Customer 360
U.S. Army
Operates the largest fielded population of small unmanned aircraft and is expanding ground robotics for logistics and breaching.
Real-Time Intelligence
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.