Congressman Pat Harrigan of North Carolina’s 10th District has introduced the SkyFoundry Act of 2025, a bill aimed at strengthening the United States’ drone manufacturing capabilities. The legislation is designed to enable the country to design, test, and produce drones at a scale that supporters say is necessary to keep pace with global adversaries.
“China and Russia are flooding the battlefield with millions of drones while America has sat on its hands. More than 80% of casualties in modern war now come from drones, yet we still have no capacity to build them at scale. That failure is reckless, and it leaves our troops exposed,” said Congressman Harrigan. “I introduced the SkyFoundry Act to end that weakness. This bill creates the capacity to design, test, and build a million drones a year right here in America. It cuts China out of our supply chains, it arms our troops with what they need to dominate, and it makes clear we will never again let our enemies outproduce us in the weapons that decide wars.”
The proposed act would establish a government-run facility capable of producing up to one million small drones each year. By integrating rapid research and development with large-scale production within the Army’s current industrial infrastructure, supporters argue that the measure would help bypass delays associated with traditional procurement processes.
Earlier this year, Congressman Harrigan secured language related to SkyFoundry in the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), setting initial steps for the program. The introduction of this new legislation seeks to make these efforts permanent by enacting them into law.
Harrigan is encouraging other members of Congress to support and cosponsor the bill.
In 2024, Pat Harrigan won his seat by defeating Ralph R. Scott, Jr., receiving 57.5% of the vote compared to Scott’s 38.2%.
