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United States
NATO#1 global buyer
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Key Insights
▸Ranked #1 globally by defense drone procurement value.
▸2025 spending: €1.4B (-79% YoY).
▸2026 YTD: €2.5B across 244 contracts.
▸Top vendor: GA-ASI (€13.4B, 114 contracts).
▸Primary segment: sustainment (€11.6B).
▸10 open tenders right now.
Spending Analysis
Total Procurement
€35.9B
492 contracts
2025
€1.4B
-79% vs 2024
2026 YTD
€2.5B
244 contracts
As Vendor
57
export contracts
Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)
38 contracts worth €7.3B carry no award, publication or deadline date and are counted in the total above but not placed in a year.
Open Tenders
C-UAS System & Peripherals
Dept of the Air Force
11d left
Drones for Aerial Monitoring System
Office of the Secretary
4d left
Astro Max Drone-based Photogrammetric Survey Platform
Forest Service
4d left
ARS WISPR Systems Sky Scout UAS-Brand Name
Forest Service
4d left
Flyability Elios 3 Surveying LiDAR Drone
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1d left
USDA-Forest Service_Fixed Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with sensor package (Forage and Range Research of the USDA Agricultural Research Service)
Forest Service
1d left
Brushless DC motors for UAS
Dept of the Army
736 SFS - Handheld Lightweight CUAS
Dept of the Air Force
3d left
UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) with multi spectral camera
Agricultural Research Service
4d left
Freefly Astro Max (NDAA/Blue) Drones for ARS
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Top Vendors
| Vendor | Value | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| GA-ASI | €13.4B | 114 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | €4.6B | 11 |
| TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION | €2.7B | 9 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY | €2.7B | 21 |
| Boeing | €1.5B | 3 |
| Multiple | €1.4B | 1 |
| Anduril Industries | €1.2B | 12 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | €1.1B | 17 |
Segments
Participating programs(25)
DARPA ACE
Role: lead
development
Budget: USD 190.0M
Start: 2019
Replicator Initiative
Role: lead
operational
Budget: USD 1.0B
Start: 2023
Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMA-262)
Role: lead
operational
Budget: USD 13.9B
Start: 2023
NATO Counter-UAS Initiatives
Role: lead
development
Budget: EUR 3.1M
Start: 2026
MEUAS IV (Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems IV)
Role: lead
procurement
Budget: USD 975.0M
Start: 2020
UK ORCUS Counter-Drone
Role: participant
operational
Budget: USD 268.0M
Start: 2019
US LIDS (Low, Slow, Small UAS Integrated Defeat System)
Role: lead
procurement
Start: 2019
Collaborative Low-Altitude UAS Integration Effort (CLUE)
Role: lead
development
Budget: USD 10.0M
Start: 2016
MQ-Next
Role: lead
development
Budget: USD 240.0M
Start: 2023
NATO JISR
Role: participant
operational
Budget: USD 728.0M
Start: 2010
MEUAS III (Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems III)
Role: lead
operational
Budget: USD 533.0M
Start: 2017
NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS)
Role: lead
operational
Budget: USD 1.7B
Start: 2012
US Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)
Role: lead
development
Budget: USD 4.5B
Start: 2024
MQ-20 Avenger
Role: lead
development
Budget: USD 98.0M
Start: 2008
US Army Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR)
Role: lead
procurement
Budget: USD 7.9
Start: 2019
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
MQ-25 Stingray
Role: lead
development
Budget: USD 13.0B
Start: 2018
US Army FTUAS
Role: lead
cancelled
Start: 2019
Drone Dominance Program (The Gauntlet)
Role: lead
procurement
Budget: USD 1.1B
Start: 2025
Pegasus (Germany)
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: EUR 25.0M
Start: 2021
Australia LAND 156 Counter-UAS
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: AUD 1.3B
Start: 2024
Air Launched Effects (ALE)
Role: lead
development
Budget: USD 29.8M
Start: 2020
DARPA LongShot
Role: lead
development
Budget: USD 44.0M
Start: 2020
US Joint Counter-sUAS Office (JCO)
Role: lead
procurement
Start: 2019
Organizations(357)
3AUTONOMY LLC
company
6th Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
agency
A & A FABRICATION AND POLISHING CORPORATION
company
A2 LABS, LLC
company
A3 TECHNOLOGY INC
company
Aalyria Technologies
company
AANTILIA LLC
company
AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.
company★
ACCENTURE FEDERAL SERVICES LLC
company
ADORAMA INC.
company
AEROL LLC
company
AV
AeroVironment
company★
Showing 12 of 357 organizations
Products(117)
Aerosonde HQ
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION
small
Aerosonde Mk 4.8 Hybrid Quad (YRQ-10A)
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION
small
Aerosonde Mk. 4.7 Fixed Wing
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION
small
Aerosonde Mk. 4.8 Fixed Wing
TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION
small
AltaX
Freefly Systems
small
Archer Block 1
Neros Inc.
small
Archer Block 2
Neros Inc.
mini
Archer FPV
Neros Inc.
loitering
Archer/Archer Fiber
Neros Inc.
small