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Gauntlet II
Pentagon drone finals; 19 of 49 firms advanced 2 July; Fort Carson build test, August.
19 of 19 entries (17 events, 2 interactions)
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#18 18 Sept
Produced ten ranked vendors and about 60,000 orders
Drones: Industry & Defence: DIU ranks Gauntlet II drone winners#17 6 Aug
Mentioned in: Unusual Machines revenue up 687%, auditor sacked
Drones: Industry & Defence#17 5 Aug
Mentioned in: Beijing puts US drone parts on licence
Drones: Industry & Defence#15 3 Jul
Structured the five-week build sprint and follow-on order
Drones: Industry & Defence: Gauntlet II sets five-week build sprint#14 1 Jul
Mentioned in: Pentagon orders 120 drones in five weeks
Drones: Industry & Defence#13 20 Jun
Mentioned in: Drone Gauntlet now judges the parts
Drones: Industry & Defence#13 18 Jun
Mentioned in: US drone rules frozen at both ends
Drones: Industry & Defence#12 7 Jun
Mentioned in: Pentagon's drone buy lands a third short
Drones: Industry & Defence#8 4 May
Mentioned in: Switchblade 400 wins Army LASSO at $1.2bn ceiling
Drones: Industry & Defence#7 29 Apr
Mentioned in: Mountain Horse wins first Lethality Prize
Drones: Industry & Defence#7 21 Apr
Mentioned in: Pentagon DAWG line jumps to $54.6bn
Drones: Industry & Defence#6 15 Apr
Mentioned in: EHEL slip makes LOCUST delivery a competitive hedge for AeroVironment
Drones: Industry & Defence#5 14 Apr
Lethality Prize feeds Gauntlet II cycle
Drones: Industry & Defence#5 14 Apr
#5 9 Apr
Mentioned in: Skydio opens GPS-denied lab in Zurich
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 30 Mar
Mentioned in: Red Cat Acquires Swarm Autonomy Startup
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 30 Mar
#3 25 Mar
Mentioned in: Gauntlet II confirmed for August 2026
Drones: Industry & Defence#2 8 Mar