Deloitte US invests in Kihomac to scale domestic drone manufacturing

Deloitte US on Friday announced an investment in Kihomac, a Reston, VA-based aerospace component manufacturing firm, to scale drone manufacturing in America.

The investment will enable Kihomac to expand production to Utah and begin mass producing drones for US government agencies, businesses, and organizations. Kihomac currently has locations in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

The veteran-owned firm was founded in 2003 and has more than 300 employees listed on LinkedIn. The firm’s products include aerial pods, airplane seats, wire harnesses, synthetic aperture radar, digital visual imaging systems, and mission planning software.

"Deloitte is investing directly in Kihomac to help build American production capacity for technologies that are critical to our national security and economic competitiveness," said Oniel Cross, Deloitte’s government and public services hybrid cloud and edge infrastructure leader. "This approach creates a tangible impact in terms of creating manufacturing jobs for American workers and an expanded and secure supply chain for US customers."

Deloitte’s investment will help Kihomac boost production capacity for domestically produced drones for use cases including defense, security, emergency response, and infrastructure inspection.

"We are energized by Deloitte’s commitment and vision for scaling drone manufacturing right here in the United States," said Ki Ho Kang, Kihomac founder and CEO. "Working with Deloitte empowers us to scale faster and deliver next-generation drone solutions for our customers, while strengthening the local economy through new jobs and production capacity.”

Deloitte Global recently announced its FY25 revenue, which grew 4.8% year-over-year to reach $70.5 billion.