ACCESS Newswire·Oct 20, 2026, 8:31 AM ET

First Breach Drone Prototype Reaches 161 km/h (100 mph) in Flight Testing

First Breach Inc. prototype reached 161 km/h (100 mph) in flight testing without a payload, matching the maximum groundspeed permitted under FAA Part 107 without a waiver.
The Company is currently pursuing FAA authorization to conduct testing at speeds exceeding the current 100 mph regulatory limit.
The achieved speed exceeds the platform's prior published specifications of 120 km/h (74 mph) & places the system at the upper end of small one-way attack systems.
Initial prototype completion is targeted for Q4 2026, with scaled production beginning in Q2 2027.
Targeted scaled production capacity is set at more than 2,500 drones per week as manufacturing operations expand.
The FAA waiver process is running in parallel with the production ramp to ensure neither activity waits on the other.
First Breach is a vertically integrated defense technologies company manufacturing ammunition & unmanned aerial systems at its Hagerstown, MD facility.
Hellbender, Inc. serves as the engineering partner for the drone development, providing capabilities in physical AI, robotics, & automated manufacturing.