Performance Drone Works

Drone / UAV Software

Defense drone production powerhouse; Drone Factory 1 in Huntsville scaling to 500+ workers. Rapid production of military-grade small UAS.

sources 8 record sources · provenance backfill in progress last checked 24 May 2026 next review due 22 Aug 2026 Suggest a correction

Highlights

2 facts

Employees 101-250
confidence not yet assessed
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Employees: 101-250. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:employee_range

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_employee_range,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Employees},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:employee_range},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Employees",
  "author": [
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      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:employee_range",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Tracked signals (12mo) 36
confidence not yet assessed as of 16 Jul 2026
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Tracked signals (12mo): 36. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-16; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:signal_count

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_signal_count,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Tracked signals (12mo)},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:signal_count},
  note = {As of 2026-07-16; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:signal_count",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Tracked signals (12mo)",
  "author": [
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    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:signal_count",
  "issued": {
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      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-16; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

What they do

5 products

ProductLaunchEnvironmentStatusCitation
C100 Multi-Mission Payload Suite 2025 Outdoor FIELDED
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Product: C100 Multi-Mission Payload Suite. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:c100-multi-mission-payload-suite

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_product_c100-multi-mission-payload-suite,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:c100-multi-mission-payload-suite},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:product:c100-multi-mission-payload-suite",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Product",
  "author": [
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      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:c100-multi-mission-payload-suite",
  "issued": {
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      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
C100 Tactical UAS 2025 Outdoor FIELDED
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Product: C100 Tactical UAS. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:c100-tactical-uas

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_product_c100-tactical-uas,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:c100-tactical-uas},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:product:c100-tactical-uas",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Product",
  "author": [
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      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:c100-tactical-uas",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
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      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Mission Software — Outdoor FIELDED
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Product: Mission Software. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:mission-software

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_product_mission-software,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:mission-software},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:product:mission-software",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:mission-software",
  "issued": {
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        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Resilient Communications and Navigation Systems — Outdoor FIELDED
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Product: Resilient Communications and Navigation Systems. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:resilient-communications-and-navigation-systems

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_product_resilient-communications-and-navigation-systems,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:resilient-communications-and-navigation-systems},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:product:resilient-communications-and-navigation-systems",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:resilient-communications-and-navigation-systems",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Training Platforms and Simulators — Indoor FIELDED
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Product: Training Platforms and Simulators. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:training-platforms-and-simulators

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_product_training-platforms-and-simulators,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:training-platforms-and-simulators},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:product:training-platforms-and-simulators",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:product:training-platforms-and-simulators",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Scale & activity

8 deals · $2.7B disclosed · 36 signals

36 tracked signals ▁▁▂▄▁▂▇▁█▁█ latest 16 Jul 2026

The module total is summarized with itemized previews and free drill-ins.

  1. PDW Strategic Supplier Order with Unusual Machines $3.8M source ↗
    CITE

    As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

    Plain text

    Performance Drone Works — PARTNERSHIP: PDW Strategic Supplier Order with Unusual Machines. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-12-22; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-12-22-partnership

    BibTeX

    @misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_deal_2025-12-22-partnership,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — PARTNERSHIP},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-12-22-partnership},
  note = {As of 2025-12-22; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

    CSL JSON

    {
  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-12-22-partnership",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — PARTNERSHIP",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-12-22-partnership",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        12,
        22
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-12-22; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

  2. Ondas Holdings Strategic Investment in PDW $35M source ↗
    CITE

    As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

    Plain text

    Performance Drone Works — FUNDING: Ondas Holdings Strategic Investment in PDW. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-11-20; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-20-funding

    BibTeX

    @misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_deal_2025-11-20-funding,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — FUNDING},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-20-funding},
  note = {As of 2025-11-20; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

    CSL JSON

    {
  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-20-funding",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — FUNDING",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-20-funding",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        11,
        20
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-11-20; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

  3. PDW Valuation Round $1.2B source ↗
    CITE

    As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

    Plain text

    Performance Drone Works — FUNDING: PDW Valuation Round. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-11-19; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-19-funding

