FPV drone assembly capacity for defense manufacturers.
When demand outpaces your internal build team, ProForge provides the trained labor, floor space, process discipline, and production management needed to assemble, kit, test, package, and ship FPV drone systems at scale.
We are not a design shop. We are the execution layer — the production partner that helps you build, document, scale, and deliver.
“Drone dominance is a process race as much as a technological race.”
The Drone Dominance program is pushing the defense industrial base toward faster, cheaper, higher-volume production of small unmanned systems. Winning that race takes more than a great airframe — it takes production capacity that scales on program timelines. That capacity is what ProForge operates.
From pilot builds to repeatable production.
We help drone companies move from bench-built prototypes to documented, repeatable assembly workflows. Our team supports work instruction development, line balancing, QC checkpoints, serialized component tracking, packaging, and shipment preparation — professionalizing production without slowing you down.
- Assembly line setup for FPV drone builds
- Work instruction creation and operator training
- Kitting of motors, frames, propellers, fasteners, wiring, cameras, radios, batteries, and accessories
- Serialized tracking of high-value components
- Lot, batch, and revision control
- Final packaging and shipment preparation
Surge capacity when the order arrives.
Defense drone demand does not scale in a straight line. ProForge gives you flexible assembly capacity that can expand for program deadlines, evaluation builds, urgent replenishment, and full-rate production pushes — without forcing you to hire, train, and manage a large internal labor force before demand is certain.
Production discipline for sub-$5K systems.
Low-cost FPV drones require a different manufacturing mindset: fast builds, controlled rework, clean documentation, tight component flow, and relentless cost awareness. ProForge helps manufacturers protect unit economics while increasing throughput — lean, high-mix electromechanical assembly, not exquisite-platform overhead.
- Unit-rate labor models
- Time studies and throughput tracking
- Build cell design
- Rework reduction
- Scrap and defect tracking
- Packaging optimization
- Production dashboards
Support for secure, compliant supply chains.
ProForge assembles to your approved bill of materials, component sourcing rules, documentation requirements, and customer-specific quality standards — supporting US-based production strategies, controlled inventory, serialization, and audit-ready build records.
- US-based facilities — Charlotte, NC and Dallas–Fort Worth, TX
- ITAR-compliant operations; CMMC Level 1
- Assembly to your approved BOM and component sourcing rules
- Customer-owned inventory controls
- Serialized component traceability
- Audit-ready build record retention
FPV drone assembly capabilities.
Subassembly, final assembly, accessory kitting, packaging, and fulfillment for FPV drone systems and related field kits.
Airframe & mechanical assembly
Frames, arms, mounts, fasteners, prop guards, vibration-isolation components, landing hardware.
Electromechanical assembly
Motors, ESCs, wiring harnesses, connectors, camera mounts, antennas, flight controller installation, radio modules, power distribution components.
System kitting
Drone kits, repair kits, propeller kits, battery and accessory kits, field-support kits, spares kits, mission-specific packaging.
Final pack-out
Labels, manuals, inserts, serialized packaging, case packing, palletization, fulfillment to customer-specified destinations.
How we get production moving.
Build review
We review your BOM, assembly steps, quality requirements, packaging specs, and expected demand.
Pilot production cell
We stand up a controlled build process, train operators, validate work instructions, and identify bottlenecks.
Scale plan
We define labor requirements, line layout, throughput targets, QC gates, inventory flow, and reporting cadence.
Production support
We run repeatable assembly, kitting, packaging, and fulfillment with daily visibility into output, quality, and constraints.
Why defense drone companies choose ProForge.
Faster than building internally
Trained production teams and supervisors without months of hiring.
More flexible than a traditional CM
Designed for changing builds, pilot lots, and surge demand.
More accountable than staffing
Managed output, not just bodies on the floor.
Built for high-mix assembly
Ideal for evolving drone platforms, accessory kits, and program-specific variants.
Operational discipline
Work instructions, QC checkpoints, throughput tracking, and customer communication.
US-based capacity
Support for domestic production and defense industrial base expansion.
Our background in high-volume kitting, electromechanical assembly, documentation-heavy customer programs, and surge production gives ProForge the operating model defense drone companies need when scale demands arrive suddenly.
Drone Production Scale-Up Checklist
A practical checklist for FPV drone companies preparing for Drone Dominance orders, gauntlet down-selects, pilot builds, or full-rate production.
Scale drone assembly without building the factory yourself.
A focused working session on your BOM, build process, volumes, and timeline — with the team that would run your line.
Schedule a Production Readiness Review