Defense Tech Startups

WingXpand provides AI-powered drone technology with detection filters designed for defense, agriculture, disaster response, and inspection applications. The company emphasizes affordability and scalability of advanced drone capabilities.

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Windward is a Maritime AI company that fuses multi-source data feeds — including AIS, dark vessel signals, EO, SAR, and RF — into a unified maritime intelligence picture with predictive, explainable analytics. It serves mission and operational stakeholders with actionable insights, evidence-based targeting, and embedded expert analyst support for maritime domain awareness.

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Xcelerate Solutions provides aviation security, enterprise vetting, identity proofing, and mission operations services to U.S. government agencies and national security missions. The company operates through subsidiaries such as VMD and delivers passenger and baggage screening at airports in the United States.

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XDLINX Space Labs designs and builds software-defined small satellite platforms with hosted payloads, including ready-to-launch satellites and sovereign ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) missions. Founded in 2022 and based in Hyderabad, India, the company develops cost-effective micro-satellite platforms such as its Janus-1 6U satellite.

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Xmobots is a Brazilian robotics technology company that develops vehicles, hardware, software, and AI, primarily drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. It serves agriculture, industry and environmental mapping, and security and defense customers across Latin America, with a focus on the Brazilian market.

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XTI Aerospace develops and distributes unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and vertical mobility platforms, including the TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft, for enterprise, government, and defense customers in the U.S. Its operations include drone distribution (via its Drone Nerds acquisition), the DarkStar Labs engineering division, and the Hangar X Studios media arm.

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XTI Aerospace builds unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and vertical-mobility platforms, including the TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft, and distributes enterprise drones for commercial, government, and defense customers across the U.S. Its divisions include DarkStar Labs for applied aerospace engineering and AI-driven autonomy, and Hangar X Studios for media, alongside distribution operations from its Drone Nerds acquisition.

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Zeno Power Systems develops nuclear batteries that provide power in remote or extreme environments where traditional energy sources are inaccessible, such as subsea and space applications. The company serves defense, space, and maritime sectors requiring long-duration, reliable power solutions.

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Zeteo Tech develops mass spectrometry and detection technologies for biomedical, defense, and security applications, including bioaerosol detection and breath analysis. The company works across areas such as TB and breath diagnostics and defense/security programs.

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Zighra develops an AI operating system for defence that detects and explains threats in real time across cyber and electronic domains using behavioral intelligence and sensor fusion. The platform serves national security, defence, and critical infrastructure organizations.

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Zing builds drone identification and airspace intelligence systems, including Remote ID detection hardware (Z-SCAN, Z-SCAN MINI), FAA/EASA/CAAS-approved broadcast modules (Z-RID Lite), and a cloud platform that shows drones and operators on a live map. It serves public safety agencies, airports, correctional facilities, and critical infrastructure operators responsible for monitoring their airspace.

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Zulu Pods designs and manufactures components for small engines, including its ZPOD and EPOD fluid delivery systems, precision fuel systems, and turbine air starters. Its products serve aerospace and defense applications, such as engines used on US Army rotary-wing platforms.

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Zvook develops a passive acoustic sensor network using machine learning algorithms to detect and warn of low-altitude drone and cruise missile attacks. The system serves Ukraine's air defense infrastructure and civilian populations.

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Arion (formerly Rainbow Lab / 무지개연구소) develops AI-powered drone systems that combine software and hardware, offering an integrated drone AI agent platform. It targets defense, smart city, and disaster-safety applications, with proven use in military artillery-linked combat experiments in South Korea.

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UBridge Defense develops intelligent autonomous communication technologies and tactical computers for military weapons systems, including fighter jets and tanks. The company builds network infrastructure and core platform equipment for AI- and drone-driven battlefields, focused on South Korea's defense sector.

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A-P-T Research (APT) is an employee-owned engineering services firm providing safety and mission assurance work — including system safety, range and explosives safety, reliability, software assurance, IV&V, and AI/ML safety — to government and industry partners such as NASA and the Missile Defense Agency. It also develops safety software tools and offers professional training courses in areas like explosives safety, reliability engineering, and probabilistic risk assessment.

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Accrete builds AI systems for enterprise and government/defense work, offering two products: Kepler, which turns an organization's knowledge into expert workflows completed in the company's context with human oversight, and Argus, which provides source-backed intelligence for operators working across complex mission data. It serves enterprises and defense/government missions.

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AccuShoot builds a marksmanship training platform, the AccuShoot FX ecosystem, that applies data, automation, and analytics to firearms training. It serves firearms trainers, competitive shooters, law enforcement professionals, and organizations seeking measurable, realistic training.

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Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) develops advanced aircraft platforms and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) aimed at defense and military customers. Its work centers on autonomous systems, robotics, and aerial platforms with a focus on aligning to defense market demand.

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Aegis Response Team provides public safety and emergency response services, including alternative and innovative offerings such as traffic crash response, delivered to cities and police departments through public-private partnerships. The company operates in the U.S. law enforcement and public safety services sector.

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AllSource Analysis produces finished geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) by combining a network of independent analysts with satellite imagery, open-source data, and AI/ML tools to deliver near real-time monitoring and analysis. It serves government and commercial customers seeking insight into global infrastructure, resources, and security events.

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American Distribution Inc. (ADI) presents itself as a supplier recognized for supply performance, citing 99.7% on-time deliveries and zero PPM. The specific products or industry it serves are not described on this page.

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American Robotics builds autonomous drone systems, including gas-powered long linear UAVs, drone-in-a-box solutions, counter-UAS, and small tactical UAVs, for automated aerial data collection. It serves government, public safety, and critical infrastructure customers, offering hardware plus operational services such as mission planning, flight operations, and BVLOS waiver management.

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Analytical AI develops artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions, including computer vision and threat detection systems, for U.S. federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. The company focuses on security and threat detection applications built on high-performance computing and deep learning.

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