Performance Drone Works: drone company

Overview

Defense technology company building multi-mission autonomous drones for military applications including surveillance, electronic warfare, and strike. Received $820M conditional loan from DoD Office of Strategic Capital.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

Fundingsee investors →

$110M+ (Series B)

DoD Loan

$820M conditional

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Attritable Multirotor Strike Drone

Modular multirotor UAS for surveillance, electronic warfare, and strike missions. Entered production phase in 2026.

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Performance Drone Works on the deployment map

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Performance Drone Works.

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Recent coverage

Performance Drone Works in third-party press

PDW Finalizes Acquisition of RF & Communications Engineering Firm - Unmanned Systems Technology

Jul 21, 2026

Trump administration in talks to fund US drone companies, WSJ reports - The Straits Times

May 28, 2026

Quantum Cyber Unveils Plans for U.S. Manufacturing Footprint as Trump Admin Looks to Fund US Drone Companies - TradingView

May 28, 2026

Peer companies

Anduril Industries7 models
DJI7 models
Amazon4 models
Autel Robotics4 models
Baykar4 models
Earendil Robotics4 models

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 1, 2025
Attritable Multirotor Strike Drone at United States
Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2025
Attritable Multirotor Strike Drone at United Kingdom

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Sources (1)

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pdw-raises-over-110m-in-series-b-financing-to-expand-product-offerings-strengthen-engineering-capabilities-and-scale-production-of-modular-military-drones-302724165.html

Common questions

What is Performance Drone Works?

Defense technology company building multi-mission autonomous drones for military applications including surveillance, electronic warfare, and strike. Received $820M conditional loan from DoD Office of Strategic Capital.

What does Performance Drone Works make?

Performance Drone Works has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Attritable Multirotor Strike Drone (Performance Drone Works builds physical robots).

Who competes with Performance Drone Works?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Performance Drone Works building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.

Where is Performance Drone Works headquartered?

Performance Drone Works is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

How much funding has Performance Drone Works raised?

Performance Drone Works has raised approximately $110M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Where does Performance Drone Works operate robots?

Performance Drone Works 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 Performance Drone Works a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Performance Drone Works ranks in roughly the top 56% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Performance Drone Works safe?

Performance Drone Works 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.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Peer companies

Anduril Industries7 models
DJI7 models
Amazon4 models
Autel Robotics4 models
Baykar4 models
Earendil Robotics4 models

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Peer companies

Anduril Industries7 models
DJI7 models
Amazon4 models
Autel Robotics4 models
Baykar4 models
Earendil Robotics4 models

Reality vs attention

Performance Drone Works draws attention at the 3rd percentile but verifies reality at the 65th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -62.6, 81st widest among aerial robots.

Reality65thpctileverified deployments vs aerial robots

Attention3rdpctilemedia + video vs aerial robots

Hype Gap -62.6Quietly real

Compared to aerial robots →

Peer rankingTop 56% of Aerial

vs funding peers-6.0 ptsbelow funding-adj. expected

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Analysis

Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.

Signal flags

New deployment

Dimension breakdown

Verified signal

95.0MED

24.0MED

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Attention (reach, not merit)

Market Presence →

0.0LOW

DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.

DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed

Claim Integrity Fleet Reality Operator Repeat All indices

Last computed: Aug 9, 2026

Methodology Intelligence layer