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🇺🇸 United States — Defense Drone Intelligence | Drone Consult

United States

NATO#1 global buyer

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Key Insights

▸Ranked #1 globally by defense drone procurement value.

▸2025 spending: €1.4B (-87% YoY).

▸2026 YTD: €20M across 3 contracts.

▸Top vendor: GA-ASI (€6.7B, 34 contracts).

▸Primary segment: other (€5.0B).

▸1 open tender right now.

Spending Analysis

Total Procurement

€17.5B

194 contracts

2025

€1.4B

-87% vs 2024

2026 YTD

€20M

3 contracts

As Vendor

200

export contracts

Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)

Open Tenders

Man-portable Counter Drone Net Gun

UnknownEUR 1

Top Vendors

Vendor	Value	Deals
GA-ASI	€6.7B	34
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	€4.3B	4
Anduril Industries	€1.3B	10
RAYTHEON COMPANY	€905M	7
Shield AI	€874M	1
AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.	€380M	7
AV	€311M	3
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	€190M	9

Segments

other€5.0B

8 contracts29%

payload sensor€4.5B

11 contracts26%

fixed wing€3.4B

81 contracts19%

uav€2.3B

33 contracts13%

counter uas€1.3B

31 contracts8%

training€482M

12 contracts3%

Programs(26)

NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS)

Role: lead

operational

Budget: USD 1.7B

Start: 2012

DARPA ACE

Role: lead

development

Budget: USD 190.0M

Start: 2019

DARPA LongShot

Role: lead

development

Budget: USD 44.0M

Start: 2020

Air Launched Effects (ALE)

Role: lead

development

Budget: USD 29.8M

Start: 2020

Drone Dominance Program (The Gauntlet)

Role: lead

procurement

Budget: USD 1.1B

Start: 2025

Replicator Initiative

Role: lead

operational

Budget: USD 1.0B

Start: 2023

US Army FTUAS

Role: lead

cancelled

Start: 2019

US Army Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR)

Role: lead

procurement

Budget: USD 7.9

Start: 2019

US LIDS (Low, Slow, Small UAS Integrated Defeat System)

Role: lead

procurement

Start: 2019

US Joint Counter-sUAS Office (JCO)

Role: lead

procurement

Start: 2019

MQ-25 Stingray

Role: lead

development

Budget: USD 13.0B

Start: 2018

MQ-Next

Role: lead

development

Budget: USD 240.0M

Start: 2023

NATO Counter-UAS Initiatives

Role: lead

development

Budget: EUR 3.1M

Start: 2026

Australia LAND 156 Counter-UAS

Role: participant

procurement

Budget: AUD 1.3B

Start: 2024

Dutch MQ-9 Reaper

Role: participant

operational

Budget: USD 401.0M

Start: 2013

Norwegian Long-Range Maritime Surveillance Drones

Role: participant

concept

Budget: NOK 300.0M

Start: 2025

Pegasus (Germany)

Role: participant

procurement

Budget: EUR 25.0M

Start: 2021

UK ORCUS Counter-Drone

Role: participant

operational

Budget: USD 268.0M

Start: 2019

US Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)

Role: lead

development

Budget: USD 4.5B

Start: 2024

NATO JISR

Role: participant

operational

Budget: USD 728.0M

Start: 2010

MEUAS IV (Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems IV)

Role: lead

procurement

Budget: USD 975.0M

Start: 2020

Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort (CLUE)

Role: lead

development

Budget: USD 10.0M

Start: 2016

MEUAS III (Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems III)

Role: lead

operational

Budget: USD 533.0M

Start: 2017

MQ-20 Avenger

Role: lead

development

Budget: USD 98.0M

Start: 2008

Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-262)

Role: lead

operational

Budget: USD 13.9B

Start: 2023

FTUAS (Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System)

Role: lead

development

Budget: USD 74.4M

Recent Contracts(200)

