DEFENCE PROCUREMENT TRACKER // Q2 2026
The autonomous-systems procurement landscape.
Autonomous-systems procurement is now the largest line of effort in Western defence spending. This tracker covers 24 active programmes across US Pentagon-wide, US service-specific, European NATO joint, European national, Indo-Pacific, and Ukraine-driven contracts. Each entry is sourced to a verifiable primary release.
SEGMENT 01, US PENTAGON-WIDE PROGRAMMES
4 programmes
SEGMENT 02, US SERVICE-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES
6 programmes
SEGMENT 03, EUROPEAN NATO JOINT PROGRAMMES
5 programmes
SEGMENT 04, EUROPEAN NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
6 programmes
SEGMENT 05, INDO-PACIFIC PROGRAMMES
1 programme
SEGMENT 06, UKRAINE-DRIVEN SUPPLY CONTRACTS
2 programmes
Showing 24 of 24 programmes
SEGMENT 01, US PENTAGON-WIDE PROGRAMMES
Cross-service autonomy programmes.
The largest US Department of Defense initiatives that span service branches and set the autonomy procurement floor for the US industrial base. Replicator, DAWG, and JADC2 are the three programmes that other US service-specific procurement is calibrated against.
Replicator 1
FieldingUnited States · DoD / DIU (transitioned to DAWG, Sep 2025)
Type
Integrated
Value
~$1B requested across FY24 + FY25 ($500M each fiscal year)
Vendors
AeroVironment, Anduril, Performance Drone Works, Saronic
Pentagon flagship for fielding thousands of attritable autonomous systems at scale across services.
Last update: September 2025 transition note from DoD
Source →Replicator 2
In contractUnited States · JIATF 401 / NORTHCOM / Joint Counter-UAS Office
Type
Effector
Value
First award two DroneHunter F700 systems; FY26 budget pending
Vendors
Fortem Technologies (first), Anduril (Dive-LD), AeroVironment
First C-sUAS fielding under Replicator umbrella, focused on homeland installation defence.
Last update: First acquisition announced 11 January 2026
Source →DAWG (Defense Autonomous Warfare Group)
AnnouncedUnited States · SOCOM
Type
Integrated
Value
$54.6B FY27 request ($1B base + $53.6B reconciliation contingent)
Vendors
TBD; SOCOM in operational evaluator role
Largest single year-on-year boost of any DoD programme, central node for autonomy procurement.
Last update: April 2026 FY27 budget release
Source →ABMS / JADC2
In contractUnited States · USAF / Department of Defense joint
Type
Autonomy software
Value
$950M IDIQ ceiling per vendor; $870.8M peak FY26 request
Vendors
28 awarded vendors including Northrop Grumman, L3Harris, Anduril
Backbone data and battle-management layer for joint autonomy and effects across services.
Last update: FY26 FYDP figures published 2025
Source →SEGMENT 02, US SERVICE-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES
Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps autonomy.
Service-branch programmes that translate Pentagon-wide autonomy direction into specific platforms, contracts, and procurement vehicles. Includes the first operational uncrewed fighter designation in US Air Force history.
Collaborative Combat Aircraft Increment 1
FieldingUnited States · United States Air Force
Type
Hardware fleet
Value
Part of $20B NGAD envelope through FY29
Vendors
Anduril (YFQ-44A Fury), General Atomics (YFQ-42A)
First operational uncrewed fighter designation in USAF history, manned-unmanned teaming.
Last update: February 2026 AIM-120 captive-carry test on YFQ-44A
Source →NGAD F-47
In contractUnited States · United States Air Force
Type
Integrated
Value
$20B+ contract, $2.58B FY26 request
Vendors
Boeing (prime), Anduril and General Atomics for adjunct CCA
Sixth-gen crewed aircraft built around manned-unmanned teaming with autonomous wingmen.
Last update: 21 March 2025 contract award
Source →IVAS / Lattice transition
In contractUnited States · US Army
Type
Autonomy software
Value
$22B 10-year ceiling
Vendors
Anduril (prime, novated from Microsoft), Microsoft (Azure cloud)
Soldier-borne mixed-reality plus Lattice OS, second fielding attempt under Anduril.
