# Archer

Manufacturer: [Neros](/companies/neros)  
Category: aerial

## Summary

Neros' Archer is a first-person-view (FPV) strike quadcopter from the 2023-founded, Los-Angeles-based new-defense maker, sold to defense customers rather than consumers, so there is no consumer price. Its verified gating events are strong for so new a company: selection for the US Army's Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) program Tranche 1 in November 2025 as one of three primary FPV makers, a multi-million-dollar Marine Corps Archer Strike contract in December 2025, and roughly 6,000 Archers fielded to Ukraine via the Ramstein drone coalition at about 1,500 per month. Two corrections the registry records and this page carries: the often-cited Replicator tie is not borne out (the verified program is Army PBAS plus Marine and DIU work), and the Archer is a human-piloted FPV drone, not autonomous (Series-B funds are earmarked for autonomy research that is aspirational, not fielded). Recorded at early commercial maturity on real product plus named contracts plus combat fielding; the aspirational scale figures (10,000 per month, one million per year) and the undisclosed PBAS value/quantity/timeline are not granted.

## Top line

> Archer is internal use only (not for retail), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

## Readiness

- **Availability** (internal-only): Internal use only (not for retail).
- **Price honesty** (no-price): No price points on file for Archer.
- **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for Archer.
- **Real-world use** (commercial): Maturity: commercial. No verified deployments in the registry.
- **Safety record** (no-incidents): No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

## What it claims to do

_No reviewed capability claims on file._

## Price

_No reviewed price points on file._

## Real-world use

_No verified deployments on file for Archer._

## Safety record

_No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative._

## Privacy

_No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Archer._

## Specs

- **notes**: [{"label":"Verified (gating events for so new a company)","value":"Neros Technologies (founded 2023; HQ Los Angeles + Ukraine office; CEO Soren Monroe-Anderson, ex-pro drone-racer; backed by Sequoia, Founders Fund circle, Vy Capital; $75M Series B Sequoia-led Nov 2025, $120M+ total). Selected for US Army PBAS (Purpose-Built Attritable Systems) Tranche 1 as one of three primary FPV makers (Nov 2025); multi-million USMC Archer Strike contract (Dec 2025); ~6,000 Archers fielded to Ukraine via the Ramstein drone coalition (~1,500/month)."},{"label":"AI-substance: REMOTELY-PILOTED FPV, NOT autonomous (honest)","value":"Archer is a human-piloted first-person-view drone, not autonomous. Series-B funds are earmarked for R&D into autonomous systems - aspirational, not fielded. Classify as remotely-piloted manual FPV today."},{"label":"CORRECTION (program framing)","value":"The often-cited 'Replicator' tie is NOT borne out; the verified program is the Army PBAS (plus DIU/Marine). Recorded as PBAS, not Replicator."},{"label":"Maturity = commercial (cap-flag the aspirations)","value":"Real product + named DoD program selection + Marine contract + combat fielding at ~1,500/month clears the fielded-systems + named-contract gate -> commercial (early). DO NOT grant aspirational scale: 10,000/month by end-2025 and 1M/yr are claims, not achieved. PBAS total $ value / quantity / timeline NOT disclosed (cap-flag); contract $ amounts 'multi-million' undisclosed."}]
- **specs**: Archer: FPV strike quadcopter, ~8-inch class, range 12+ miles, payload 4.5 lb. Archer Strike variant: engagement range beyond 20 km. FPV-operated (human pilot via first-person view), NOT autonomous. One of few FPV makers meeting DoD/DIU China-free supply-chain rules (Made-in-America). Current production ~1,500/month (~18,000/yr).
- **formFactor**: aerial (FPV strike quadcopter; remotely-piloted first-person-view attritable drone)

## What's under the hood

_No brain on file for Archer._

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the Archer actually available for purchase?

Not available to consumers. In internal use by Neros.

_Source: [US Army selects Neros Archer FPV + Flatbow for the PBAS program (Nov 2025)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251106525503/en/U.S.-Army-Selects-Neros-Archer-FPV-and-Flatbow-Ground-Control-System-for-Purpose-Built-Attritable-Systems-PBAS-Program)._

### What does the Archer cost?

Not announced.

### Where is the Archer being used?

No verified field deployments on record.

### Is the Archer safe?

No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.

### How does the Archer handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Archer.

### Who makes the Archer?

Archer is made by Neros, based in Los Angeles, California, USA.

_Source: [US Army selects Neros Archer FPV + Flatbow for the PBAS program (Nov 2025)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251106525503/en/U.S.-Army-Selects-Neros-Archer-FPV-and-Flatbow-Ground-Control-System-for-Purpose-Built-Attritable-Systems-PBAS-Program)._

## Manufacturer

- [Neros (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251106525503/en/U.S.-Army-Selects-Neros-Archer-FPV-and-Flatbow-Ground-Control-System-for-Purpose-Built-Attritable-Systems-PBAS-Program)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251106525503/en/U.S.-Army-Selects-Neros-Archer-FPV-and-Flatbow-Ground-Control-System-for-Purpose-Built-Attritable-Systems-PBAS-Program)

## Compared to

- [Vector (and Trinity)](/consumer/models/quantum-systems-vector)
- [Skydio X10](/consumer/models/skydio-x10)
- [Parrot ANAFI Ai](/consumer/models/parrot-anafi-ai)

## Sources

1. [US Army selects Neros Archer FPV + Flatbow for the PBAS program (Nov 2025)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251106525503/en/U.S.-Army-Selects-Neros-Archer-FPV-and-Flatbow-Ground-Control-System-for-Purpose-Built-Attritable-Systems-PBAS-Program)
2. [Neros US Army FPV contract + $75M Series B (Sequoia-led)](https://www.army-technology.com/news/neros-us-army-fpv-contract/)
3. [Made-in-America drone maker Neros (LA; CEO Soren Monroe-Anderson)](https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/07/03/made-in-america-drone-maker-neros-awaits-its-big-pentagon-break/)
4. [Neros supplies ~1,000-1,500 Archer FPV/month to Ukraine; ~6,000 delivered](https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/neros_supplies_a_thousand_fpv_drones_to_ukraine_monthly_wants_to_make_a_million_yearly-15052.html)

_Canonical: https://deploy.report/models/neros-archer_