{"id":21697,"date":"2026-02-05T18:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=21697"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:44:07","slug":"drone-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/02\/drone-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Ukrainian drone manufacturers are bidding for Pentagon contracts. What lies ahead for them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian companies <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/general-cherry\/\">General Cherry<\/a> and Ukrainian Defense Drone Tech have been included in the list of 25 drone manufacturers selected by the Pentagon to participate in the first phase of the Drone Dominance program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, the participants\u2019 products will be tested, the 12 best will be selected, and contracts will be signed with them to supply test batches. Defender Media spoke with General Cherry to learn more about the program, which is intended to \u201cpump up\u201d the US Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the program<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Drone Dominance program was launched on December 17 last year. The goal is to quickly and extensively arm American troops with inexpensive drones. The Department of War is prepared to spend more than a billion dollars on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program consists of four stages. Every six months, the Pentagon plans to select suppliers and purchase systems from the winners of the tests. Based on the results of the first stage, they want to order 30,000 drones from the 12 best companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These 12 test winners will be ranked and will receive different numbers of orders: for example, the US is ready to buy 2,500 drones from the winner, while 1,400 drones from the 12th place winner. In stages 2-4, the number of drones, as well as the number of participating companies, will change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"font-size:15px\" class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Units<br>Purchased<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Average Price<br>Per Unit<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Total Orders<br>Value<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Maximum Vendors<br>Receiving Orders<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Phase 1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">February 2026 &#8211; July 2026<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$5000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$150m<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Phase 2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">August 2026 &#8211; January 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">60,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$5000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$300m<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Phase 3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">February 2027 &#8211; July 2027<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">100,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$3000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$300m<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Phase 4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">August 2027 &#8211; January 2028<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">150,000<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$2300<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">$345m<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More technical details for those who want to participate are available <a href=\"https:\/\/drone-dominance.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">on the program website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is this important for Ukrainian companies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Cherry is one of the largest manufacturers of FPV and interceptor drones in Ukraine. Meanwhile, there is no public information about Ukrainian Defense Drones Tech Corp. <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/pentagon-invites-2-ukrainian-drone-makers-to-the-gauntlet-1-1-billion-in-contracts-at-stake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kyiv Independent<\/a> writes that there is no information about it in the corporate registers of the US, Ukraine, or the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFirst of all, this is clear recognition of us as a company on the international stage. Second, it is recognition for Ukrainian military engineering. And third, it is an opportunity to cooperate with a new end user \u2013 the US military,&#8221; General Cherry comments on the benefits of the program. They also add that this is an opportunity to gain access to new developments and conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Cherry is preparing to present a comprehensive solution that \u201ccombines the tasks of reconnaissance, target detection, and target destruction.\u201d The system includes a drone, a control and communication system, and a combat unit, writes <a href=\"https:\/\/defence-ua.com\/weapon_and_tech\/u_general_chereshnja_rozpovili_jak_i_z_jakim_dronom_potrapili_u_programu_pentagonu_na_11_mlrd_dolariv-21724.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Defense Express<\/a>. Details about the product are not disclosed by the company for security reasons, they added to Defender Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/02\/vampire-top-strike-system-2025\/\"><strong>Read More<\/strong>: Vampire named the most effective strike system of 2025 \u2013 and other manufacturer awards at Army of Drones 2025<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Drones Dominance program will give preference to production and assembly in the United States or allied countries. Therefore, if successful, the Ukrainian manufacturer plans to localize part of its production and final assembly in the United States or in a partner allied jurisdiction. The expected investments in the construction of production facilities are not being disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Cherry explains that contracts for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and international partners are distributed across different production flows. They also add that despite limited arms exports, they share approaches and expertise with the Ministries of Defense of European countries and the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If successful, General Cherry plans to localize part of its production in the US or an allied country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":21694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"featured","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,1515],"tags":[2303,127,164,1632,195],"class_list":["post-21697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecosystem","category-gen-channel","tag-drone-dominance","tag-drones","tag-fpv","tag-general-cherry","tag-uav","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ukrainian manufacturers bid for Pentagon contracts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ukrainian companies have been included in the list of manufacturers selected by the Pentagon to participate in the Drone Dominance program.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/02\/drone-dominance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ukrainian manufacturers bid for Pentagon contracts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ukrainian companies have been included in the list of manufacturers selected by the Pentagon to participate in the Drone Dominance program.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/02\/drone-dominance\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defender Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-05T16:06:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-12T06:44:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260124-m-dl962-6022x-scaled.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1706\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Oleksii Tucha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Oleksii Tucha\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/drone-dominance\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/drone-dominance\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Oleksii Tucha\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5f8e368aa7e2405d30098841f40a8e50\"},\"headline\":\"Two Ukrainian drone manufacturers are bidding for Pentagon contracts. 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