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Perennial Autonomy x Twentyfour Industries

Perennial Autonomy partnered with Twentyfour Industries to manufacture the Merops interceptor drone in Germany, expanding European production capacity.

manufacturing · Active · operating


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Type
manufacturing
Status
Activeoperating
Announced
2026-05-01
4 months ago
Start
2026-05-01
4 months ago
Active for
4 months

Who’s involved

Perennial Autonomytechnology provider

Perennial Autonomy is a defense technology company developing AI-enabled counter-drone systems, originally launched by former [Google](/companies/google) CEO Eric Schmidt as Project Eagle (formerly White Stork). Best known for the [Merops](/models/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.

HQCalifornia, USAwww.perennialautonomy.com3 partnerships

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  • Twentyfour Industries · manufacturer

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Sources (1)

  1. https://defensescoop.com/2026/05/19/pentagon-awards-500-million-contract-to-perennial-autonomy-for-counter-drone-systems/

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