WICHITA, Kan. — November 17, 2025 — Leads & Copy — AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (EagleNXT) (NYSE: UAVS) reported its financial results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2025, highlighting a $1.4 million increase in drone revenue and continued operational discipline.
Drone revenue for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2025, increased by $1.38 million to $6.03 million, compared to $4.64 million for the same period in 2024. The increase was driven by demand in defense, public safety and environmental applications.
Operating expenses were $3.91 million, up 12% year-over-year, due to increased investment in R&D, sales initiatives, and consulting services.
Cash at Sept. 30, 2025, was $16.63 million, up 360% from $3.61 million at Dec. 31, 2024, primarily from net proceeds from preferred stock issuances and warrant exercises.
EagleNXT CEO Bill Irby said the quarter underscored the progress made and the key focus areas where the company continues to execute as it aligns its cost structure, commercial priorities, and operational resources. With the support of recent financing, the company is better equipped to execute with discipline, strengthen production readiness, and advance priority customer programs as it expands its global footprint across all markets with a focus on the U.S. defense market.
During the quarter, EagleNXT advanced initiatives that reinforce its position in the defense and public-safety drone market, including:
Achieving high-profile defense and public-safety sales, continuing to build the company’s reputation as a provider of unmanned systems for military and government customers.
Expanding distributor partnerships worldwide, broadening access to high-priority markets and strengthening alignment with regional defense integrators.
Enhancing collaboration with Tough Stump Technologies and other U.S. defense stakeholders, improving mission-specific integration and customer adoption pathways.
Introducing the RedEdge-P Triple and generated initial customer engagement, establishing an early foothold for this next-generation multispectral system across agriculture, conservation, and environmental monitoring markets.
This quarter, EagleNXT submitted quotes through four prime defense contractors to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for its eBee TAC and eBee Vision platforms. These quotes remain valid through January 2027 and leverage the U.S. Government’s Simplified Acquisition Threshold, a procurement mechanism designed to accelerate contracting cycles.
Management believes these submissions position EagleNXT to compete effectively in the U.S. military drone procurement cycle, where volume demand is expected to increase in 2026. Opportunities are progressing toward the purchase-order stage, with broader U.S. government activity resuming and increased agency engagement.
The company emphasized that its financing enhances financial flexibility and supports execution of its strategic priorities, including scaling production capacity in anticipation of increased defense demand, supporting distributor and integrator partnerships across the U.S. and allied markets, advancing the commercialization of new sensor technologies, and pursuing late-stage defense and public-safety opportunities.
Irby said the priority is to ensure that execution keeps pace with opportunities. The strengthened balance sheet enables the company to operate with greater clarity, expand in key markets, meet customer requirements more efficiently, and support commercialization pathways that matter most to its partners.
For more information about EagleNXT UAS solutions, visit EagleNXT.com or contact the EagleNXT Media Relations team.
Andy Woodward
+1 (469) 451-2344
Andy.woodward@EagleNXT.com
Source: EagleNXT
