USMC Video Shows Neros Archer FPV, Tied to 6,000-Drone Ukraine Deal

Pilots in the clip hear the call for engagement and push the sticks as a small FPV lifts off from a Marine base; the video, posted on LinkedIn by Thomas Schueman on March 1, shows what Calibre Defence identifies by its characteristic antenna as the Neros Archer FPV. Neros’ own LinkedIn repost adds: “There’s nothing quite like bringing new capabilities to the American warfighter,” while Schueman’s caption reads, “the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team’s innovation and ingenuity are shaping the future of the Corps’ FPV capabilities. Watching them execute a mission was a great way to wrap up the week.”

The Archer seen in the social clip is directly tied to a large international order reported in March 2025: multiple outlets say Neros was awarded a 6,000-unit contract to supply Ukraine under the International Drone Capability Coalition, also called the Ramstein format, with deliveries described as due within six months. Forbes and Armyrecognition make clear the 6,000-unit deal covers airframes only; Forbes states, “The Ukraine contract does not include payloads. As with other FPVs, the Ukrainians will use their own locally-made warheads,” while Neros is separately working on lethal payloads with Kraken Kinetics.

Production math matters. Defense Express reports Neros was producing about 1,500 Archers per month as of their report, with 1,000 monthly shipments to Ukraine and 500 to U.S. forces, primarily Marines and special operations. Founder Soren Monroe-Anderson is quoted projecting a rapid scale-up: “by the end of 2025, the production rate should increase more than sixfold: up to 10,000 drones per month or 120,000 per year.” Armyrecognition adds that Ukrainian procurement officials signaled a 5,000-per-month minimum, a target that shaped Archer’s manufacturing design.

Archer’s battlefield specs are tied to those production figures. The platform was listed on the Blue Unmanned Aerial System list and tested in Marine demonstrations; Reddit and DoD-sourced imagery reference a Range 220 event at MCAGCC Twentynine Palms on March 12, 2025 with long-range ground strike testing to 20 km and aerial interception to 10 km. Technical features reported across outlets include multi-frequency operation, wide-band video transmitter, and jamming-resistant radios. Soren-Anderson says, “Jamming is a problem for everyone, including us, but we have shown very strong results,” and adds, “Because we design all our radios ourselves and have been learning from what works in Ukraine for over a year, we are using a completely different setup than other US drone companies.”

Company origins and geopolitics anchor the story. Neros Technologies, founded in 2023 in Los Angeles by Soren Monroe-Anderson and Olaf Hichwa, announced $10.9 million in pre-seed and seed funding in May 2024, with pre-seed led by Cantos and seed by Sequoia and investors listed in one report as “A, Peter Thiel, D3, Long Journey, BoxGroup)”. En Defence-ua reports Neros complied with a DoD ban on key Chinese components and suggests China has imposed sanctions on the firm, a claim that stands out among the outlets.

A former world champion drone racer turned CEO, Soren Monroe-Anderson has steered Archer from racing carbon-fiber tricks to BlueUAS approval and an industrial order of thousands. The LinkedIn video is less a fielding announcement than a snapshot: USMC and Neros are showing capability while Neros chases the hard numbers of mass production and international supply.