Autonomous Defense Technologies Corp.

Autonomous Defense Technologies Corp., a small-business prime contractor based in Oxnard, California, designs and manufactures autonomous unmanned aerial systems, command-control-communications (C3) platforms, and low-cost aerostructures for the Department of Defense under full-and-open (non-set-aside) and Total Small Business set-aside designations. The company competes primarily under small-business set-asides on research contracts and firm-fixed-price production work, with 90% of recent federal awards as prime contractor.

Autonomous Defense Technologies Corp.'s capability footprint centers on autonomous collaborative teaming platforms, low-cost Group 5 unmanned aerial system swarms, C3 user interface and experience development, and automated aerostructure mass production. Representative prime work includes a $21 million Other Transaction Agreement from Naval Sea Systems Command (awarded November 8, 2024, extending through January 31, 2027) for Autonomous Collaborative Teaming platform and swarm technology development; an $8.979 million firm-fixed-price definitive contract from the Air Force (awarded May 26, 2026, completing February 28, 2028) for automated low-cost aerostructure mass production in Oxnard; a $1.248 million Total Small Business purchase order from the Air Force Research Laboratory (awarded August 1, 2025, completing May 3, 2027) for an autonomous collaborative platform focused on low-cost, high-volume manufacturing; and multiple SBIR and STTR Phase I awards from AFRL in the $74,000–$109,000 range for Group 5 UAS swarm development under electronic warfare and contested-logistics concepts. The company also holds a prime position on the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC), a $46 billion multiple-award IDIQ managed by the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center at Eglin Air Force Base, though to date it has received only one $1,000 delivery order against the vehicle.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy. The Air Force accounts for $46.01 billion of the combined potential value across two awards (the EWAAC vehicle ceiling and related prime work), while Naval Sea Systems Command anchors $21 million. The Air Force Research Laboratory represents the largest volume customer by award count (5 awards), with $1.6 million combined potential value in SBIR and STTR research efforts. The company's subcontractor footprint is minimal: one sub-award under Smartronix, LLC for C5ISR capabilities to support United States Special Operations Command Pacific missions (awarded January 19, 2024).

Autonomous Defense Technologies Corp.'s award activity shows modest recent volume (ten total prime and sub awards since March 2023) but growing dollar exposure, with the two largest awards (EWAAC and the Naval Sea Systems Command OTA) arriving in late 2024 and mid-2026. Three awards carrying combined potential value of $31.2 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete risk and opportunity on the low-cost aerostructure and autonomous collaborative platform lines of business. The $46 billion EWAAC ceiling extends through September 9, 2031, positioning Autonomous Defense Technologies Corp. for sustained task-order competition on Air Force test and evaluation work, though current task-order penetration remains minimal.