The collaboration connects capability validation, Ukrainian partner relationships, and U.S. customer engagement with PDW’s engineering and industrial capacity.
, /PRNewswire/ — American defense technology company Performance Drone Works (PDW) and Revenant Technologies have entered into a memorandum of understanding to identify, evaluate, and accelerate the U.S. integration and transition to production of selected battle-proven Ukrainian defense technologies.
Revenant will contribute capability validation and selection, Ukrainian partner relationships, U.S. customer engagement, and warfighter integration. PDW will contribute systems engineering, supply chain localization, product integration, testing, and scalable U.S. production. The companies expect initially to evaluate mutually selected opportunities across unmanned systems, counter-UAS, electronic warfare, sensors, and mission-critical components.
The collaboration advances PDW’s strategy to bring battle-tested capabilities to American and allied warfighters: identify superior technology wherever it originates, adapt it to U.S. requirements, and establish the qualification, production, and support needed to field it at scale.
“The best solution for the warfighter will not always originate inside our company or our borders,” said James Slider, CEO of PDW. “Revenant brings relationships with Ukrainian innovators and a practical understanding of how their technologies can meet U.S. operational needs. PDW brings the engineering and industrial capacity to help turn selected capabilities into systems and components American forces can field and sustain.”
Connecting battlefield technology with U.S. operational requirements
This collaboration is intended to give U.S. customers a pathway to evaluate relevant capabilities while helping Ukrainian technology developers establish domestic integration, manufacturing, and support. Opportunities may include complete systems and critical components, with further development and production decisions informed by customer requirements and technical readiness.
Advancing PDW’s domestic industrial strategy
The collaboration advances PDW’s goals of bringing battle-tested capabilities to American and allied warfighters: identify superior technology wherever it originates, adapt it to U.S. requirements, and establish the qualification, production, and support needed to field it at scale.
“We founded Revenant to bridge battle-tested capabilities to American warfighters,” said Brendan Reilly, Revenant CEO. “Revenant’s strategic partnership with PDW creates a framework for delivering Ukrainian technology through American production lines. PDW’s manufacturing capacity and investment in American supply chains enables rapid, scaled delivery. This powers ARENA, Revenant’s force-on-force training environment, where U.S. warfighters face a thinking adversary armed with the best uncrewed systems in the world – and the methodologies that make them work in combat. Our warfighters get the fight they need before the fight that counts.”
PDW’s engineering and manufacturing capabilities are anchored by Drone Factory 01, its 90,000-square-foot facility in Huntsville, Alabama. By connecting prospective technology partners and U.S. customer needs with that industrial capacity, the Revenant collaboration is intended to help identify capabilities for potential domestic integration and production.
The MOU establishes a non-binding framework. Specific technology partnerships, manufacturing commitments, and other commercial activities remain subject to evaluation, applicable regulatory requirements, and separate definitive agreements.
PDW at AUSA
PDW will host customer, partner, and media meetings during AUSA 2026, October 12–14 in Washington, D.C., to discuss its aircraft portfolio, partner technologies, and domestic industrial strategy. To request a meeting, visit https://info.pdw.ai/ausa.
About Performance Drone Works
Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Performance Drone Works is an American defense technology company developing multi-mission aerial robotic systems and the software, communications, payload, training, and manufacturing capabilities that keep them relevant in the field. PDW develops proprietary systems and works with selected partners to bring proven technology into U.S. qualification, production, and support pathways. From Drone Factory 01, PDW designs, engineers, manufactures, fields, and sustains mission-ready capability for defense, government, public safety, and allied customers. Its mission is decisive airpower in the hands of every operator.
About Revenant Technologies
Revenant Technologies bridges battle-tested global technologies to U.S. customers through compliant market entry, customer engagement, operational demonstrations, integration, and domestic manufacturing. Owned and operated by U.S. veterans, Revenant works with international technology partners to adapt proven capabilities to U.S. operational requirements, with a focus on scalable production and sustained support. For more information, visit www.revenant.tech.
SOURCE Performance Drone Works, LLC
