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AEVEX x US Air Force Strike Drones

US Air Force awarded AEVEX 0M contract with 7M initial funding for GPS-resistant autonomous strike drones for one-way attack missions.

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Type
deployment
Status
Activeoperating
Announced
2026-06-30
3 months ago
Active for
3 months

Who’s involved

AEVEX Aerospacetechnology provider

AEVEX Aerospace is a California-based defense technology company producing autonomous unmanned aircraft, including the Phoenix [Ghost](/companies/ghost-robotics) and Disruptor strike drones used extensively in Ukraine. The company delivered over 5,000 drones to Ukraine with $582 million in Pentagon contracts, making it the largest U.S. drone supplier to the conflict. AEVEX went public on NYSE under ticker AVEX in April 2026, raising $320 million in its IPO. The company also provides ISR services for wildfire response through the FIRIS program in California.

HQSolana Beach, CA, USAaevex.com1 partnerships

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  • US Air Force · customer

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Sources (1)

  1. https://defence-blog.com/aevex-wins-50m-deal-for-gps-resistant-strike-drones/

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