Pentagon Orders 30,000 Attack Drones, Plans Expansion to 300,000 by 2028

U.S. history, and stated plans to scale the fleet beyond 300,000 units by early 2028. Each drone requires a rare earth magnet. Goldman Sachs reported that China manufactures approximately 98 percent of the world's supply of these magnets.

REalloys holds the only fully non-Chinese mine-to-magnet heavy rare earth supply chain in North America, covering processed metals, finished alloys, and magnet-ready inputs used by defense contractors. The company has spent years developing this domestic chain to address reliance on foreign sources.

2 million units were produced in 2024. The magnets for nearly all of those drones originated in China. The Pentagon observed these developments and responded with the expanded procurement program.