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Archer

Neros Technologies, founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles with a Ukraine office, makes the Archer, a first-person-view strike quadcopter, under…

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Manufacturer
Neros
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
2

Appears inMilitary & defense drones

Overview

Neros Technologies, founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles with a Ukraine office, makes the Archer, a first-person-view strike quadcopter, under chief executive and co-founder Soren Monroe-Anderson, a former professional drone racer, and is backed by Sequoia Capital and the Founders Fund circle with a 75-million-dollar Series B in November 2025 and more than 120 million dollars raised. The Archer is an eight-inch-class FPV drone with twelve-plus miles of range and a 4.5-pound payload, with an Archer Strike variant engaging beyond twenty kilometers, and Neros is one of few FPV makers meeting Defense Innovation Unit China-free supply-chain rules. Its verified gating events are strong for so new a company: selection for the US Army's Purpose-Built Attritable Systems program Tranche 1 in November 2025 as one of three primary FPV makers, a multi-million-dollar Marine Corps Archer Strike contract in December 2025, and roughly 6,000 Archers fielded to Ukraine via the Ramstein drone coalition at about 1,500 per month. Honestly characterized, the Archer is a human-piloted first-person-view drone and not autonomous, with Series-B funds earmarked for autonomy research that is aspirational rather than fielded. A framing correction worth recording: the often-cited Replicator tie is not borne out, and the verified program is Army PBAS plus Marine and DIU work. The registry records it at early commercial maturity, since real product plus named contracts plus combat fielding clears the gate, but it deliberately does not grant the aspirational scale figures of ten thousand per month or a million per year, and the PBAS total value, quantity, and timeline are undisclosed.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Verified deployments
2 deployments on file
Sources on file
4 sources, view all

Key facts

Form factor

aerial (FPV strike quadcopter)

Class

~8-inch class

Range

12+ miles

Payload

4.5 lb

Strike variant engagement range

beyond 20 km

Autonomy level

human-piloted FPV, not autonomous

Production rate

~1,500 per month (~18,000/yr)

Units fielded to Ukraine

~6,000 Archers

Specs

Notes

Verified (gating events for so new a company): Neros Technologies (founded 2023; HQ Los Angeles + Ukraine office; CEO Soren Monroe-Anderson, ex-pro drone-racer; backed by Sequoia, Founders Fund circle, Vy Capital; $75M Series B Sequoia-led Nov 2025, $120M+ total). Selected for US Army PBAS (Purpose-Built Attritable Systems) Tranche 1 as one of three primary FPV makers (Nov 2025); multi-million USMC Archer Strike contract (Dec 2025); ~6,000 Archers fielded to Ukraine via the Ramstein drone coalition (~1,500/month)., AI-substance: REMOTELY-PILOTED FPV, NOT autonomous (honest): Archer is a human-piloted first-person-view drone, not autonomous. Series-B funds are earmarked for R&D into autonomous systems - aspirational, not fielded. Classify as remotely-piloted manual FPV today., CORRECTION (program framing): The often-cited 'Replicator' tie is NOT borne out; the verified program is the Army PBAS (plus DIU/Marine). Recorded as PBAS, not Replicator., Maturity = commercial (cap-flag the aspirations): Real product + named DoD program selection + Marine contract + combat fielding at ~1,500/month clears the fielded-systems + named-contract gate -> commercial (early). DO NOT grant aspirational scale: 10,000/month by end-2025 and 1M/yr are claims, not achieved. PBAS total $ value / quantity / timeline NOT disclosed (cap-flag); contract $ amounts 'multi-million' undisclosed.

Specs

Archer: FPV strike quadcopter, ~8-inch class, range 12+ miles, payload 4.5 lb. Archer Strike variant: engagement range beyond 20 km. FPV-operated (human pilot via first-person view), NOT autonomous. One of few FPV makers meeting DoD/DIU China-free supply-chain rules (Made-in-America). Current production ~1,500/month (~18,000/yr).

Form Factor

aerial (FPV strike quadcopter; remotely-piloted first-person-view attritable drone)

Data & sources

Press releases

1

Web sources

3

4 sources backing this record.View all →

Availability and pricing

Availability
Not sold (internal use)
Price
$2K to $5K (analyst estimate)as of 2026-05-24
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

One-time purchase

$2,000 - $5,000 USDanalyst estimateas of 2026-05-24

Source: Neros Ukraine drone contract (Forbes)

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of May 24, 2026

Deployments (2)

  • Archer at Ukraine (combat zones)operational

    Neros contracted for 6,000 drone units for the International Drone Capability Coalition for deployment in Ukraine, with deliveries also to the UK Ministry of Defense.

  • Archer at El Segundooperational

    Neros (formerly Epirus) high-power microwave counter-UAS system deployed at US military and critical infrastructure sites.

Recent activity

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

Full change history →

Safety record

No incidents on record for Archer.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

  1. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251106525503/en/U.S.-Army-Selects-Neros-Archer-FPV-and-Flatbow-Ground-Control-System-for-Purpose-Built-Attritable-Systems-PBAS-Program
  2. https://www.army-technology.com/news/neros-us-army-fpv-contract/
  3. https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/07/03/made-in-america-drone-maker-neros-awaits-its-big-pentagon-break/
  4. https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/neros_supplies_a_thousand_fpv_drones_to_ukraine_monthly_wants_to_make_a_million_yearly-15052.html

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Common questions

What is Archer?
Neros Technologies, founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles with a Ukraine office, makes the Archer, a first-person-view strike quadcopter, under chief executive and co-founder Soren Monroe-Anderson, a former professional drone racer, and is backed by Sequoia Capital and the Founders Fund circle with a 75-million-dollar Series B in November 2025 and more than 120 million dollars raised. The Archer is an eight-inch-class FPV drone with twelve-plus miles of range and a 4.5-pound payload, with an Archer Strike variant engaging beyond twenty kilometers, and Neros is one of few FPV makers meeting Defense Innovation Unit China-free supply-chain rules. Its verified gating events are strong for so new a company: selection for the US Army's Purpose-Built Attritable Systems program Tranche 1 in November 2025 as one of three primary FPV makers, a multi-million-dollar Marine Corps Archer Strike contract in December 2025, and roughly 6,000 Archers fielded to Ukraine via the Ramstein drone coalition at about 1,500 per month. Honestly characterized, the Archer is a human-piloted first-person-view drone and not autonomous, with Series-B funds earmarked for autonomy research that is aspirational rather than fielded. A framing correction worth recording: the often-cited Replicator tie is not borne out, and the verified program is Army PBAS plus Marine and DIU work. The registry records it at early commercial maturity, since real product plus named contracts plus combat fielding clears the gate, but it deliberately does not grant the aspirational scale figures of ten thousand per month or a million per year, and the PBAS total value, quantity, and timeline are undisclosed.
How much does Archer cost?
Archer is listed at $2,000 to $5,000 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an analyst estimate, not an official price.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2025/02/21/neros-wins-contract-to-send-6000-american-made-drones-to-ukraine/
Is Archer actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Archer is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Archer?
Archer is made by Neros, based in Los Angeles, CA, USA, founded in 2023.
Where is Archer deployed?
2 verified deployments of Archer are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Ukraine (combat zones), El Segundo.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

3
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Unclassified source
1
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Company IR disclosure

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

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