Perennial Autonomy

Current leadership (2)

• Mike Wior Co-founder & CEOreported, not verified
• Eric Schmidt Founderreported, not verified

Founders (2)

• Mike Wiorcofounder
• Eric Schmidtcofounder

Safety record

No incidents on record for Perennial Autonomy.

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Peer companies

• Milrem Robotics3 models
• ARX Robotics1 model
• Allen Control Systems1 model
• Dominion Dynamics1 model
• Epirus1 model
• Patria1 model

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Revenue disclosed

$500000000 (private_reported)

Lifecycle stage

growth

Counterparty risk class

low

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Partnerships (3)

• Perennial Autonomy x Picogrid with Picogriddeployment
• Perennial Autonomy x Pentagon Counter-Drone with U.S. Department of Defensedeployment
• Perennial Autonomy x Twentyfour Industries with Twentyfour Industriesmanufacturing

Funding rounds (2)

• Other2026-05-19

  $500M(reported)

  Investors: U.S. Department of Defense (JIATF-401) (lead), U.S. Department of Defense

• Other2026-01-01

  $5M(reported)

  Investors: U.S. Department of Defense (JIATF-401) (lead), U.S. Department of Defense

Sources (1)

1. https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/05/19/pentagon-inks-500-million-deal-with-perennial-autonomy-for-counter-drone-tech/ ↗

Common questions

What is Perennial Autonomy?

Perennial Autonomy is a defense technology company developing AI-enabled counter-drone systems, originally launched by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt as Project Eagle (formerly White Stork). Best known for the Merops interceptor drone, which has downed over 4,000 Russian Shahed drones in Ukraine since mid-2024, the company also produces the Bumblebee quadcopter and Hornet midrange strike drone. Its systems are deployed by U.S. forces in CENTCOM and by Ukrainian, Polish, and Lithuanian militaries.

Where is Perennial Autonomy based?

Perennial Autonomy is based in California, USA.

When was Perennial Autonomy founded?

Perennial Autonomy was founded in 2023.

What does Perennial Autonomy make?

Perennial Autonomy has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Merops Interceptor (Perennial Autonomy builds physical robots).

Where does Perennial Autonomy operate robots?

Perennial Autonomy is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Perennial Autonomy safe?

Perennial Autonomy has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.