    BibTeX

    @misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_deal_2025-11-19-funding,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — FUNDING},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-19-funding},
  note = {As of 2025-11-19; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

    CSL JSON

    {
  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-19-funding",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — FUNDING",
  "author": [
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      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-19-funding",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
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        2025,
        11,
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      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-11-19; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

  4. PDW Valuation Round $1.2B source ↗
    CITE

    As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

    Plain text

    Performance Drone Works — FUNDING: PDW Valuation Round. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-11-19; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-19-funding

    BibTeX

    @misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_deal_2025-11-19-funding,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — FUNDING},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-19-funding},
  note = {As of 2025-11-19; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

    CSL JSON

    {
  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-19-funding",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — FUNDING",
  "author": [
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      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-11-19-funding",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
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        2025,
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      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-11-19; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

  5. U.S. Air Force C100 Tactical UAS Contract CONTRACT source ↗
    CITE

    As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

    Plain text

    Performance Drone Works — CONTRACT: U.S. Air Force C100 Tactical UAS Contract. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-10-08; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-10-08-contract

    BibTeX

    @misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_deal_2025-10-08-contract,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — CONTRACT},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-10-08-contract},
  note = {As of 2025-10-08; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

    CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-10-08-contract",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — CONTRACT",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:deal:2025-10-08-contract",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
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        2025,
        10,
        8
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-10-08; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

View all 8 deals →

Deployment sites: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Drill into 36 signals →

Network

15 people

The largest relationship set is summarized here with a five-item preview.

PersonRoleCitation
Alok Gupta CFO
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Person: Alok Gupta — CFO. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:alok-gupta

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_person_alok-gupta,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:alok-gupta},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:person:alok-gupta",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:alok-gupta",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Chuck McGraw CRO
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Person: Chuck McGraw — CRO. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:chuck-mcgraw

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_person_chuck-mcgraw,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:chuck-mcgraw},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:person:chuck-mcgraw",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:chuck-mcgraw",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
David Spirk Board Member (reported, status unconfirmed)
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Person: David Spirk — Board Member (reported, status unconfirmed). robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:david-spirk

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_person_david-spirk,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:david-spirk},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:person:david-spirk",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Person",
  "author": [
    {
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    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:david-spirk",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Dylan Hamm CTO
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Person: Dylan Hamm — CTO. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:dylan-hamm

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_person_dylan-hamm,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:dylan-hamm},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:dylan-hamm",
  "issued": {
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Graham Kessler SVP Corporate Development
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

Performance Drone Works — Person: Graham Kessler — SVP Corporate Development. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:graham-kessler

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_performance-drone-works_person_graham-kessler,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {Performance Drone Works — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:graham-kessler},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:performance-drone-works:person:graham-kessler",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "Performance Drone Works — Person",
  "author": [
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      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/performance-drone-works/#fact:performance-drone-works:person:graham-kessler",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
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Analysis

Research Report: Performance Drone Works

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This report provides a comprehensive overview of Performance Drone Works (PDW), a U.S.-based defense robotics company specializing in autonomous unmanned aerial systems, mission software, and training platforms. It covers PDW's company background, product portfolio, market positioning within the competitive defense UAS landscape, and financial profile including funding history and valuation signals.

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Dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15 · schema 1.0.0 · data changed 23 Jul 2026

People15

Named individuals associated with this company.

  • Alok GuptaCFO
  • Chuck McGrawCRO
  • David SpirkBoard Member (reported, status unconfirmed)
  • Dylan HammCTO
  • Graham KesslerSVP Corporate Development
  • Greg FarmerSVP Operations
  • James SliderCEO
  • Matt HigginsCo-founder & Board Member
  • Mike BaileysGeneral Counsel
  • Nicholas HorbaczewskiBoard Member
  • Performance Drone Works Press Contact
  • Ryan GuryChief Innovation Officer & Co-founder
  • Ryan PlunkettBoard Member
  • Tony ThomasChairman of the Board
  • Trevor SmithChief Strategy Officer & Co-founder

Deals & events8

Funding, contracts, partnerships and acquisitions on record.

Signals1

Collected mentions that contributed to this profile.

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