PDW’s C100 quadcopter, which has also been acquired by the U.S. Army, was used to safely lase targets from a standoff range, demonstrating a new joint fires capability.

Performance Drone Works (PDW), a U.S. AI and drone technology company, revealed last month an “organic unmanned aerial system (UAS) fire support test” where its proprietary C100 quadcopter-type multipurpose drone was paired with a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II . Using a Leonardo STAG5 Laser Target Designator (LTD) mounted underneath the C100, the UAS “successfully guided four inert GBU-12 Paveway II precision munitions released from F-35 to predetermined targets,” PDW said on Jul. 23, 2025. Contents PDW’s C100 quadcopter, which has also been acquired by the U.S. Army, was used to safely lase targets from a s

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