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Unmanned aircraft: $5.5B in defense awards
$5.5B obligated across 1,143 DoD and DHS awards to 249 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 7, 2026, 3.7% of Aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc leads with $2.3B; Department of the Army is the largest buyer at $2.1B.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $5.5B |
|---|---|
| Awards | 1,143 |
| Companies | 249 |
| FY2024 | $2.2B |
| FY2025 | $1.9B |
| FY2026 to date | $1.5B |
| Parent category | Aircraft |
Top companiesObligated FY2024+
Top agenciesObligated FY2024+
| # | Agency | Obligated FY2024+ | Awards | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $2.1B | 595 awards | 39% |
| 2 | Department of the Air Force | $1.7B | 201 awards | 31% |
| 3 | Department of the Navy | $1.6B | 109 awards | 29% |
| 4 | U.S. Special Operations Command | $26.3M | 32 awards | 0.5% |
| 5 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | $18.4M | 56 awards | 0.3% |
| 6 | Defense Contract Management Agency | $16.7M | 27 awards | 0.3% |
| 7 | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | $6.2M | 31 awards | 0.1% |
| 8 | U.S. Coast Guard | $2.2M | 45 awards | 0.0% |
| 9 | Defense Logistics Agency | $952K | 27 awards | 0.0% |
| 10 | Transportation Security Administration | $885K | 4 awards | 0.0% |
| 11 | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | $476K | 6 awards | 0.0% |
| 12 | Office of Procurement Operations | $360K | 4 awards | 0.0% |
Budget lines in this category, FY2027 requestPentagon budget
| Budget line | FY2025 prior | FY2026 current | FY2027 request | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Strike Fighter CV Navy · Aircraft Procurement, Navy · 0147 | FY2025 $2.5B | FY2026 $2.3B | $5.6B | +140% vs FY2026 |
| F-35 Air Force · Aircraft Procurement, Air Force · ATA000 | FY2025 $5.0B | FY2026 $5.4B | $5.5B | +0.5% vs FY2026 |
| Spares and Repair Parts Navy · Aircraft Procurement, Navy · 0605 | FY2025 $2.1B | FY2026 $2.8B | $4.8B | +71% vs FY2026 |
| P-8A Poseidon Navy · Aircraft Procurement, Navy · 0193 | FY2025 $12.4M | FY2026 $13.6M | $4.2B | 310x vs FY2026 |
| KC-46A MDAP Air Force · Aircraft Procurement, Air Force · KC046A | FY2025 $2.8B | FY2026 $2.8B | $3.6B | +30% vs FY2026 |
| CH-53K (Heavy Lift) Navy · Aircraft Procurement, Navy · 0158 | FY2025 $2.6B | FY2026 $2.3B | $3.5B | +54% vs FY2026 |
| B-21 Raider Air Force · Aircraft Procurement, Air Force · B02100 | FY2025 $2.6B | FY2026 $7.3B | $3.2B | -56% vs FY2026 |
| F-15EX Air Force · Aircraft Procurement, Air Force · F015EX | FY2025 $1.8B | FY2026 $3.1B | $2.9B | -8.2% vs FY2026 |
| KC-130J Navy · Aircraft Procurement, Navy · 0416 | FY2025 $294.4M | FY2026 $663.0M | $2.8B | +321% vs FY2026 |
| E-2D Adv Hawkeye Navy · Aircraft Procurement, Navy · 0195 | FY2025 $95.2M | FY2026 $1.1B | $2.6B | +138% vs FY2026 |
Budget lines map to award categories by appropriation and budget activity. Requests come before contract awards; see timing.
Product and Service Codes1 code
| PSC | Name | Obligated FY2024+ | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1550 | UNMANNED AIRCRAFT | $5.5B | 1,143 awards |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0001919C0008 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $880.4M | Mq-4c triton lrip lot 5 long lead items to support u.s. NAVY and cooperative partner australia. | Navy | Apr 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ24C0031 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $747.0M | Gray eagle performance based logistics 2024-2029 | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ24C0021 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $367.4M | Production ready test asset undefinitized contract action | Army | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868923C2018 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $363.3M | Mq-9b production fms taiwan | Air Force | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868925FB010 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $210.3M | Iris delivery order (do) 1 for india mq-9b fms | Air Force | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001923C0021 definitive contract | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $178.1M | Subsonic aerial target (ssat) bqm-177a full rate production | Navy | Mar 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001923F0041 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $137.4M | The purpose of this delivery order is to retrofit b9, b10, mb6p into the ifc4.2 configuration. | Navy | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T26F0089 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $128.5M | Procure tactical edge computer kits | Army | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0334 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $117.3M | Award in support of tuas battalion reconnaissance UAV requirement. | Army | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868923F2650 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $105.7M | Mq-9 reaper open mission system (oms) stellar relay (sr) and link-16 retrofit uca | Air Force | Apr 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868924C2020 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $102.9M | Mq-9 fms netherlands, lot 2 production cut-in uca | Air Force | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868924F2451 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $94.4M | Mq-9 reaper joint union operational need proliferlated low earth orbit phase ii | Air Force | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0016425CJR94 definitive contract | Anduril Industries, Inc | $94.0M | Production and delivery of altius 600m-v loitering munitions and supporting hardware | Navy | Dec 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862023F4160 delivery order | Aevex Aerospace, LLC | $86.2M | Big safari | Air Force | Apr 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA868926FB001 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $81.9M | Qatar mq-9b green ac purchase | Air Force | May 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA867824FB007 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $78.9M | The contractor shall manufacture, integrate, test, and deliver bqm-167a targets in accordance with (iaw) section j requirements. | Air Force | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0211 delivery order | Griffon Aerospace, Inc | $77.7M | In support of executive order- unleashing america drone dominance, the ARMY contracting command-redstone arsenal establishes this basic ordering agreement to procure drones and drone dominant components. | Army | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0332 delivery order | Griffon Aerospace, Inc | $67.9M | In accordance with the directives established in the department of war memorandum dated 10 july 2025, in support of executive order 14307-unleashing u.s. military drone dominance | Army | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ25C0019 