Frenzy Engine Family

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About Frenzy Engine Family

Frenzy is a family of compact additively manufactured turbojet engines for swarm-class drones, munitions and other attritable uncrewed aircraft. Published family boundaries span roughly 100 to 300 pounds of thrust and six-to-nine-inch diameters. Metal additive processes consolidate complex flow-path and hot-section parts while supporting configuration changes for different vehicle requirements.

The 200-pound-thrust Frenzy 8 completed ground, durability, environmental and high-altitude testing before entering full-rate production in 2026. A $29.7 million U.S. Air Force programme now supports vehicle integration, flight testing and qualification, while funded work also advances the 100-pound-thrust Frenzy 6. Production expansion is occurring alongside qualification, so completed engine testing and manufacturing scale-up are recorded separately from operational fielding.

Timeline

  • Beehive Industries plans $70M Ohio production expansion

    2026-07-21 - Production Milestone - The expansion is intended to support production of more than 8,000 engines per year. The site will support propulsion for uncrewed and other defence aircraft. This is an announced capacity expansion, not a completed facility opening.

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