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Companies

Manufacturers, suppliers, autonomy firms and operators

One company database across the four domains. Production, shipment, capacity and backlog values are ranges with the estimation method attached, because most of these figures are not disclosed.

Reference Data
Domain
Sector
Role
12 companies
Companies
12
Public-source records
OEMs
11
Vehicle manufacturers
Service operators
2
Robotics-as-a-service
Countries represented
5
Headquarters country
AeroVironmentArlington, VirginiaOEM / Autonomy softwareUAV, UGVUnited States2,200–3,400 air vehicles / yrEstimate4,000–6,000 units / yrEstimate2
Anduril IndustriesCosta Mesa, CaliforniaOEM / Autonomy softwareUAV, UUVUnited StatesNot estimableNot estimable100–400 units / yrEstimate1
DJIShenzhenOEMUAVChina600,000–1,100,000 units / yrEstimateNot estimableNot estimable1
ExailParisOEM / SubsystemUSV, UUVFrance10–25 vessels / yrEstimateNot estimableNot estimable1
General Atomics Aeronautical SystemsPoway, CaliforniaOEMUAVUnited States25–45 aircraft / yrEstimateNot estimableNot estimable1
HII (Unmanned Systems)Pocasset, MassachusettsOEMUUVUnited States40–90 vehicles / yrEstimate120–180 units / yrEstimate1
Kongsberg DiscoveryHortenOEM / SubsystemUUVNorway15–30 vehicles / yrEstimate30–45 units / yrEstimate1
Milrem RoboticsTallinnOEM / IntegratorUGVEstonia80–160 vehicles / yrEstimate200–300 units / yrEstimate1
Ocean InfinityAustin, TexasService operator / IntegratorUSV, UUVUnited StatesNot estimableNot estimable15–30 concurrent robotic assetsEstimate0
SaildroneAlameda, CaliforniaOEM / Service operatorUSVUnited States40–90 vehicles / yrEstimate100–150 vehicles / yrEstimate2
Shield AISan Diego, CaliforniaAutonomy software / OEMUAVUnited States100–250 aircraft / yrEstimate300–500 units / yrEstimate1
Textron SystemsHunt Valley, MarylandOEM / IntegratorUSV, UAVUnited States6–14 vessels / yrEstimateNot estimableNot estimable1
Supplier activity in the public record

Published deliveries, fleet counts and programme awards attributable to these companies.

USVDenmark
Saildrone Voyager - Danish DALO Deployment
Operator: Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO)
Platform: Saildrone Voyager
Fleet: 4
Saildrone· verified 2026-09-03
USVUnited States
Operation Southern Spear - Saildrone Voyager
Operator: JIATF-S; NAVSOUTH/U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet
Platform: Saildrone Voyager
Fleet: 20
Saildrone· verified 2026-09-03
UGVNetherlands / Ukraine
Netherlands-led THeMIS UGV Delivery Initiative for Ukraine
Operator: Government of the Netherlands
Milrem Robotics· verified 2026-09-03
UAV; UGVCanada
Canadian Army MINERVA Challenge Areas
Government of Canada / Department of National Defence· verified 2026-09-03
Company-linked demand signals

Contract ceilings and adoption counts published by suppliers and defence ministries.

UAVGlobal
874.26USD Mn
AeroVironment FMS IDIQ ceiling

Large multi-year allied procurement ceiling for Groups 1–3 UAS/C-UAS.

AeroVironment· verified 2026-09-03
UGVGlobal
20countries
THeMIS country adoption

Manufacturer reports acquisition by 20 countries.

Milrem Robotics· verified 2026-09-03
USVUnited States
20USVs
Operation Southern Spear fleet

Operational-scale persistent USV deployment.

Saildrone· verified 2026-09-03
UUVAustralia
1.7AUD Bn
Ghost Shark Program of Record

Five-year program of record for dozens of XL-AUVs.

Australian Department of Defence· verified 2026-09-03