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Open federal drone work, ranked for fit

7 fits among 45 open federal drone, UAS and mapping notices (4 strong, 3 possible). 2 of them are taking bids now; the soonest closes 2026-11-05 (33 days).

Last refresh 2026-10-03 00:38 UTC · SAM.gov extract of 2026-10-02 · notices ranked 2026-10-03 00:38 UTC

Worth a look

4 strong, 3 possible. Fit, not eligibility.

Taking bids now

the rest are market research or announcements

Federal small drone hardware, FY2021 to date

$1.24B

61.5% to one vendor

Open opportunities, ranked for the target company

Drone and UAS notices (38)

On every notice below: SAM.gov registration: active for the company's latest federal prime award (FY2026); this NAICS listed: confirm. NDAA / Blue UAS compliant configuration (the company's listed platform only): confirm.

Fit	Notice	Respond by	Stage	Why it fits, and cautions	Gates to clear
Strong 75	Recoverable Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Frontline Operational Awareness and Surveillance Missions Department of Homeland Security · Office of Procurement Operations · 70RSAT26RFI000030	2026-11-0533 days	Market research Set-aside: none stated	Small UAS / multirotor platform Public safety or disaster response mission Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Counter-UAS (a different product category) (mentioned in description, not the title) 3 more Asks for Blue UAS, Green UAS or NDAA-compliant platforms; Complete system or ready-to-fly kit; Prefers domestic sourcing	Only the gates above
Strong 65	UAS Drone Blue Cleared or Select lists compliant BPA Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W911S225QSUAS	2030-07-31standing call	Market research Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total	Small UAS / multirotor platform Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Asks for Blue UAS, Green UAS or NDAA-compliant platforms 1 more Small business set-aside	Small-business set-aside. The NAICS 336411 size standard is 1,500 employees and the company is far below it (a low-confidence source): likely small, confirm.
Strong 60	USAREUR-AF Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Blanket Purchase Agreement Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W912PB26RA008	2028-12-31standing call	Market research Set-aside: none used	Small UAS / multirotor platform Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Asks for Blue UAS, Green UAS or NDAA-compliant platforms Counter-UAS (a different product category) (mentioned in description, not the title) 1 more Complete system or ready-to-fly kit	Only the gates above
Strong 60	Drone Marketplace Commercial Solutions Opening Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W58RGZ26SC001	2031-03-11standing call	Taking bids Set-aside: none stated	Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Standing CSO or call-for-solutions channel Commercial item / off-the-shelf purchase Counter-UAS (a different product category) (mentioned in description, not the title) 1 more A known entry route for the company: the Army UAS Marketplace Commercial Solutions Opening	Security or facility clearance mentioned: confirm. Controlled package: request access from the contracting officer.

Show 3 possible fits

Fit	Notice	Respond by	Stage	Why it fits, and cautions	Gates to clear
Possible 55	Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) UxS Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Department of Defense · US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) · H9224026SC001	2026-12-3189 days	Announcement Set-aside: none stated	Standing CSO or call-for-solutions channel Commercial item / off-the-shelf purchase A known entry route for the company: the Naval Special Warfare Command UxS Commercial Solutions Opening	Only the gates above
Possible 55	Call for Solutions (CFS): Drone Marketplace Onboarding of US Payloads, Software, Components, and Enablers/Accessories Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W58RGZ-26-S-C001-0007	2031-08-03standing call	Taking bids Set-aside: none stated	LiDAR payload named Thermal or imaging payload Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) 1 more Standing CSO or call-for-solutions channel	Only the gates above
Possible 40	Level III Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Department of Homeland Security · US Customs and Border Protection · RFI_Level_III_sUAS_CBP_2026	2026-12-1270 days	Market research Set-aside: none stated	Small UAS / multirotor platform Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language)	Only the gates above

