Griffon Aerospace, Inc.

Griffon Aerospace, Inc., a Madison, Alabama-based for-profit aerospace manufacturer, designs, produces, and operates unmanned aerial systems and aerial target technologies for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (91% of recent awards) and subcontractor. The company is a Subchapter S corporation with no SBA set-aside designations; it competes full-and-open and under Total Small Business set-asides on select delivery orders, reflecting a mixed competitive posture across its prime footprint.

Griffon's core capability centers on manufacturing and field support for remotely piloted vehicle targets and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used in military training and testing. The company has delivered over 5,000 unmanned air vehicles to the Department of Defense and operates approximately 7,000 aerial targets annually, including the MQM-170 Outlaw, MQM-171 Broadsword, and MQM-186 Redwing platforms. Representative work includes a $77.7 million delivery order (March 2026, PEO Aviation, Basic Ordering Agreement) for drones and drone-dominant components in support of Executive Order 14307 on Unleashing American Drone Dominance, with DXA1 DPAS rating; a $2.63 million delivery order (March 2026, PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation) under the Air Defense Artillery Targets contract for manual and advanced field service labor supporting training and exercise activities; and a $1.65 million definitive contract (March 2026, Office of the Secretary of Defense) for two air vehicle demonstrations.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Department of the Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation accounts for 114 awards and $929 million in combined potential value (81% of the total portfolio). The Department of the Army's Materiel Command Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command follows with 9 awards and $97 million; PEO Aviation contributes 6 awards worth $96.7 million; the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency holds 1 award valued at $10.9 million; and the Marine Corps represents 33 awards with $3.5 million combined value. By dollar magnitude, concentration remains with PEO STRI and PEO Aviation, anchoring most potential value.

Griffon's primary vehicle is the Air Defense Artillery-Target II (ADA-T II) single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract W900KK22D0010 (PEO STRI, $401.8 million ceiling, Total Small Business set-aside, running through June 2027), which carries 75 task orders valued at $105.6 million in combined potential value for aerial target systems procurement, operation, maintenance, and field services. The company also holds a newly established Basic Ordering Agreement (PEO Aviation, March 2026) for drones and drone components under Executive Order 14307; an Indefinite Delivery Contract W900KK24D0025 (PEO STRI, $95.1 million ceiling, September 2024 through September 2029) for Aerial Target Systems 3, a multiple-award vehicle; a prior single-award IDV W900KK20D0006 (28 task orders, $49 million combined value); and a multiple-award Other Transaction IDV with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (June 2023, $10.9 million ceiling) for advanced aircraft infrastructure-less launch and recovery technologies including the EVADE program. Task ordering across these vehicles reflects steady demand for aerial target hardware, field labor, engineering services, and non-recurring engineering work.

Activity trajectory shows growth in the recent period: 13 awards in 2022, 27 in 2023, 28 in 2024, 24 in 2025, and 10 in the first quarter of 2026. Awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months total 15 with $114.5 million combined potential value, presenting recompete exposure across field service, engineering, and hardware procurement task orders, particularly on the ADA-T II vehicle where multiple task orders complete mid-2026 through early 2027.

Griffon's subcontractor footprint spans specialized engineering and target support roles. The company subcontracts to Science Applications International Corporation on GSA OASIS Unrestricted (Pool 4) task orders for hardware-in-the-loop and modeling and simulation development engineering services supporting Simulation, Sustainment and Instrumentation Infrastructure (S3I) console fabrication and builds (awarded June, September, and November 2025). Griffon also delivers Gray Wolf Low-Observable Aerial Target countermeasures as a sub to Radiance Technologies Inc. (February 2023 and later) for Army Space and Missile Defense Command high-energy laser vulnerability assessments and Counter-CM testing. Additional subcontract engagements include technical and programmatic support to the MQ-1C MALET Program Office as a sub to Sigma Defense Systems LLC (April 2024, May 2025) and geospatial information operations work to Leidos (March 2025).

Primary NAICS concentration splits between Electronic Computer Manufacturing (76 awards), Aircraft Manufacturing (51 awards), and Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (38 awards). Primary PSC is Unmanned Aircraft (112 awards), with secondary concentration in Support—Professional (Engineering/Technical, 40 awards). The vendor's total federal award portfolio spans 184 recent awards with $1.14 billion combined potential value and $430.4 million obligated to date, concentrated in Army PEO STRI programs for aerial target systems, field labor, and sustaining operations supporting critical military training and testing missions.

Composite parts, air vehicle design, and aerospace engineering for aircraft, defense, and spacecraft applications.