SkyFall Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-09 - Contract Award - SkyFall interceptor-drone procurement contract confirmed by Japan - The acquisition advances the planned trial introduction of Ukrainian drones into Japan. Japan aims to learn from Ukraine’s rapid drone-development feedback cycle and defence-industrial production experience. - source: mod.go.jp
• 2026-08-27 - Contract Award - NASA/JPL awards AeroVironment contract for three SkyFall helicopters - AeroVironment will co-design and co-manufacture the three aircraft with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The autonomous rotorcraft are planned to map subsurface ice and terrain while operating as independent aerial scouts. SkyFall targets a late-2028… - source: businesswire.com
• 2026-07-12 - Contract Award - SkyFall Shrike FPV drones selected for Germany-funded 50,000-unit Ukraine order - The order is valued at about EUR90 million / US$103 million and covers 50,000 Shrike FPV drones for Ukraine. The Shrike drones pair SkyFall hardware with Auterion software for autonomous tracking and terminal-phase targeting. Some drones have already been… - source: tbsnews.net