Crucially for Washington’s drive to onshore drone supply chains, XTEND will build and support the systems from its new headquarters and manufacturing hub in Tampa, Florida
Israel’s XTEND has won a new U.S. defense contract to develop and deliver AI-enabled, “one-way attack” drone kits tailored for tight, urban fights—another clear vote of confidence in Israeli defense tech honed against terrorist threats.
The deal, awarded through the Pentagon’s special operations/low-intensity conflict directorate, covers development, training, spares, and stateside production.
The program—formally dubbed the Affordable Close-Quarter Modular Effects Drone Kit (ACQME-DK)—focuses on low-cost, precision loitering munitions that can breach, hunt, and strike inside buildings and other confined spaces.