Last update: 10 April 2025 Army contract novation
Source →Anduril Enterprise Counter-UAS Vehicle
In contractUnited States · US Army
Type
Integrated
Value
$20B 10-year IDIQ (5+5)
Vendors
Anduril (prime)
Consolidates 120+ prior contracts into one C-UAS-led enterprise procurement vehicle.
Last update: 13 March 2026 award; first $87M task order for common C-UxS C2
Source →G-TEAD Marketplace
FieldingUnited States · US Army
Type
Integrated
Value
First four awards $350K each, broader OTA pathway
Vendors
AG3 Labs, Armaments Research Co, MatrixSpace, Mountain Horse Solutions
New Army fast-lane acquisition pathway for tactical-edge counter-UAS at TRL 6 plus.
Last update: 2025-2026 inaugural awards
Source →USMC O-CsUAS / MADIS
FieldingUnited States · United States Marine Corps
Type
Effector
Value
Not publicly itemised, executed via PM GBAD
Vendors
Various, integrating JAGM and autonomous effectors
Marine Corps full-spectrum counter-drone across dismounted and vehicular tiers.
Last update: February 2026 USMC Aviation Plan
Source →SEGMENT 03, EUROPEAN NATO JOINT PROGRAMMES
Multi-nation European procurement.
Coalition and joint procurement programmes that pool European national defence spend into shared autonomy and air-defence capabilities. Sky Shield is the largest joint European air-defence coalition since the Cold War.
European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)
In contractNATO Europe (24 states) · National MoDs via joint procurement
Type
Integrated
Value
Germany Arrow 3 ~EUR 4B, Sweden IRIS-T ~$900M, multi-billion totals
Vendors
Hensoldt, IAI, Diehl, MBDA, Lockheed Martin (Patriot)
Largest joint European air-defence procurement coalition since the Cold War.
Last update: June 2025 Sweden IRIS-T order; May 2025 Germany Arrow 4 announcement
Source →European Long-Range Strike Approach (ELSA)
AnnouncedFrance, Germany, Italy, Poland, UK, Sweden, Netherlands · Joint LoI under EDA framework
Type
Effector
Value
MBDA OWE development contract January 2026, OWE 500 Plus LoI February 2026
Vendors
MBDA (lead), national champions per state
European sovereign deep-strike answer to US Tomahawk dependence.
Last update: February 2026 six-nation OWE 500 Plus Letter of Intent
Source →European Defence Fund 2025 calls
In contractEU-27 · European Commission
Type
R&D
Value
EUR 1.07B across 57 projects
Vendors
Mixed pan-European consortia
Largest single EU defence research tranche, heavy autonomy and counter-drone weighting.
Last update: 16 April 2026 award announcement
Source →AUKUS Pillar 2 Robotic and Autonomous Systems
FieldingAustralia, UK, USA · Trilateral (RAN, RN, USN)
Type
Integrated
Value
AUD 135M (35 Defence Trailblazer projects), broader trilateral total unbudgeted
Vendors
HII (REMUS 620), Babcock, Anduril, Saab Australia
Trilateral framework integrating XLUUVs and surface autonomy across three navies.
Last update: February 2026 AUKUS acceleration statement
Source →GCAP (UK-Italy-Japan)
In contractUnited Kingdom, Italy, Japan · GIGO joint office
Type
Integrated
Value
GBP 686M April 2026 design contract, multi-decade total
Vendors
Edgewing (BAE-Leonardo-JAIEC JV), Rolls-Royce / Avio Aero / IHI
Sixth-gen crewed core paired with autonomous adjuncts, replaces Tempest and F-X.
Last update: 2 April 2026 first joint contract award
Source →SEGMENT 04, EUROPEAN NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Single-nation European procurement.
National procurement programmes inside individual European NATO members that other European militaries are watching as templates. Germany, Poland, France, and the UK are the four most operationally explicit autonomy-procurement architectures in Europe today.
TYTAN Interceptor Drone Programme
In contractGermany · Bundeswehr / BAAINBw
Type
Effector
Value
Several hundred million euros, 3,000 units per month industrial target
Vendors
TYTAN Technologies, Hensoldt (sensor and Elysion C2)
Europe's first scaled interceptor-drone industrial base, Ukraine-tested architecture.
