Beehive Industries, a Denver-based producer of additively manufactured jet engines for uncrewed aerial protection methods, has acquired a $29.7 million contract from the US Air Power to finish car integration, flight testing, and qualification of the corporate’s 200 lbf Frenzy 8 engine.
The award additionally consists of funding to advance the 100 lbf Frenzy 6 engine, starting with manufacturing of a First Engine to Check (FETT) asset and choices for additional testing, car integration, and flight demonstration.
The contract was managed via the SOSSEC consortium in help of a Small Expendable Turbine (SET) — Household of Reasonably priced Mass Munitions (FAMM) prototyping effort, led by the Air Power Life Cycle Administration Heart (AFLCMC).
FAMM is a fiscal yr 2026-focused, Pentagon-wide initiative designed to shift protection procurement away from high-cost, low-quantity weapons towards a large-scale, cost-effective arsenal.
Beehive’s Frenzy engine was particularly designed for mass-produced munitions and swarm-class drones, with additive manufacturing used to scale back price and velocity up manufacturing.
From testing to manufacturing readiness
The award builds on work Beehive has accomplished over the earlier yr, throughout which the corporate validated the Frenzy 8 via floor and high-altitude testing. The corporate additionally launched a “Pathfinder” program to validate manufacturing at scale, with outcomes confirming a path to mass engine manufacturing starting in 2026.
“Beehive is honored to accomplice with the US Air Power in redefining the velocity of protection. By harnessing additive manufacturing to break down complicated provide chains into scalable, 3D printed propulsion, we’re offering the ‘inexpensive mass’ important to trendy deterrence,” said Gordie Follin, Chief Product Officer at Beehive Industries.
“This collaboration ensures our warfighters could have the high-volume, mission-ready capabilities they should keep a aggressive edge in any theater.”