We are proud to announce that AdlerAerospace has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Defense’s Drone Dominance Program (DDP) Gauntlet II Qualifier at Camp Grayling, Michigan.
Drone Dominance is helping accelerate the next generation of affordable, scalable, and combat-relevant unmanned systems, and we are honored to be among the companies advancing to this stage of the program.
For Gauntlet II, AdlerAerospace will field the MODUS 180, a next-generation FPV platform developed around lessons learned from the world’s most active drone battlefield and optimized for manufacturability, modularity, survivability, and scale.
Our approach combines battlefield-driven innovation with the strength of the American industrial base. By bringing together combat-proven operational knowledge, advanced manufacturing, mission systems integration, and experienced operators, we believe there is an opportunity to rapidly field affordable and scalable capabilities for the modern warfighter.
What makes this effort unique is not simply the aircraft itself, but the ecosystem behind it.
We are proud to be working alongside an exceptional team of partners:
🔹 Lacks Enterprises – a global leader in advanced plastics, composites, tooling, and automotive manufacturing, providing the production expertise required to transition advanced drone systems from prototype quantities to scalable manufacturing.
🔹 Phillips Corporation Federal Division – providing manufacturing technology, engineering expertise, and advanced production capabilities to support the establishment of a robust and scalable manufacturing architecture for MODUS 180.
🔹 Raven Advisory / Raven Autonomous Technologies – providing pilot training, operational support, mission planning, and tactical expertise developed through decades of military and special operations experience.
🔹 Parabellum Aerospace – payload integration and mission systems.
🔹 Mountain Horse Solutions – training payloads and operational support.
🔹 IGCS – platform integration and assembly support.
🔹 Crucial Defense – mission and operational support.
Together, this team represents a unique combination of battlefield experience, advanced manufacturing, engineering excellence, and operational expertise.
The future of unmanned systems will not be determined solely by who develops the best technology. It will be determined by who can rapidly design, manufacture, integrate, and field capable systems at meaningful scale.
By combining lessons learned from modern conflict with the capabilities of the American manufacturing base, we believe a new model for defense innovation is emerging.
We look forward to demonstrating what this team can accomplish at Drone Dominance Gauntlet II and congratulate all of the companies selected to participate.
AdlerAerospace Selected for Drone Dominance Gauntlet II
