

DDP Announces 19 Companies Advancing to Gauntlet II
See announcements on https://dronedominance.mil/announcements.html
U.S. aerospace startup claims thousands of intercepts with Guardian drone
"Powerus, an autonomous systems company co-founded by former U.S. Army Special Operations veterans and headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, posted imagery of its Guardian interceptor on X on June 30, 2026, specifically linking the system’s capabilities to weekend strikes on Bahrain and naming the Shahed-136 and Geran-2 as the primary threats the platform is built to defeat."
New entrants round table
That's Soren Monroe-Anderson (Neros) to the left of Pete Hegseth. The meeting was last week.
Letter to Commissioner Scott on Chinese state-owned food company shipping drone hardware into the United States
Images are from Pat Harrigan.
Guardian-1 interceptors launch remotely from a container off a USV in Ukraine
x.comMore than half of a US Army brigade's one-way drones were homemade
You know the drill. Salute the Abe 1.01.
White House Unveils President Trump’s America First Resilience Strategy
Second paragraph:
- "We are prioritizing American manufacturing and supply chains. We are bringing pharmaceutical production back home and lowering drug prices through Most-Favored-Nation agreements. We are unleashing the full potential of the United States commercial drone industry, creating new opportunities to increase safety, security, and innovative applications that make American technological superiority second to none."
The $210 Billion Push to Rebuild America’s Industrial Base
At least watch the first minute and a half.
AUKUS partners test drone swarming tactics
United States Army brought the Black Widow.
Ukrainians and Americans have unveiled a maritime drone platform for carrying attack drones
"Ukrainian company Depthon Systems has introduced the high-speed sea drone-carrier FPV SeaHive 5.0, developed jointly with the American company Red Cat."
Marines launch Neros Archers from a helicopter and ride at dawn
This is the video footage that goes with the earlier photos.
Neros has made 1001 drones in a week at Millennium One
The post shows 6 weeks of production data too.
BattleLab 26.2 in partnership with 101st Airborne Division
"BattleLab 26.2 will premiere on VET TV and YouTube".
Low-cost drones have shaped the battlefields in Ukraine and Iran.
"At the Building America Summit, Emil Michael discussed the Pentagon's investments in the Drone Dominance Program, a two-year, $1.1 billion effort to purchase small, lethal drones through challenge-based acquisitions."
UAS facility growing, taking on new missions
Some details in this video about the Drone Dominance gauntlet process. Connects back to this image with the Neros Archer.
Drone Dominance Program Receives First Order, Gauntlet II Gets Underway
"Drone Dominance Program Gauntlet Phase II qualifiers concluded last week at Camp Grayling, Michigan."
101st Airborne Division Soldiers and Equipment participate in BattleLab 26.2
Story about the Abe 1.01 that builds off the recent post.
Unusual Machines Makes $30 Million Strategic Equity Investment in Powerus to Scale U.S. Autonomous Drone Manufacturing Infrastructure
globenewswire.comUpgrade Energy Company Overview
Includes the growth roadmap:
- 6 million in 2025 -> 15 million in 2026 -> 30 million in 2027
The capacity was over 3 thousand batteries per month.
- At the new facility, the capacity would be over 10 thousand batteries per month.
After the acquisition, I suspect a conservative roadmap would double the growth, e.g., 60 million in 2027.
Also there is this postcard link.