{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"165434","rtpr_id":"nPn2Z1wPVa-20261009","ticker":"BAH","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["BAH"],"title":"PDW to Deliver Booz Allen Mission Autonomy Software and Secure Fleet Updates on AM Drones","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-09T13:00:00.236Z","article_body":"PDW to Deliver Booz Allen Mission Autonomy Software and Secure Fleet Updates on AM Drones\nPR Newswire\n\nWASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2026\n\nThe capabilities combine Booz Allen's mission autonomy software and secure\nfleet updates with PDW's adaptable aircraft.\n\nWASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American defense technology company\nPerformance Drone Works (PDW) today announced the integration of Booz Allen's\n(NYSE: BAH) new mission autonomy software, powered by Shield AI's Hivemind, on\nits AM (Attritable Multirotor) drones. The software supports autonomy-enabled\nmission execution, helping operators execute parts of the mission workflow\nwith reduced manual control while retaining mission decision-making authority.\nPDW is also integrating Booz Allen's secure, over-the-air fleet update product\nacross its aircraft portfolio.\n\nThe offerings advance PDW's strategy to move decisive capability closer to the\noperator and keep fielded systems relevant as missions change. That strategy\nis backed by Drone Factory 01, PDW's 90,000-square-foot Huntsville, AL,\nfacility, which has an annual production capacity of 100,000 drones.\n\n\"The advantage will belong to the force that can field, adapt, and scale\nunmanned and autonomous systems fastest,\" said James Slider, CEO of PDW.\n\"Through our work with Booz Allen, operators gain advanced autonomy at the\npoint of decision and a faster path to updated fielded aircraft as missions\nchange, backed by U.S. capacity to produce and sustain their aircraft at\nscale. Warfighters should not have to stand by for airpower or be limited by a\nstatic capability outpaced by modern conflict.\"\n\nBooz Allen's autonomy software enables operator-directed missions on AM\n\nAM is PDW's multi-mission Group 1 unmanned aircraft system, designed to bridge\nreusable and attritable roles on a single platform. It can be recovered and\nreused for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), payload\ndelivery, and other missions, then configured for attritable strike when\nrequired.\n\nCustomers can operate AM in its base configuration or add Booz Allen's\nautonomy software to enable autonomy-assisted perception and\noperator-authorized effects delivery within a single mission workflow. These\ncapabilities are designed to reduce cognitive burden and help operators make\nfaster, informed decisions while preserving their control over mission\noutcomes.\n\nThe combined hardware and software product entered controlled testing on\nSeptember 30 and is planned for general availability in the first quarter of\n2027. PDW and Booz Allen plan to develop additional autonomous software\noptions and extend the mission autonomy software to the C100 in 2027.\n\n\"The Department of War needs autonomy that works at the pace of the mission,\"\nsaid Randy Yamada, a vice president and autonomy lead within Booz Allen's\ndefense technology business. \"Booz Allen's autonomy software gives unmanned\naircraft onboard mission behaviors that help reduce operator burden and keep\nteams focused on mission outcomes, while our fleet update manager provides the\nsecure software delivery and lifecycle management needed to update and verify\nthose capabilities across a distributed fleet, even in contested, disconnected\nenvironments. Together, they operationalize these capable platforms that can\nevolve as the threat does.\"\n\nSecure over-the-air updates enable software delivery across drone fleets in\nany environment\n\nBooz Allen's secure, over-the-air fleet update product gives authorized teams\na common control point for deploying software, managing configurations, and\nmonitoring aircraft across a distributed fleet. Built for operations in\ndenied, disrupted, intermittent, and limited-connectivity environments, it\nmaintains deployment integrity through disrupted or limited connectivity.\n\nThe product provides visibility into fleet status, configuration control, and\ndeployment history, and supports approved applications ranging from payload\nintegration to mission-enabling autonomy. By replacing aircraft-by-aircraft\nsoftware changes with a managed fleet workflow, it is designed to reduce\napproved update cycles from weeks or months to hours.\n\nPDW at AUSA\n\nPDW will host customer, partner, and media meetings during AUSA 2026, October\n12–14 in Washington, D.C., to discuss autonomy, partner integrations, and\nfuture roadmap plans. To request a meeting, visit pdw.ai/ausa.\n\nAbout Performance Drone Works\n\nHeadquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Performance Drone Works is an American\ndefense technology company developing multi-mission aerial robotic systems and\nthe software, communications, payload, training, and manufacturing\ncapabilities that keep them relevant in the field. PDW develops proprietary\nsystems and works with selected partners to bring proven technology into U.S.\nqualification, production, and support pathways. From Drone Factory 01, PDW\ndesigns, engineers, manufactures, fields, and sustains mission-ready\ncapability for defense, government, public safety, and allied customers. Its\nmission is decisive airpower in the hands of every operator.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pdw-to-deliver-booz-allen-mission-autonomy-software-and-secure-fleet-updates-on-am-drones-302903270.