Contract	Vendor	Value	Date
TEAMING OF HUMANS AND UNMANNED NETWORKED DRONE RESEARCH	DCS CORPORATION	USD 8.5M	16 Feb 2026
CONTRACT AWARD FOR GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) KITS	ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.	USD 13.2M	5 Feb 2026
Replicator 2 First Acquisition — Fortem Technologies DroneHunter F700 (2 units)	Fortem Technologies	—	11 Jan 2026
SBIR PHASE III IDIQ- DECENTRALIZED- 1-INTEGRATION OF THE TEMPEST UAS INTO AFWERX PRIME PROVING GROUND; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OF A2E 2- BABBAGE FLOCK AND HALE CLUSTER; 3-SUPPORT OF RAPID AND AIRPOWER FOR ALL	Firestorm Labs, Inc.	USD 3.9M	19 Dec 2025
CT3021/2025 - Procurement Of Two Tethered Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Including One Surveillance Van for The Malta Police Force	E.J. BUSUTTIL LIMITED	EUR 604K	11 Dec 2025
Ondas Investment in Drone Fight Group ($11M)	Drone Fight Group (DFG)	USD 11.0M	8 Dec 2025
FIRESTORM LE DEVELOPMENT WILL SUPPORT FURTHER MATURATION OF THESE SBIR TECHNOLOGIES AND BETTER SUPPORT THE ARMY GOALS FOR ON DEMAND LAUNCHABLE UAS FROM MANNED ROTORCRAFT, UAS HOST PLATFORMS AND GROUND PLATFORMS.	Firestorm Labs, Inc.	USD 1.3M	1 Dec 2025
KINGDOM OF AIR AND SPACE FORCE (SPASF) MQ-9A CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT	GA-ASI	USD 4.7M	1 Dec 2025
REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT ORGANIZATIONAL-LEVEL MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR THE MQ-9 REAPER WEAPONS SYSTEMS AT OUTSIDE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES LOCATION DP-58.	AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.	USD 6.9M	1 Dec 2025
Supply of Unmanned Aerial System with Integrated Thermal and RGB Cameras	SRC Inc	BGN 9K	27 Nov 2025
Ondas Strategic Investment in PDW ($35M)	Performance Drone Works LLC	USD 35.0M	20 Nov 2025
4570062561!UAS PILOT RECON TRAINING SYSTEM (P1) 2B	ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.	USD 23K	19 Nov 2025
SKYDIO DRONE SPECIFICATIONS DR4DSBN3IZA3000NA SKYDIO X10D ALL-ENVIRONMENT STARTER SOLUTION DRONE (MULTI-BAND,IR) NA + VT300-Z	SAVE AGAIN.COM	—	10 Nov 2025
FY26 MQ-9 MTS-B CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SERVICES	RAYTHEON COMPANY	USD 9.8M	7 Nov 2025
PLAINVIEW HUB SOFTWARE WILL BE USED TO MERGE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF PROJECT MANAGER (PM) UNCREWED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) COMMAND, CONTROL, AND EFFECTS (C2E) UNCREWED VEHICLE CONTROL (UVC).	MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.	USD 90K	7 Nov 2025
4569947057!CHMTRK H UASYD LVL3 15ML 10/PK	FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY L.L.C.	USD 1K	5 Nov 2025
4569913128!CHMTRK H UASYD LVL2 15ML 10/PK	FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY L.L.C.	USD 4K	29 Oct 2025
UAV TRAINING FOR TF-99	THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI	USD 95K	27 Oct 2025
IAW THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK, B-52 ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR UNIVERSAL ARMAMENT INTERFACE (UAI) IAW EA 25-B52-004.	THE BOEING COMPANY	USD 76.6M	30 Sept 2025
Department of the Navy - C-UAS FSR Support for Ukraine Navy	SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC	USD 15.0M	25 Sept 2025

Showing 20 of 200 contracts

Organizations(196)

AV

AeroVironment

company★

AgEagle Aerial Systems

company

Airobotics

company★

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC

company

Allied Command Transformation

agency

AM GENERAL LLC

company★

AMAZE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

company

Showing 12 of 196 organizations

Products(75)

Aerosonde HQ

TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION

small

Aerosonde Mk 4.8 Hybrid Quad (YRQ-10A)

TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION

small

AltaX

Freefly Systems

small

Archer FPV

Neros Inc.

loitering

Astro

Freefly Systems

small

AuterionOS / Skynode X

Auterion

small

Black Hornet 4

Teledyne FLIR

micro

Bolt-M

Anduril Industries

loitering

Bombardier Global 6000 (Pegasus)

Bombardier Defense

hale

Export Contracts (as Vendor)(200)

