British-Ukrainian Duo Edges U.S. in Fort Benning Drone Challenge

UK-based Skycutter, collaborating with Ukrainian SkyFall, won the inaugural Gauntlet drone contest at Fort Benning with a 99.3 score, finishing ahead of US entrants such as Neros. Their Shrike 10-F FPV drone was redesigned to exclude Chinese parts and counter jamming. The win highlights Washington’s Drone Dominance initiative to rapidly mass-produce expendable drones; Skycutter already has a contract for 2,500 drones and plans to expand U.S. manufacturing, signaling a push toward Western drone dominance amid the Russia-Ukraine war.