Show 12 weak fits

Fit	Notice	Respond by	Stage	Why it fits, and cautions	Gates to clear
Weak 30	Department of War (DoW) Drone Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Consortium- Request for Whitepaper - Brigade Uncrewed Aircraft System (BDE UAS) Prototype Project Department of Defense · Department of the Army · RFW-DOTAC-ARMY-2026-003	2026-10-075 days	Announcement Set-aside: none stated	Asks for Blue UAS, Green UAS or NDAA-compliant platforms Commercial item / off-the-shelf purchase	CMMC / NIST SP 800-171 cited: confirm. Consortium members only. Membership: confirm. Controlled package: request access from the contracting officer.
Weak 30	FA8629-26-S-C001(Call-001)_Air Force - Small UAS & Asymmetric Capabilities - Commercial Solutions Opening Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA8629-26-S-C001(Call-001)	2026-10-1512 days	Announcement Set-aside: none used	Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Standing CSO or call-for-solutions channel	Only the gates above
Weak 30	AI-Enabled Incident Response System with sUAS and Human Copilots (AIRS-COP) Department of Transportation · Federal Highway Administration · 693JJ3-26-SN-0010	2026-10-1513 days	Market research Set-aside: none used	Small UAS / multirotor platform Civil agency buyer with a survey mission (DOI, USDA, USACE, DOT, NOAA, USGS)	Only the gates above
Weak 29	Market Survey for the followings part numbers- S007250, S007251, S007252, and S007260 - associated with the Black Hornet (BH4) Unmanned Aircraft. Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · DLA-Aberdeen-26-079	2026-10-1613 days	Market research Set-aside: none used	Survey, mapping or photogrammetry mission Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Spare parts or sustainment for a named platform (mentioned in description, not the title)	Only the gates above
Weak 25	Next Generation Identification and Awareness Initiative Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W911SR-22-S-NGIA	2027-07-30300 days	Market research Set-aside: none stated	Small UAS / multirotor platform	Only the gates above
Weak 25	Air Force - Small UAS & Asymmetric Capabilities - Commercial Solutions Opening Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA8629-26-S-C001	2027-09-03335 days	Announcement Set-aside: none stated	Standing CSO or call-for-solutions channel Commercial item / off-the-shelf purchase	Only the gates above
Weak 25	INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY: U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Announces Availability of Premier National Test Ranges Department of Defense · Department of the Army · ATEC_122025	2027-09-30363 days	Announcement Set-aside: none used	Inspection mission (infrastructure, bridge, tower, utility) Environmental, land or resource mission Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Counter-UAS (a different product category) (mentioned in description, not the title)	Only the gates above
Weak 20	15--Post Justification Notice Department of the Interior · Departmental Offices · DOIDFBO260095	2026-10-2421 days	Announcement Set-aside: none stated	Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Civil agency buyer with a survey mission (DOI, USDA, USACE, DOT, NOAA, USGS)	Only the gates above
Weak 15	Customs and Border Protection Controlled Solicitation Availability for UAS Platform Requirement Department of Homeland Security · US Customs and Border Protection · 70B06C26R00000185	2026-10-2118 days	Taking bids Set-aside: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)	Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language)	SDVOSB set-aside. No SDVOSB status on record for the company: confirm. Controlled package: request access from the contracting officer.
Weak 15	ISOF Range 2027 Department of Defense · US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) · no number	2027-01-29118 days	Announcement Set-aside: none stated	Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language)	Only the gates above
Weak 15	AFWERX Challenge Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA2280-23-S-C001	2028-02-23standing call	Taking bids Set-aside: none stated	Standing CSO or call-for-solutions channel	Only the gates above
Weak 15	INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR DRONE OTA CONSORTIUM - AMENDMENT 0001 Department of Defense · W58RGZ-26-2-SN01-0001	2031-05-28standing call	Announcement Set-aside: none used	Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language)	CMMC / NIST SP 800-171 cited: confirm. Consortium members only. Membership: confirm. Controlled package: request access from the contracting officer.

