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About Raybird UAS

Raybird is a 23-kilogram fixed-wing aircraft providing more than 28 hours of endurance, maximum range around 2,500 kilometres and communications beyond 200 kilometres. The modular airframe supports electro-optical, signals, radiation, communications and other payloads across reconnaissance and infrastructure-monitoring missions.

A compact launcher and parachute recovery allow operation without a prepared runway, while autonomous mission control reduces field staffing. Skyeton reports more than 350,000 combat flight hours and supports customers through training, rental and round-the-clock technical services. The platform is produced in Ukraine and through expanding European manufacturing partnerships.

Operations

Order / Commitment
$10.64M Raybird UAS contract - 2026-09-18 - U.S. Army - United States - The U.S. Army awarded Skyeton Inc., Skyeton's U.S. subsidiary, a $10.64 million firm-fixed-price contract for Raybird UAS hardware and services, with completion estimated by December 15, 2026.
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Timeline

Skyeton wins $10.64M U.S. Army Raybird contract
2026-09-18 - Contract Award - The award notice identifies contract W58RGZ-26-F-A026 and an estimated completion date of December 15, 2026. The Army solicited bids online and received one offer. Work locations and funding will be set through individual orders administered by Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal.
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Skyeton selects Fayetteville for first US manufacturing operation
2026-07-27 - Market Signal - The confirmed project is Skyeton’s first flagship manufacturing operation in the United States. The facility is intended to design, engineer, manufacture, test, distribute and support composite UAS, including the Raybird platform. The investment, footprint and job figures describe the announced facility programme; production at the site is not represented as already operating.
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