PDW

• AM
• C100
• PDW CORE

Facilities & manufacturing

• Production setup

  2026-03-24 - PDW moved its Attritable Multirotor strike drone into production and said it was ready to build at scale. - Attritable Multirotor - Attritable Multirotor production program

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• Factory floor area

  2025-08-20 - PDW opened Drone Factory 01, a 90,000 sq ft Huntsville manufacturing facility to scale tactical drone production. - Drone Factory 01 / Attritable Multirotor - Drone Factory 01

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Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2025-09-15 - PDW received a $20.9 million U.S. Army award to provide C100 UAS and Multi-Mission Payload support for Transformation in Contact formations. - Transformation in Contact formations

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• Operating use

  2026-01-28 - PDW supported Army Transformation in Contact units at the National Training Center with C100 training, technical integration, troubleshooting and operator mentorship in contested operating conditions. - C100 / Army TIC units - National Training Center

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Supply chain relationships

• Sony Semiconductor Solutions

  Inbound - robotics sensors - PDW's earlier AM-FPV specification identified a Sony CMOS sensor in its camera

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• Doodle Labs

  Inbound - Communications - PDW integrates Doodle Labs RM-2025-62M3 Mini Mesh Rider radios into C100 avionics

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• 2026-03-25 - Series B - >$110M - PDW raises over $110M Series B to expand modular military drone production

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• Booz Allen Hamilton - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-03-25
• Cedar Pine - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-03-25
• Hanwha Asset Management venture fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-03-25
• Hood River - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-03-25
• Ondas - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-03-25

• Matt Higgins - Co-founder & Executive Chairman - Chairs PDW's executive direction for tactical aerial robotic systems.
• Ryan Gury - Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer - Shapes PDW's tactical drone product innovation and mission-system direction.
• Dylan Hamm - Chief Technology Officer - Leads technology execution for PDW's C100, AM, and related tactical drone systems.
• James Slider - Chief Executive Officer - Leads PDW as it scales tactical small UAS production, defense manufacturing, and product deployment for U.S. and allied customers.

Events

• 2026-10-12 - Partnership - PDW and Revenant sign Ukrainian technology integration MoU

  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.

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• 2026-10-12 - Partnership - PDW signs Kurbas camera qualification and production MoU

  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.

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• 2026-10-09 - Partnership - PDW integrates Booz Allen mission-autonomy software on AM drones

  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.

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• 2026-07-31 - Market Signal - OSC signs up to $820m conditional loan commitment with PDW

  The commitment is for up to $820 million and remains subject to financial, legal, technical and other due-diligence requirements before financial close. OSC said the project will establish high-volume domestic manufacturing capacity for critical drone components used across Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft.

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• 2026-06-04 - Acquisition - PDW agrees to acquire Vanteon to expand communications engineering capacity

  PDW said it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vanteon Corporation, a Rochester, NY-based electronics systems design and engineering company. The company said Vanteon adds more than 40 years of advanced communications, RF systems, embedded systems and software-defined radio experience. PDW framed the acquisition around resilient communications, integrated warfighter capabilities and faster innovation across its tactical drone portfolio.

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• 2026-03-25 - Funding - PDW raises over $110M Series B to expand modular military drone production

  PDW said it closed a Series B financing led by Ondas with participation from Hood River, Cedar Pine, Hanwha Asset Management's venture fund, Booz Allen Hamilton, and other existing and new investors. The company said the proceeds will support future growth initiatives and ramp production of its multi-mission drones, including the flagship C100 platform and Attritable Multirotor. The round matters because it funds both product expansion and domestic manufacturing scale for mission-ready small UAS systems rather than a software-only defence stack.

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• 2026-03-24 - Production Milestone - PDW moves its Attritable Multirotor strike drone into production

  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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• 2026-03-20 - Demonstration - PDW validates long-range and GPS-denied sUAS performance during 9 Mile test series

  PDW completed a three-day test campaign at the 9-Mile Training Center in Texas, executing 114 flights across hardware, software, autonomy, and communications systems. The campaign validated 20 km command-and-control on the C100 with range-extension hardware, 10+ km BVLOS operations on the AM-FPV using Doodle Labs mesh networking, and 11 fully autonomous C100 flights without GPS using the Vision Payload. The tests moved beyond basic flight claims and showed extended-range, GPS-denied, and software-integrated mission performance across PDW's current defence UAS stack.

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• 2026-03-02 - Product Launch - PDW releases CORE 1.4 for the C100 platform

  PDW launched CORE 1.4 as a software architecture update for the C100 platform. The release added Multi-Mission Payload operation, vision-based navigation for GPS-contested starts, Doodle Labs Sense integration and expanded simulation assets. The update strengthened the C100 as an integrated mission system for contested-environment operations, not just a small-UAS airframe.

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• 2026-02-18 - Demonstration - PDW demonstrates C100 support capabilities during Crimson Tomahawk 25

  PDW demonstrated the C100 at the Crimson Tomahawk 25 joint exercise for U.S. Air Force and Special Forces teams across Joint Fires and Effects, Close Air Support support, and mounted and dismounted maneuver scenarios. The C100 integrated with JTAC teams for ISR, fires support, battle damage assessment, and target marking using the Raptor LP payload's laser pointer, and also delivered an inert munition that disabled a target vehicle. The exercise shows the C100 being used as a multi-mission combat support UAS in realistic joint-force workflows rather than only as a standalone reconnaissance drone.

