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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70B02C26F00000860 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $320K | Skydio SUAS drones | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Aug 27, 2026 |
| W15P7T25F0086 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $318K | Procure laptop and power cord | Army | Feb 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA862018F2366 delivery order | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc | $313K | Laser small diameter bomb | Air Force | Sep 11, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70B04C26F00000964 BPA call | Barfield Inc | $313K | Drones for us customs and border protection | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 14, 2026 |
| W58RGZ20C0043 definitive contract | AeroVironment, Inc | $312K | Foreign military sale of puma unmanned aircraft system to iraq | Army | Feb 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T24F0184 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $306K | Procure laptop, tough-book, and quick release solid state drive | Army | May 27, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912K326PA007 purchase order | Napatree Technology LLC | $300K | Drones | Army | Mar 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA480326C0007 definitive contract | Auterion Government Solutions Inc | $294K | This system is required to provide a counter-UAS C-UAS capability. this is software-driven visual tracking and intercept capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs), specifically for loitering munitions. | Air Force | Apr 10, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911SD24P0088 purchase order | Phoenix Lidar Systems, LLC | $293K | Uav lite w/ imu-30 + a6k-lite alu | Army | Jul 19, 2024 DoD 90d |
| 70B03C24F00000928 delivery order | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $290K | Drones | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Sep 12, 2024 |
| W912PB26FA349 BPA call | Orqa D.o.o | $281K | Flytrap 5.0 (sb26) pbas SUAS iso 2d calvary division | Army | Mar 31, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0196 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $277K | Procure specialized communication cable. | Army | Jun 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912PB26FA261 BPA call | Sine Advanced Engineering, Inc | $273K | Uav platforms and training for 7th ARMY training command (atc). | Army | Mar 12, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ24F0182 delivery order | General Electrodynamics Corporation | $272K | Maintenance and overhaul of the AH-64 apache searchlight nsn: 6220-01-160-3527 | Army | Mar 11, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911S225FA239 BPA call | Neros, Inc | $268K | S2p2: UAS solicitation # w911s225u1782 | Army | Sep 16, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912PB26FA353 BPA call | Sine Advanced Engineering, Inc | $258K | Sine beacons and fsr support iaw attached pws and quote #1012. | Army | Apr 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA448425P0043 purchase order | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $255K | Drones and docking system. | Air Force | Sep 12, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T24F0119 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $253K | Procure disk duplicator | Army | Aug 2, 2024 DoD 90d |
| FA568225P0072 purchase order | Montana Armament Group LLC | $247K | Purchase of three (3) blue halo skyview counter UAS systems (bh, vtg-svmp-sys003-cc1) with nine (9) units of associated 3-year warranty (bh, vtg-svmp-sys003-wty) and perpetual use license. | Air Force | Sep 26, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911S225FA238 BPA call | W S Darley & Co | $247K | S2p2 : UAS solicitation w911s225u1929 | Army | Sep 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0145 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $245K | Procure rugged laptop | Army | Jul 24, 2025 DoD 90d |
| H9227826PE009 purchase order | Airgility, Inc | $245K | Uas supplies; ffp | U.S. Special Operations Command | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ26F0245 delivery order | AeroVironment, Inc | $243K | Fms requirement for country tajikistan. | Army | Mar 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911S225PB159 purchase order | Robolink, Inc | $242K | S2p2:competition drones, parts, and kits solicitation #w911s225u1998 | Army | Sep 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912LQ25FA019 delivery order | Teal Drones Inc | $240K | The virginia ARMY national guard has a requirement for eighteen (18) lightweight unmanned aircraft system (UAS) commonly known as drones. the UAS must be listed on the blue UAS certified list. https://www.diu.mil/blue-UAS-cleared-list | Army | Mar 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911S224P1603 purchase order | Advanced Mission Systems LLC | $240K | Unison buy# 1186067_03 sord robotics organic drone | Army | Sep 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| SPMYM226P5246 purchase order | Flyability Inc | $237K | Elios 3 ndt package | Defense Logistics Agency | Jan 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 70B03C24F00000423 delivery order | Teal Drones Inc | $236K | Teal drone packs and accessories | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Jul 15, 2024 |
| FA568224P0054 purchase order | Flex Force Enterprises, LLC | $235K | 31 sfs dronebusters | Air Force | Sep 4, 2024 DoD 90d |
| SPMYM224P2133 purchase order | Flyability Inc | $232K | Drone | Defense Logistics Agency | Aug 28, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0073 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $229K | Procure rugged laptop and bonded storage | Army | Feb 5, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0080 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $229K | Procure precision workstation | Army | Apr 23, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70CMSW26FR0000056 delivery order | W S Darley & Co | $228K | This award procures small unmanned aircraft systems for the office of firearms and tactical programs. | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Aug 10, 2026 |
| W15P7T25F0088 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $228K | Procure rugged uninterruptible power supply | Army | Feb 28, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W900KK24F0107 delivery order | Griffon Aerospace, Inc | $226K | Delivery order award to procure mqm-170 aerial target systems and spares in support of the air defense artillery targets (ada-t ii) program | Army | May 30, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T26F0021 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $225K | Procure connector cable, tactical router, small hard drive, laptop, and host cable | Army | Jan 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911S225PA774 purchase order | Robolink, Inc | $225K | S2p2: competition drones solicitation# w911s225u1593 | Army | Jan 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T26F0129 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $224K | Procuring getac x600 pro, taclink to sincgars cable, and ultralink tactical router on chs-6 contract. | Army | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA441726P0012 purchase order | Neros, Inc | $224K | The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, tools, parts, shipping, and all other items necessary to deliver the following items: 0001 - neros archer quadcopter (SUAS), supporting accessories and training. qty: 1 lot. | Air Force | Jan 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W911S224P1601 purchase order | Advanced Mission Systems LLC | $223K | Sord robotics organic drone unison buy # 1186061_02 | Army | Sep 25, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0156 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $221K | Procure tactical media acquisition kit, digital video acquisition kit, and laptop | Army | May 1, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA441724P0149 purchase order | Mig Gov, LLC | $217K | 6 each skydio x10d with applicable molle pouches and applicable training. | Air Force | Aug 9, 2024 DoD 90d |
| W15P7T25F0223 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $217K | Procure switch | Army | Jul 17, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911S226FA064 BPA call | Neros, Inc | $216K | S2p2: UAS solicitation # w911s226u2479 | Army | Feb 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0024425PS107 purchase order | Frontier Precision, Inc | $216K | The systems engineering department seeks uass, including the quantum twister and trinity pro drone package. | Navy | Aug 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| 70B02C25F00000282 BPA call | Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc | $215K | Pmod x10d kits and accessories | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Apr 16, 2025 |
| W15P7T25F0133 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $215K | Basic purchase to procure software licenses. | Army | Aug 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W911S225PA626 purchase order | Robolink, Inc | $214K | S2p2: drone aircraft solicitation# w911s225u1053 | Army | Aug 8, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912PF25FA043 BPA call | Graylinex LLC | $212K | The 173rd ibct needs to rapidly procure electronic components and material for non-program of record equipment maintenance and UAS construction. | Army | Jul 21, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W912PB26FA158 BPA call | Dronivo GMBH | $210K | Small unmanned aircraft system ancillary equipment and batteries for 7th atc. | Army | Feb 5, 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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