Show 19 poor fits, listed for completeness

Fit	Notice	Respond by	Stage	Why it fits, and cautions	Gates to clear
Poor 5	AFCENT Futures INDUSTRY DAY EVENT Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · 9AF(AFCENT)OL-B	2026-10-085 days	Announcement Set-aside: none stated	Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Counter-UAS (a different product category) (mentioned in description, not the title)	Only the gates above
Poor 5	Design-Build to Budget (DB2B) Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) Hangar Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W912PL26RA039	2026-10-1916 days	Taking bids Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total	Small business set-aside	Small-business set-aside. The company's size under this NAICS standard: confirm. CMMC / NIST SP 800-171 cited: confirm.
Poor 3	B2 and B1 Retrofit Material Kits and Installs Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · N00019-26-RFPREQ-WPM262-0263	2026-10-1311 days	Coming soon Set-aside: none stated	Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Large or tactical UAS program (Group 3 to 5, MQ-, RQ-, loitering munition, targets) (mentioned in description, not the title)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Addition of 2 UAS NIINs to BOA N00383-24-G-BE01 Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · N0038324U2985	2026-10-096 days	Coming soon Set-aside: none used	No product-fit signal in the notice text Spare parts or sustainment for a named platform	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Ground-Based, Medium-Caliber Gun Weapon System Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA8612_	2026-10-096 days	Market research Set-aside: none stated	Inspection mission (infrastructure, bridge, tower, utility) Counter-UAS (a different product category)	Security or facility clearance mentioned: confirm.
Poor 0	RFI - Explosive Testing Capability with Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Department of State · 19AQMM-26-RFI-1003	2026-10-129 days	Market research Set-aside: none stated	No product-fit signal in the notice text	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Drone Killer Cartridge Training Device Department of Defense · Department of the Army · TREX-II-26-09	2026-10-1411 days	Announcement Set-aside: none stated	Environmental, land or resource mission Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Counter-UAS (a different product category)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Project FLYTRAP 6.0 Department of Defense · Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) · WHSDIUFLYTRAP	2026-10-1613 days	Market research Set-aside: none stated	No product-fit signal in the notice text Counter-UAS (a different product category) (mentioned in description, not the title)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Request for Information - Kinetic Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA8629-26-R-5018	2026-10-2825 days	Market research Set-aside: none stated	Small UAS / multirotor platform Counter-UAS (a different product category)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	DevX Autonomy Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W911NF26S0040	2026-10-3128 days	Taking bids Set-aside: none stated	No product-fit signal in the notice text	Only the gates above
Poor 0	UNCREWED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE & MISSION SUPPORT (UAS-IMMS) Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W900KK26R0068	2026-12-3189 days	Market research Set-aside: none stated	No product-fit signal in the notice text Services or training, not hardware (mentioned in description, not the title)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Request for Information (RFI) for C-sUAS Kinetic Hard-Kill Solutions FA4659-RFI-CSUAS Kinetic Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · no number	2026-12-3189 days	Announcement Set-aside: none used	Small UAS / multirotor platform Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Counter-UAS (a different product category)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Request for Information (RFI) for C-sUAS and sUAS Solutions FA4659-RFI-CSUAS+SUAS Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · no number	2026-12-3189 days	Announcement Set-aside: none used	Small UAS / multirotor platform Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Counter-UAS (a different product category)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) Airborne Systems Integration (ASI) Division Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · N68335-26-R-0458	2027-04-10189 days	Announcement Set-aside: none used	Small UAS / multirotor platform Thermal or imaging payload Counter-UAS (a different product category) (mentioned in description, not the title) 2 more Large or tactical UAS program (Group 3 to 5, MQ-, RQ-, loitering munition, targets) (mentioned in description, not the title); Research announcement, not a purchase (BAA / R&D)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	UAS BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT Solicitation Number: 697DCK-25-R-00278 Call 001-2026 Department of Transportation · Federal Aviation Administration · 697DCK-25-R-00278	2028-09-30standing call	Taking bids Set-aside: none used	Civil agency buyer with a survey mission (DOI, USDA, USACE, DOT, NOAA, USGS) Research announcement, not a purchase (BAA / R&D)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Aviation Research BAA 2025 Department of Transportation · Federal Aviation Administration · 692M15-25-R-00004	2029-12-02standing call	Taking bids Set-aside: none stated	Civil agency buyer with a survey mission (DOI, USDA, USACE, DOT, NOAA, USGS) Research announcement, not a purchase (BAA / R&D)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Next Generation Undersea Security Initiative (NG-USI) Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · SSP_NG-USI	2031-07-01standing call	Market research Set-aside: none used	Inspection mission (infrastructure, bridge, tower, utility) Environmental, land or resource mission Counter-UAS (a different product category) (mentioned in description, not the title) 1 more Large or tactical UAS program (Group 3 to 5, MQ-, RQ-, loitering munition, targets) (mentioned in description, not the title)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Drone Marketplace Onboarding of Group 3 UAS Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W58RGZ-26-S-C001-0008	2031-08-03standing call	Taking bids Set-aside: none used	Survey, mapping or photogrammetry mission Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Standing CSO or call-for-solutions channel Large or tactical UAS program (Group 3 to 5, MQ-, RQ-, loitering munition, targets)	CMMC / NIST SP 800-171 cited: confirm. Controlled package: request access from the contracting officer.
Poor 0	Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) Phase II Integration and Testing Department of Defense · Department of the Navy · N0003926RR002	2031-09-23standing call	Taking bids Set-aside: none stated	Buys UAS hardware (PSC 1550 or purchase language) Standing CSO or call-for-solutions channel Large or tactical UAS program (Group 3 to 5, MQ-, RQ-, loitering munition, targets)	Only the gates above

Survey and mapping notices with no drone term (7)

On every notice below: SAM.gov registration: active for the company's latest federal prime award (FY2026); this NAICS listed: confirm.

No open survey or mapping notice scored better than poor fit.

