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US land warfare branch; primary Pentagon buyer for drones and counter-drone systems in 2026.
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#11 11 Aug
Mentioned in: GEREON ran six days in the Mojave
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#10 31 Jul
Named American Rheinmetall prime on an 18-month sustainment contract
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: US Army buys the robot resupply job#159 20 Jul
Mentioned in: The American death toll reaches 18
Iran Conflict 2026#16 16 Jul
Mentioned in: Minneapolis kills a free Skydio trial
Drones: Industry & Defence#15 3 Jul
Mentioned in: Gauntlet II sets five-week build sprint
Drones: Industry & Defence#14 1 Jul
Mentioned in: Pentagon orders 120 drones in five weeks
Drones: Industry & Defence#22 1 Jul
Mentioned in: Saky hangars and Penza plant hit
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#14 28 Jun
Awarded AeroVironment a $500 million layered counter-drone contract.
Drones: Industry & Defence: AeroVironment books record and a caveat#13 17 Jun
Awarded Skydio $52 million contract for 2,500 X10D drones, largest single-vendor sUAS order in Army history
Drones: Industry & Defence: Skydio sells the Army drones at $20,800#13 16 Jun
Organised and led nine-nation C-UAS marketplace letter of intent at Eurosatory
Drones: Industry & Defence: US Army gates a counter-drone marketplace#4 15 Jun
Mentioned in: A ground robot takes over the minefield
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#4 13 Jun
Mentioned in: Ukraine's order book sets the pace
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#12 12 Jun
Mentioned in: Red Cat raises $225m and wins Japan
Drones: Industry & Defence#12 9 Jun
Mentioned in: German AI drone passes US Army test
Drones: Industry & Defence#122 9 Jun
Mentioned in: US Army Apache goes down near Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#122 9 Jun
Mentioned in: Saudi Arabia left off the Patriot list
Iran Conflict 2026#12 7 Jun
Mentioned in: Pentagon's drone buy lands a third short
Drones: Industry & Defence#120 5 Jun
Mentioned in: Bahrain's missile shield runs near empty
Iran Conflict 2026#12 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Anduril's numbers defer profit to 2030
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 1 Jun
Mentioned in: Britain stands up its first robot fleet
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea#9 19 May
Mentioned in: Perennial wins first JIATF-401 IDIQ at $500M
Drones: Industry & Defence#8 7 May
Mentioned in: Red Cat lands NATO order via NSPA, Kyiv tie-up
Drones: Industry & Defence#10 7 May
Mentioned in: Dutch army picks Anduril for drone C2
Drones: Industry & Defence#8 4 May
Mentioned in: Switchblade 400 wins Army LASSO at $1.2bn ceiling
Drones: Industry & Defence#10 1 May
Mentioned in: UK tenders GBP 130M Watchkeeper swap
Drones: Industry & Defence#15 1 May
Mentioned in: Refineries hit 16-year low; drones flip
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#11 30 Apr
Mentioned in: C-UAS spend looks like $29bn, reads $9bn
Drones: Industry & Defence#7 28 Apr
Committed $337.8 million from FY2028 to FY2031 to Joint Laser Weapon System
Drones: Industry & Defence: Army-Navy commit $676m to JLWS laser#7 21 Apr
Mentioned in: RTX demos reusable Coyote against swarms
Drones: Industry & Defence#6 15 Apr
Mentioned in: EHEL slip makes LOCUST delivery a competitive hedge for AeroVironment
Drones: Industry & Defence#6 15 Apr
Mentioned in: AeroVironment delivers four LOCUST X3 lasers to RCCTO for EHEL
Drones: Industry & Defence#6 14 Apr
Mentioned in: UKDI fibre-optic call mandates SAPIENT, commits no budget
Drones: Industry & Defence#6 10 Apr
Mentioned in: 75th Rangers fly live Powerus FPVs at Best Ranger
Drones: Industry & Defence#5 10 Apr
pushed EHEL competition winner selection to Q4 FY26 or later from Q2 FY26
Drones: Industry & Defence: EHEL laser contest slips to Q4 FY26#5 10 Apr
#12 9 Apr
Lockheed locks in $4.76bn Patriot run
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#12 9 Apr
#5 8 Apr
Mentioned in: UK concedes fibre drones beat its defences
Drones: Industry & Defence#12 9 Apr
“awarded pac3 mse production contract”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#5 7 Apr
awarded sole-source Ghost-X contract on 7 April with only one bid received
Drones: Industry & Defence: Army hands Anduril sole-source ISR deal#5 7 Apr
#10 2 Apr
Mentioned in: Sweden awards Saab SEK 2.6B C-UAS deal
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 30 Mar
Mentioned in: Red Cat Acquires Swarm Autonomy Startup
Drones: Industry & Defence#4 25 Mar
Mentioned in: AeroVironment Unveils $5 Laser for Drone Kill
Drones: Industry & Defence#47 24 Mar
Mentioned in: 82nd Airborne HQ ordered to the Gulf
Iran Conflict 2026#36 14 Mar
Mentioned in: 10,000 drones diverted from Ukraine
Iran Conflict 2026#37 13 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel critically low on interceptors
Iran Conflict 2026#26 7 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran general denies confirmed strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#27 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump receives six soldiers at Dover
Iran Conflict 2026#28 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad
Iran Conflict 2026#18 4 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE and Kuwait recorded 1,088 intercepts
Iran Conflict 2026#12 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Saudi defences down eight drones, Riyadh
Iran Conflict 2026#10 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Kuwait Patriot fire kills three US jets
Iran Conflict 2026#8 2 Mar