The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Performance Drone Works: 1 model, $110.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inMilitary & defense drones
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
DoD Loan
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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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
Trump administration in talks to fund US drone companies, WSJ reports - The Straits Times
Quantum Cyber Unveils Plans for U.S. Manufacturing Footprint as Trump Admin Looks to Fund US Drone Companies - TradingView
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
Sources (1)
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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.
Methodology surface for Performance Drone Works.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Performance Drone Works from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
PDW Finalizes Acquisition of RF & Communications Engineering Firm - Unmanned Systems Technology
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Trump administration in talks to fund US drone companies, WSJ reports - The Straits Times
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Quantum Cyber Unveils Plans for U.S. Manufacturing Footprint as Trump Admin Looks to Fund US Drone Companies - TradingView
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PDW Attritable Multirotor Strike Drone Moves Into Production - Unmanned Systems Technology
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PDW raises over $110M for its drone-based defense systems - The Robot Report
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PDW Raises Over $110M to Expand Military Drone Production - Ventureburn
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PDW Introduces CORE 1.4 Software Update for C100 Platform - Unmanned Systems Technology
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PDW Provides Training & On-Site Support to Army Transformation in Contact Units - Unmanned Systems Technology
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Ondas (ONDS) stock surges on latest $35M drone manufacturing investment - Investorsobserver
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PDW Secures $35M Investment from Ondas Holdings - Tectonic Defense
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Ondas Announces $35 Million Strategic Investment in Performance Drone Works (“PDW”) to Expand Production of Next Generation of Combat Robotics - Ondas Holdings
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Ondas Announces $35 Million Strategic Investment - citybiz
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Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/performance-drone-works/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/05a7774f-11ac-41b2-956b-a6117ed0772e
- Revision history: /companies/performance-drone-works/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Video
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Spotlighting UXV Technologies' partners: Performance Drone Works (PDW)'s Ron Bellavia - Director of Strategic Accounts - gives his insights regarding the multi-
In this week's Comms Check we focus on Performance Drone Works (PDW) and its CEO, Ryan Gury, who has been selected for the Department of Defense's Replicator In
This is the tip of the spear. Warfare will be conducted very differently in the very near future. THIS is what you can expect from US Warfighter.
This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson sits down with Ryan Gury, the CEO and co-founder of Performance Drone Works. They dive into the grand open
AIR6 SYSTEMS | AIRBORNE ROBOTICS are manufacturers of high-performance, heavy payload drones (UAVs) for payloads of up to 10 kg. We offer highest possible flexi
Host Ryan Robertson sits down with Ryan Gury, the CEO and co-founder of Performance Drone Works. They dive into the grand opening of the new, cutting-edge 90,00
This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson sits down with Ryan Gury, the CEO and co-founder of Performance Drone Works. They dive into the grand open
The company plans to manufacture approximately 60,000 drones annually from this facility.
Not so long ago, humanoid robots and high-performance drones were still the stuff of science fiction. But now they have moved out of the toy shops and into the
Reality vs attention
Performance Drone Works draws attention at the 79th percentile but verifies reality at the 59th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +20.3, 30th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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
Last computed: Aug 14, 2026