Fury, manufactured by US defence company Anduril, is designed to act as a force multiplier for crewed fighter aircraft.
The company has announced the milestone as it employs around 250 staff in Sydney, including 200 engineers.
Led by the North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems at Charles Darwin University and supported by the Queensland Defence Science Alliance, the project is looking to adapt hybrid two-stroke engine drones for long-range cold chain operations such as medical drops.
Queensland-based FlyFreely, which is also cleared to operate in Australia and New Zealand, has been granted approval by the Federal Aviation Administration to operate as part of the Low Altitude Authorisation and Notification Capability.
The surface Navy laser weapon system is designed to provide layered defence, dazzle airborne threats, defeat unmanned aerial systems and fast inshore attack craft, using available ship power without the need for an energy magazine.
The firm, based in Sydney and listed on the ASX, manufactures huge gun-like products that can detect and jam enemy drones.