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F-Drones Supplies 2,000 FPV Drones for Pentagon Program

7/31/2026

Summary

Story summary

F-Drones delivered 2,000 F10 FPV drones to the U.S. military under the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program.
The drones are in acceptance testing before U.S. troops begin training on them.
The $1 billion program targets more than 200,000 weaponized one-way drones by 2027, with phase 1 delivering 30,000 units at $5,000 each.
Six Ukrainian manufacturers, including F-Drones, are forming U.S. joint ventures to meet the program’s domestic-supply requirement.

History

Historical Context

After the Joint Center of Excellence opened at Creech Air Force Base in 2005, the Department of Defense launched the Joint Unmanned Aircraft Systems program in 2007, contracting General Atomics for a $2.5 billion deal to acquire 150 MQ-9 Reapers. That rapid, high-volume procurement now informs the 2027 Pentagon Drone Dominance Program’s aim of fielding 200,000 one-way drones, including foreign-made units.

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Story summary

F-Drones delivered 2,000 F10 FPV drones to the U.S. military under the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program.
The drones are in acceptance testing before U.S. troops begin training on them.
The $1 billion program targets more than 200,000 weaponized one-way drones by 2027, with phase 1 delivering 30,000 units at $5,000 each.
Six Ukrainian manufacturers, including F-Drones, are forming U.S. joint ventures to meet the program’s domestic-supply requirement.

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