Show 7 poor fits, listed for completeness

Fit	Notice	Respond by	Stage	Why it fits, and cautions	Gates to clear
Poor 10	R--Legal Land Survey, BIE Department of the Interior · Bureau of Indian Affairs · 140A2326Q0276	2026-10-096 days	Taking bids Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total	Survey, mapping or photogrammetry mission Civil agency buyer with a survey mission (DOI, USDA, USACE, DOT, NOAA, USGS) Small business set-aside No drone keyword: survey/mapping code match only (teaming or services angle)	Small-business set-aside. The company's size under this NAICS standard: confirm.
Poor 10	GPS Survey Equipment and Related Accessories Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · FA491126QM005	2026-12-2987 days	Taking bids Set-aside: none used	Survey, mapping or photogrammetry mission Commercial item / off-the-shelf purchase No drone keyword: survey/mapping code match only (teaming or services angle)	Only the gates above
Poor 10	C--Architect-Engineering firms for surveying project. Department of the Interior · US Fish and Wildlife Service · DOIFFBO260022	2027-02-28149 days	Announcement Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total	Survey, mapping or photogrammetry mission Civil agency buyer with a survey mission (DOI, USDA, USACE, DOT, NOAA, USGS) Small business set-aside No drone keyword: survey/mapping code match only (teaming or services angle)	Small-business set-aside. The company's size under this NAICS standard: confirm.
Poor 0	IDIQ AE Surveying and Mapping Services Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W9127825RA084	2026-10-1310 days	Taking bids Set-aside: none stated	Survey, mapping or photogrammetry mission No drone keyword: survey/mapping code match only (teaming or services angle)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING AND SAMPLING, IN-SITU TESTING, AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W912UM26RA007	2026-10-1411 days	Taking bids Set-aside: none stated	No product-fit signal in the notice text No drone keyword: survey/mapping code match only (teaming or services angle)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	Indefinite Delivery Contract for Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services for Surveying and Mapping Services to Support the Jacksonville District and USACE Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W912EP26Z1CM1	2026-10-2219 days	Market research Set-aside: none stated	Survey, mapping or photogrammetry mission No drone keyword: survey/mapping code match only (teaming or services angle)	Only the gates above
Poor 0	ARCHITECT-ENGINEER INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY MULTIPLE AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACT FOR GENERAL DESIGN AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OR ASSIGNMENTS OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W912P826RA012	2027-09-23355 days	Coming soon Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - Partial	Small business set-aside Spare parts or sustainment for a named platform (mentioned in description, not the title) 1 more No drone keyword: survey/mapping code match only (teaming or services angle)	Small-business set-aside. The company's size under this NAICS standard: confirm. Asks for past performance. On record: one federal prime award (Department of Agriculture, FY2026) and one DHS-funded subcontract (2023).

What the public record says about the company

Federal awards. one federal prime award (Department of Agriculture, FY2026) and one DHS-funded subcontract (2023) (USAspending, read on each refresh).
HUBZone. The company's headquarters is not in a HUBZone-qualified area (SBA map, checked 2026-10-02).
Blue and Green UAS. The company's drone is on AUVSI's Green UAS list (primary source, checked 2026-09-18). Its Blue UAS listing rests on secondary sources: confirm. Only a listed configuration qualifies.
Size. Small, from a low-confidence aggregator (2026-09-18); each NAICS code has its own size standard.

How the ranking works

Sorted by fit, then deadline. Titles link to SAM.gov. Fit is not eligibility: the gates are what the company must confirm.

A published rubric reads each notice's title and the first 4,000 characters of its description. Points for small UAS platforms, survey, mapping, LiDAR, inspection and imaging missions, hardware buys, Blue UAS or NDAA language, and the standing solutions channels known as entry routes for the company. Points off for counter-drone systems, large military programs, spare parts and research announcements. Strong is 60 or more, possible 35 to 59, weak 15 to 34.

The extract held 78,217 notices. 329 matched drone terms or PSC 1550 and 168 matched survey and mapping codes only. Dropped: 303 past their deadline, 13 with no deadline, 70 award or justification notices, 0 inactive, and 66 repeat postings of one solicitation (amendments fold into the solicitation they amend). Also not matched: 214 with only a passing drone mention and 477 aircraft-code notices with no drone term.

Who has been buying and winning

Federal contracts for small drones signed from 2020-10-01 through 2026-10-03 (FY2021 to date), by base award date. 1,412 awards bought hardware, parts or kits; research and services are counted apart, below.

Hardware awarded

$1.24B

across 1,412 awards

Median award

$45,485

of 1,412 awards

Average award

$879,064

of 1,412 awards

Buyers and sellers

42 / 151

buying offices / recipients, across 1,412 awards

How concentrated it is

AeroVironment holds 61.5% of the hardware total: $763.3M across 54 of the 1,412 awards. One recipient this large can make a market look bigger than the part a new entrant can compete for, so the market without it is shown too: $477.9M across 1,358 awards. The yearly view below shows both.

29 of the 1,412 awards have a zero or negative amount to date (deobligated) and are counted as they stand.

Held out of the headline: Army Drone Dominance orders, aircraft not named in the record

14 orders, $217.5M, cite the Drone Dominance program (Executive Order 14307 and the 10 July 2025 memorandum) and name no aircraft. The program is scoped to small drones, but it also buys components and one-way attack drones, and this page counts an award only on what its own record says. So these are held for review, not counted: 11 of them, $202.3M, carry a product code and would join the headline if their aircraft were confirmed as Group 1 or 2.

