Two Ukrainian corporations turned the one international finalists of the Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program. They are going to compete for contracts price $1.1 billion, supplying drones to the US Military.
Two Ukrainian corporations – "Normal Chereshnya" and Ukrainian Protection Drones Tech Corp – have formally entered the record of 25 finalists of the large-scale US Division of Protection's Drone Dominance Program. The challenge, with a complete price range of over a billion {dollars}, goals to saturate the American military with a whole lot of 1000’s of low-cost assault drones, and Ukrainian builders have turn out to be the one international contributors on this prestigious choice. That is reported by Protection Specific, writes UNN.
Particulars
The primary stage of the competitors, referred to as Gauntlet, begins on February 18, 2026. For six weeks, US navy operators will take a look at the options of 25 corporations in actual subject situations. By the tip of March, the variety of contributors will probably be decreased to 12 – they may obtain the primary contracts for $150 million (30,000 drones per firm at a value of about $5,000 per unit). For Ukrainian producers, this isn’t solely a technological problem but in addition a battle with American forms and Pentagon requirements.
"Normal Chereshnya", recognized for its FPV interceptors and fiber-optic managed drones, already has expertise in mass manufacturing (over 55,000 items for the Armed Forces of Ukraine). Nonetheless, within the US, they should play on "international territory" in opposition to giants whose methods are already built-in into the US Division of Protection ecosystem.
Key rivals on the trail to victory
Among the many 23 American competing corporations, Protection Specific analysts spotlight 4 of probably the most harmful gamers:
Kratos SRE, Inc. – a division of the protection large Kratos Protection, recognized for the XQ–58 Valkyrie stealth drone. Though the corporate focuses on excessive expertise, it has huge expertise working with US authorities contracts.
Auterion Authorities Options – a developer of Skynode S software program with machine imaginative and prescient, which is already efficiently utilized in Ukraine. Their Artemis ALM–20 drone is a de facto analogue of the "Shahed" and has already confirmed its effectiveness in strikes on Russian rear amenities.
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Neros, Inc. – an skilled provider whose Archer FPV drones with a variety of as much as 20 km have already been ordered by the American military. The corporate has the capability to provide 1500 items monthly.
Teal Drones – an organization owned by the Purple Cat holding and supplying Black Widow reconnaissance quadcopters. Importantly, Purple Cat additionally promotes Ukrainian Magura V7 marine drones within the US market, which signifies a deep understanding of each markets.
The Drone Dominance program is designed for 4 phases till 2028, throughout which the Pentagon plans to buy a complete of 340,000 drones. For Ukrainian corporations, victory within the first stage will imply not solely monetary success but in addition the precise recognition of Ukrainian applied sciences as an ordinary for NATO armies.
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