Pentagon Announces $450 Million Drone Dominance Competition for 60,000 Attack Drones

By ASR Newsdesk · 14 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC

The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program is launching a $450 million Phase III initiative to acquire approximately 60,000 one-way attack drones. This phase increases production requirements and technical expectations. Additionally, a separate competition for reusable bomber drones has been rescheduled. Gauntlet 2.5 has also been postponed to November.