Perennial Autonomy Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-03 - Demonstration - Perennial trains U.S. Marines with Bumblebee counter-drone system - The activity took place during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 and marked the first Marine unit to work directly with Perennial. Marines flew Bumblebee V1 and Hornet aircraft while AS-3 Merops demonstrated autonomous interception against a Hornet… - source: dvidshub.net
• 2026-05-19 - Contract Award - Perennial Autonomy wins $500M JIATF-401 counter-UAS procurement contract - The Pentagon awarded Perennial Autonomy a $500 million contract through JIATF-401 to accelerate counter-UAS procurement. The contract covers AI-enabled systems including Merops interceptors, Bumblebee quadcopters, and Hornet midrange strike drones. The award… - source: defensenews.com
• 2026-05-13 - Demonstration - Twentyfour demonstrates Merops counter-UAS interceptor to German Armed Forces - Merops is a low-cost counter-drone interceptor developed by Perennial Autonomy. Twentyfour's role spans European manufacturing, system deployment and soldier training. - source: twentyfour.industries
• 2026-05-05 - Commercial Order - Lithuania buys 48 Merops interceptors as NATO evaluates low-cost counter-UAS systems - Lithuania bought 48 Merops interceptors from Perennial Autonomy on April 22, 2026. The purchase followed Merops deployments and training with Polish and Romanian forces along NATO's eastern flank. Perennial confirmed Merops can intercept Shahed, Gerbera and… - source: militarytimes.com
• 2026-04-24 - Demonstration - JIATF-401 tests Bumblebee V2 counter-drone prototypes at Fort Bragg - JIATF-401 began testing initial Bumblebee V2 prototypes at Fort Bragg after earlier V1 training with U.S. Army units. V2 adds AI-based automated target recognition, updated software, an improved camera/gimbal package and three-camera sensing. The assessment… - source: afcea.org