Event Brief
Pentagon orders 4,000 one-way attack UAVs via Swarm
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: Swarm Defense, a sister firm of Michigan’s Firefly Drone Shows, won a $25 million prototype order from the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program for 4,000 Kiwi quadcopters. The drones are described as one-way attack UAVs with single-operator drone swarm control, with the order awarded on September 22.
WHO: Swarm Defense
WHAT: Swarm Defense won a $25 million Pentagon prototype order for 4,000 Kiwi one-way attack UAVs with single-operator drone swarm control.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program awarded Swarm Defense a prototype order for 4,000 Kiwi quadcopters.
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