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pdw-to-deliver-booz-allen-mission-autonomy-software-and-secure-fleet-updates-on-am-drones-302903270.html)\n\nSOURCE Performance Drone Works, LLC\n\n\n\nMedia Contact: Ashley Riser, press@pdw.ai\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2005741/Performance-Drone-Works-LLC-Image.jpg?id=OA2996382\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1980491/PDW-Logo.jpg?id=OA2996381\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn2Z1wPVa-20261009","title":"PDW to Deliver Booz Allen Mission Autonomy Software and Secure Fleet Updates on AM Drones","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BAH","created":"2026-10-09T13:00:00.236Z","tickers":["BAH"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"PDW to Deliver Booz Allen Mission Autonomy Software and Secure Fleet Updates on AM Drones\nPR Newswire\n\nWASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2026\n\nThe capabilities combine Booz Allen's mission autonomy software and secure\nfleet updates with PDW's adaptable aircraft.\n\nWASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American defense technology company\nPerformance Drone Works (PDW) today announced the integration of Booz Allen's\n(NYSE: BAH) new mission autonomy software, powered by Shield AI's Hivemind, on\nits AM (Attritable Multirotor) drones. The software supports autonomy-enabled\nmission execution, helping operators execute parts of the mission workflow\nwith reduced manual control while retaining mission decision-making authority.\nPDW is also integrating Booz Allen's secure, over-the-air fleet update product\nacross its aircraft portfolio.\n\nThe offerings advance PDW's strategy to move decisive capability closer to the\noperator and keep fielded systems relevant as missions change. That strategy\nis backed by Drone Factory 01, PDW's 90,000-square-foot Huntsville, AL,\nfacility, which has an annual production capacity of 100,000 drones.\n\n\"The advantage will belong to the force that can field, adapt, and scale\nunmanned and autonomous systems fastest,\" said James Slider, CEO of PDW.\n\"Through our work with Booz Allen, operators gain advanced autonomy at the\npoint of decision and a faster path to updated fielded aircraft as missions\nchange, backed by U.S. capacity to produce and sustain their aircraft at\nscale. Warfighters should not have to stand by for airpower or be limited by a\nstatic capability outpaced by modern conflict.\"\n\nBooz Allen's autonomy software enables operator-directed missions on AM\n\nAM is PDW's multi-mission Group 1 unmanned aircraft system, designed to bridge\nreusable and attritable roles on a single platform. It can be recovered and\nreused for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), payload\ndelivery, and other missions, then configured for attritable strike when\nrequired.\n\nCustomers can operate AM in its base configuration or add Booz Allen's\nautonomy software to enable autonomy-assisted perception and\noperator-authorized effects delivery within a single mission workflow. These\ncapabilities are designed to reduce cognitive burden and help operators make\nfaster, informed decisions while preserving their control over mission\noutcomes.\n\nThe combined hardware and software product entered controlled testing on\nSeptember 30 and is planned for general availability in the first quarter of\n2027. PDW and Booz Allen plan to develop additional autonomous software\noptions and extend the mission autonomy software to the C100 in 2027.\n\n\"The Department of War needs autonomy that works at the pace of the mission,\"\nsaid Randy Yamada, a vice president and autonomy lead within Booz Allen's\ndefense technology business. \"Booz Allen's autonomy software gives unmanned\naircraft onboard mission behaviors that help reduce operator burden and keep\nteams focused on mission outcomes, while our fleet update manager provides the\nsecure software delivery and lifecycle management needed to update and verify\nthose capabilities across a distributed fleet, even in contested, disconnected\nenvironments. Together, they operationalize these capable platforms that can\nevolve as the threat does.\"\n\nSecure over-the-air updates enable software delivery across drone fleets in\nany environment\n\nBooz Allen's secure, over-the-air fleet update product gives authorized teams\na common control point for deploying software, managing configurations, and\nmonitoring aircraft across a distributed fleet. Built for operations in\ndenied, disrupted, intermittent, and limited-connectivity environments, it\nmaintains deployment integrity through disrupted or limited connectivity.\n\nThe product provides visibility into fleet status, configuration control, and\ndeployment history, and supports approved applications ranging from payload\nintegration to mission-enabling autonomy. By replacing aircraft-by-aircraft\nsoftware changes with a managed fleet workflow, it is designed to reduce\napproved update cycles from weeks or months to hours.\n\nPDW at AUSA\n\nPDW will host customer, partner, and media meetings during AUSA 2026, October\n12–14 in Washington, D.C., to discuss autonomy, partner integrations, and\nfuture roadmap plans. To request a meeting, visit pdw.ai/ausa.\n\nAbout Performance Drone Works\n\nHeadquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Performance Drone Works is an American\ndefense technology company developing multi-mission aerial robotic systems and\nthe software, communications, payload, training, and manufacturing\ncapabilities that keep them relevant in the field. PDW develops proprietary\nsystems and works with selected partners to bring proven technology into U.S.\nqualification, production, and support pathways. From Drone Factory 01, PDW\ndesigns, engineers, manufactures, fields, and sustains mission-ready\ncapability for defense, government, public safety, and allied customers. Its\nmission is decisive airpower in the hands of every operator.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pdw-to-deliver-booz-allen-mission-autonomy-software-and-secure-fleet-updates-on-am-drones-302903270.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pdw-to-deliver-booz-allen-mission-autonomy-software-and-secure-fleet-updates-on-am-drones-302903270.html)\n\nSOURCE Performance Drone Works, LLC\n\n\n\nMedia Contact: Ashley Riser, press@pdw.ai\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2005741/Performance-Drone-Works-LLC-Image.jpg?id=OA2996382\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1980491/PDW-Logo.jpg?id=OA2996381\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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