Allen Control Systems Timeline

Events

• 2026-06-05 - Funding - Allen Control Systems raises $200 million Series B for Bullfrog autonomous counter-drone robotics - The round was led by Smash Capital and valued ACS at $2.2 billion post-money. ACS has more than $120 million in U.S. government contracts to make variants of its Bullfrog product line. The round supports scaling autonomous precision robotics manufacturing… - source: axios.com
• 2026-03-02 - Partnership - Allen Control Systems joins Red Cat Futures Initiative for autonomous counter-drone integration - Red Cat said the partnership integrates ACS Bullfrog into its all-domain autonomy ecosystem. The collaboration targets autonomous counter-drone and precision defense capabilities. The event establishes an integration relationship between ACS and Red Cat. - source: ir.redcatholdings.com
• 2025-12-17 - Contract Award - U.S. Army Applications Laboratory selects Allen Control Systems for combat-vehicle integration plan - The work assesses Bullfrog integration across five widely deployed Army platforms. ACS framed Bullfrog as scalable counter-drone defense for fixed and on-the-move operations. The event connects ACS to combat-vehicle integration planning in the U.S. Army… - source: businesswire.com
• 2025-11-05 - Contract Award - Allen Control Systems announces Bullfrog contracts with South Korea and UAE - The contracts include support for operator training, technical assistance and sustainment. ACS also signed an MoU with Romania for local co-production and opened offices in Europe and Asia. The event provides international defense customer context for… - source: businesswire.com
• 2025-09-26 - Contract Award - Allen Control Systems awarded Bullfrog contract with maritime U.S. special operations unit - The contract positioned Bullfrog for counter-drone defense on maritime platforms and vehicles. The award provides an early U.S. special operations customer signal for ACS. - source: businesswire.com
• 2025-03-26 - Funding - Allen Control Systems raises $30 million Series A for Bullfrog autonomous weapon systems - The Series A was led by Craft Ventures, with participation from Inspired Capital and Rally Ventures. ACS said the capital would support engineering growth and deployment of Bullfrog. The funding anchors Bullfrog as a counter-drone robotic weapon-station… - source: businesswire.com
• 2024-11-11 - Demonstration - U.S. military tests Bullfrog AI-enabled robotic gun at T-REX - The system used an M240 machine gun on a rotating turret with electro-optical sensing, proprietary AI and computer-vision software. The test showed Bullfrog as a low-cost kinetic counter-drone approach for defeating small unmanned aircraft. - source: wired.com
• 2024-04-18 - Funding - Allen Control Systems raises $12 million seed round for counter-drone robotic gun systems - ACS said the seed round was led by Craft Ventures with participation from Forum Ventures and Rally Ventures. The company framed Bullfrog as a counter-drone robotic gun system for low-cost kinetic defeat. The round provides early financing context before… - source: allencontrolsystems.com