AM
About
About AM
AM is offered in five-, seven- and ten-inch configurations built around modular arms and a universal payload interface. The airframe can be repaired or reconfigured in the field, while analogue and digital video options allow teams to match the communications system to mission and electronic-warfare conditions.
PDW states payload capacity of up to five pounds and point-to-point operation out to ten kilometres, with longer relay-supported links available through its C100 system under selected configurations. The company moved AM into scaled production in 2026, establishing it as a manufactured tactical platform.
Capabilities
Source-backed capabilities
- Capability areas: Remote operation
- Workflows: Tactical ISR, strike missions and defence operations using modular multirotor UAVs.
- Operating environments: Defence operational environment
- Target markets: Defence customers requiring attritable multirotor platforms.
- Deployment model: Deployed defence product with active procurement.
- Autonomous strike mission
Claimed - PDW defines AM as a modular attritable strike drone with a universal payload interface and extended operation when paired with C100 relay support.
Source - Communications relay
Claimed - PDW defines AM as a modular attritable strike drone with a universal payload interface and extended operation when paired with C100 relay support.
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Operations
- Production Setup
Attritable Multirotor in production - 2026-03-24 - Attritable Multirotor production program - strike-drone production - PDW moved its Attritable Multirotor strike drone into production and said it was ready to build at scale.
Source - Factory Floor Area
90,000 sq ft manufacturing facility - 2025-08-20 - Drone Factory 01 - tactical drone manufacturing - PDW opened Drone Factory 01, a 90,000 sq ft Huntsville manufacturing facility to scale tactical drone production.
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Supply
Supply / Components
- AM-FPV
Cmos Image Sensors - sensors - Sony Semiconductor Solutions - PDW's earlier AM-FPV specification identified a Sony CMOS sensor in its camera - source: defenseadvancement.com
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Timeline
- PDW and Revenant sign Ukrainian technology integration MoU
2026-10-12 - Partnership - Revenant contributes technology selection, Ukrainian partner relationships and U.S. customer engagement. PDW contributes engineering, supply-chain localization, product integration and testing. Initial opportunities cover unmanned systems, counter-UAS, electronic warfare, sensors and critical components.
Source - PDW signs Kurbas camera qualification and production MoU
2026-10-12 - Partnership - Initial work would evaluate a U.S.-compliant, export-ready configuration of the Kurbas 640 camera family. PDW’s proposed manufacturing role depends on successful evaluation and separate definitive agreements. The partners also intend to explore U.S. thermal-sensor manufacturing through Project Foundation.
Source - PDW integrates Booz Allen mission-autonomy software on AM drones
2026-10-09 - Partnership - The combined AM hardware and software entered controlled testing on September 30; general availability is planned for Q1 2027. Operators retain mission decision-making authority, including authorization of effects delivery. PDW and Booz Allen plan additional autonomy options and extension of the software to C100 in 2027.
Source - PDW moves its Attritable Multirotor strike drone into production
2026-03-24 - Production Milestone - PDW said its Attritable Multirotor strike drone had reached a standardized, supportable configuration and was ready to build at scale. The platform uses swappable 5-inch, 7-inch, and 10-inch arm configurations, a universal payload interface, and can extend beyond 20 km when paired with the C100's relay support. This shifts AM from a field-shaped concept into a production-ready attritable strike system positioned for repeat manufacture and deployment.
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Context
Market context
PDW AM is an attritable multirotor defence platform with swappable configurations and a universal payload interface for strike and mission sets.
- Target environment: Defence operational environments including tactical field sites and contested areas.
- Workflow context: Tactical ISR, strike missions and defence operations using modular multirotor UAVs.
- Customer context: Defence customers requiring attritable multirotor platforms.
- Deployment model: Deployed defence product with active procurement.
- Commercial maturity: Active defence UAV platform with production and field use.
- Adoption constraints: Defence procurement cycles and mission-specific payload integration.
- Market position: PDW attritable multirotor platform for defence use.
- Adjacent products: C100, Black Widow, tactical UAVs
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