Defense technology sector
Explore companies, suppliers, capital, federal awards, and policy activity across uncrewed aircraft and mission systems.
This page focuses on uncrewed aircraft, drone systems, and the software and services directly supporting them. A company working in autonomy or aerospace is not included here solely because it shares a broad category tag.
“Drone company” can mean an aircraft manufacturer, an autonomy-software supplier, a payload company or a counter-drone specialist. The examples below distinguish those roles. They are a starting comparison, not a ranking, a procurement approval list or a claim that every product meets the same requirements.
| Company | Published products | Role to investigate | Comparison question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anduril | Ghost, Altius and Lattice. | Aircraft and broader autonomy/mission integration. | Which product, configuration and integration scope matches the requirement? |
| Shield AI | V-BAT and Hivemind. | Aircraft and autonomy software. | Are you buying a platform, autonomy integration, or both? |
| Skydio | X10D. | Small uncrewed aircraft for sensing and situational awareness. | Which payload, operating environment and support package are included? |
| AeroVironment | Puma and Raven product families. | Small unmanned aircraft within a broader unmanned-systems portfolio. | Which current platform and support package fit the requested sensing and integration work? |
| Red Cat / Teal Drones | Black Widow. | Small aircraft marketed for short-range reconnaissance. | Which entity supplies and supports the system, and which configuration is quoted? |
| PDW | C100. | Tactical unmanned aircraft with configurable payload integration. | What payload and ground equipment are included, and what integration work remains? |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems | MQ-9B SkyGuardian. | Larger remotely piloted aircraft systems. | What ground infrastructure, training and sustainment are part of the acquisition? |
An autonomy supplier may support multiple aircraft rather than sell one complete platform. A counter-UAS company may detect or respond to drones without manufacturing them. Use the autonomy sector and sensors and electronic-warfare sector to investigate those adjacent capabilities. Do not use a shared broad category tag as proof of equivalent products.
Matched awards can identify agencies and work areas worth investigating. Read the underlying record before attributing an award to a product. A company’s other contracts may concern different capabilities; a reported ceiling is not a delivery count or recognized revenue. The records below describe the directory’s coverage, not the full market.
Write one mission and integration requirement, select relevant company profiles below, and use the company comparison tool to collect the available evidence. For a buying path, see the first-contract guide.
Company landscape
Aerospace materials and diversified industrial products
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense.
Centennial, Colorado, United States
Builds long-endurance VTOL unmanned aircraft, including distributed-electric-propulsion tilt-wing and multirotor UAS for defense and other missions.
Hampton, Virginia, United States
Aerosapien Technologies is an AS9100D-certified aerospace engineering and precision-manufacturing company that develops eVTOL cargo aircraft and produces aerospace parts using CNC…
Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
Defense manufacturer of unmanned aircraft and multi-domain robotic systems.
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Autonomy, uncrewed aircraft, and mission systems for defense users.
Solana Beach, California, United States
Contracted tactical airborne training and operational air support for U.S. forces.
Newport News, Virginia, United States
Purpose-built aircraft for security and military missions.
Olney, Texas, United States
Aircraft aftermarket parts, repair, and sustainment for military fleets.
United States
Autonomous precision weapon stations for counter-drone and force protection.
Austin, Texas, United States
Interactive electronic technical manuals and maintenance software for aircraft fleets.
Smyrna, Georgia, United States
Automated drone infrastructure for industrial and defense operations.
Sparks, Maryland, United States
Autonomous systems for defense and national security.
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Long-range fixed-wing UAVs designed for modular payload integration.
Manchaca, Texas, United States
Aircraft capabilities for defense and national security.
San Jose, California, United States
Design and manufacture of 2.75-inch rocket launcher systems for military platforms.
United States
Autonomous kinetic interceptors designed to defeat hostile drones.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Supersonic aircraft and propulsion systems designed for national defense and long-range flight.
San Francisco, California, United States
Secure aviation communications and spectrum infrastructure for autonomous flight.
United States
Designs advanced and uncrewed aircraft, including long-endurance UAS, and develops autonomy and lightweight aircraft technologies.
