First Breach drone prototype completes first autonomous flight; targets Q4 2026 prototypes, Q2 2027 production

First Breach, Inc.

Proprietary drone prototype completed first fully autonomous flight, from takeoff to landing with no manual pilot input; mission flown on Betaflight firmware, stack porting to PX4.
Four-rotor Class 1 prototype: ~2.2 kg all-up weight, ~500 g payload via Picatinny rail, 2 km range, ~10 min endurance, 50 km/h cruise, 120 km/h max, GNSS/visual-inertial nav, 900 MHz MAVLink.
Targets initial prototypes complete in Q4 2026 and scaled production starting Q2 2027, with >2,500 drones per week capacity as manufacturing expands.
Expanded recruitment initiative to support ammunition production growth and planned drone buildout in Hagerstown, MD; management attending AUSA 2026 Oct 12-14 in D.C.
Flight software developed under strategic agreement with Pittsburgh-based Hellbender, Inc.; Hellbender CRO Brett Phillips cites 'three milestones in a matter of weeks.'

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