Military Drones
Reconnaissance, strike, and tactical military drone programs.
Latest Coverage
Army orders $51M more Switchblades as rivals enter LASSO
AeroVironment took a $51M Switchblade order on August 26. In the same seven months the Army let a rival into LASSO and the Marines picked Anduril.
Archer Buys Boeing's Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid in eVTOL Shakeup
Archer is acquiring Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid, absorbing a rival air taxi programme and a profitable military drone unit in one deal.
Neros Raises $250M to Build Interceptors, Not Just FPV Drones
Neros raised $250M at a $2.5B valuation and is adding a counter-drone interceptor, moving beyond the FPV airframes that made its name in Ukraine.
Hidden Level Lands $100M OTA for Passive Counter-UAS Sensing
Hidden Level's $100M OTA creates a route to scale passive counter-UAS sensing across Department of War customers—but it is not guaranteed revenue.
Anduril Barracuda-500M: Army's New 500-Mile Cruise Missile Explained
The US Army's Barracuda-500M contract covers 3,000 containerized cruise missiles with 500-nautical-mile range, designed for high-volume production and dispersed Indo-Pacific deployment.
DZYNE Technologies Unveils Blitz, a Mass-Producible Kamikaze Drone
DZYNE Technologies' Blitz is a Group 1 one-way attack drone with 80–150 km range, swarm-capable via BlitzBox ISO container, targeting the DoD's Drone Dominance Initiative.
How Europe Is Integrating AI Into Its Military Forces in 2026
Germany, France, and the UK are leading European AI military integration, from Helsing loitering munitions to Palantir partnerships, with Ukraine as the live test environment.
Iraq Unveils SARA 1 Rifle-Mounted Combat Drone
Iraq's National Security Service has unveiled the SARA 1, a quadcopter mounting infantry rifles and thermal cameras for day-and-night fire support and surveillance.
Pentagon Sends Personnel to Ukraine to Study Drone Warfare
Defense Secretary Hegseth confirmed US military personnel are in Ukraine to study drone combat tactics, as Washington seeks access to battlefield experience no NATO ally has.
Safran and Baykar Sign Deal to Put French Sensors on TB2 Drones
Safran will integrate its Euroflir optronic systems and navigation tech into Baykar's TB2, replacing the Canadian L3Harris Wescam MX-15 in a deal with clear geopolitical dimensions.
Ukrainian Drone Teams Demolished NATO Forces in Sweden's Aurora 2026
A team of fewer than 20 Ukrainian FPV pilots repeatedly shut down Aurora 2026, destroying 28 of 32 vehicles in one engagement and wiping a defended airfield in under 20 minutes.
US Army Requests $994M for Counter-Drone Tech in FY27
The Army's FY27 budget request includes $994 million for small counter-UAS capabilities, nearly double the $596 million enacted for FY26.
The $50,000 Problem: How Cheap Drones Are Breaking Modern Air Defense
A $50,000 Shahed drone forces a $4 million Patriot shot. Russia launched 6,583 of them in April alone. The economics of drone warfare have shifted — and nobody has solved it.
Navy Pays $36.9M to HII for More Lionfish Underwater Drones
Naval Sea Systems Command awarded HII a $36.9M contract modification to produce Lionfish small unmanned undersea vehicles through May 2027.
Red Cat Q1 2026: Revenue Up 849% to $15.5M, NATO and Asia-Pacific Orders
Red Cat Holdings posted $15.5M in Q1 2026 revenue, up 849% year-over-year, with new Black Widow orders from a NATO ally and a second Asia-Pacific customer.
Coast Guard's $229M Shield AI V-BAT Contract Expands to Puerto Rico
The Coast Guard has obligated $16M for shore-based V-BAT surveillance drone services in Puerto Rico, part of a broader $229.3M Shield AI contract.
Terra Drone Wins Japan Defense Order for 300 Modular UAVs
Terra Drone secured a JPY 115.4M order from Japan's ATLA for 300 domestically produced modular UAVs, its first defense contract since entering the sector.
AeroVironment Wins Army LASSO Contract for Switchblade 400
AeroVironment has won a U.S. Army prototype agreement for the LASSO program to develop and test its Switchblade 400 anti-armor loitering munition.
Bundeswehr Tests AI Drone Swarms with STARK Munitions
Germany's Bundeswehr tested AI-enabled recce-strike drone swarms with STARK's Virtus munition and Minerva C2 software.
Red Cat Holdings: 172% Growth, 35x Price-to-Sales
Red Cat Holdings posted 172% revenue growth on Black Widow drone sales, but trades at 35x price-to-sales against an industry average of 4.6x.
Companies
Anduril Industries
US defense technology company building autonomous weapons, counter-UAS, and AI command software, and manufacturing them at its own Arsenal-1 plant in Ohio.
United States
AeroVironment
US manufacturer of small tactical UAS, loitering munitions and counter-UAS systems, transformed in scale by its 2025 acquisition of BlueHalo.
United States
Boeing
Boeing is a US aerospace manufacturer with commercial-airplane, defense and space, and fleet-services businesses.
United States
Shield AI
US defense technology company building autonomous flight software and the V-BAT and X-BAT uncrewed aircraft for military customers.
United States
Baykar
Turkish defense company behind the Bayraktar TB2, the most widely exported armed drone of the past decade, now also the owner of Italy's Piaggio Aerospace.
Turkey
General Atomics
Privately held US defense contractor whose GA-ASI division builds the Predator and Reaper families of large military uncrewed aircraft.
United States
Red Cat Holdings
US defense drone company supplying NDAA-compliant small unmanned systems for military reconnaissance through its Teal Drones subsidiary.
United States
Elbit Systems
Israeli publicly traded defense electronics company producing UAVs, electro-optics, electronic warfare systems, precision munitions, and C4I solutions for military customers worldwide.
Israel
Products
Recent Funding
Series C
Sequoia Capital, American Strategic Technology Fund, Interlagos, Valor Equity Partners, Allen & Company, Thiel Capital, Spark Capital, Dylan Field
Neros TechnologiesRecent Contracts
defense
U.S. Army, AeroVironment
Delivery order for additional Switchblade 600 Block 2 loitering munitions, plus Switchblade 600...
defense
US Army PAE Fires, Anduril Industries
Three-year contract to supply a minimum of 3,000 surface-launched Barracuda-500M missiles with...
defense
US DoD Office of Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, Leidos
Three-year contract to supply 3,000 low-cost containerized missiles as part of DoD's low-cost...
defense
US Army Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires, Anduril Industries
Three-year production agreement for a minimum of 3,000 Surface-Launched Barracuda-500M cruise...
defense
Naval Sea Systems Command, Huntington Ingalls Industries
Contract modification on N00024-23-C-6308 for continued Lionfish Small Unmanned Undersea Vehicle...