Reston, Va. – October 25, 2026 -- SpiderOak has won a contract from the Program Office for U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PMO UAS) to run supply chain analysis and cybersecurity assessments for multiple vendors in the Army's Drone Dominance Program (DDP).
SpiderOak applies its ACTRA methodology to DDP platforms
As a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Blue UAS Recognized Assessor, SpiderOak will use its Advanced Cyber Threat & Resilience Assessments (ACTRA) to test participating platforms for supply chain integrity, cyber resilience and compliance with U.S. Government security requirements.
The evaluations cover hardware, firmware, software and component provenance. They are designed to identify vulnerabilities and validate compliance with NDAA and NIST requirements before systems are fielded. For UAS programs, ACTRA also examines ownership structures and supports compliance with NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53 and Executive Order 14028.
Army targets hundreds of thousands of drones by 2028
The DDP launched in February 2026 as a multi-phase effort to speed the evaluation, selection and production of next-generation small UAS. Its initial "Gauntlet" event at Fort Benning, Georgia, put 25 vendors through live operational testing.
The Army plans to select up to 12 performers to build tens of thousands of systems in the near term. Production is to scale to hundreds of thousands of units by 2028.
Independent vetting precedes fielding decisions
The assessments are meant to give program stakeholders a basis for risk decisions before systems reach operators. SpiderOak CEO Kip Gering said the cyber and supply chain foundations of unmanned systems become "mission critical" as they scale across operations.
The source does not disclose the contract value or term, or which of the 25 vendors will be assessed.