Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
NASA awards Momentus robotic-resupply formulation task
- A later downselect is intended to choose one participant for implementation and flight.
- The proposed spacecraft would deliver TechLeap robotic payloads and dock with the spacecraft hosting the FFR arm.
- The arm would transfer payloads between spacecraft for further robotic operations and demonstrations.
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Zhengqi Robotics wins China Post five-year outsourcing award
- The five-year service combines labour, supporting equipment and maintenance for internal parcel/mail handling.
- The company estimates about RMB820 million before tax from expected volume and winning unit prices, including about RMB164 million for 2027.
- China Post does not guarantee actual volume; settlement depends on actual processed volume and assessment, and the project has not begun operating.
Bharat Electronics wins approximately INR770 crore Army radar contract
- The radars detect and track fighter-sized aircraft as well as mini and micro drones.
- Aerial-target prioritisation supports Army air-defence responses to unmanned systems.
- The contract was signed in New Delhi in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.
Exail wins Marins navigation award for unnamed navy’s USV fleet
- Marins provides position, heading, attitude and velocity data when GNSS signals are degraded, jammed or spoofed.
- The equipment uses fibre-optic gyroscope technology already deployed on naval surface vessels, submarines and underwater vehicles.
AstraQua secures $1.275m NASA Phase II contract for AstraSense
- The work builds on Phase I real-time diagnostics and predictive-health demonstrations to NASA.
- Phase II advances aircraft integration, health-informed reasoning, and verification and validation for safety-critical applications.
- AstraSense feeds machine-health information into AstraQua’s broader low-power onboard reasoning and robot-coordination architecture.
TYTAN receives Bundeswehr mobile counter-drone system order
- The ordered configuration comprises six Drone Defender systems and two C2 vans.
- The award is a single procurement, with no framework agreement or subcontracting planned.
- The stated place of performance is a Bundeswehr facility in Bremervörde.
The Good Drone Company wins Army Blood Link prototype contract
- GDC is to supply two U.S.-built hybrid VTOL prototypes, each configured to transport up to six blood units.
- Delta Development Team will supply six Delta ICE 2L coolers, each holding two blood units and maintaining temperature for three hours.
- The prototype requirements include semi-autonomous waypoint navigation, single-person operation, delivery accuracy within 10 metres and communications up to 30 miles.
OpenWorks receives DHS order for Vision Pace counter-UAS capability
- The issuer says the capability has been provided, using electro-optical tracking, a laser rangefinder and radar/sensor fusion.
- Vision Pace supports stationary or moving platforms and can use its twin-AI modules or third-party classifiers and trackers.
- The Rapid Deployment Kit combines an integral battery, storage and lifting points to move sensing capability between operating positions.
Boeing awarded up to $80 million MQ-25A support contract
- Contract N0001927D1006 was not competitively procured.
- Work is based in St. Louis and is expected to finish in October 2031.
- Funding will be obligated through individual orders; the ceiling is not booked proceeds, delivered aircraft or immediate expenditure.
GA-ASI receives $38.77M Taiwan MQ-9B logistics-support contract
- The full $38,766,471 in Foreign Military Sales funds was obligated at award.
- Work is based in Poway, California, with completion expected by August 31, 2029.
- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center manages contract FA8689-26-C-B006.
Rownd discloses $10 million defence autonomy contract
- Onboard decision-making and decentralized collaboration are designed to support missions without continuous cloud links or centralized ground control.
- An October Alabama exercise logged 41 quadcopter flights, four mobile flights and four fleet tests, including a swarm of up to three aircraft.
- A drone R&D centre in Richfield, Wisconsin is scheduled to open October 27, alongside expansion in North Carolina.
Ascent AeroSystems wins SPIRIT supply contract for Nepali Army
- The award includes base and payload kits, additional aircraft hardware, spares, extended warranty coverage and operator training.
- SPIRIT is a Blue UAS-cleared, NDAA-compliant coaxial platform with a modular open architecture.
- Robinson Unmanned will support the supply programme; the release does not disclose aircraft quantities or contract value.
Built Robotics receives up to AUD13.3M ARENA manufacturing support
- The project plans to manufacture and deploy 12 robotic piling systems for utility-scale solar construction.
- The hub will support domestic manufacturing, integration and testing, building on earlier Australian demonstrations.
Luminous receives up to AUD17.8M ARENA support for Melbourne robot production
- The project targets approximately 100 LUMI robots by 2029.
