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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 |
Largest awards, page 250 per page · search this category
| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W58RGZ26F0223 delivery order | The Survice Engineering Company LLC | $13.2M | Acquisition of joint tactical autonomous areial resupply vehicle | Army | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0009 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $13.1M | Procurement of operation transit cases on under common hardware systems 6th generation | Army | Jun 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862024FB034 delivery order | Aevex Aerospace, LLC | $12.5M | Big safari | Air Force | May 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001922C0048 definitive contract | The Boeing Company | $12.0M | Lrip lot 1 long lead materials | Navy | Mar 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862024F4040 delivery order | Aevex Aerospace, LLC | $11.9M | Big safari | Air Force | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ24C0041 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $11.6M | This requirement is to deliver pumas, spares, and accessories in support of iraq. | Army | Apr 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001925F0971 delivery order | Shield AI Inc | $11.3M | V-bat vtol unmanned aircraft | Navy | May 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0139 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $10.6M | Fms requirement in support of tunisia. | Army | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA480326F0016 delivery order | Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc | $10.0M | Delivery order 02 | Air Force | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA480326F0022 delivery order | Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, Inc | $10.0M | Delivery order 03 | Air Force | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001925F0323 delivery order | Insitu, Inc | $9.9M | Spares exhibit mx | Defense Contract Management Agency | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F2581 delivery order | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $9.9M | Group 3 nre ecps and program management | Navy | Nov 7, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA868921F2802 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $9.5M | Mq-9 reaper open mission systems stellar relay technical maturation effort | Air Force | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0034 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $9.2M | Procure transit case unpopulated, operational transit case medium, operational transit case large, power supply, and tactical server | Army | Dec 20, 2024 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F0328 delivery order | Insitu, Inc | $8.9M | The purpose of this delivery order is to procure initial scaneagle hardware and services in support of a future site for fms bulgaria, bu-p-lbj. | Navy | Dec 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA868921F2408 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $8.8M | Mq-9 reaper fiscal year 21 unilateral aircraft production buy | Air Force | Mar 17, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0059 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $8.2M | Procure rugged tablet, universal serial bus, keyboard, rugged extreme tablet, and case with custom foam | Army | Jun 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0055 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $7.8M | Procure laptop and packing labels | Army | Jan 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868925FB009 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $7.8M | Pleo retrofit ph iv follow-on | Air Force | Dec 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA868921F2805 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $7.7M | Mq-9 agile reaper enterprise solution (ares) idiq france hardware aircraft procurement | Air Force | Apr 23, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868926CB005 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $7.7M | Hardened server and ancillary equipment to protect exportable mq-9a avsim and t-ofp software and enables aircrew training with a medium altitude long endurance tactical (malet) joint system integration laboratory [jsil] aircrew trainer ... | Air Force | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862020F2383 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $7.6M | Mq-9 reaper link-16 integration | Air Force | Feb 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W900KK26FA044 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $7.6M | To provide accredited, threat representative unmanned aerial target systems for use in sensor presentations or live fire tracking and engagement for weapons systems testing. | Army | Mar 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862019C2009 definitive contract | BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc | $7.4M | Mq-9 reaper program france air force fms sensor effort | Defense Contract Management Agency | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA867824FB008 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $7.0M | Afsat peculiar spares lot 20 | Air Force | Mar 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA868924C2019 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $6.9M | Mq-9 reaper - uca, proliferated low orbit earth (pleo) joint urgent operational need (juon) - field service representative (fsr) support | Air Force | Apr 7, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T24F0195 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $6.7M | Procure hardware | Army | Jun 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ24C0033 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $6.5M | Puma ae3 and l3 plus spare parts and training for the country of romania case number bo-b-ufs, bo-b-ugg. | Army | Sep 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ23C0039 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $6.4M | (11) system, top, c-code, m3/m4/m6 non-nato, pal, rsta, i45, puma ae 3 (11) assy, tactical launcher, basic, puma ae ii (11) assy, unit isp, ddl, i45, puma ae 3 | Army | Jan 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0022 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $6.3M | Delivery order for puma le systems in support of tunisia | Army | Nov 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W900KK26FA104 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $6.3M | Delivery order for bqm-167 and mqm-178 target platforms. to provide accredited, threat representative unmanned aerial target systems for use in sensor presentations or live fire tracking and engagement for weapons systems testing. | Army | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868920C2013 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $6.3M | Belgium mq-9b skyguardian | Air Force | May 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W900KK25FA096 delivery order | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc | $6.3M | To provide accredited, threat representative unmanned aerial target systems for use in sensor presentations or live fire tracking and engagement for weapon systems testing. | Army | Jul 31, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T26F0012 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $6.0M | Procure radio and license bundle | Army | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W900KK24F0006 delivery order | Griffon Aerospace, Inc | $5.9M | Tsmo mqm-170c air vehicle | Army | Jun 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0001925F2571 delivery order | Insitu, Inc | $5.8M | The purpose of this task order is to procure equipment and services for fms case pb-p-lfi to support the establishment of a second land site. | Navy | Sep 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA868921F2605 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $5.7M | Mq-9 reaper block 5 power retrofit uca | Air Force | Mar 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0190 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $5.6M | Procuring inertial navigation unit. | Army | Aug 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ25C0026 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $5.4M | Uav in support of tunsisa | Army | Jan 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T26F0090 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $5.3M | Procure tactical edge computer kit and mount kit | Army | Apr 16, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001923F2503 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $5.2M | Mq9a -25 conversion | Navy | Dec 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T24F0197 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $5.1M | Procure master control station, full function crew station, radio interface terminal, tactical control console, and dual enhanced operator station | Army | Oct 2, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0028 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $5.0M | Pumas, ravens and spares in support of macedonia | Army | May 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862926PB002 purchase order | AeroVironment, Inc | $4.9M | Hurricane and training assets | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ25C0028 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $4.5M | Uas puma for kazakhstan | Army | Sep 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862926PB003 purchase order | AeroVironment, Inc | $4.5M | Acc/a3j-mipr-tacp acc hurricane order | Air Force | Apr 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0127 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $4.4M | Procure beyond site communications system and install kit | Army | Jul 9, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0064 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $4.3M | Fms requirement for colombia. | Army | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B02C25F00000908 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $4.2M | X10d 0004 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Jan 14, 2026 |
| W15P7T26F0130 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $4.2M | Procure commercial IT hardware using the chs contract | Army | May 20, 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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