Manassas, Virginia, United States
Develops an operating system and open platform for autonomous drone and robotic fleets across air, land and sea, including government applications.
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Additively manufactured jet engines for uncrewed defense systems.
Centennial, Colorado, United States
Aircraft performance upgrades and modifications for government fleets.
Waco, Texas, United States
Technology for space, cyber, and national security.
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Aircraft and defense platform programs
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Pittsburgh-based robotics company engineering and commercializing autonomous applications for OEMs and defense, including U.S. military robotic technology and rugged autonomy comp…
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Unmanned aircraft and missile systems for defense missions.
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Open autonomous robotics and mission systems for defense.
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Data links and communications systems for aerospace, defense, and space programs.
Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States
Contracted tactical aviation, adversary air, and training support for U.S. forces.
Lakeland, Florida, United States
Autonomous aircraft and UAS engineering for homeland defense and government missions.
Reno, Nevada, United States
Counter-drone detection and defeat systems for defense and public safety.
Warrenton, Virginia, United States
Autonomous defense systems and counter-UAS technology.
Irvine, California, United States
Integrated uncrewed aircraft, imaging sensors, and software for government and industrial users.
Allen, Texas, United States
Automation and tooling systems for aerospace manufacturing.
Mukilteo, Washington, United States
Aircraft modifications, upgrades, and engineering for government and defense fleets.
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Integrated radar and autonomous interceptors for counter-drone defense.
Lindon, Utah, United States
GA-ASI develops unmanned aerial systems and mission payload and exploitation technologies; its remotely piloted aircraft support surveillance, communications relay and weapons-del…
San Diego, California, United States
Builds aerospace and defense products including combat aircraft, mission systems and space-related systems.
Reston, Virginia, United States
Develops Bluefin Robotics autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles and related technologies for defense customers.
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Quadruped robots for the real world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Autonomous systems engineering for uncrewed air, surface, and underwater platforms.
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Uncrewed aircraft and aerial targets for defense training and operations.
Madison, Alabama, United States
Special-mission aircraft and modifications for military and government customers.
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Collaborative autonomy and command-and-control for uncrewed surface vessels.
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
High-speed aircraft development and demonstration
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Produces REMUS autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles for ISR, mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and electronic warfare.
Newport News, Virginia, United States
Digital intercom and communications systems for military aircraft crews.
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Mission planning, debrief, and maintenance systems for military aircraft.
Winter Springs, Florida, United States
Software for defense and national-security missions.
Irvine, California, United States
Vision-based autonomous flight software for crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Precision manufacturing and assembly for aerospace platforms.
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Technology for the changing defense and security environment.
San Diego, California, United States
Defense technology company offering counter-unmanned systems and autonomous systems for threats across land, sea, and air.
Melbourne, Florida, United States
Electromechanical and power-control products for aerospace and defense platforms.
Buena Park, California, United States
Designs and fields maritime robotics and autonomous systems, including small unmanned surface vessels using its LAVA architecture.
Reston, Virginia, United States
Long-endurance float-and-fly drones for maritime surveillance and defense.
Monett, Missouri, United States
Compact, multi-fuel rotary engines for mobile power and aircraft.
Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States
Persistent wave-powered autonomous surface vehicles for maritime monitoring.
Herndon, Virginia, United States
Provides modular, operationally proven autonomous unmanned surface vessels for military, security, commercial and scientific customers; its T38 supports ISR and autonomous at-sea …
Melbourne, Florida, United States
Aircraft-agnostic autonomy software for military and civil aviation.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Develops performance-critical RF, optical and electromagnetic-interference interconnect technologies and serves military and defense markets, including aerospace and drone applica…
Irvine, California, United States
Technology manufacturer building autopilots, autonomy software, and reference aircraft for small drones and robots.
San Diego, California, United States
Next-generation aircraft designed to transport people and cargo more efficiently.