- The manufacturing expansion follows ARENA-supported field demonstrations at solar farms in Victoria and New South Wales.
XTEND wins $40.5M order for 6,000 STRIKER systems
- STRIKER uses XTEND XOS for tactical missions in confined, complex and GNSS-denied environments.
- Gauntlet II awardees can advance to Gauntlet III in their selected mission set after fulfilling a 400-system production order; further Phase 3 awards are not guaranteed.
- This Drone Dominance Program award is separate from XTEND’s September 23 USSOCOM MKLD Phase III award.
Raytheon wins $729M in counter-drone awards for U.S., Qatar and Jordan
- The awards cover fixed-site and mobile configurations combining Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor with kinetic and non-kinetic Coyote effectors.
- RTX is expanding Coyote production and integrating upgrades to launch speed, flight speed, range and altitude.
Orqa U.S. wins $38M Drone Dominance manufacturing award
- The selected MRM2 configuration pairs an eight-inch indoor drone with Orqa’s ground-control system.
- By Light will manufacture the systems at its 180,000-square-foot Port Orange, Florida facility.
- The award follows 240 drones delivered under an earlier $1.5 million award and a second-place Close Quarters competition result.
QuickLogic secures six-figure eFPGA design contract for robotics-capable SoC
- License revenue is expected over six months, with royalties contingent on production shipments.
- The design uses the Australis eFPGA IP Generator to tailor programmable logic to performance, power and silicon-area requirements.
- Reconfigurable logic supports updates to control algorithms, acceleration, security and communications after chip manufacture.
EOS signs conditional £370M nationwide Gulf counter-drone contract
- MARSS NiDAR will coordinate detection and response to aerial and coastal maritime drone threats, integrating radar, electro-optical and sonar sensors.
- EOS expects more than 80% of contract revenue within 12–24 months after the contract becomes unconditional, with the balance associated with four years of support.
- Outstanding conditions include a £74 million bank guarantee, a £74 million customer advance and export licences.
KENGIC wins approximately RMB75M Poland warehouse-automation bid
- The approximately RMB75 million bid amount includes tax; the final price and performance terms will be determined by the signed contract.
- The customer is an unnamed global cross-border e-commerce company, with its identity withheld for commercial confidentiality.
- Contract signing and execution timing remain uncertain while KENGIC completes negotiations with the tendering party.
SkyFall interceptor-drone procurement contract confirmed by Japan
- The acquisition advances the planned trial introduction of Ukrainian drones into Japan.
- Japan aims to learn from Ukraine’s rapid drone-development feedback cycle and defence-industrial production experience.
SciTec receives $1.5M CBC2 contract extension for counter-drone sensor integration
- The extension brings the cumulative CBC2 contract value to $31 million.
- The work supports the Department of the Air Force’s Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management organisation and its wider Battle Network.
VideoRay selected for AEVEX-led Navy mine-countermeasure prototype
- The Defender launched and recovered autonomously from an unmanned surface vessel, with operators supervising from a ground control station.
- Trials covered target investigation, simulated neutralisation and post-action assessment, alongside autonomous vessel transit and stationkeeping.
- The selection followed a Navy and Defense Innovation Unit challenge in which BlackSea, now AEVEX Maritime Systems, was one of three prize winners.
Shield AI receives $150 million Navy modification for X-BAT
- The modification supports Defense Exportability Features through the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment.
- A separate August action and matching company commitment bring announced public and private X-BAT commitments to $400 million.
- Flight testing is scheduled for later in 2026; engine light-off and thrust-vectoring nozzle integration have been completed.
Lotte Global Logistics selected for national humanoid logistics programme
- The programme runs through March 2031 with Yujin Robot, 씨소, KETI and Lotte Hi-Mart.
- Jincheon, Yangsan and Icheon logistics centres will host six process trials, including picking, packing, inspection and sorter loading.
- Development targets continuous order handling and recovery from exceptions, building on earlier garment-picking and polybag-packing tests.
UNIFY.C2 renews Nellis counter-drone software contract
- The platform consolidates sensor displays, tracks and alerts into a common operating picture.
- Its vendor-neutral architecture integrates radar, RF, Remote ID, optical and infrared sensors, acoustic sensing and cooperative surveillance.
- The programme supports installation defence, flight-line security, training and range operations across the Las Vegas valley.
