XTEND advances to Gauntlet II in U.S. Drone Dominance Program
XTEND advanced to the Gauntlet II phase of the U.S. Drone Dominance Program after competitive qualification testing, keeping it in a procurement pipeline rather than a contract-award lane.
Evidence notes
- JFB said XTEND was one of 19 companies selected after operational evaluations at Camp Grayling.
- Advancing companies must deliver production systems for further testing before top-performer procurement decisions.
- The programme is tied to planned procurement of large volumes of drone systems from top performers.
Company context
XTEND develops human-guided autonomous drone and robotics systems for defence, public safety, and security missions. Its platform combines AI, autonomy, immersive operator control, and tactical drone hardware across systems such as Griffon, Xtender, Scorpio, Honey Badger, Hunter, and Wolverine.