Defense Tech Startups

Graham Corporation designs and manufactures fluid, power, heat transfer, and vacuum technologies for the defense, space, energy, and process industries. Its product platforms include vacuum and heat transfer, turbomachinery, cryogenics, propulsion, advanced mixing, and materials processing.

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Gravity Jack is a digital agency that builds custom mobile apps, augmented reality, virtual reality, computer vision, and Web3 experiences for Fortune 500 companies, agencies, and US Department of Defense clients. Founded in 2009, it holds patents in the AR and computer vision space and is a preferred developer for the Vuforia and 8th Wall platforms.

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Haptech builds Electromagnetic Recoil & Instrumentation Systems (ERIS), fully electronic surrogate weapons and drop-in recoil kits that convert live weapons into instrumented training devices for immersive military training. Its Haptech Manager software provides remote control, real-time data capture, and an open API compatible with VR/AR/MR, live, and screen-based training environments.

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Hoverfly Technologies builds tethered unmanned aerial systems (TeUAS), including its Spectre and Sentry drones, offering military-grade surveillance, targeting, and communications relay with unlimited flight time. Its tethered drones are used by branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and industry partners for base security, ISR missions, and tactical network communications.

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IBC casts copper and copper alloy ingots and manufactures forged copper-based products to customer specifications. It serves defense, aerospace, electronics, automotive, oil & gas, and other industries across U.S. defense and global commercial markets.

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Inertial Labs designs, integrates, and manufactures inertial navigation, motion control, platform stabilization, and remote sensing hardware, including systems that operate in GNSS-jammed, spoofed, and denied environments. The company serves navigation and sensing applications across defense and industrial markets.

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Jumptuit develops an "Anticipatory Intelligence" AI platform that continuously analyzes cross-sector live data streams to forecast inflection points for geopolitical, environmental, public health, and market events. It serves risk mitigation and defense use cases across sectors including aerospace and defense, energy, insurance, government, and logistics.

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KULR manufactures high-performance batteries and energy storage systems in the United States, with in-house cell sourcing, welding, testing, and pack assembly. Its NDAA-compliant products target physical and edge AI, defense, aerospace, and industrial applications, including drone and grid/telecom storage systems.

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MagiQ builds quantum-enabled communication and sensing systems, including precision seismic sensors, adaptive interference mitigation, spectrum recovery, and quantum cryptography. Its products serve defense, energy, and telecom organizations operating in challenging environments.

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Mereo 4 Holdings is a supply chain management company providing defense logistics and aircraft, ground vehicle, and weapons systems sustainment for the US Armed Forces, allied militaries, and prime defense contractors, along with fleet management for commercial aerospace owners, operators, and MROs. It also offers strategic advisory services to private equity firms, financial institutions, and technology owners.

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Mobix Labs designs 5G wireless and advanced communication technologies, including switches, beamformers, frequency converters, RF components, and electromagnetic interference shielding and filtering for critical systems in demanding environments. It operates through several product groups (including EMI Solutions and Rage Systems) serving defense and industrial customers worldwide.

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MotionDSP develops video and image processing software for enhancement, redaction, super-resolution, and geospatial analytics, serving public safety, law enforcement, government, and defense users as well as sectors like oil and gas, energy, and transportation. Founded in 2005 and acquired by Cubic Corporation in 2018, it operates as a product line of Cubic Digital Intelligence.

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NightRide manufactures vehicle-mounted thermal cameras for professional, commercial, and consumer use. It is a woman-owned business that produces its products by hand in the United States.

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Optex System, Inc. designs and manufactures optical sighting and sensing systems used for targeting and system integration across land, air, sea, and space applications. Operating since 1987, it primarily serves the U.S. military and defense sector, and supports international customers through ITAR-compliant export processes.

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Palladyne AI develops an edge AI platform (DECA architecture) that runs on-device without cloud dependency, enabling machines to perceive and act locally in real time. It serves aerospace and defense with loitering munitions, drone swarming software, and avionics, and serves industrial customers with software deployed on existing robots for tasks like pick-and-place and surface preparation.

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Penrove provides tools that help engineering teams working on complex, safety-critical systems coordinate and manage engineering phases with more clarity and control. It serves organizations in defense, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and mobility.

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Pison Stream Solutions develops coating technologies, including protective coatings for soldiers and military equipment, clear coats for industrial equipment, antimicrobial coatings for high-touch surfaces, and powder-based green energy coatings. The company positions its products around performance, protection, and sustainability.

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PCC (Precision Castparts Corp.) manufactures structural and airfoil investment castings, forged components, aerostructures, and critical fasteners for the aerospace industry. It also produces airfoil castings for industrial gas turbines, seamless pipe and forgings for power generation and oil & gas, airframe aerostructures, and titanium and superalloys for casting and forging.

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Primordial Labs is a defense technology company building combat capability for national security missions, founded by a team of engineers and former special operators. It focuses on understanding warfighter challenges across military domains.

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Radiance Technologies is an employee-owned defense contractor providing intelligence analysis, cyber operations, directed energy, hypersonics, and space solutions to the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, and NASA. It applies engineering, AI/ML, and technical data analysis to assess threat systems and support military operations.

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RevMedx develops hemorrhage-control medical devices, including the XSTAT expanding-sponge injector for junctional bleeding, ratcheting TX tourniquets, and compression wraps. Its products serve licensed medical professionals, first responders, and military users such as US Special Operations Forces.

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RMA Armament manufactures American-made ballistic body armor, plate carriers, ballistic helmets, and related tactical gear for law enforcement, military personnel, and civilians. The company designs lightweight hard and soft armor plates and sells them directly through its online store.

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Redwire is an integrated aerospace and defense company that develops space infrastructure, autonomous aircraft, and multi-domain defense technologies for the U.S. and allied militaries, as well as commercial and government space programs. Its work spans satellite platforms, uncrewed aerial systems, space-enabled R&D and manufacturing, and in-space pharmaceutical development.

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