Skyeton
About
About Skyeton
Skyeton develops and manufactures the Raybird small tactical unmanned aircraft system. The fixed-wing platform supports long-endurance ISR, border and maritime surveillance, emergency response and infrastructure inspection using interchangeable electro-optical, infrared, radar and other payloads.
Skyeton reports more than 350,000 combat flight hours for Raybird. Its Ukrainian operations have expanded into European production, and the company announced a 28,500-square-foot Fayetteville, North Carolina operation in July 2026. The US site is intended to design, manufacture, test and support composite UAS and create 162 jobs; those figures describe the confirmed facility programme, not an operating production total.
Products
- Raybird UAS
Raybird
Operations
Orders & commitments
- Order / commitment
2026-09-18 - 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. - Raybird UAS hardware and services
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- United States Army
Outbound - Equipment - Skyeton supplies Raybird UAS hardware and services for U.S. Army $10.64 million contract
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-09-18 - Contract Award - Skyeton wins $10.64M U.S. Army Raybird contract
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.
Source - 2026-07-27 - Market Signal - Skyeton selects Fayetteville for first US manufacturing operation
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.
Source - 2026-06-12 - Partnership - Skyeton and INTEC partner on European drone supply
Skyeton and German defense company INTEC agreed to cooperate on unmanned systems for European militaries. The initial focus was meeting German Armed Forces requirements. The agreement was signed through Skyeton Germany during the ILA Berlin Air Show.
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Relations
Relationships
- Harmattan AI
Technology Partner - Harmattan AI has a public partnership relationship with Skyeton.
- United States Army
U.s. Army Raybird Contractor - 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.
- INTEC
European Defense Partner - Skyeton and INTEC agreed to cooperate on unmanned systems for European militaries.
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Commercial
- Skyeton wins $10.64M U.S. Army Raybird contract
2026-09-18 · Order / contract · The U.S. Army awarded Skyeton Inc. a $10.64 million firm-fixed-price contract for Raybird UAS hardware and services.
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