Show the 14 awards

Amount	Signed	Buyer	Recipient	What was bought
$77,729,005	2026-03-16	Department of the Army	GRIFFON AEROSPACE, INC.	IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER- UNLEASHING AMERICA DRONE DOMINANCE, THE ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-REDSTONE ARSENAL ESTABLISHES THIS BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT TO PROCURE DRONES AND DRONE DOMINANT COMPONENTS. PSC 1550
$67,940,895	2026-06-03	Department of the Army	GRIFFON AEROSPACE, INC.	IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIVES ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR MEMORANDUM DATED 10 JULY 2025, IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14307-UNLEASHING U.S. MILITARY DRONE DOMINANCE PSC 1550
$20,039,666	2026-04-02	Department of the Army	MISTRAL INC	IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER- UNLEASHING DRONE DOMINANCE, THE ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-REDSTONE ARSENAL ESTABLISHED THE BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT TO PROCURE DRONES AND DRONE DOMINANT COMPONENTS. PSC 1550
$17,583,318	2026-03-12	Department of the Army	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIVES ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR MEMORANDUM DATED 10 JULY 2025, IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14307-UNLEASHING U.S. MILITARY DRONE DOMINANCE. PSC 1550
$16,788,000	2026-04-01	Department of the Army	ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.	IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIVES ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WARE MEMORANDUM DATED 10 JULY 2025, IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14307 - UNLEASHING U.S. MILITARY DRONE DOMINANCE. PSC 1550
$13,664,726	2025-09-12	Federal Aviation Administration	NUVITEK LLC	THIS FUNDING IS TO PROVIDE LO CODE NO CODE APPLICATIONS FOR THE FAA'S DRONE DOMINANCE AND SOVEREIGNTY PROGRAM. PSC DA01
$1,484,540	2026-05-02	Department of the Army	REDWIRE DEFENSE TECH OPERATIONS, LLC	IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14387-UNLEASHING AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE THE ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-REDSTONE ARSENAL ESTABLISHES THIS BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT TO PROCURE DRONES. PSC 1550
$1,375,725	2026-03-13	Department of the Army	JOVIAN SOFTWARE CONSULTING LLC	IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIVES ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR MEMORANDUM DATED 10 JULY 2025, IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14307 - UNLEASHING U.S. MILITARY DRONE DOMINANCE. PSC R706
$527,955	2026-03-18	Department of the Army	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIVES ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR MEMORANDUM DATED 10 JULY 2025, IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14307-UNLEASHING U.S. MILITARY DRONE DOMINANCE PSC 1550
$202,112	2026-05-13	Department of the Army	EDGESOURCE CORPORATION	RECOGNIZED ASSESSOR AWARD IN SUPPORT OF DOW DRONE DOMINANCE GAUNTLET PSC 1550
$157,662	2026-04-29	Department of the Army	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIVES ESTABLISHED IN DEPT OF WAR MEMORANDUM DATE 10 JULY 2025, IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14307-UNLEASHING MILITARY DRONE DOMINANCE PSC 1550
$19,780	2026-01-23	Department of the Army	ULTISAT, INC	IN SUPPORT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14307 - UNLEASHING AMERICAN DRONE DOMINANCE, THE ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - REDSTONE ARSENAL ESTABLISHES THIS BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT TO PROCURE DRONES AND DRONE COMPONENTS. PSC 1550
$818	2026-06-16	Department of the Navy	U.S. TACTICAL SUPPLY, INC.	REQUIRED IN SUPPORT OF DRONE DOMINANCE PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT EFFORT JXP 4523208949 PSC 5342
$270	2026-04-17	Department of the Navy	ROME SOLUTIONS LLC	REQUIREMENT FOR THE DRONE DOMINANCE TEST TEAM MXPB 4523122312 PSC 7E20

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	Awards	Amount	Without AeroVironment
FY2021	144 of 1,412	$78,452,119	$48,155,776 (136 awards)
FY2022	177 of 1,412	$146,005,443	$39,248,287 (159 awards)
FY2023	212 of 1,412	$463,797,768	$108,635,812 (201 awards)
FY2024	268 of 1,412	$98,102,372	$77,493,116 (260 awards)
FY2025	324 of 1,412	$177,491,256	$106,543,550 (321 awards)
FY2026	287 of 1,412	$277,388,872	$97,814,471 (281 awards)
FY2027 to date	none signed yet (to 2026-10-03)

FY2023 is one contract. W58RGZ23C0007 to AEROVIRONMENT, INC (UKRAINE RQ-20B ALL ENVIRONMENT (AE) 3 AND LONG ENDURANCE (LE) PUMA UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) ACCESSORIES AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF) is $323.1M of the year’s $463.8M, 69.7% on its own. Read the year as that contract, not as a trend.

Amounts are the total obligated to date, so the most recent years have had the least time to grow.

Top buyers

The 10 buying offices with the most hardware awarded, of 42.

Buying office	Awards	Amount
Department of the Army Department of Defense	196 of 1,412	$807,497,272
Department of the Air Force Department of Defense	146 of 1,412	$97,748,741
Department of State Department of State	39 of 1,412	$91,530,174
Defense Logistics Agency Department of Defense	143 of 1,412	$74,043,589
Department of the Navy Department of Defense	82 of 1,412	$70,942,125
Forest Service Department of Agriculture	68 of 1,412	$19,639,772
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Department of Homeland Security	57 of 1,412	$17,673,097
Departmental Offices Department of the Interior	195 of 1,412	$16,619,248
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security	51 of 1,412	$8,579,375
U.S. Marshals Service Department of Justice	123 of 1,412	$6,076,865

Top recipients

The 10 recipients with the most hardware awarded, of 151. Resellers and integrators appear under their own names.