Last update: January 2026 Hensoldt MoU, February 2026 KNDS partnership
Source →Boxer NNbs Short and Very-Short-Range Air Defence
In contractGermany · Bundeswehr
Type
Integrated
Value
Part of EUR 2.7B Boxer envelope, NNbs subset value not isolated
Vendors
Rheinmetall (RCWS 320C-UAS), Diehl Defence, Hensoldt
Mobile vehicle-mounted counter-UAS effector for German manoeuvre force.
Last update: Public unveil at Enforce Tac 2026
Source →Project StormShroud
In serviceUnited Kingdom · Royal Air Force
Type
Integrated
Value
GBP 19M initial commitment, hundreds of units
Vendors
Tekever (AR3 platform), Leonardo UK (BriteStorm payload)
RAF first uncrewed electronic-attack capability supporting F-35 and Typhoon.
Last update: 2 May 2025 in-service date
Source →DGA 1,000 Counter-UAS Interceptor Drones
In contractFrance · Direction Générale de l’Armement
Type
Effector
Value
EUR 18.7M tender
Vendors
TBA, Harmattan AI baseline supplier of 1,000 combat drones
First French counter-UAS interceptor-drone tender, Ukraine-pattern response.
Last update: April 2026 tender issued
Source →Polish SAN Counter-UAS
In contractPoland · Polish Armaments Agency
Type
Integrated
Value
NOK 16B (~USD 1.5B)
Vendors
Kongsberg (prime), PGZ, Advanced Protection Systems
NATO eastern-flank anti-drone wall, 18 batteries plus integrated C2.
Last update: 30 January 2026 contract signature
Source →Royal Navy Autonomous Mine-Hunting
In serviceUnited Kingdom (and France) · DE&S / Royal Navy
Type
Integrated
Value
GBP 184M MMCM joint UK-France base, GBP 10M December 2025 Thales RCC contract
Vendors
Thales UK (MMCM, RCC), Atlas Elektronik (SeaCat)
First Western navy fielding fully autonomous end-to-end mine-warfare capability.
Last update: April 2026 second unmanned minehunting vessel handover
Source →SEGMENT 05, INDO-PACIFIC PROGRAMMES
Australia and Japan autonomous-systems procurement.
Indo-Pacific allies running mature procurement programmes for autonomous systems with explicit alignment to US and UK industrial bases. Australia’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat is the most mature non-US Collaborative Combat Aircraft programme worldwide.
MQ-28A Ghost Bat Tranche 3
In contractAustralia · Royal Australian Air Force (AIR6015)
Type
Hardware fleet
Value
AUD 754M tranche 3 (December 2025), prior tranches AUD 400M plus
Vendors
Boeing Defence Australia
Allied benchmark CCA, German export pathway via Rheinmetall partnership.
Last update: December 2025 contract, 2026 Block 2 operationalisation
Source →SEGMENT 06, UKRAINE-DRIVEN SUPPLY CONTRACTS
Western drone capability flowing to Ukraine.
Procurement programmes whose primary delivery destination is Ukraine and whose primary procurement signal is the operational lessons from the war. These programmes are reshaping autonomous-systems supply chains and unit-economics across the Western industrial base.
Auterion Skynode Strike Kits
In contractUnited States, delivered to Ukraine · Pentagon (DIU)
Type
Autonomy software
Value
$50M
Vendors
Auterion (US-German)
Largest Western drone deal by unit count, autonomy retrofit at scale.
Last update: 29 July 2025 award, deliveries through 2025-2026
Source →UK Drone Package for Ukraine 2026
In contractUnited Kingdom · UK MoD via International Fund for Ukraine
Type
Hardware fleet
Value
GBP 752M (~$1B)
Vendors
Tekever, Windracers, Malloy Aeronautics
Largest single UK drone package, 120,000 UAVs in one calendar year.
Last update: 16 April 2026 Berlin announcement
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Programme entries are sourced from official government releases, service-branch communications, EU Commission announcements, and named vendor disclosures. Status and value reflect the most recent verifiable public state. Where reconciliation budgets, classified contract values, or fast-moving programme pivots affect the figures, the underlying primary source is linked. Updated on each material milestone, and quarterly otherwise. For bespoke programme briefings or supplier strategy support, contact the advisory team.