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• 2026-01-28 - Deployment - PDW supports Army Transformation in Contact units at the National Training Center

  PDW sent instructors and support personnel to the National Training Center for Army Transformation in Contact units. The work covered technical integration, troubleshooting, operator mentorship and C100 use in contested operating conditions. The support activity shows PDW participating in Army fielding and iteration loops around C100 operations after procurement.

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• 2026-01-14 - Demonstration - PDW demonstrates laser-equipped C100 targeting in the Iron Lance campaign

  PDW said its 2025 Iron Lance campaign ran laser-designator and launched-effects demonstrations across the U.S. and UK with the Department of War and UK allies. The campaign used the C100 with purpose-built laser target designator payloads to support land-air-sea precision strike, achieving 35+ minutes of LTD-equipped flight time across four demonstrations. The demonstration positions the C100 as an organic targeting and strike-enablement system rather than only an ISR quadcopter, and points toward future sensor-to-shooter automation.

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• 2025-10-13 - Product Launch - PDW launches a Multi-Mission Payload suite for the C100

  PDW launched a new C100 Multi-Mission Payload suite focused on communications relay, vision-based navigation, and spectrum awareness in contested environments. The payload lineup includes the CACI Mastodon FireBeast, Silvus StreamCaster MANET relay, and PDW's own A-PNT vision-based navigation module for GPS-denied mission execution. The payload suite extends the C100 from a portable quadcopter into a more flexible battlefield system for relay, APNT, and electronic warfare-adjacent missions.

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• 2025-09-15 - Contract Award - PDW receives a $20.9M U.S. Army award for Transformation in Contact support

  PDW said it received a $20.9M U.S. Army award to supply C100 UAS and Multi-Mission Payloads in support of the Army's Transformation in Contact initiative. The award supports units within 18th Airborne Corps and U.S. Army Special Operations Command, and follows two earlier TiC contracts under the Army's Medium Range Reconnaissance effort. The award ties PDW's C100 and payload stack to real Army fielding demand and expands the program from earlier reconnaissance use toward broader multi-mission deployment.

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• 2025-08-20 - Facility Opening - PDW opens Drone Factory 01 in Huntsville to scale tactical drone production

  PDW opened Drone Factory 01, a 90,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Huntsville designed to bring design, manufacturing, flight test, and delivery under one roof. The site is built for full-rate production of the C100 and AM-FPV, with stated monthly capacity of 350 C100s and 5,000 AM-FPVs. The facility gives PDW a visible domestic production base and supports its claim that it can deliver tactical drones at scale rather than only in low-volume batches.

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• 2024-11-04 - Contract Award - U.S. Army selects Performance Drone Works for company-level sUAS tranche

  The selection was part of the Army’s company-level small UAS procurement pathway. Performance Drone Works’ C100 family fits the tactical reconnaissance and company-level UAS requirement. The award strengthened PDW’s defence-drone demand signal.

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Relationships

• Silvus Technologies

  Technology Partner - PDW has a public partnership relationship with Silvus Technologies.

• Booz Allen Hamilton

  Integrates With - PDW is integrating Booz Allen mission autonomy and secure fleet updates into AM drones, with general availability planned for Q1 2027.

• United States Army

  Deployment Partner - PDW supported U.S. Army Transformation in Contact units with C100 training and technical integration at the National Training Center.

• Vanteon

  Acquisition Target - PDW agreed to acquire Vanteon, adding RF, embedded-systems, software-defined radio and payload engineering capacity.

• U.S. Army

  Customer - PDW received a US$20.9 million U.S. Army award for C100 UAS and Multi-Mission Payload support.

• Revenant Technologies

  Partner - PDW and Revenant Technologies signed a non-binding framework to evaluate Ukrainian defence technologies for U.S. integration and potential production.

Comparable profiles

• AeroVironment

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Shield AI

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Elbit Systems Ltd.

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• AEVEX

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Unmanned Defense Systems

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Paramount Advanced Technologies

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Anduril Industries

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Ondas

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Apeiro Motion

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Twentyfour Industries

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Textron Systems

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Baykar

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

Shared workflows

• Skydio

  workflow adjacency - Drone Reconnaissance

• NODA AI

  workflow adjacency - Tactical Autonomous Missions

• Ghost Robotics

  workflow adjacency - Tactical Autonomous Missions

• Chord Robotics

  workflow adjacency - Tactical Autonomous Missions

• SE3 Labs

  workflow adjacency - Tactical Autonomous Missions

• Voltair

  workflow adjacency - Drone Reconnaissance

Context tags

• Defence UAV builder - Stack Layer - Performance Drone Works and Paramount activity is centered on defence drone systems.
• Drone reconnaissance - Workflow - The company supports drone reconnaissance and ISR workflows.
• Tactical autonomous missions - Workflow - The company is tied to tactical unmanned mission workflows.

• PDW receives a $20.9M U.S. Army award for Transformation in Contact support

  2025-09-15 · Order / contract · $20.9M obligated

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• U.S. Army selects Performance Drone Works for company-level sUAS tranche

  2024-11-04 · Order / contract · The U.S. Army selected Performance Drone Works as one of the companies for the Company-Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System effort.

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