The most comprehensive open database
of defense drone contracts
Drone Consult aggregates procurement data from official government portals across 46 countries. Every contract is sourced, every field is verifiable. Built for analysts, procurement professionals, and anyone who needs to understand the defense drone market.
📊 Key Market Facts
What Makes Us Different
4 Official Sources
Every contract is sourced from official government procurement portals. No guessing, no media rumors — only verified procurement data.
Daily Automated Updates
Our ingestion pipeline monitors procurement portals daily and uses AI to extract, structure, and classify new contracts within 24 hours of publication.
Every Data Point Sourced
Each field links to the original source document. Contract values, award dates, and vendor names are traceable to their official procurement notice.
46 Countries Covered
From the Eurodrone to US MQ-9 follow-ons, we track the full landscape of defense drone procurement across NATO, EU, and partner nations.
Who Uses This
Defense Industry
Track competitor wins, identify open tenders before deadlines, and benchmark pricing. Understand who is buying what — and why they chose your competitor.
Analysts & Researchers
Cite verified contract data in reports and publications. Access structured, query-ready intelligence across programs, organizations, and countries.
Procurement Officials
Benchmark your programs against allied nations. Identify vendors, understand framework structures, and track parallel procurements.
Journalists & Policy Makers
Ground your reporting in verified procurement data. Find the story behind budget announcements — actual contract awards, vendors, and timelines.
Data Sources
TED — Tenders Electronic Daily
Official EU procurement portal. All contracts above EU thresholds from 27 member states must be published here. Primary source for European defense drone contracts.
UK Contracts Finder
Post-Brexit UK procurement portal. Covers all UK government contracts above £10,000, including MOD drone and UAS contracts.
US Federal Procurement Data System
The definitive source for US federal contracts. Covers DoD, SOCOM, and service branch drone and counter-UAS procurement.
NATO NSPA Procurement
NATO Support and Procurement Agency contracts. Covers multinational NATO procurement, including cooperative drone and C-UAS programs.
Methodology
Automated Monitoring
Scrapers and APIs monitor TED, UK Contracts Finder, FPDS, and NATO NSPA for new publications matching drone and UAS keywords.
AI Extraction
Large language models extract structured fields: title, value, vendor, buyer, category, dates, and procurement source from raw procurement notices.
Human Verification
Ambiguous contracts are reviewed by analysts. Values, vendor names, and program linkages are verified against source documents.
Continuous Updates
Programs evolve. Contracts get modified. Our pipeline tracks modifications, cancellations, and follow-on awards to keep data current.
Ready to explore?
Browse 883+ defense drone contracts, 92 programs, and 559 organizations across 46 countries.
Data Limitations & Transparency
Coverage gaps: Not all defense drone contracts are published on open procurement portals. Classified programs, FMS (Foreign Military Sales), and contracts below publication thresholds are not included. Our database represents the visible procurement landscape.
Value estimates: All values are converted to EUR using fixed exchange rates. Original currency is preserved in individual contract records. Approximately 15-20% of contracts lack a reported value.
Update frequency: TED, UK-CF and FPDS are polled every 4 hours. Full pipeline (enrichment, QC, linking) runs daily. Manual verification runs weekly. Programs and organizations are enriched on an ongoing basis.
AI involvement: AI is used for initial classification, translation (non-English titles), program linking, and data enrichment. All AI-generated data is subject to QC rules and periodic human review. AI-sourced fields are tagged in our database.
Known issues: Some contract amendments may appear as separate entries. Cross-source deduplication catches most duplicates but edge cases exist. If you spot an error, please contact us.
Legal & Disclaimer
Open-Source Intelligence: All information is derived from publicly available materials. Drone Consult does not use, access, or distribute classified or restricted information.
Accuracy: Data is curated with care but may contain errors. Independently verify critical information before making decisions.
Privacy: No tracking, no cookies, no behavioral data collection.
Attribution: Content may be referenced with proper attribution to Drone Consult. Bulk data redistribution requires prior consent.
Contact
For inquiries, data requests, or collaboration:
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