FPV Drone Manufacturer Plans to Deliver 1 Million Drones a Year to U.S. Military
Neros Technologies, the manufacturer of Archer FPV drones, is prepared to ramp up production to as many as one million units per year—provided it secures an order from the Pentagon.
According to Defense News, the U.S. Army is currently testing the Archer drones. If a contract is awarded, the company says it’s ready to scale up manufacturing to meet demand.
Currently, the company produces about 1,500 drones per month, but by the end of 2025, it plans to increase that number to 10,000 units per month — including to fulfill export orders.
Neros states that it has the technical and logistical resources to scale up production to 1 million units per year. However, launching mass production will require support from major buyers.
22-year-old Soren Monroe-Anderson, Neros CEO and co-founder, believes the U.S. must prepare for a new kind of warfare — one that involves the widespread use of drones.
Ukraine’s experience, where drones play a key role, proves that small-scale equipment deliveries are no longer effective.
Neros Technologies already operates a modern production facility in Los Angeles and fundamentally avoids using Chinese components. The company is also listed among the approved suppliers of the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit.
In addition, the company’s drones are already being used by Ukraine’s Defense Forces. In February 2025, a contract was signed for the supply of 6,000 Archer FPV drones.
This 8-inch drone can carry a warhead weighing up to 2 kg over a distance of more than 20 km. The Archer is capable of flying both day and night, operates in all weather conditions, features a broadband video transmitter, and supports control across multiple frequencies.
Militarnyi previously reported that the U.S. Army had begun actively adopting Ukraine’s experience with FPV drones during training exercises.
The training was conducted as part of the so-called Project Shiv and involved the use of FPV drones assembled by soldiers, equipped with live munitions.
