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Pentagon: US Starts at 'Basically Zero' on Cheap Drones
The Pentagon says the US is starting from basically zero on cheap drones while Russia builds 7.3M this year. Here are the numbers…
Pentagon Creates AUTOWARCOM, New Drone Warfare Command
Hegseth ordered a new four-star Autonomous Warfare Command on Oct. 1, 2026 to scale drone and robotic warfare, plus a 20% cut to g…
Pentagon Opens $450M Round to Buy 60,000 Attack Drones
The Pentagon opened Phase 3 of its Drone Dominance Program on September 28, 2026, committing $450 million to buy 60,000 attack dro…
Army Awards $4.15B Counter-Drone Contracts to 10 Firms
The US Army awarded $4.15 billion in Domestic Shield counter-drone IDIQ contracts to 10 firms on Sept. 29, 2026 — who won, what it…
Pentagon Drone Gauntlet II Results: Neros Tops Both Boards
Neros topped both Pentagon Drone Gauntlet II boards on September 19, 2026, as UK rival Skycutter fell to fourth in the Pentagon's…
CENTCOM Launches Falcon Strike Attack Drone Task Force
CENTCOM launched Task Force Falcon Strike on August 13, 2026, a multinational unit fusing air, sea-surface, and undersea attack dr…
Neros Raises $250M at $2.5B Value to Scale War Drones
Neros raised $250M at a $2.5B valuation on August 11, 2026, to scale its Archer FPV strike drone and new Bandit interceptor for th…