# Pentagon x Darkhive 49.7M drone contract: partnership

Canonical ID: `62f91a19-058d-4ef9-94d1-454f6235869e`

The Pentagon fast-tracked a 49.7M contract to Texas startup Darkhive for autonomous defense drones. Darkhive also raised 30M Series B led by RTX Ventures for US-produced open autonomous robotics systems for defense and public safety.

- **Type:** deployment
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (2)

- [Darkhive](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/darkhive.md) technology provider
- Pentagon _(off-registry)_ customer

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2026-06-17

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.tamradar.com/funding-rounds/darkhive-series-b-30m


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