DoW Clears Skyborne’s Cerberus MI for Defense Use on Blue UAS List

The Department of War (DoW) has added Skyborne Technologies USA’s Cerberus MI to the Blue UAS Cleared List, following assessments of the system’s cybersecurity, supply chain, and foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) posture. Cerberus MI is described as a reusable, armed Group 2 small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS). The listing is a procurement-relevant eligibility milestone: it allows the system to be considered for DoW procurement and operation without an exception to policy. It does not, however, indicate that the department has selected the platform for a requirement or committed funding to buy it.

For acquisition teams, the designation can make Cerberus MI a candidate to evaluate for requirements involving reusable, reloadable direct-fire sUAS capabilities. The source describes a platform built around using standard ammunition and an expanding weapon ecosystem, with the aim of delivering low cost per shot and greater magazine depth. Those attributes may be relevant to mission and lifecycle-cost assessments, but the listing itself does not establish performance against a government requirement, operational suitability, or a procurement decision. Buyers will still need to assess the system against mission needs, integration requirements, sustainment plans, and any applicable competition and acquisition strategy.

The Blue UAS designation also signals that the specified cybersecurity, supply-chain, and FOCI considerations have been assessed for the purpose of inclusion. These factors can influence whether a system may be considered for defense use, but cleared-list status should not be treated as a substitute for requirement-specific reviews, contracting due diligence, or program approvals. The provided information names the Defense Contract Management Agency among the agencies, but does not describe its particular role in the assessment or listing. No solicitation, contract vehicle, dollar value, funding source, or procurement timeline is provided.

Skyborne Technologies USA’s CEO, Adrian Dudok, framed the system’s design around delivering more effects from a reusable platform rather than focusing solely on reducing drone unit costs. Dudok said: “We’ve always believed that affordable mass isn’t just about building cheaper drones. It’s about delivering more effects from the same platform. Cerberus MI was designed around that principle — a reusable, reloadable direct-fire UAS with an expanding weapon ecosystem, using standard ammunition to deliver low cost per shot and greater magazine depth. Being added to the Blue UAS Cleared List is an important milestone as we continue bringing this capability to U.S. warfighters.” The statement conveys the company’s intended value proposition; it is not an independent government assessment of cost or capability. For contractors and suppliers, the development is best read as a newly eligible platform to monitor—not evidence of an imminent award.

• DoW added Cerberus MI to the Blue UAS Cleared List after reviewing cybersecurity, supply chain, and FOCI posture.
• Cerberus MI is a reusable armed Group 2 sUAS manufactured by Skyborne Technologies USA.
• Listing makes the platform eligible for DoW procurement and operation without an exception to policy.
• The system is positioned for requirements involving reusable, reloadable direct-fire sUAS capabilities.
• Skyborne describes use of standard ammunition, an expanding weapon ecosystem, low cost per shot, and greater magazine depth as design objectives.
• Adrian Dudok, CEO USA, called the listing an important milestone in bringing the capability to U.S. warfighters.
• Blue UAS status is not a contract award, purchase commitment, or guarantee of selection for a requirement.
• The source provides no solicitation, acquisition vehicle, procurement value, funding details, or timeline; acquisition teams should track future requirements and evaluate mission fit independently.
• The Defense Contract Management Agency is named among the agencies, but no specific role for the agency is described in the provided information.