Analysis from the Forge & Flight team on UAS technology, defense acquisition, domestic manufacturing, and the regulatory landscape.
April 1, 2026
The Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue UAS program is the fastest path to a DoD-cleared small UAS acquisition. Here’s what it means, who qualifies, and what procurement officers need to understand before engaging the market.
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The same decision-making failure mode that kills Special Operations missions is operating in government UAS procurement — and the cost is measured in warehouses full of expensive equipment that nobody is flying.
Read More →March 5, 2026
The rehearsal discipline that prevents operational failure in Special Operations is directly applicable to UAS platform evaluation — and most procurement processes skip it entirely.
Read More →February 18, 2026
The NDAA drone ban exposed a structural gap in the domestic UAS market. Agencies aren’t waiting because they’re slow — they’re waiting because none of the existing categories fully serves the requirement.
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