Contract	Buyer	Value	Date
TEAMING OF HUMANS AND UNMANNED NETWORKED DRONE RESEARCH	Department of the Air Force	USD 8.5M	16 Feb 2026
CONTRACT AWARD FOR GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (GFP) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) KITS	Federal Acquisition Service	USD 13.2M	5 Feb 2026
Replicator 2 First Acquisition — Fortem Technologies DroneHunter F700 (2 units)	Joint Interagency Task Force 401	—	11 Jan 2026
India V-BAT + Hivemind Deal	Indian Army	USD 90.0M	1 Jan 2026
SBIR PHASE III IDIQ- DECENTRALIZED- 1-INTEGRATION OF THE TEMPEST UAS INTO AFWERX PRIME PROVING GROUND; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OF A2E 2- BABBAGE FLOCK AND HALE CLUSTER; 3-SUPPORT OF RAPID AND AIRPOWER FOR ALL	Department of the Air Force	USD 3.9M	19 Dec 2025
KINGDOM OF AIR AND SPACE FORCE (SPASF) MQ-9A CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT	Department of the Air Force	USD 4.7M	1 Dec 2025
Supply of Unmanned Aerial System with Integrated Thermal and RGB Cameras	—	BGN 9K	27 Nov 2025
Ondas Strategic Investment in PDW ($35M)	Ondas Holdings	USD 35.0M	20 Nov 2025
4570062561!UAS PILOT RECON TRAINING SYSTEM (P1) 2B	DoD	USD 23K	19 Nov 2025
SKYDIO DRONE SPECIFICATIONS DR4DSBN3IZA3000NA SKYDIO X10D ALL-ENVIRONMENT STARTER SOLUTION DRONE (MULTI-BAND,IR) NA + VT300-Z	US Army	—	10 Nov 2025
PLAINVIEW HUB SOFTWARE WILL BE USED TO MERGE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF PROJECT MANAGER (PM) UNCREWED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) COMMAND, CONTROL, AND EFFECTS (C2E) UNCREWED VEHICLE CONTROL (UVC).	US Army	USD 90K	7 Nov 2025
FY26 MQ-9 MTS-B CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SERVICES	Department of the Air Force	USD 9.8M	7 Nov 2025
UAV TRAINING FOR TF-99	Department of the Air Force	USD 95K	27 Oct 2025
IAW THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK, B-52 ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR UNIVERSAL ARMAMENT INTERFACE (UAI) IAW EA 25-B52-004.	Department of the Air Force	USD 76.6M	30 Sept 2025
UAS INTERNATIONAL UNCREWED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM FMS (FOREIGN MILITARY SALES) GHANA (PB-B-WLK), NIGERIA (PB-B-WMB), BULGARIA (PB-B-VLN), LITHUANIA (LH-B-UAG), AND SEYCHELLES (PB-B-VLI)	US Army	USD 19.2M	25 Sept 2025

United States

Key Insights

Spending Analysis

Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)

Open Tenders

Top Vendors

Segments

Programs(26)

NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS)

DARPA ACE

DARPA LongShot

Air Launched Effects (ALE)

Drone Dominance Program (The Gauntlet)

Replicator Initiative

US Army FTUAS

US Army Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR)

US LIDS (Low, Slow, Small UAS Integrated Defeat System)

US Joint Counter-sUAS Office (JCO)

MQ-25 Stingray

MQ-Next

NATO Counter-UAS Initiatives

Australia LAND 156 Counter-UAS

Dutch MQ-9 Reaper

Norwegian Long-Range Maritime Surveillance Drones

Pegasus (Germany)

UK ORCUS Counter-Drone

US Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)

NATO JISR

MEUAS IV (Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems IV)

Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort (CLUE)

MEUAS III (Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems III)

MQ-20 Avenger

Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-262)

FTUAS (Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System)

Recent Contracts(200)

Organizations(196)

6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment

A3 TECHNOLOGY INC

Aalyria Technologies

AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.

ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC

AV

AgEagle Aerial Systems

Airobotics

ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS OPERATIONS LLC

Allied Command Transformation

AM GENERAL LLC

AMAZE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Products(75)

Aerosonde HQ

Aerosonde Mk 4.8 Hybrid Quad (YRQ-10A)

AltaX

Archer FPV

Astro

AuterionOS / Skynode X

Black Hornet 4

Bolt-M

Bombardier Global 6000 (Pegasus)

Export Contracts (as Vendor)(200)