Neros Receives More Than $100 Million Order for 14,000 Drones

Sep 30, 2026
Neros received an order for 14,000 drones and explosive payloads through the Drone Dominance Gauntlet II program. The order includes Archer AI and Archer 5 inch systems.
Neros Receives More Than $100 Million Order for 14,000 Drones

Neros Inc. said in a press release that it received an order for 14,000 drones and explosive payloads through the Drone Dominance Gauntlet II program, valued at more than $100 million. The company placed first in the close quarters battle mission and third in the deep strike mission.

The order includes Archer AI, a 10 inch autonomous drone with terminal guidance that can fly toward a target selected by an operator when communications are unavailable. It also includes the smaller Archer 5 inch system for urban and indoor operations.

Neros also received a separate bonus order for 800 drones under Gauntlet I after other suppliers missed production deadlines. Gauntlet II will include the first mass shipment of Neros drones using APEX, its open source standard for swapping payloads in the field.

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