# US startup founded by former teenage drone racers just won one of the Pentagon's biggest small-drone deals — Neros has shipped tens of thousands of UAVs to Ukraine and inked a $500M contract

> A startup founded by former teenage drone-racing champions won a US Army contract worth up to $500 million for its FPV attack dronesThis marks the Pentagon's largest small-drone contract ever, running up till 2031 even…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-startup-founded-by-former-teenage-drone-racers-just-won-one-of-the-pentagons-biggest-small-drone-deals-neros-has-shipped-tens-of-thousands-of-uavs-to-ukraine-and-inked-a-usd500m-contract?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5ebbcef8ad093adfa7cdd7)
- **Published:** 2026-07-21
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #drone
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