AWL secures Go-Tech support for autonomous factory-safety R&D
- The programme runs from its September 2026 kickoff to March 2029, with Tohoku University leading Physical-AI design and safety evaluation.
- The system targets perception-to-stop or escape action within 0.5 seconds through ROS, alongside multisensor integration and false-alarm reduction.
- Denso Hokkaido, Toyota Auto Body, Kikuchi Foods and TV Hokkaido provide advice and test settings; commercial adoption is not announced.
Kymeta wins DoD contract for Osprey u8 edge-platform development
- The cartridge is designed to add mission functions while maintaining the Osprey u8’s multi-orbit satellite communications performance.
- RF Space Domain Awareness functions are intended to detect interference, analyze satellite behavior and protect communications services.
- Additional software applications could extend the platform over time without installing separate hardware on the mission vehicle.
CP System ROBOKIT selected for MLCC inspection equipment in Vietnam
- ROBOKIT guides power, signal and communications cables along controlled paths as camera heads and actuators move repeatedly at high speed.
- Initial deliveries have begun; the company expects further opportunities as the customer expands production lines and orders follow-on equipment.
- The application covers precise defect inspection of MLCCs and semiconductor substrates using cameras and sensors.
Anduril wins Navy contract of up to $2.9B for Arsenal-2 submarine components
- Anduril is committing $3.7B of private capital alongside the Navy contract, whose payments depend on demonstrated production outcomes.
- The planned facility exceeds 2 million square feet on a 187-acre site; initial operations are expected in 2030.
- ArsenalOS will connect fabrication, material movement, inspection and documentation, with assemblies delivered to Electric Boat and Newport News Shipbuilding.
BLADE selected for Army Infantry Last Tactical Mile initiative with Hunter WOLF
- The submitted Hunter WOLF is a six-wheel diesel-electric hybrid designed for light and dismounted infantry formations.
- BLADE rates payload capacity at 2,800 lb and describes the vehicle as production-ready at TRL 9.
- Configurable payloads support different missions, and the vehicle can export power to external equipment.
Overland AI receives $4.5M APFIT extension for the 75th Ranger Regiment
- The additional funding supports production and fielding of autonomous ground vehicles for the 75th Ranger Regiment.
- It extends the original $20M APFIT award supporting the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, in coordination with Marine Corps PM GBAD.
RTD receives NASA order for RAVEN computers
- NASA Shared Services Center issued purchase order 80NSSC27P0008.
- The recorded performance period runs from 6 October 2026 to 26 January 2027.
- The procurement used simplified acquisition procedures for commercial products and services.
Powerus awarded $82 million order for counter-unmanned aerial systems
- The contract also covers ancillary equipment, operator training and field-service support.
- The systems are manufactured in the United States using NDAA-compliant components.
- Further orders can be placed at the customer’s discretion as requirements arise.
Ditto wins $17 million USSOCOM award for enterprise edge-data fielding
- The platform synchronizes data between human users and autonomous systems in denied, degraded, intermittent and limited-connectivity environments.
- The award follows three years of work with Special Operations Forces end users across multiple USSOCOM components.
- The contract was awarded through the U.S. Air Force’s BESPIN office.
Quantum Frontline Industries secures expanded 2027 Linza and Zoom contract
- The contracted volume exceeds the 2026 agreement, while QFI plans to increase production capacity fivefold for 2027.
- Linza is a multipurpose drone and Zoom is designed for reconnaissance; both originate from Ukrainian operational requirements.
- The joint venture combines Quantum Systems’ German industrial capacity with Frontline Robotics’ engineering and continued development in Ukraine.
Anduril wins $162.8M Army NGC2 fielding contract with options up to $1.8B
- The initial base period is valued at $162.8 million; exercising options could bring the total to $1.8 billion over five years.
- Lattice connects applications, AI models, sensors, vehicles and other battlefield systems through the NGC2 common data baseline.
- I Corps commands four divisions across the Pacific, where the architecture must support units operating with disrupted or intermittent connectivity.
AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord and Boeing selected for JIATF-401 pilot
- Selected systems are AeroVironment's P-HEL, Epirus' Leonidas, Kord's Firefly and Boeing's Compact Laser Weapon System.
- The evaluation will gather performance, cost, sustainment and operating-practice data in coordination with the FAA, U.S. Northern Command and the services.