Recipient	Awards	Amount
AEROVIRONMENT, INC	54 of 1,412	$763,346,817
INSITU, INC.	28 of 1,412	$62,311,492
W S DARLEY & CO	106 of 1,412	$60,753,513
QUANTUM-SYSTEMS INC	4 of 1,412	$60,409,511
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.	351 of 1,412	$57,056,420
V2X SYSTEMS LLC	1 of 1,412	$22,763,926
AAR GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.	5 of 1,412	$22,319,083
NEROS, INC.	21 of 1,412	$20,224,765
FLIR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AS	58 of 1,412	$18,460,156
STRATA-G SOLUTIONS, LLC	1 of 1,412	$18,062,074

Named small drone makers in the data

Makers found as the prime recipient on a hardware award. A maker selling through a reseller appears under the reseller, above.

Maker	Awards	Amount
AeroVironment	54 of 1,412	$763,346,817
Skydio	131 of 1,412	$13,470,578
Freefly	74 of 1,412	$9,191,909
Teal Drones / Red Cat	41 of 1,412	$6,264,493
BRINC	4 of 1,412	$123,087
Inspired Flight	1 of 1,412	$35,650

Largest small drone hardware awards

The 10 largest of 1,412.

Show the 10 awards

Amount	Signed	Buyer	Recipient	What was bought
$323,054,027	2022-11-09	Department of the Army	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	UKRAINE RQ-20B ALL ENVIRONMENT (AE) 3 AND LONG ENDURANCE (LE) PUMA UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) ACCESSORIES AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF PSC 1550
$117,306,232	2026-06-03	Department of the Army	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	AWARD IN SUPPORT OF TUAS BATTALION RECONNAISSANCE UAV REQUIREMENT. PSC 1550
$62,630,394	2025-04-30	Department of the Army	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	PUMA AE 3, PUMA LE, PUMA ACCESSORIES, ERA, PUMA SOFTWARE UPDATE KIT, CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORTS SERVICES (CLS), OCONUS/CONUS, CONTRACTOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, TRAINING SERVICES, TRILLIUM HD59 PAYLOAD HARDWARE IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE. PSC 1550
$49,257,581	2025-10-03	Department of the Air Force	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	SUAS HURRICANE DRONES PSC 1550
$35,991,166	2022-01-27	Department of the Army	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	FMS UZBEKISTAN PUMA AE3. PSC 1550
$27,527,527	2025-09-22	Department of State	QUANTUM-SYSTEMS INC	PURCHASE OF VECTOR DRONES SYSTEMS AND UPGRADES. PSC 1550
$24,931,579	2022-04-12	Department of the Army	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	RQ-20B PUMA SYSTEMS WITH ASSOCIATED HARDWARE AND NET TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE PSC 1550
$22,763,926	2023-11-27	Department of the Air Force	V2X SYSTEMS LLC	RADAS SUAS KITS PSC 1550
$19,592,153	2024-12-20	Department of State	QUANTUM-SYSTEMS INC	PURCHASE OF VECTOR DRONES SYSTEMS AND UPGRADES. PSC 1550
$18,415,153	2023-07-21	Department of the Army	AEROVIRONMENT, INC	(11) SYSTEM, TOP, C-CODE, M3/M4/M6 NON-NATO, PAL, RSTA, I45, PUMA AE 3 (11) ASSY, TACTICAL LAUNCHER, BASIC, PUMA AE II (11) ASSY, UNIT ISP, DDL, I45, PUMA AE 3 PSC 1550

Counted as small drone work, but not hardware

The rules counted 1,613 awards as small drone work; research and services among them are not in the headline.

Show the breakdown and the 10 largest research and services awards

The rules counted 1,613 awards; by what the product code says was bought:

Product code says	Awards	Amount
Products (the headline)	1,412 of 1,613	$1,241,237,829
Research and development	118 of 1,613	$121,394,462
Services	83 of 1,613	$150,097,867
No product code	0 of 1,613	$0

The 10 largest research and services awards, none of them in the headline:

