# Machina selected by U.S. Department of War for expeditionary robotic factories

Machina was selected by the U.S. Department of War to develop and qualify a RoboCrafted airframe for a LUCAS-class UAS and deploy two pilot expeditionary robotic factories (Edge Factories) to support production.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-11-06
- Where: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: UAS airframes, robotic factories
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Machina](https://endata.com/companies/95139.md)
- [U.S. Department of War](https://endata.com/companies/80958.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [machinalabs.ai](https://machinalabs.ai/resources/machina-selected-by-u.s.-department-of-war-to-deploy-expeditionary-robotic-factories-for-lucas-manufacturing), 2026-11-06: "Machina, a leader in advanced manufacturing and robotics, today announced that it has been selected as part of the Department of War’s Organic Industrial Base Modernization Challenge to develop and qualify a RoboCrafted airframe for a low-cost uncrewed combat attack system (LUCAS)-class unmanned air"

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