- A separate December shoot-off at Dugway Proving Ground will assess additional laser and microwave candidates.
Quantum Systems’ WIY venture receives German-funded interceptor scale-up order
- Production will take place in Ukraine under Germany’s winter military assistance package.
- Quantum WIY Industries combines Ukrainian WIY Drones engineering with Quantum Systems’ industrial resources.
- The order is intended to expand manufacture of interception systems already used in Ukraine.
MFR wins POSCO plate-warehouse robot supply project
- The system combines sensor-fusion navigation with AI and 3D vision-guided robotic-arm control.
- A variable lifting mechanism and multi-axis control support spacer placement between stacked steel plates.
- Automatic charging and wireless supervision let operators monitor work outside hazardous areas.
Nissan selects Valeo as Tier-1 for next-generation ProPILOT with Wayve AI Driver
- Valeo will act as lead system integrator, combining its sensor portfolio and ADAS Domain Controller with Wayve’s driving software.
- Valeo, Nissan and Wayve will validate and industrialise the solution for mass-production vehicles.
SEMIFIVE signs Mobilint turnkey robotics AI chip development contract
- The proposed chip targets agricultural and outdoor robots that must process vision and sensor data with limited server connectivity.
- Planned interfaces include LPDDR6, PCIe Gen6 and UCIe-S chiplet interconnects.
- Mobilint defines performance targets under SEMIFIVE’s Spec Hand-off model.
Perennial Autonomy receives 8,000-drone Pentagon order after Gauntlet II
- Perennial placed first in the deep-strike category with 80.1 points, 9.2 points ahead of the next competitor.
- The evaluation at Fort Carson included day and night operations and contested beyond-visual-line-of-sight testing.
- Eleven providers competed in the deep-strike category.
Lockheed Martin awarded up to $57.7 million for MQ-25 MDCX software
- The Navy obligated $14,124,363 at award, covering research and procurement funding.
- Work is scheduled through September 2027 in Marietta, Fort Worth and Patuxent River.
- The sole-source contract includes a qualification-tested software build and integrated testing.
SKPack selected to lead Physical AI autonomous-manufacturing R&D project
- The consortium includes Sejong University, the University of Toronto, CUUVA and a Korean food manufacturer.
- SKPack will develop integrated control of heterogeneous collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots.
- Simulation and staged food-factory validation precede future commercialization.
MRV Systems joins shared $51.2 million U.S. Navy IDIQ and receives first task order
- The $51.2 million ceiling is shared across the three awardees; task orders are competed and the framework guarantees no minimum order volume or revenue.
- MRV is also working with the Navy on air-deployment certification for a next-generation float.
- The company joined General Oceans in April 2026 and supplies scientific floats to the global Argo programme.
Epistra joins JST ARiSE autonomous-laboratory project
- The project targets continuous autonomous experiment planning, execution and analysis by connecting AI agents, robots and laboratory equipment.
- Institute of Science Tokyo professor Genki Kanda leads the project, with RIKEN’s Koichi Takahashi and Epistra CEO Yosuke Ozawa as joint representatives.
- Epistra contributes AI-based experimental-condition optimization and experience integrating robotics into life-science research workflows.
Robotto receives NATO DIANA counter-drone capability-development contract
- DRONE SHIELD 2026 in Czechia provides the operational experimentation setting for testing and validation.
- The initiative is funded through NATO’s Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work and is the first headquarters use of the Rapid Adoption Service.
- Allied users will assess operational suitability and interoperability to inform potential procurement.
Ondas secures first Dronebuster REACH contract with ONR
- ONR will use the system for counter-UAS research, evaluation and test activities.
- REACH extends the Dronebuster electronic-attack approach to engagements beyond handheld-effector range.
Northrop Grumman wins $18.8M XRC counter-drone propulsion contract
- The programme includes ground and flight testing of the propulsion system and its production processes.
- Development will take place at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia.
- XRC is intended to extend the Army’s Maneuver Short Range Air Defense capability against uncrewed aerial threats.
Neros wins over $100M Drone Dominance order for 14,000 drones
- The order covers the terminal-guidance Archer AI 10-inch platform and the Archer 5-inch close-quarters variant.
- Neros placed first in close-quarters battle and third in deep-strike missions during Gauntlet II.
- The programme marks the first mass shipment of drones using the modular Adaptive Payload Exchange standard.
