New and recently funded Military Startups
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Country: France | Funding: €52M
Alta Ares is developing counter-air defense autonomous systems. It is currently developing and manufacturing two classes of unmanned interceptors adapted to operate in both arctic and desert conditions. X-Lock - designed to counter threats such as the Shahed-136, has a short range (15 km). Black Bird - designed for high-speed targets, including X-101 cruise missiles and FAB-500 guided aerial bombs, has a medium range (30 km). The company’s products are simultaneously deployed in three active conflict zones.
Alta Ares is developing counter-air defense autonomous systems. It is currently developing and manufacturing two classes of unmanned interceptors adapted to operate in both arctic and desert conditions. X-Lock - designed to counter threats such as the Shahed-136, has a short range (15 km). Black Bird - designed for high-speed targets, including X-101 cruise missiles and FAB-500 guided aerial bombs, has a medium range (30 km). The company’s products are simultaneously deployed in three active conflict zones.
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Country: Ukraine
BlueBird Tech is a Ukrainian defense-engineering company and serial manufacturer of NATO-codified counter-UAS systems, electronic warfare equipment, and tactical UAVs.
BlueBird Tech is a Ukrainian defense-engineering company and serial manufacturer of NATO-codified counter-UAS systems, electronic warfare equipment, and tactical UAVs.
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Country: Israel
Esh-Tech System is pioneering directed-energy laser solutions for counter-drone and aerial threat neutralization.
Esh-Tech System is pioneering directed-energy laser solutions for counter-drone and aerial threat neutralization.
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Country: Ukraine | Funding: $5M
General Cherry manufactures and sells FPV kamikaze strike drones, Shahed interceptor drones and digital ground station «AIR».
General Cherry manufactures and sells FPV kamikaze strike drones, Shahed interceptor drones and digital ground station «AIR».
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Country: USA | Funding: $46.4M
Foundation Alloy is making metal alloys that can take the heat and take a beating. Some of its first products have been tooling parts for drones and fighter jets. The startup uses a special type of mill that repeatedly smashes different metal powders together until they become one new metal. By eschewing melting company’s solid-state process uses around an order of magnitude less energy.
Foundation Alloy is making metal alloys that can take the heat and take a beating. Some of its first products have been tooling parts for drones and fighter jets. The startup uses a special type of mill that repeatedly smashes different metal powders together until they become one new metal. By eschewing melting company’s solid-state process uses around an order of magnitude less energy.
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Country: USA | Funding: $184.5M
Code Metal is an AI-enabled platform providing verifiable code translation and optimization for edge development and code modernization. The startup has Pentagon deal to modernize and AI-enable WarMatrix, the military’s wargaming simulation environment. The platform is the Air Force’s push to take wargaming from a slow, largely manual exercise into a fast, software-driven simulation environment. The idea behind WarMatrix is that rather than using pen, paper, whiteboards, and tables, the program can model a campaign when you ask it something like, “What happens in a Taiwan scenario if we buy 200 more CCAs instead of 20 more fighters?”
Code Metal is an AI-enabled platform providing verifiable code translation and optimization for edge development and code modernization. The startup has Pentagon deal to modernize and AI-enable WarMatrix, the military’s wargaming simulation environment. The platform is the Air Force’s push to take wargaming from a slow, largely manual exercise into a fast, software-driven simulation environment. The idea behind WarMatrix is that rather than using pen, paper, whiteboards, and tables, the program can model a campaign when you ask it something like, “What happens in a Taiwan scenario if we buy 200 more CCAs instead of 20 more fighters?”
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Country: USA
Vectus Air Defense Systems provides companies, militaries and governments with the design and operation of customized air-defense systems. The company collaborates with Ukrainian drone software company Swarmer
Vectus Air Defense Systems provides companies, militaries and governments with the design and operation of customized air-defense systems. The company collaborates with Ukrainian drone software company Swarmer
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.5B
Castelion develops and manufactures affordable hypersonic strike missiles Blackbeard for the US Army. These missiles travel through the upper atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound, enabling them to overcome traditional defenses. Missle's flight computer features mission critical real-time capability, hardware-enforced isolation and real-time cryptographic acceleration. Castelion is working on integrating Blackbeard with the HIMARS missile platform. The company is building a solid-fuel rocket manufacturing facility in New Mexico to support large-scale production of hypersonic missiles. The company is founded by SpaceX veterans.
Castelion develops and manufactures affordable hypersonic strike missiles Blackbeard for the US Army. These missiles travel through the upper atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound, enabling them to overcome traditional defenses. Missle's flight computer features mission critical real-time capability, hardware-enforced isolation and real-time cryptographic acceleration. Castelion is working on integrating Blackbeard with the HIMARS missile platform. The company is building a solid-fuel rocket manufacturing facility in New Mexico to support large-scale production of hypersonic missiles. The company is founded by SpaceX veterans.
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Country: USA | Funding: $26.6M
Phoenix designs and manufactures the highest-yielding neutron generators for neutron radiography, also called neutron imaging. It's a nondestructive imaging technique that exposes a sample to a neutron beam, revealing its internal structure. This method is useful for manufacturers in defense and aerospace industries, enabling them to create safer, more efficient, and higher-quality products. In addition, the startup provides a valuable inspection service to support customer R&D, part qualification, and root cause analysis. Acquired by SHINE Technologies
Phoenix designs and manufactures the highest-yielding neutron generators for neutron radiography, also called neutron imaging. It's a nondestructive imaging technique that exposes a sample to a neutron beam, revealing its internal structure. This method is useful for manufacturers in defense and aerospace industries, enabling them to create safer, more efficient, and higher-quality products. In addition, the startup provides a valuable inspection service to support customer R&D, part qualification, and root cause analysis. Acquired by SHINE Technologies
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Country: India | Funding: $66.5M
Tonbo Imaging provides a range of products and services that meet essential requirements in various fields such as military reconnaissance, infrastructure security, and transportation safety.
Tonbo Imaging provides a range of products and services that meet essential requirements in various fields such as military reconnaissance, infrastructure security, and transportation safety.
