# Ideal Aerosmith Starts Troublemaker Drone Production

Ideal Aerosmith has unveiled its Troublemaker Group 3 one-way attack drone and entered low-rate production, with the Department of the Navy as sponsor. The company says it is currently producing two systems per week and could scale to 20 per week; it has submitted bids to relevant solicitations, but no contract award or value has been disclosed. The continuing resolution that began October 1, 2026, leaves funding for new starts and fiscal 2026 programs uncertain.

- Procurement teams can distinguish current production capacity from the company’s stated potential scale when assessing supplier readiness; the signal does not establish an award or funded production requirement.
- Defense contractors and prospective competitors can use the disclosed production rate and surge capacity as context when evaluating the opportunity and their own delivery assumptions.
- Because the company has already submitted bids and funding for new starts remains uncertain under the continuing resolution, businesses should account for possible funding uncertainty in fiscal 2026 planning.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of the Navy (DON)

### Vendors
- Ideal Aerosmith (bidder)

### Sources
- [Ideal Aerosmith debuts ‘Troublemaker’ for one-way attack - Breaking Defense](https://breakingdefense.com/2026/10/ideal-aerosmith-debuts-troublemaker-for-one-way-attack) - Breaking Defense