New and recently funded Military Startups
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Country: USA | Funding: $6.5M
HighGround is the operating system for government markets. It aims to equip advisors, researchers, investors and the generally curious with defense-and-aerospace market insights. HighGround's AI-fueled product, which it bills as an "intelligence layer," lets users dive into budget and contracting data; explore business profiles, buying habits and legislation; run what-if scenarios and simulations; and pump out reports.
HighGround is the operating system for government markets. It aims to equip advisors, researchers, investors and the generally curious with defense-and-aerospace market insights. HighGround's AI-fueled product, which it bills as an "intelligence layer," lets users dive into budget and contracting data; explore business profiles, buying habits and legislation; run what-if scenarios and simulations; and pump out reports.
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Country: USA | Funding: $2B
Hadrian is a machine parts startup that manufactures precision components for technology companies. It's building automated manufacturing facilities that will mass-produce parts for the vehicles that the military complex already relies on.
Hadrian is a machine parts startup that manufactures precision components for technology companies. It's building automated manufacturing facilities that will mass-produce parts for the vehicles that the military complex already relies on.
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Country: USA | Funding: $35M
Arkenstone Defense is a compliance and operations software platform for defense contractors. It gives startups and other commercial firms a ready-made government contracting back office, combining workforce operations, HR, payroll, insurance, personnel security, contracting support, compliance and accreditation.
Arkenstone Defense is a compliance and operations software platform for defense contractors. It gives startups and other commercial firms a ready-made government contracting back office, combining workforce operations, HR, payroll, insurance, personnel security, contracting support, compliance and accreditation.
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Country: USA | Funding: $80M
Singularity develops interceptors that are cheaper and easier to produce the Patriot missile by the Lockheed Martin. The company is constructing and testing its product up to eight times a month.
Singularity develops interceptors that are cheaper and easier to produce the Patriot missile by the Lockheed Martin. The company is constructing and testing its product up to eight times a month.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $15.4M
Asio Technologies is a navigation system development company that produces geospatial position acquisition systems for the military. Asio’s portfolio includes tactical intelligence systems, command‑and‑control platforms, situational awareness tools, and jam‑resistant navigation technologies. Its systems are deployed across the IDF and are used by defense customers worldwide, including in the United States.
Asio Technologies is a navigation system development company that produces geospatial position acquisition systems for the military. Asio’s portfolio includes tactical intelligence systems, command‑and‑control platforms, situational awareness tools, and jam‑resistant navigation technologies. Its systems are deployed across the IDF and are used by defense customers worldwide, including in the United States.
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Country: USA
Space-Eyes develops drone-fighting technology that gathers LEO sensor imagery and performs multi-sensor fusion, threat and contextual analytics automatically.
Space-Eyes develops drone-fighting technology that gathers LEO sensor imagery and performs multi-sensor fusion, threat and contextual analytics automatically.
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Country: UK | Funding: $30M
Agon is constructing the fundamental AI framework for the agentic warfare era. It is creating a virtual training ground for training military drone autopilots that simplifies data collection and the creation of a simulation environment for defense technology companies. It is a "horizontal infrastructure layer on which drone manufacturers can build and train autonomous control systems for all sectors, including defense institutions and the military."
Agon is constructing the fundamental AI framework for the agentic warfare era. It is creating a virtual training ground for training military drone autopilots that simplifies data collection and the creation of a simulation environment for defense technology companies. It is a "horizontal infrastructure layer on which drone manufacturers can build and train autonomous control systems for all sectors, including defense institutions and the military."
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Country: USA | Funding: $10M
FPF Defense manufactures interceptors for Shahed-like drones. Its flagship-interceptor Hammerhead, designed for beyond-line-of-sight ops, looks like a mini-Shahed, measures about three feet long by two feet wide and has a warhead on its nose. And it costs a lot less than a Shahed - about $15-30K. It’s also fully autonomous - once it goes, it picks up a target with an electro-optical sensor, and then goes and attacks it autonomously. Hammerhead is part of an end-to-end air defense system the company calls SmartFlak—providing “autonomous launch, sophisticated onboard autonomy, and a kinetic interceptor engineered for U.S. mass production,” per a company statement.
FPF Defense manufactures interceptors for Shahed-like drones. Its flagship-interceptor Hammerhead, designed for beyond-line-of-sight ops, looks like a mini-Shahed, measures about three feet long by two feet wide and has a warhead on its nose. And it costs a lot less than a Shahed - about $15-30K. It’s also fully autonomous - once it goes, it picks up a target with an electro-optical sensor, and then goes and attacks it autonomously. Hammerhead is part of an end-to-end air defense system the company calls SmartFlak—providing “autonomous launch, sophisticated onboard autonomy, and a kinetic interceptor engineered for U.S. mass production,” per a company statement.
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Country: Lithuania | Funding: $100K
Broswarm is developing a drone-mounted radar system to detect buried landmines and unexploded ordnance. Its X-SAR technology combines airborne synthetic-aperture radar, drone navigation and software intended to reconstruct subsurface objects.
Broswarm is developing a drone-mounted radar system to detect buried landmines and unexploded ordnance. Its X-SAR technology combines airborne synthetic-aperture radar, drone navigation and software intended to reconstruct subsurface objects.
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Country: Ukraine | Funding: $400K
Black Forest Systems is specializing in the development of compact military air drones. BFS’s flagship product, SHADOX, is a compact reconnaissance complex designed for rapid deployment. According to BFS website, its protected-propeller design is specifically built for operations inside buildings and trenches, allowing soldiers with minimal training to operate the drone effectively without the need for specialized external pilots. Under the Black Forest concept only one person is needed to launch the drone and see what is going on around the without any piloting skills being required.
Black Forest Systems is specializing in the development of compact military air drones. BFS’s flagship product, SHADOX, is a compact reconnaissance complex designed for rapid deployment. According to BFS website, its protected-propeller design is specifically built for operations inside buildings and trenches, allowing soldiers with minimal training to operate the drone effectively without the need for specialized external pilots. Under the Black Forest concept only one person is needed to launch the drone and see what is going on around the without any piloting skills being required.
