US-made Vulcan drones enter production as Mobix acquisition nears

Just a few months after announcing its planned acquisition by Mobix Labs, Vision Aerial is taking the next step in its growth strategy: putting its new American-built Vulcan drone family into production while projecting a sharp jump in revenue over the next two years.

The Montana-based drone manufacturer has announced that production has begun on the Vulcan SX, its new medium-lift enterprise drone, while preorders are now open for the heavier-duty Vulcan YX platform. The launch comes as Vision Aerial continues operating independently ahead of its expected acquisition by Nasdaq-listed Mobix Labs later this year.

As DroneDJ previously reported, Mobix Labs agreed to acquire Vision Aerial in a move aimed at expanding beyond defense electronics and RF technologies into complete American-made autonomous aerial systems. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending shareholder approval and other customary conditions.

Now, Vision Aerial is showing what that future product lineup will look like.

Both Vulcan models are built around a shared architecture and are designed for demanding commercial and government missions, including infrastructure inspection, energy operations, public safety, and national security. The company says every aircraft is designed, assembled, and supported at its headquarters in Bozeman, Montana, with an emphasis on NDAA compliance and domestic manufacturing.

The Vulcan SX is now rolling off the production line, while the larger Vulcan YX is available for preorder. Vision Aerial says the platforms were developed after years of feedback from enterprise operators seeking longer flight times, higher payload capacity, and secure, US-built aircraft.

“Vulcan came from years of listening to the people who fly our aircraft for a living,” Vision Aerial president Shawn Roberts says. “We build everything here in Bozeman, and what operators are telling us about these two platforms says the market wants exactly that: serious payload, real flight time, American-made.”

The company already counts organizations such as the US Navy, USDA Forest Service, L3Harris, and several major utility and energy companies among its customers. Those relationships could provide a strong launchpad as the Vulcan family enters the market at a time when demand continues to grow for secure drone platforms manufactured outside China.

Vision Aerial is also signaling confidence in its commercial outlook. Management projects revenue growth of approximately 46% in 2026, followed by another 93% increase in 2027. If those targets are achieved, the company’s 2027 revenue would be nearly three times its 2025 level.

Those projections, however, remain management estimates and are unaudited. The company notes that actual results could vary depending on production schedules, customer demand, delivery timing, market conditions, and the successful completion of the Mobix Labs transaction.

For Mobix Labs, the acquisition represents more than simply adding another hardware company. Known for supplying RF, sensing, and connectivity technologies used on platforms ranging from the F-22 Raptor and Apache helicopters to Boeing and Gulfstream aircraft, the California-based company is positioning itself to offer complete autonomous systems rather than just the components inside them.

If the acquisition closes as planned, Vision Aerial would become a key piece of that strategy, bringing an established US drone manufacturing operation, and now an entirely new Vulcan product family, under the Mobix umbrella.

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