UAV Program
Mass-affordable autonomous systems initiative
Department-level initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems across domains on a compressed timeline.
Reference Data
Status
Development
United States
Value
500–1,500 USD mEstimate
Quantity
1,000–3,000 systemsEstimate
Customer
U.S. Army
Started 2023
Program brief
Objective
Field all-domain attritable autonomous systems at scale within two years of selection.
Milestones
Initiative announced2023 · Actual
Vendor selections2024–2025 · Actual
Initial fielding2026 · Actual YTD
Scaled fielding2027 · Forecast