Defense Tech Startups

Airspace builds Airspace Spatial, a patented drone-detection platform that combines Remote ID, electronic sensing, RADAR, and AI analytics to detect, identify, and mitigate unauthorized drone activity at city scale. Its Drone License Plate Recognition (DLPR) technology identifies drones and locates their operators for public safety agencies, national defense, and enterprises, with a stated focus on the United States.

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Akasha Labdhi is developing ANTARIKSHAB, an expandable space habitat aimed at orbital logistics, space habitation, microgravity experiments, and defense applications. The company is working on dual-use orbital infrastructure technologies including inflatable solar arrays for power efficiency in low Earth orbit, with a stated focus on India.

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Alpine Eagle develops Sentinel, an airborne counter-UAS (c-UAS) system that integrates multi-sensor detection, fire control, and strike into a single networked platform for air-to-air defence against autonomous drone threats. The product targets defence and security applications requiring mobile, persistent protection against unmanned aerial threats.

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Altaeros designs and manufactures autonomous tethered aerostat systems, controlled by its Aerostat Autopilot software, for commercial and government applications including telecommunications, border security, and defense surveillance. Spun out of MIT in 2010, the company deploys aerostats in the US and internationally, offering products such as the SuperTower aerial cell tower and the ST-400 multi-mission aerostat.

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Amca expands production capacity and competition for critical aerospace and defense components by addressing fragmented, single-source supply chains. The company works to enable new suppliers to manufacture components for military and commercial aviation systems.

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Amentum provides advanced engineering and technology solutions in science, security, and sustainability, serving the United States and allied governments. The company operates globally with approximately 50,000 employees across more than 70 countries.

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Ametrine develops Multi-Spectral Signature Management (MSSM) camouflage technology that helps military personnel and platforms reduce their detectable signatures across the visible light spectrum and beyond. Its products include signature-reducing combat uniforms, multirole concealment covers, and Flint, a composite coating applied to vehicle surfaces for mobile camouflage, serving military end-users and government program offices.

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Applied Composites manufactures engineered primary and secondary composite structures and tooling for fixed and rotary wing aircraft. As a vertically integrated supplier, it provides engine composite products for commercial and military aviation platforms.

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Arena Physica builds Atlas, an AI agent platform for hardware engineering that pairs general intelligence with deterministic physics models and integrations to design, simulation, and test tools. It helps engineering teams debug system failures, validate board designs, and optimize closed-loop hardware systems.

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Ark Robotics builds the Frontier System, a system-agnostic network that connects autonomous robots and drones into coordinated fleets with layered security and command-and-control, along with a family of autonomous robots. It serves governments, defence forces, and enterprises (for farming, logistics, and infrastructure maintenance), with its systems deployed in Ukraine and aimed at NATO and allied readiness.

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Ascendance develops hybrid-electric propulsion systems for next-generation aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles, serving civil and defence operators seeking improved range, efficiency, and reduced environmental impact. The company's technology combines thermal and electric power to enable aircraft with significantly greater endurance and faster turnaround times than conventional alternatives.

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Ascent AeroSystems develops unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), ranging from compact UAVs to heavy-lift unmanned helicopters, for missions across defense, agriculture, logistics, and industrial inspection. Its Robinson Unmanned platforms combine rotorcraft engineering with unmanned systems to support tactical, cargo-delivery, surveillance, and aerial-data applications.

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Ask Sage provides a generative AI platform designed for government teams and enterprises, offering training, consultation, data-driven analytics, and integration services alongside a partner ecosystem of integrators, resellers, and technology providers.

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Astrolight develops laser communication technology for space and defense, including space-to-Earth and space-to-space optical terminals, optical ground stations, and an unjammable radio-silent data link for naval applications. Its products serve satellite operators and defense customers needing high-data-rate optical communications.

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Aurelius Systems builds Archimedes, an autonomous counter-UAS laser system that combines high-power directed energy, optical sensors, and AI to detect, track, and neutralize aerial drone threats without an operator. It targets defense applications, protecting forces, facilities, and critical infrastructure.

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Battle Road develops AtomEngine, an AI-driven simulation platform that uses video game technology to run real-time multiplayer, cloud-scale simulations for wargaming, critical infrastructure planning, clean energy, conservation, and education. It serves commercial, civilian, and defense customers, with a focus on military training and decision-making applications.

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Bazze is an intelligence targeting and early warning platform that lets defense and intelligence agencies analyze commercial data about a person, place, or thing on a consumption basis. It acquires datasets from various sources, including vendors collecting data from mobile apps, and offers pay-per-use pricing to reduce data acquisition and cloud storage costs.

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Belcan is a global supplier of design, software, manufacturing, supply chain, IT, and digital engineering services for the aerospace, defense, space, government, automotive, and industrial markets. Its work spans the full product life cycle, from jet engines, airframes, and avionics to heavy vehicles and cybersecurity.

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Blu Wireless develops mmWave wireless networking equipment for multi-gigabit connectivity, offering vertically integrated turnkey solutions from physical to application layers using spectrum between 57-71 GHz. Its products serve customers in defence, high-speed transport, and mobility, supporting carrier-grade performance at ranges of several kilometres and speeds over 300 km/h.

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AeroVironment (AV) designs and manufactures integrated defense systems including unmanned aircraft, loitering munitions, counter-UAS, directed energy, electronic warfare, and autonomous robotic systems for air, land, sea, and space. Its products serve allied military operators, with tens of thousands of deployments across more than 55 countries.

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Brinker operates an agentic AI OSINT platform for narrative intelligence, detecting and mitigating online influence campaigns, disinformation, and deepfakes across social media, AI tools, and news sources. It serves governments, NGOs, and large enterprises across sectors such as banking, government intelligence, and energy, offering monitoring, autonomous investigation, and mitigation tools including litigation and counter-narrative options.

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CDDS builds autonomous, AI-driven kinetic counter-drone interceptors that detect, track, and neutralize hostile Group 1 and Group 2 UAS threats, including drone swarms. The systems are aimed at protecting people and critical infrastructure from drone attacks.

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Celerity Craft develops the Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle (DACV), a marine platform that generates an air cushion beneath its hulls for higher speed, lower fuel use, and amphibious operation from open water to beach landings. Its flagship DACV-12 targets civilian operators (passenger ferry, cargo, research) and defence/government users (Arctic and high-speed patrol, amphibious assault support), with available manned or uncrewed configurations.

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Cellebrite provides digital intelligence software used by law enforcement, national security, and defense agencies to access, extract, secure, and manage digital evidence. Its tools help investigators collect data from digital sources and centralize case intelligence to speed up investigations.

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