Amount	Signed	Buyer	Recipient	What was bought
$98,060,428	2021-05-19	Department of the Army	AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.	PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS TO AWARD RS3-20-0003 CONTRACT TASK ORDER W15P7T-17-D-0155 W15P7T-21-F-0110 FOR PMA 263 SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SERVICES IN PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR UNMANNED AVIATION AND STRIKE WEAPONS (PEO U&W). PSC R425
$27,430,899	2021-06-02	Department of the Air Force	SI2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC	SBIR PHASE II - ENABLING PEEL-AND-STICK CONFORMAL ANTENNAS FOR SUAS PSC AC13
$12,110,801	2022-12-21	Department of the Air Force	NAVAL SYSTEMS, INC.	SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES ANALYSIS FOR NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, PANAMA CITY DIVISION PSC AC32
$7,817,162	2023-03-23	Department of the Navy	INSITU, INC.	FIELD SERVICE REP SUPPORT AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES/FORCE PROTECTION FOR IRAQ ARMY AVIATION COMMAND SCANEAGLE UAS, IN SUPPORT OF BPC CASE NV-P-LBA PSC L015
$6,660,239	2021-01-19	Department of the Army	GRIFFON AEROSPACE, INC.	ORDER FOR PILOT SERVICES, FIELD SUPPORT/OPERATION FOR SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS. PSC 1550
$4,993,750	2026-01-28	Department of the Air Force	FIRESTORM LABS, INC.	SBIR PHASE III IDIQ- DECENTRALIZED- 1-INTEGRATION OF THE TEMPEST UAS INTO AFWERX PRIME PROVING GROUND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OF A2E 2- BABBAGE FLOCK AND HALE CLUSTER 3-SUPPORT OF RAPID AND AIRPOWER FOR ALL PSC 1367
$4,504,500	2026-04-17	Department of the Air Force	CLOUDFIT SOFTWARE, LLC	INTEGRATION OF THE MANET CLOUD HIGH MOBILITY RADIO/ROUTING (MCHMR) SYSTEM WITH THE AIR FORCES CENTRAL (AFCENT) MISSION EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT. THE COMBINED SYSTEM FIELDS CONNECTED SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (SUAS) ACROSS THE USCENTCOM AOR. PSC DA01
$4,150,000	2025-11-21	Department of the Air Force	FIRESTORM LABS, INC.	SBIR PHASE III IDIQ- DECENTRALIZED- 1-INTEGRATION OF THE TEMPEST UAS INTO AFWERX PRIME PROVING GROUND; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO SUPPORT OF A2E 2- BABBAGE FLOCK AND HALE CLUSTER; 3-SUPPORT OF RAPID AND AIRPOWER FOR ALL PSC 1367
$2,399,024	2024-02-08	Office of Procurement Operations	THE MITRE CORPORATION	NEW HSSEDI TASK ORDER THAT BUILDS ON PREVIOUS HSSEDI WORK INCLUDING A STUDY ON SUAS CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS GAPS AND EFFICACY, AND HSSEDI INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS (ITAS) OF STANDARDS FOR SELECTED DHS PROGRAMS. PSC AJ11
$2,168,564	2025-08-18	Department of the Air Force	JAAW GROUP, LLC, THE	AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (AFSOC) SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (SUAS) AND SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS MANAGER (SUASMAN) SUPPORT SERVICES PSC R499

What we filtered out and why

The searches cast a wide net: PSC 1550 (unmanned aircraft), six keywords, and aircraft manufacturing narrowed by those keywords. They returned 15,614 distinct awards. Every award was decided by exactly one of the rules below, and the counts add up to 15,614.

The rules counted 1,613 of the 15,614 as small drone work. An award counts in the hardware headline when its PSC is a product code and its description does not say it bought research (an SBIR or STTR award) or a service (pilot services, a subscription, an assessor): a study or a support contract is not a drone purchase however clearly it names one.

Show the filter rules and the 5 largest filtered awards

Rule	Outcome	Awards	Amount
Names a small drone product or maker (Skydio, Raven, Puma, RQ-28 and similar)	Counted	930 of 15,614	$783,273,639
Says small drone in words (sUAS, small unmanned aircraft, quadcopter, Group 1 or 2)	Counted	421 of 15,614	$452,054,150
Names a program that buys only Group 1 and 2 aircraft (Long Range and Medium Range Reconnaissance, Soldier Borne Sensor)	Counted	9 of 15,614	$169,345,937
Paid to a company that makes only small drones	Counted	253 of 15,614	$108,056,434
Names a large drone program (MQ-9 Reaper, Global Hawk, Triton, Gray Eagle, Shadow and similar)	Filtered out	106 of 15,614	$4,220,213,886
States a Group 3, 4 or 5 aircraft, or the Army's tactical or endurance UAS class	Filtered out	13 of 15,614	$18,218,775
Target drones for weapons training (BQM, MQM, QF series)	Filtered out	102 of 15,614	$672,619,127
Systems that detect or defeat drones, not drones	Filtered out	443 of 15,614	$2,315,073,955
Large-drone maker, and the description names large-aircraft work (satellite links, production lots, logistics)	Filtered out	12 of 15,614	$76,884,949
No aerial drone in the record: the keyword search matched a look-alike word, or a ground or sea vehicle	Filtered out	11,179 of 15,614	$5,000,122,002
Mentions a small drone and something excluded in the same record	Needs review	27 of 15,614	$98,229,068
Loitering munitions: small and unmanned, but weapons	Needs review	7 of 15,614	$100,378,262
Large-drone maker, and the description does not say which aircraft	Needs review	85 of 15,614	$2,341,663,343
A drone record that does not say how big the drone is	Needs review	2,013 of 15,614	$3,798,946,955
Army Drone Dominance orders, aircraft not named in the record: counted on the program's scope, so held out of the headline	Needs review	14 of 15,614	$217,514,472

Largest awards filtered out

The 5 largest of the 11,855 excluded awards, to show what would have inflated the totals.

