Facts

• Segment: Defense
• Country: United States
• Founded: 1995
• Website: https://www.griffonaerospace.com/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Market context
• Facts
• Commercial
• Context / Market Position
• Events
• Relationships
• Customers and deployments
• Sources

Summary

Griffon Aerospace designs, builds and operates unmanned aircraft systems, aerospace structures and mission platforms for defence and research customers. Its UAS products support ISR, systems testing, payload development and operational training missions.

Market context

Griffon is a U. S. defense UAS builder with direct Army program exposure across tactical reconnaissance and target / launched-effect style systems. Its relevance is strongest where domestic UAS manufacturing, target representation, counter-drone testing and attritable unmanned aircraft overlap. Defense unmanned aircraft systems, aerial targets, tactical UAS prototyping, payload integration, Army UAS rapid prototyping, air and missile defense test support, and attritable aircraft configurations.

Facts

• Website: https://www.griffonaerospace.com/
• HQ: Madison, Alabama, United States
• Founded: 1995
• Segment: Defense

Commercial

4 commercial events; 4 contract awards; latest event 2026-06-03

• 2026-06-03 - Contract award - U.S. Army awards Griffon Aerospace $67.94M Outlaw Gen 3 contract - source: war.gov
• 2024-05-24 - Contract award - Griffon Aerospace selected for FTUAS Options 3 and 4 - source: griffonaerospace.com
• 2023-09-26 - Contract award - U.S. Army selects Griffon Aerospace to continue FTUAS Option 2 evaluation - source: army.mil
• 2023-02-27 - Contract award - U.S. Army awards FTUAS Increment 2 rapid-prototyping agreement to Griffon Aerospace - source: army.mil

U.S. defense UAS builder for tactical aircraft and aerial targets

U. S. defense UAS builder for tactical aircraft and aerial targets

• Target environment: U.S. military test ranges, tactical UAS programs, air and missile defense evaluation, and counter-drone training environments
• Deployment model: Defense UAS design, build, flight operations, prototype delivery and target-system support
• Customer context: U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and defense test customers
• Workflow context: Target drone operations, FTUAS prototyping, tactical reconnaissance, payload integration, and air-defense system testing
• Commercial maturity: Established defense supplier with U.S. Army FTUAS prototyping and target-system operating history
• Market position: U.S.-based UAS manufacturer positioned between aerial target supply and tactical unmanned aircraft development
• Adoption constraints: Army program timing, prototype downselects, defense procurement changes, operational testing and competitive production awards
• Adjacent context: Adjacent to tactical UAS builders, target-drone suppliers, counter-UAS test infrastructure, launched-effects developers and defense aircraft manufacturers.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-06-03 - Contract Award - U.S. Army awards Griffon Aerospace $67.94M Outlaw Gen 3 contract - Griffon Aerospace was awarded a $67.94 million firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of Outlaw Gen 3.
• 2025-08-17 - Product Launch - Griffon Aerospace unveils MQM-172 Arrowhead multi-role UAS - Griffon Aerospace unveiled the MQM-172 Arrowhead unmanned aircraft system.
• 2025-04-30 - Capability - U.S. Army receives Griffon Aerospace Valiant aircraft system - The U.S. Army Program Executive Office Aviation received the Valiant uncrewed aircraft system from Griffon Aerospace.
• 2024-05-24 - Contract Award - Griffon Aerospace selected for FTUAS Options 3 and 4 - Griffon Aerospace said it was selected for Options 3 and 4 of the U.S. Army FTUAS program.
• 2023-09-26 - Contract Award - U.S. Army selects Griffon Aerospace to continue FTUAS Option 2 evaluation - The U.S. Army selected Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems to continue into the second agreement option period…
• 2023-02-27 - Contract Award - U.S. Army awards FTUAS Increment 2 rapid-prototyping agreement to Griffon Aerospace - The U.S. Army awarded Griffon Aerospace one of five Rapid Prototyping Other Transaction Agreements for…

Relationships

• supplier - The U.S. Army awarded Griffon Aerospace a $67.94 million Outlaw Gen 3 contract.

Customers and deployments

• Contract Value Usd - $67.94 million - 2026-06-03 - U.S. Army - defense UAS - The U.S. Army awarded Griffon Aerospace a $67.94 million Outlaw Gen 3 contract. - source posture: Third Party Reported