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $62.6M | Puma ae 3, puma le, puma accessories, era, puma software update kit, contractor logistics supports services (cls), oconus/conus, contractor transportation services, training services, trillium hd59 payload hardware in support of ukraine. | Army | May 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042123C0010 definitive contract | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $58.1M | Purchase of aircraft and experimentation support | Navy | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA867825FB003 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $57.5M | Purchase of lot 21 afsat bqm-167a targets and associated lot 21 data. *note: pop for clin 4001, 4002 extended from 24 to 29 months, clin 4004 from 26 to 31 months. as a result, kuas agrees to provide cy 26 and cy 27 storage up to 100 ... | Air Force | Feb 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862926FB002 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $49.3M | Suas hurricane drones | Air Force | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868922FB001 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $47.4M | Mq-9 reaper lead off hitter (loh) 5 | Air Force | Mar 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001923C0033 definitive contract | The Survice Engineering Company LLC | $46.3M | Truas trv-150c systems & associated systems engineering/program management, spares, repair of repairables, etc. note: sole source award pursuant to 10 usc 4022(f), but car coding does not include this as an option, and hence far 6.302-1 ... | Navy | May 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868923F2850 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $44.6M | Mq-9 reaper foreign military sales (fms) italy mid life modernization lot 2 | Air Force | Mar 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T26F0084 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $43.7M | Procure voyager | Army | Apr 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0016425FJ608 delivery order | Platform Systems, Incorporated | $39.6M | Vanilla UAS and associated equipment and training | Navy | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868126FB012 delivery order | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $39.0M | A2a dual mode | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868923F2250 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $37.6M | Mq-9 reaper proliferated low earth orbit (pleo) | Air Force | Apr 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ23C0007 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $30.0M | Ukraine rq-20b all environment (ae) 3 and long endurance (le) puma unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) accessories and services in support of | Army | Oct 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862018C2009 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $29.3M | Undefinitized contract action for fms uk mq-9b protector | Air Force | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001923F2501 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $25.8M | Saa srr phase 0c | Navy | Jul 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA805124F0004 delivery order | V2x Systems LLC | $22.8M | Radas SUAS kits | Air Force | Jun 14, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA862025FB090 delivery order | Aevex Aerospace, LLC | $22.1M | Big safari | Air Force | Apr 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862023F4092 delivery order | Aevex Aerospace, LLC | $21.9M | Big safari | Air Force | May 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA867810C0100 definitive contract | The Boeing Company | $21.3M | Qf-16 full scale aerial target (fsat) | Air Force | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0226 delivery order | Mistral Inc | $20.0M | In support of executive order- unleashing drone dominance, the ARMY contracting command-redstone arsenal established the basic ordering agreement to procure drones and drone dominant components. | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA228025F0035 delivery order | Anduril Industries, Inc | $19.4M | Falcon intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance | Air Force | Mar 9, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0205 delivery order | Griffon Aerospace, Inc | $19.0M | Griffon arrowhead order | Army | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001917C0018 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $18.7M | Igf::ot::igf mq-4c triton lrip 3 long lead items | Navy | Sep 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0130 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $17.7M | Purchase of cisco communication equipment | Army | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0206 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $17.6M | In accordance with the directives established in the department of war memorandum dated 10 july 2025, in support of executive order 14307-unleashing u.s. military drone dominance. | Army | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0247 delivery order | Anduril Industries, Inc | $16.8M | In accordance with the directives established in the department of ware memorandum dated 10 july 2025, in support of executive order 14307 - unleashing u.s. military drone dominance. | Army | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868923CB002 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $16.8M | Mq-9 reaper malet mts-b iii software | Air Force | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0333 delivery order | Redwire Defense Tech Operations, LLC | $15.9M | Tactical uncrewed aircraft systems (tuas) long range reconnaissance (lrr) program | Army | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W900KK23F0112 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $15.7M | Replacement engine for firejet target system. advanced subscale aerial platform program. | Army | May 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0244 delivery order | Performance Drone Works LLC | $15.3M | The small uncrewed aircraft systems (SUAS) product office has an urgent requirement to procure c100x UAS systems and associated components. | Army | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0155 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $15.2M | Procure master control station, full function crew station, radio interface terminal, tactical control console, dual enhanced operator station, operator station, and loudspeaker | Army | Feb 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001921F0806 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $15.2M | Last time buy | Navy | Aug 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| H9240824F0006 delivery order | Technology Service Corp | $14.7M | Av | U.S. Special Operations Command | Jan 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Data as of Oct 9, 2026.
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