San Diego, California, United States
Develops ocean robots and autonomy cloud software for subsea and ocean operations; its official announcement describes a Defense Innovation Unit award for autonomous subsea comman…
Houston, Texas, United States
Autonomous pilot systems that make existing aircraft ready for uncrewed missions.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Mass-produced tactical drones with secure communications and modular payloads.
Torrance, California, United States
Rugged communications and data-acquisition systems for aerospace missions.
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Advanced avionics displays and systems for military and civil aircraft.
Vista, California, United States
Develops autonomous maritime systems, WAM-V unmanned surface vehicles, and persistent maritime security infrastructure for defense and government users.
Monroe Township, New Jersey, United States
Aerospace OEM that manufactures and sustains critical aircraft components for civil and military aviation, with OE and spares manufacturing and engineering.
Chatsworth, California, United States
Robotic additive manufacturing for defense, space, and advanced systems.
Campbell, California, United States
Provides counter-UAS and autonomous threat-detection and defeat capabilities for defense and homeland-security missions.
Centreville, Virginia, United States
Portable, low-cost missile interceptors for counter-UAS missions.
Buda, Texas, United States
Ultra-long-endurance uncrewed aircraft and rapid aircraft modification.
Hollywood, Maryland, United States
Manufacturer of aerospace coatings, transparencies and specialty materials used to protect and equip aircraft and defense platforms.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft for ISR and mission-critical cargo.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Aerospace company developing WindRunner, a large cargo aircraft for outsized logistics.
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Rugged power and electronic systems for military aircraft and defense platforms.
Los Osos, California, United States
Modular unmanned ground vehicles for defense operations.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Aerospace and defense company whose Raytheon business develops Coyote and KuRFS counter-UAS systems for complex drone threats.
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Persistent ocean intelligence from autonomous surface vehicles.
Alameda, California, United States
Remote communications and counter-drone systems for government missions.
Melbourne, Florida, United States
AI pilots for the world’s most important missions.
San Diego, California, United States
Power conversion and electrical systems for military and commercial aircraft.
Camarillo, California, United States
Autonomous drones made in the USA.
San Mateo, California, United States
Solar-powered uncrewed aircraft designed for long-endurance missions.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Hybrid-electric multirotor drones for long-duration sensing missions.
Redwood City, California, United States
Builds long-range, heavy-payload autonomous cargo aircraft and operates autonomous drone solutions for government and commercial customers.
Austin, Texas, United States
Rugged electrical connectors and wiring components for aircraft and defense systems.
North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Custom work platforms and access equipment for military aircraft and vehicles.
Lewistown, Montana, United States
Cockpit controls and illuminated panels for military aircraft.
Irvine, California, United States
Applied research and technology development for defense and aerospace.
Golden, Colorado, United States
U.S.-manufactured small drones for short-range reconnaissance.
South Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Edge AI and FPGA systems for electromagnetic spectrum operations and autonomous sensors.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Develops defense autonomy across domains and maritime systems including the TSUNAMI unmanned surface vessel.
Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States
Manufacturer of proprietary aerospace components and systems including actuators, controls, pumps, valves, switches, cockpit displays, restraints and power products used on milita…
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Stabilized imaging systems for crewed and uncrewed ISR aircraft.
Hood River, Oregon, United States
Autonomy and edge intelligence for aircraft operating without GPS or communications.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Certified avionics for crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
Bigfork, Montana, United States
United Dynamics is a defense engineering, design, development, manufacturing, and test firm producing components for DoD weapons platforms and transport aircraft platforms, includ…
Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Autonomous systems, swarming, and airspace management technology for defense and other missions.
Denver, Colorado, United States
Fluid control and precision components for defense, naval, and space systems.
South El Monte, California, United States
Hybrid-electric propulsion systems for next-generation military and commercial aircraft.
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Multi-sensor detect-and-avoid and airspace-management software for UAS.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Autonomy for aviation.
San Carlos, California, United States
Uncrewed aircraft, interceptors, and affordable precision weapons for defense missions.
San Luis Obispo, California, United States
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Recorded award dates: 2018-06-15 – 2026-09-30. Bars describe this selection, not total agency purchasing.
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