1550: Drones
Sustainment S&E › Drones · Figures are FPDS award actions reporting this code.
Product code
Active
Overview
- FY2026 obligations
- $2.42B
- $2,422,329,748awarded under 1550
- FY2027 to date
- -$13.47M
- -$13,465,43229 awards · year to date · net de-obligation
- FY2026 awards
- 829
- awards with an action under this code
Obligations by fiscal year of action
- FY2027: -$13,465,432 (de-obligation) (year to date)
- FY2026: $2,422,329,748
- FY2025: $1,884,040,143
- FY2024: $2,211,961,105
- FY2023: $1,843,199,979
- FY2022: $1,636,139,714
Total across 6 fiscal years: $9,984,205,257
Net de-obligation in that fiscal year (obligations withdrawn).
* Year to date.
Source: FPDS award actions reporting this PSC. Obligations are the sum of the obligation on each action (modifications included). Department of Defense actions appear about 90 days after they are signed.
Definition
- Official name
- Drones
- Short name
- UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
- Category
- Sustainment S&E › Drones
- Status
- Active since October 1, 2011
- Includes
- Drones specifically designed for such uses as targets, training, surveillance, missile evaluation, and photographic reconnaissance.
- Excludes
- Piloted aircraft and guided missiles converted to drone use.
- Note
- This class includes only complete drones. End items, assemblies, parts, attachments, or accessories for use in or on drones are classified in classes other than this class.
Top buying agencies
FY2024–FY2026 · awarding sub-tier agencies
| Rank | Agency | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department Of The Army | $2,605,394,249 | 40.0% |
| 2 | Department Of The Air Force | $1,979,649,341 | 30.4% |
| 3 | Department Of The Navy | $1,632,024,593 | 25.0% |
| 4 | State, Department Of | $135,197,882 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Energy, Department Of | $40,908,396 | 0.6% |
| 6 | U.S. Special Operations Command | $33,832,496 | 0.5% |
| 7 | National Aeronautics And Space Administration | $21,327,997 | 0.3% |
| 8 | U.S. Customs And Border Protection | $18,437,852 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Departmental Offices | $10,316,034 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Federal Bureau Of Investigation | $8,861,232 | 0.1% |
Top vendors
FY2024–FY2026
| Rank | Vendor | Obligated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | $2,672,664,992 | 75 | 41.0% |
| 2 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | $900,761,763 | 6 | 13.8% |
| 3 | AEROVIRONMENT, INC. | $451,299,941 | 48 | 6.9% |
| 4 | LEIDOS, INC. | $380,824,478 | 191 | 5.8% |
| 5 | KRATOS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS, INC. | $377,450,019 | 25 | 5.8% |
| 6 | GRIFFON AEROSPACE, INC. | $232,122,481 | 42 | 3.6% |
| 7 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | $219,471,304 | 15 | 3.4% |
| 8 | AEVEX AEROSPACE, LLC | $188,223,499 | 16 | 2.9% |
| 9 | ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. | $95,120,471 | 15 | 1.5% |
| 10 | THE SURVICE ENGINEERING COMPANY LLC | $61,004,731 | 4 | 0.9% |