Tandem Launches U.S. Manufacturing Network to Scale NDAA-Compliant Drones and Mission Kits for the DOW

Tandem Launches the Manufacturing Coalition Behind NDAA-Compliant Drone Scale

200+ U.S.-based partners enabling rapid fielding, modular production, and tactical sustainment.

Tandem Defense is proud to formally highlight its U.S.-based manufacturing coalition—a network of 200+ partnered small businesses dedicated to delivering sustainable, NDAA-compliant drone capability and mission kits for the tactical edge.

This coalition is built to solve a problem the Department of War has faced for decades.

A Coalition Built for Modernization and Rapid Fielding

While traditional defense production relies on centralized manufacturing and long lead timelines, Tandem’s coalition model is built for distributed manufacturing, domestic sourcing, redundancy and resilience, repeatable output at tactical scale, rapid design iteration based on operator feedback

This model supports modernization requirements and reduces the risk of single-point supply failures.

Congratulations to Our Partners on Recent Wins

Tandem congratulates alliance members who have recently secured contracts supporting modernization, procurement, training readiness, and tactical equipment delivery.

Our partners continue to win because they deliver:
fast turnaround
scalable production
mission-first engineering
NDAA-compliant supply chain alignment

New Product Debut — Full-Spectrum Shielding Textiles and Signature Protection

Tandem is also debuting a new capability area for 2026: full-spectrum shielding textiles and survivability mission kits.

This includes thermal and signature-reducing ponchos for drone pilots, snipers, scouts, and reconnaissance teams, modular shielding layers designed to reduce detection across common sensor bands, lightweight field-ready packaging and doctrine cards for real-world usage

These systems are designed for a battlefield reality where survivability depends on managing thermal exposure, reflectivity, visual outline and contrast, sensor visibility, and drone observation risk.

Tandem’s goal is simple: equip tactical users with protection and capability that matches modern threat environments in terms of speed and capability.

Coalition Scale Is the New Advantage

Capability without scale is a demonstration.

Tandem exists to deliver reliable, successful scale.

As units and organizations begin transitioning toward NDAA-compliant drone ecosystems and survivability kits, decentralized manufacturing capacity becomes a must.