First Breach Announces Initial Test Flight of Long Range Strike Drone
First Breach announced the initial test flight of its Long Range Strike drone, the second unmanned aircraft platform it is developing with Hellbender, Inc.
First Breach Inc. (NASDAQ:FBDT) has announced the initial test flight of its Long Range Strike (LRS) unmanned aircraft, the second drone platform it is developing with Hellbender, Inc. The company said the LRS and its Close Quarters Strike (CQS) system are both now undergoing flight testing.
First Breach describes the LRS as a compact, man-portable Class 1 unmanned aircraft system weighing under 9 kg (20 lb.). Its propellers are under 457 mm (18 in), while its wheelbase or folded wingspan is under 350 mm.
The aircraft is designed for a range in excess of 20 km, with a current speed of approximately 120 km/h and a payload of ~1 kg. Operators use a first-person-view interface, supported by computer vision search assistance and map-based waypoint navigation.
The company said onboard systems are intended to support identification friend or foe and terminal guidance. Modular radio connectivity and navigation hardware designed for GNSS-denied environments are also part of the platform's intended configuration for operations affected by electronic warfare.
First Breach said its sourcing plan calls for 100 percent non-Chinese components across the LRS battery pack, motors, power electronics, flight control system, flight computer and vision guidance system.
The LRS was designed for high-volume robotic assembly. First Breach said it and the CQS use common components, a shared supply chain and a common production line. The company said this arrangement is intended to support manufacturing efficiency and scalable assembly as development moves towards commercialisation.
First Breach continues to target completion of its initial prototypes in the fourth quarter of 2026 and the beginning of scaled production in the second quarter of 2027. These are company targets and remain subject to risks and uncertainties, including the company's ability to execute its business strategy, access to capital and financing, customer demand, and economic, business, market, competitive, regulatory, technological, legal and geopolitical conditions.
Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Low said the two aircraft were planned to share components, supply arrangements and production infrastructure. He described the start of flight testing for both platforms as an important development for First Breach's drone portfolio.
First Breach is an ISO 9001:2015 certified, American-made defense technologies company that manufactures match-grade ammunition components and finished ammunition while developing unmanned aerial systems. It says its products are made in-house at its Hagerstown, Maryland facility for commercial, law enforcement and military markets.
Hellbender, Inc., based in Pittsburgh, is supporting the LRS development. The company works across physical AI, computer vision, drones, robotics, electronics design and automated manufacturing. Its stated capabilities include engineering, prototyping, printed circuit board assembly, sensor integration, robotic manufacturing and production testing.
First Breach announced the successful initial test flight of its Long Range Strike (LRS) platform on October 27, 2026. The LRS is the second of two proprietary drone platforms under development with Hellbender, Inc., alongside the Close Quarters Strike platform.
First Breach made the announcement on October 27, 2026. The announcement covers the initial test flight of the LRS platform and states that both the LRS and Close Quarters Strike platforms are now in active flight testing.
First Breach says the LRS is designed for a range in excess of 20 km, a current speed of approximately 120 km/h and a payload of ~1 kg. The platform is described as a compact, man-portable Class 1 unmanned aircraft system.
First Breach describes the LRS as weighing under 9 kg (20 lb.), with propellers under 457 mm (18 in) and a wheelbase or folded wingspan under 350 mm. The company characterises it as man-portable.
First Breach says operators control the LRS in first-person view, with computer vision search assistance layered over map-based waypoint navigation. Onboard hardware is intended to support identification friend or foe and terminal guidance, while modular radio connectivity and GNSS-denied navigation hardware are intended to support resilience in environments affected by electronic warfare.
First Breach says the LRS sourcing plan calls for 100 percent non-Chinese sourcing of its battery pack, motors, power electronics, flight control system, flight computer and vision guidance system. The platform is also being developed with common components, a shared supply chain and a common production line with the Close Quarters Strike platform.
First Breach says the LRS was designed from inception for high-volume robotic assembly. The company says its common components, shared supply chain and common production line are intended to support manufacturing efficiency and scalable assembly as it progresses towards commercialisation.
Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Low said having both platforms in flight testing was an important step in expanding First Breach's drone product portfolio. He said the aircraft share components, a supply chain and a production line, and described the LRS as the platform for the long-range mission that was built in the way the Department of War had described and requested.
First Breach continues to target completion of its initial prototypes in the fourth quarter of 2026 and the start of scaled production in the second quarter of 2027. These are company targets and are subject to the risks and uncertainties described in the announcement, including the company's ability to execute its business strategy, access to capital and financing, customer demand, and technological, regulatory and geopolitical conditions.
First Breach describes itself as an ISO 9001:2015 certified, American-made defence technologies company focused on manufacturing match-grade ammunition components and finished ammunition, while developing next-generation unmanned aerial systems. It says its products are manufactured in-house at its Hagerstown, Maryland facility for commercial, law enforcement and military markets.
First Breach is developing the LRS with Hellbender, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based engineering and advanced manufacturing company. Hellbender specialises in physical AI, computer vision, drones, robotics, electronics design and automated manufacturing, and provides capabilities including engineering, prototyping, printed circuit board assembly, sensor integration, robotic manufacturing and production testing.
First Breach shares trade on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol FBDT, identified in the announcement as NASDAQ:FBDT.