Autonomy Runway

The drone and robotics companies of the United States.

Connecting drone and robotics companies with buyers, capital, and production partners. Show what you build with images, video and your pitch deck. Get government-ready step by step. Be found by the government buyers, lenders, investors and partners looking for exactly that.

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11 companies · 3 states · 2 manufacturers · 2 resellers · 2 partners · 7 financing organizations · 2 support organizations · 13 rule updates · 14 events

Foreign technology. American production.

Drone and robotics companies outside the United States enter the U.S. market through American partners: joint ventures, licensed designs, and U.S. assembly. Autonomy Runway is where those partners find each other. A manufacturer in Ukraine, Poland, or Taiwan posts what it needs. A U.S. company with capacity, certifications, and a facility answers. Government teams then see a product they are allowed to buy.

For companies abroadPost what you build and what you need. Reach U.S. manufacturers, capital, and buyers through one verified profile.
For U.S. manufacturersFind proven designs and battlefield-tested systems to build here. Filter by technology, readiness, and volumes.
For government buyersSee which companies build in the United States, with which partners, and at what readiness stage.

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Who is hereAirframesPropulsion & powerSensors & payloadsCommunicationsAutonomy softwareComponents & materialsServices & operatorsGround roboticsCounter-UASMaritime drones

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Every company is filed under what it makes, with its compliance status on the page.

Government-ready companies

Registered in SAM, supply chain documented, cybersecurity scored, certifications in hand. Filter to the ones ready to take a purchase order.

What's new

New laws, rules and programs, with what to do about them
August 20, 2026Drone DominanceFirst White House Drone Dominance eventAbout 100 government and industry representatives from roughly 40 companies met at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The program's stated goal is more than 200,000 American-made small UAS by 2027, backed by $200 billion in Office of Strategic Capital lending authority for airframes, motors, batteries, sensors and electronics at volume.
What to do: If you make any of those components, document domestic content now and get onto the finalists' supplier lists. The finalists have to buy American parts.Source: Army Recognition
July 31, 2026FinancingOffice of Strategic Capital: up to $820 million for domestic drone componentsA conditional loan commitment to Performance Drone Works to build high-volume manufacturing of critical drone components (propulsion, power and control, vision systems) for Group 1 and Group 2 aircraft, to be sold to multiple manufacturers. OSC said PDW is one of several component producers receiving commitments under Executive Order 14307.
What to do: Component makers with a plant or line to expand: OSC is a lender to talk to. Everyone else: domestic parts are about to be more available.Source: Department of War release
July 21, 2026Drone DominanceSecond Gauntlet round: 49 companies competed, 19 advancedAt Camp Grayling, Michigan, 49 companies were evaluated over 12 days on performance, ease of use and ability to produce at scale; 19 advanced to the next round beginning in August. Finalists include public companies alongside startups.
What to do: Even companies that do not win get real test feedback. Watch for the next entry window and join the S2MARTS consortium to be eligible.Source: Defense News

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Events

The industry and defense calendar
January 2027IndustryCES 2027Las Vegas, NV. Consumer and enterprise technology; drones and robotics on the floor.
January 2027Defense and counter-UASSHOT Show 2027Las Vegas, NV. Tactical UAS and counter-UAS presence.
February 2027Defense and counter-UASUAV Technology USAArlington, VA. Military and defense UAVs, program offices in the room.

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Companies

11 companies in 3 states

Sierra Lift Aerospace

United States United States · Airframes

Heavy-lift multirotor airframes for utility and wildfire crews.

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Kestrel Motor Works

United States United States · Propulsion & power

Brushless motors and ESCs made for American-built drones.

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Clearview Optics

United States United States · Sensors & payloads

Thermal and multispectral gimbals for agriculture and search and rescue.

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Ridgeline Radio Systems

United States United States · Communications

Long-range mesh radios that keep working in canyons and smoke.

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Waypoint Autonomy

United States United States · Autonomy software

Flight planning and obstacle avoidance software for inspection fleets.

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Foothill Composites

United States United States · Components & materials

Carbon-fiber tubes, plates and molded parts for drone builders.

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What a page includes

Cover and galleryUp to 12 images of your aircraft, robots, facility and team, seen by every registered account.
VideoA product or flight video, embedded from YouTube or Vimeo, that plays on the page.
Pitch deckYour deck as a PDF, viewable in the browser and downloadable. Mark it public or share-by-link only.
CapabilitiesWhat you build, what you have certified, what you can quote. Written in plain language so a buyer or lender gets it in one read.
Government readinessSAM registration, certifications, NDAA supply chain, Blue UAS, cybersecurity score, shown as a checklist buyers can filter by. The steps, in order.
Financing pathWhich money fits your stage, the lender checklist, and introductions to lenders, CDCs, funds and investors who finance drone companies. The financing page.
Looking forCustomers, suppliers, financing, investors, partners or talent. This is how the right people filter to you.
One linkA short address you can put in a proposal, an email signature or a slide.

Resources

Financing, investing, R&D funding, government sales, regulation, manufacturing

Financing

Loans for working capital, equipment, facilities and contract ramp-up.

  • SBA 7(a) and 504 loansfreeGovernment-guaranteed loans made through banks and CDCs. Working capital, equipment, real estate.
  • SBA MicroloansfreeUp to $50,000 through nonprofit lenders, useful for first equipment and inventory.

Investing

Equity and growth capital for companies past the prototype stage.

  • SBIC directorySBA-licensed private investment funds that back small businesses with debt and equity.
  • AFWERX / AFVenturesAir Force innovation arm that funds and buys from small companies.

Research and development funding

Non-dilutive federal money for R&D, in phases.

  • SBIR / STTR (sbir.gov)America's Seed Fund. Open topics from DoD, DHS, NASA, USDA, DOE, NSF and more.
  • NASA SBIRAeronautics, autonomy and sensing topics each cycle.

Selling to government

Registrations, certifications and the people who help for free.

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How it works

Create a free accountChoose what describes you: a drone company, a manufacturer, a lender, a buyer and more. The full lists open once your address is confirmed.
Fill in your pageWhat you build, images, a video link and your deck. If your company already has a page here, claim it instead of starting over.
Get verifiedThe site owner checks that the organization is real, usually the same business day. Then introductions, messages and the partner board open.

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