OWT Global wins counter-UAS training contract with estimated $38.2 million ceiling
- The work includes mobile training teams, curriculum development, instruction and joint-service training coordination.
- Training will adapt lessons from combat zones to the operating environments of participating units.
- The $38.2 million figure is the contract ceiling; the Army announcement does not specify obligated funding.
KONGSBERG wins Dutch JLTV counter-UAS contract from Oshkosh Defense Europe
- The configuration combines sensors, targeting and effectors to detect, track and engage unmanned aircraft.
- Oshkosh Defense Europe is integrating the capability on JLTVs for the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces.
Allen Control Systems receives Domestic Shield IDIQ with $500M ceiling
- The contracts support the Domestic Shield programme and JIATF-401 C-UAS Marketplace for risk-prioritized military facilities and assets in the United States.
- The marketplace requires open architecture so new systems can integrate with existing defense networks and compete across multiple vendors.
- The wider procurement covers layered drone detection and defeat, including optical scopes, robotic weapon stations, compact radars and long-range tracking cameras.
DroneShield receives Domestic Shield IDIQ with $500M ceiling
- The vehicle creates a procurement pathway for counter-UAS capabilities protecting defense infrastructure and high-priority U.S. locations.
- The award builds on earlier DroneSentry-X Mk2 deliveries, installation and acceptance under JIATF-401.
- DroneShield plans to disclose material orders made under the vehicle separately.
Echodyne receives Domestic Shield IDIQ with $250M ceiling
- The contracts support the Domestic Shield programme and JIATF-401 C-UAS Marketplace for risk-prioritized military facilities and assets in the United States.
- The marketplace requires open architecture so new systems can integrate with existing defense networks and compete across multiple vendors.
- The wider procurement covers layered drone detection and defeat, including optical scopes, robotic weapon stations, compact radars and long-range tracking cameras.
SRC receives Domestic Shield IDIQ with $500M ceiling
- The three-year IDIQ supports counter-UAS protection for priority U.S. military facilities and assets.
- SRC disclosed an initial $10.24 million delivery order covering one Gryphon R1440 and two R1540 radar systems.
- The initial order also includes integration, programme support, installation and training.
L3Harris WESCAM receives Domestic Shield IDIQ with $500M ceiling
- The contracts support the Domestic Shield programme and JIATF-401 C-UAS Marketplace for risk-prioritized military facilities and assets in the United States.
- The marketplace requires open architecture so new systems can integrate with existing defense networks and compete across multiple vendors.
- The wider procurement covers layered drone detection and defeat, including optical scopes, robotic weapon stations, compact radars and long-range tracking cameras.
HII wins U.S. Navy contract for 10 ROMULUS USVs
- ROMULUS uses HII's modular, open-architecture Odyssey Autonomous Control Solutions.
- HII began securing ROMULUS production capacity, infrastructure, partners and suppliers in 2025.
- Incat Crowther confirmed on October 6 that its Louisiana team will continue providing naval architecture and design services throughout the ROMULUS build programme.
Anduril receives $15.71M Marine Corps Pulsar-L counter-UAS order
- Deliveries were scheduled to begin in January 2027; the awarded system quantity was not disclosed.
- The sensor-jammer package targets radio-frequency-dependent Group 1 and Group 2 drones.
- Marine Corps officials selected the compact system to fit the ACV’s limited space, weight and power allocation.
Cyberhawk secures multi-year SSE drone-inspection agreement
- The award covers SSE's economically regulated electricity transmission and distribution networks across Britain.
- Cyberhawk also won Lot 2 for offshore wind-turbine inspections, extending its work into SSE's offshore renewable assets.
- The companies renewed a separate multi-year iHawk-as-a-Service agreement in their third consecutive long-term award after more than a decade of work together.
Joby Aviation receives $45M AFWERX contract ceiling increase
- The modification applies to contract FA2280-24-D-0001 and raises available contract capacity rather than recording immediate revenue.
- No funding was obligated at award; funding can be placed through later orders under the contract.
- Work is scheduled in Santa Cruz, California, through March 1, 2029.
DZYNE receives $14.83M USAF reconnaissance-aircraft modification
- Modification P00005 raises contract FA8691-26-C-B007 to $100.469 million from $85.643 million.
- The full $14.826 million action was obligated at award using fiscal 2025 rapid-acquisition-authority funds.
- Work will take place at locations globally and is scheduled through March 26, 2031.