contracts

AeroVironment's LOCUST X3 directed energy system targets the cost-exchange problem in counter-UAS with $5-per-shot economics, signaling a strategic portfolio pivot beyond its core drone franchise.

AeroVironment launches LOCUST X3 AI-enabled laser system targeting sub-$5 per-shot counter-drone operations, signaling a strategic pivot toward cost-effective directed energy as tactical defense.

AeroVironment secures $499M AFRL contract for electromagnetic spectrum survivability, with $246M already awarded, validating EMS hardening as core competency across its UAS platform portfolio.

Anduril begins serial production of Fury aircraft three months early while securing a $20B Army counter-UAS contract, validating its manufacturing scale-up thesis.

U.S. Army awards $25M contract to opaque vendor GreenTech Harvest for FPV drones and attritable systems, raising questions about procurement vetting and supply chain compliance.

Army awards $52M contract for 2,500+ Skydio X10D drones in 72-hour procurement, signaling structural shift in defense acquisition and validating new UAS Marketplace.

AV secures $117M P550 production contract through Army UAS Marketplace, establishing a second program of record that deepens supplier lock-in alongside its Switchblade franchise.

A mysterious company with no identifiable leadership or operational history won a $25M Army drone contract, raising serious red flags about defense procurement vetting.

Analysis of U.S. loitering munition strategy in Ukraine reveals dual-track doctrine: Phoenix Ghost classified program alongside public Switchblade deliveries, signaling deliberate opacity in attritable drone operations.

U.S. counter-drone procurement accelerates with $570M in contracts while AeroVironment's directed-energy system claims sub-$5 intercept costs, reshaping drone defense economics.