Amount	Signed	Buyer	Recipient	What was bought	Why
$786,891,808	2024-04-18	Department of the Army	GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	GRAY EAGLE PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS 2024-2029 PSC 1550	Names a large drone program (MQ-9 Reaper, Global Hawk, Triton, Gray Eagle, Shadow and similar) Description says “GRAY EAGLE”, “PERFORMANCE BASED LOGISTICS”. PSC 1550 (unmanned aircraft). Paid to “GENERAL ATOMICS”
$470,692,041	2023-04-27	Department of the Air Force	GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	MQ-9B PRODUCTION FMS TAIWAN PSC 1550	Names a large drone program (MQ-9 Reaper, Global Hawk, Triton, Gray Eagle, Shadow and similar) Description says “FMS”, “MQ-9B”. PSC 1550 (unmanned aircraft). Paid to “GENERAL ATOMICS”
$468,927,077	2025-09-08	Department of the Air Force	GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	IRIS DELIVERY ORDER (DO) 1 FOR INDIA MQ-9B FMS PSC 1550	Names a large drone program (MQ-9 Reaper, Global Hawk, Triton, Gray Eagle, Shadow and similar) Description says “FMS”, “MQ-9B”. PSC 1550 (unmanned aircraft). Paid to “GENERAL ATOMICS”
$356,310,289	2025-07-30	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources	ACACIA CENTER FOR JUSTICE	UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN (UAC) LEGAL SERVICES BRIDGE PSC R418	No aerial drone in the record: the keyword search matched a look-alike word, or a ground or sea vehicle Matched nothing
$325,847,570	2020-12-31	Department of the Army	TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION	CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR THE SHADOW UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM. PSC 5342	Names a large drone program (MQ-9 Reaper, Global Hawk, Triton, Gray Eagle, Shadow and similar) Description says “CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT”, “SHADOW”, “UNMANNED AIRCRAFT”. Paid to “TEXTRON”

Held for review

2,146 awards could not be decided by rule and are counted nowhere above. The 10 largest:

Show the 10 awards

Amount	Signed	Buyer	Recipient	What was bought	Why
$1,039,938,439	2022-03-29	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	UAS OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT PSC R425	Large-drone maker, and the description does not say which aircraft Description says “UAS”. Paid to “GENERAL ATOMICS”
$367,444,098	2023-12-01	Department of the Army	GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	PRODUCTION READY TEST ASSET UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION PSC 1550	Large-drone maker, and the description does not say which aircraft PSC 1550 (unmanned aircraft). Paid to “GENERAL ATOMICS”
$326,167,214	2023-03-03	Department of the Air Force	AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC	BIG SAFARI PSC 1550	A drone record that does not say how big the drone is PSC 1550 (unmanned aircraft)
$265,382,200	2026-03-09	Department of the Army	NAPATREE TECHNOLOGY LLC	PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR AS3 SURVEYOR DRONES, BUMBLEBEE V1, BUMBLEBEE V2, AND HORNETS. PSC AS12	A drone record that does not say how big the drone is Description says “DRONES”
$220,500,477	2023-08-23	Department of the Navy	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	THE PURPOSE OF THIS DELIVERY ORDER IS TO RETROFIT B9, B10, MB6P INTO THE IFC4.2 CONFIGURATION. PSC 1550	Large-drone maker, and the description does not say which aircraft PSC 1550 (unmanned aircraft). Paid to “NORTHROP GRUMMAN”
$219,772,923	2022-01-19	Department of the Air Force	SUMARIA SYSTEMS, LLC	SCAT 1 ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (EPASS) FOR INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE/SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (ISR/SOF) DIRECTORATE MEDIUM ALTITUDE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (MAUAS) DIVISION (AFLCMC/WII) PSC R425	A drone record that does not say how big the drone is Description says “UNMANNED AIRCRAFT”
$189,896,633	2023-09-22	Department of the Air Force	AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC	BIG SAFARI PSC 1550	A drone record that does not say how big the drone is PSC 1550 (unmanned aircraft)
$128,482,452	2026-04-10	Department of the Army	LEIDOS, INC.	PROCURE TACTICAL EDGE COMPUTER KITS PSC 1550	A drone record that does not say how big the drone is PSC 1550 (unmanned aircraft)
$103,626,343	2026-04-07	Defense Microelectronics Activity	RAYTHEON COMPANY	THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PROGRAM (ATSP) CONTRACT ACQUIRES PROGRESSIVE MICROELECTRONIC CAPABILITY SOLUTIONS TO DEVELOP AND INSTALL AN AIR BASE AIR DEFENSE (ABAD) IN THE AFRICOM THEATER FOR PROTECTION AGAINST AIR, UAS, AND CRUISE MISSILE THREATS PSC AC13	A drone record that does not say how big the drone is Description says “UAS”
$101,920,961	2023-06-30	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.	LONGSHOT UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE - PHASE III PSC AC13	Large-drone maker, and the description does not say which aircraft Description says “UNMANNED AIR”. Paid to “GENERAL ATOMICS”