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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 10, 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 |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0025 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $0 | Uav - air vehicles, program management support, spares | U.S. Special Operations Command | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B02C24A00000030 blanket purchase agreement | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $0 | X10d blue SUAS 2.0 bpa | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 8, 2026 |
| 70B02C24A00000031 blanket purchase agreement | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $0 | Spirit blue SUAS 2.0 bpa | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 70B02C24A00000032 blanket purchase agreement | RPT Consulting LLC | $0 | Parrot blue SUAS 2.0 bpa | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 70B02C24A00000038 blanket purchase agreement | RPT Consulting LLC | $0 | Ebee tac blue SUAS 2.0 bpa | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 70B02C24A00000039 blanket purchase agreement | Freefly Systems Inc | $0 | Alta x & astro blue SUAS 2.0 bpa | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 70B02C24A00000040 blanket purchase agreement | Duncan-Parnell Inc | $0 | If blue SUAS 2.0 bpa | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 70B02C24A00000041 blanket purchase agreement | Caron East, Inc | $0 | Wingtra blue SUAS 2.0 bpa | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 70B02C24A00000044 blanket purchase agreement | Rdo Equipment Co | $0 | Wingtra blue SUAS 2.0 bpa | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 70B02C26A00000005 blanket purchase agreement | Barfield Inc | $0 | Small unmanned aircraft: anafi ukr blanket purchase agreement | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Jun 16, 2026 |
| 70B03C26F00000707 delivery order | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $0 | Drone | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Aug 18, 2026 |
| 70CMSD23FC0000006 BPA call | W S Darley & Co | $0 | Parrot anafi USA mil drone | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 70CMSD23FC0000035 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $0 | Sskydio x2d aef bundle 5ghz eo/ir drone | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 70CMSD23FC0000038 BPA call | Teal Drones Inc | $0 | Drones for hsi | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Feb 3, 2025 |
| 70CMSD23P00000062 purchase order | Flightwave Aerospace Systems Corporation | $0 | Drone for testing and evaluation purposes | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Jul 14, 2025 |
| 70CMSD23P00000066 purchase order | Brinc Drones, Inc | $0 | Lemur ii drone | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 70CMSD23P00000071 purchase order | Brinc Drones, Inc | $0 | Drone for testing and evaluation | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 70CMSD24P00000095 purchase order | Flightwave Aerospace Systems Corporation | $0 | Small unmanned aerial system (SUAS) | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Jul 30, 2026 |
| 70CMSW23FR0000091 delivery order | Aardvark | $0 | Purchase of loki drones for law enforcement training | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Nov 1, 2023 |
| 70US0926P70092912 purchase order | Irsa Umar | $0 | The purpose of this order to procure skydio kits and plans. | U.S. Secret Service | Aug 25, 2026 |
| 70Z02323ARD000001 blanket purchase agreement | Red Six Solutions, LLC | $0 | Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), UAS pilot services, and UAS flight logs in support of government research, testing, training and evaluation (rtt&e) events. | U.S. Coast Guard | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 70Z03424FHONO0012 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $0 | Skydio x10d UAS system | U.S. Coast Guard | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 70Z0G123FABCD0024 delivery order | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $0 | Suas skydio x2d aef bundle 1.8 ghz eo/ir | U.S. Coast Guard | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 70Z0G824FBNCR0024 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $0 | Drones for sector maryland-ncr | U.S. Coast Guard | Sep 30, 2024 |
| DAAH0102C0009 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $0 | No description on the record | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| DAAH0199C0003 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $0 | No description on the record | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| F0862696C0168 definitive contract | Teledyne, Inc | $0 | No description on the record | Defense Contract Management Agency | Feb 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA228025D0002 IDIQ contract | Urban Sky Theory Inc | $0 | Microballoons to meet support efforts for the department of defense | Air Force | Mar 18, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA441726P0046 purchase order | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $0 | Two (2) lightweight, modular skydio x10d SUAS kits with thermal/gps capabilities, nightsense, molle pouches, chargers, and 3+ spare batteries per system. must deliver 30+ min flight time and be diu blue UAS/dafman 11-501 compliant. | Air Force | Jun 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA461024P0101 purchase order | Grandida, LLC | $0 | Dji target drones | Air Force | Sep 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA462523P0033 purchase order | Drone Nerds Inc | $0 | Purchase of drones for security forces | Air Force | Feb 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA480326D0001 IDIQ contract | Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc | $0 | This acquisition is to procure all necessary commercial off-the-shelf (cots) equipment, software licenses, and associated training required for kraus hamdani aerospace (kha) k1000ule. | Air Force | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA483023P0025 purchase order | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $0 | Skydio SUAS starter kits, accessories and training | Air Force | Oct 17, 2023 DoD 90d |
| FA487725P0149 purchase order | Cleartopia Solutions LLC | $0 | This contract provides the skydio x10d drones for the 355th security forces squadron. | Air Force | Aug 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA489022F0019 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $0 | No description on the record | Air Force | Jul 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA489023C0031 definitive contract | Obera LLC | $0 | Ghana UAS procurement | Air Force | Sep 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA489023F0039 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $0 | Fy22 tranche 2 el salvador cidt training and supt - raven UAS equipment, training, and logistics support | Air Force | Feb 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA491323P0029 purchase order | Sypaq Systems Pty LTD | $0 | Corvos ppds | Air Force | Jun 6, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA660626C0015 definitive contract | Drone Express, Inc | $0 | This action is for a new requirement to procure one dexa de-2020 autonomous aircraft system. the contemplated contracted type is firm-fixed-price and will be executed via government purchase card (gpc). | Air Force | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA664823F0009 delivery order | Teal Drones Inc | $0 | Teal 2 system SUAS with training | Air Force | Mar 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA862016C3003 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $0 | Mq-9 technology maturation effort | Air Force | May 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862017D2000 IDIQ contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $0 | Acat i, aflcmc, MQ-9 tme | Air Force | Jul 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862925DB003 IDIQ contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $0 | Suas hurricane drones | Air Force | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862926DB001 IDIQ contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $0 | Suas hurricane drones | Air Force | Oct 22, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA867821D0001 IDIQ contract | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $0 | Air force subscale aerial target lots 17-21, contractor logistics support, and spares | Air Force | Dec 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA867821F1010 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $0 | Air force subscale aerial target (afsat) peculiar spares delivery order 49 | Air Force | Jan 12, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA867821F1011 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $0 | Air force subscale aerial target (afsat) peculiar spares delivery order 50 | Air Force | Oct 15, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA867822F1001 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $0 | Air force subscale aerial target lots 17-21, contractor logistics support, and spares | Air Force | May 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA867822F1003 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $0 | Afsat peculiar support equipment | Defense Contract Management Agency | Nov 27, 2023 DoD 90d |
| FA867822P0004 purchase order | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $0 | Qf16 drone peculiar equipment parts purchase gps | Air Force | Jan 17, 2025 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 13, 2026.
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