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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 |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA862925PB001 purchase order | AeroVironment, Inc | $997K | Acquisition of hurricane advanced training system and kits for familiarization and instructor training. | Air Force | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0102 delivery order | The Survice Engineering Company LLC | $986K | Jtaars boa order | Army | Jan 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B02C25P00000191 purchase order | Pono Aina Management LLC | $979K | Muas support services | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 25, 2025 |
| N0001926F1011 delivery order | Insitu, Inc | $979K | The purpose of this new delivery order is to procure spares, payloads and tools for the philippines NAVY, under fms case ph-p-lah | Navy | Dec 10, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA489026F0048 delivery order | Cambridge International Systems, Inc | $954K | Counter-narcotics and global threats operations, logistics and training support. this contract will support all organizations to meet national defense strategies and objectives. | Air Force | May 15, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T26F0128 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $948K | Procuring dell pro rugged | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W900KK24F0168 delivery order | Griffon Aerospace, Inc | $946K | Delivery order for mqm-170 aerial target systems and spares | Army | Jul 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA487726C0005 definitive contract | Digital Force Technologies, LLC | $920K | Odin drone detection system | Air Force | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B06C25P00000507 purchase order | Seneca Strategic Partners, LLC | $887K | 8(a) direct award purchase order for drone as first responder | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 14, 2026 |
| W15P7T25F0211 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $882K | Procure drone buster | Army | Dec 3, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T24F0192 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $875K | Procure off the shelf dell latitude 5430 rugged (210-bcfp). | Army | Sep 30, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W912PB26FA343 BPA call | Dronivo GMBH | $875K | Flytrap 5.0 (sbs26) ebee vision SUAS and batteries for 2d cavalry regiment | Army | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA868926FB006 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $873K | Qatar site survey | Air Force | Apr 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862018C2002 definitive contract | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $869K | France exportable MQ-9 reaper 3rd and 4th systems | Air Force | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| H9224026FE296 delivery order | W S Darley & Co | $860K | Parrot anafi ukr xlr systems drones and parts | U.S. Special Operations Command | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0247 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $852K | Procure anti-unmanned aerial system | Army | Jan 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B02C26F00000545 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $826K | Warranty and parts/ spares | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Jul 28, 2026 |
| W15P7T24F0196 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $814K | Procure off the shelf parts of chs624-do-10th aamdc-2038. | Army | Mar 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0074 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $809K | Procure host interface cable and switch | Army | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001926F1040 delivery order | Insitu, Inc | $803K | The purpose of this action is to procure spares, tools, and training services in support of tunisia fms case tu-p-gaw. | Navy | Feb 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911S225FA248 BPA call | Vantage Robotics, Inc | $800K | S2p2: UAS solicitation w911s225u1826 | Army | May 11, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA862018F2361 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $782K | Fy18 blk 30 gcs retrofit | Defense Contract Management Agency | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B02C26F00000208 BPA call | Barfield Inc | $766K | Anafi ukr SUAS | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Jul 27, 2026 |
| W15P7T25F0291 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $764K | Procure 4 element antenna system and global positioning system kit | Army | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA700025P0127 purchase order | Teal Drones Inc | $750K | 74 teal 2 drones for usafa/a3 | Air Force | Sep 30, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T24F0090 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $748K | Procure tactical cross domain solution cable set, tactical cross domain solution tactical mount, and filter bundle license | Army | Jun 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA862924FB046 delivery order | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $735K | Puma replacement parts ii | Air Force | Sep 10, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0015 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $733K | Procure server system, modular uplink switch, atom processor, solid state drive, and work station | Army | Jun 4, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0167 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $729K | Common hardware systems 6th generation contract provides procurement of commercial information technology including commercial and non-developmental items, customizable sustainment strategies, non-personal services and continuous ... | Army | Jan 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T24F0122 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $726K | Procure tsm shadow, antenna, and battery adapter | Army | May 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| M0068126P0002 purchase order | W S Darley & Co | $721K | Acquisition of small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS) for 1st marine division (1mardiv) in support of the NAVY and marine corps 250th birthday demonstration which is a white house-directed, service-level commemorative event. | Navy | Dec 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0083 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $719K | Procure switch platform | Army | Feb 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA700025F0180 delivery order | Duncan-Parnell Inc | $716K | Small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS), components and training | Air Force | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N6833519F0434 delivery order | Insitu, Inc | $714K | Unmanned aircraft system field service representative operators | Navy | Oct 16, 2023 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0295 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $704K | Purchasing items off the chs6 contract under the name chs625-do-isa-2667. | Army | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T26F0109 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $702K | Procure cisco webex codec pro, touchlink pro touch panels, 64 inch tv, 75 inch tv, precision camera controller, web camera, direct view display, laser illumination projector, lens, scissor lift, and bonded storage | Army | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B02C25F00000403 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $697K | Suas and accessories | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | May 22, 2025 |
| W58RGZ26F0329 delivery order | Anduril Industries, Inc | $680K | The uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) office has an urgent requirement to procure ghost-x UAV hardware and services. | Army | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0092 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $670K | Basic purchase to order items dl160rs gen10 1u 22. | Army | Dec 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0053 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $665K | Procure a router switch and stackable switch platform | Army | Jan 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ22C0071 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $663K | Puma drone contract logistics support in the philippines | Army | Feb 20, 2025 DoD 90d |
| N0042126F0337 delivery order | Fedtribe LLC | $644K | Refurbished rq-21a air vehicle | Navy | Feb 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70T05024F6116N002 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $642K | Purchase of twenty-five (25) skydio x10d drones for enhancement of le-fams small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) program capabilities. | Transportation Security Administration | May 8, 2025 |
| W912CH26PA009 purchase order | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $621K | Procurement of x10d systems from skydio. | Army | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B03C25F00000924 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $614K | 23 ea skydio drones for CBP ofo special response teams. | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 8, 2025 |
| FA701424P0039 purchase order | Skydio, Inc | $612K | The air force strategic studies group (ssg) is purchasing 20 small unmanned aircraft systems SUAS (drones) to facilitate airman field training exercises at various USAF bases. | Air Force | Sep 13, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0023 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $607K | Procure rugged tablet and packaging labels | Army | Jan 29, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ24P0009 purchase order | AeroVironment, Inc | $605K | Spare parts, contractor logistics support and training for the country of palau puma ae3 uncrewed aircraft systems. | Army | Apr 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ24C0039 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $603K | This is a requirement to deliver pumas to micronesia. | Army | Apr 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B03C25F00000705 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $600K | Skydio x10d drone and accessories. | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 11, 2025 |
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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