Customer 360
U.S. Army
Operates the largest fielded population of small unmanned aircraft and is expanding ground robotics for logistics and breaching.
Reference Data
Type
Army
United States
Operating fleet
3,000–7,000 air vehiclesEstimate
Additions
300–900 air vehicles / yrEstimate
Demand signals
3
Current linked signals
Fleet and demand
Operating fleet3,000–7,000 air vehiclesEstimate
Additions300–900 air vehicles / yrEstimate
Retirements200–700 air vehicles / yrEstimate
Budget900–1,800 USD m / yrEstimate
Puma LE · Company and battalion ISR400–900 air vehiclesEstimate
JUMP 20 · Brigade ISR20–60 systemsEstimate
Demand signals
Fleet aging · UAVHigh
Legacy hand-launched systems reaching end of supportable life across brigade formations.
Modernization · UGVMedium
Continued experimentation with robotic logistics and breaching vehicles.
Capability gap · UAVHigh
Counter-electronic-warfare resilience and GNSS-denied navigation identified as unmet requirements.