First Breach Inc. (NASDAQ:FBDT) said its Close Quarters Strike (CQS) drone prototype completed a test mission combining a 2 km flight, a 500 g payload and a maximum speed of 120 km/h. The company described the November 5, 2026 flight as the first CQS test in which those three performance figures were demonstrated during one mission.
The flight was intended to assess the prototype against its published range, payload and speed specifications in a single sortie. First Breach said the result supported its proof-of-concept design and showed that the aircraft operated with its intended payload on board.
Jeffrey Low, co-founder and chief executive officer of First Breach, characterised the mission as an advance for the CQS programme. He said the test increased the company’s confidence as it works towards production and represented a step towards completing its initial prototypes.
First Breach continues to target completion of its initial prototypes in the fourth quarter of 2026. The company plans to begin scaling production in the second quarter of 2027.
As its manufacturing operations expand, First Breach is targeting production capacity of more than 2,500 drones per week. The company said the timing and pace of that expansion remain subject to development, testing and manufacturing readiness.
First Breach describes itself as an ISO 9001:2015 certified, American-made defense technologies company. Its activities include manufacturing match-grade ammunition components and finished ammunition, alongside the development of unmanned aerial systems for commercial, law enforcement and military markets.
The company says its products are made in-house at its facility in Hagerstown, Maryland. Its stated manufacturing activities include brass cups, casings, projectiles, lead cores, lead wire and completed ammunition. Its drone work involves engineering, robotics, ISR and sensor technologies, and precision manufacturing.
First Breach said its plans and other forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The company identified economic, business, market, competitive, regulatory, technological, legal and geopolitical conditions as potential factors affecting actual results.
Other risks identified by the company include its ability to execute its business strategy, access to capital and financing, customer demand and industry developments. The stated production timetable and capacity target remain subject to development, testing and manufacturing readiness.
First Breach announced that its Close Quarters Strike (CQS) drone prototype successfully completed a 2 km flight mission carrying a 500 g payload and reached a maximum speed of 120 km/h. The Company said this was the first CQS test flight to demonstrate those range, payload and speed figures together.
First Breach announced the CQS drone test results on November 5, 2026. The announcement covered a completed test flight in which the prototype demonstrated its published range, payload and speed targets together in a single sortie.
First Breach’s CQS drone prototype completed a 2 km flight while carrying a 500 g payload and reached a maximum speed of 120 km/h. The Company said these figures were demonstrated together during the same mission.
First Breach said the flight validated the CQS proof-of-concept design against its specification. The Company also said the result demonstrated that the aircraft could perform with its intended payload aboard.
Jeffrey Low, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of First Breach, said the successful mission represented an important advance for the CQS programme and strengthened the Company’s confidence as it works towards production. He also described it as an important step towards completing the initial prototypes and preparing for production.
First Breach is an ISO 9001:2015 certified, American-made defence technologies company focused on manufacturing match-grade ammunition components, finished ammunition and developing next-generation unmanned aerial systems. The Company says it manufactures its products in-house at its Hagerstown, Maryland facility for commercial, law enforcement and military markets.
First Breach’s shares trade on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol FBDT.
First Breach continues to target completion of its initial CQS prototypes in the fourth quarter of 2026. The Company’s stated timing remains subject to development, testing and manufacturing readiness.
First Breach plans to begin scaling CQS drone production in the second quarter of 2027. The Company said the timing and pace of that expansion remain subject to development, testing and manufacturing readiness.
First Breach is targeting production capacity of more than 2,500 drones per week as its manufacturing operations expand. The Company said the timing and pace of the expansion remain subject to development, testing and manufacturing readiness.
First Breach said its forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. The release identifies factors including economic, business, market, competitive, regulatory, technological, legal and geopolitical conditions, as well as the Company’s ability to execute its strategy, access to capital and financing, customer demand and industry developments.