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: USA | Funding: $88M
Heaviside Industries develops autonomous precision munitions and defense technology for air, land, and sea applications.
Heaviside Industries develops autonomous precision munitions and defense technology for air, land, and sea applications.
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Country: USA | Funding: $200M
Warhound develops genetically optimized, cybernetically equipped working dogs for defense. It's technologies advance their health, safety, and performance, combining licensed technology from Colossal Biosciences and Anduril.
Warhound develops genetically optimized, cybernetically equipped working dogs for defense. It's technologies advance their health, safety, and performance, combining licensed technology from Colossal Biosciences and Anduril.
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Country: Ukraine
Phantom Defense is a Ukrainian defence technology company developing a comprehensive counter-UAS ecosystem to protect military forces, critical infrastructure, and civilian assets.
Phantom Defense is a Ukrainian defence technology company developing a comprehensive counter-UAS ecosystem to protect military forces, critical infrastructure, and civilian assets.
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Country: USA | Funding: $40.6M
Fortastra develops and operates maneuverable spacecraft designed to protect space-based infrastructure from potential threats.
Fortastra develops and operates maneuverable spacecraft designed to protect space-based infrastructure from potential threats.
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Country: USA | Funding: $29.5M
Kapta Space is building low-cost, steerable radar sensor systems that will enable space missions for defense and commercial applications.
Kapta Space is building low-cost, steerable radar sensor systems that will enable space missions for defense and commercial applications.
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Country: Australia | Funding: $114.8M
Diraq develops quantum computers utilizing modified silicon transistors, making them suitable for utility-scale applications. It has designed its quantum processors so that they can be churned out with the same equipment used to manufacture billions of chips for phones and computers each year. The startups takes part in the quantum computing program run by the US Department of Defence
Diraq develops quantum computers utilizing modified silicon transistors, making them suitable for utility-scale applications. It has designed its quantum processors so that they can be churned out with the same equipment used to manufacture billions of chips for phones and computers each year. The startups takes part in the quantum computing program run by the US Department of Defence
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Country: USA | Funding: $20.5M
Aventra Defense Systems operates as a defense technology start-up developing low-cost glide and guidance systems for ultra long-range precision strikes
Aventra Defense Systems operates as a defense technology start-up developing low-cost glide and guidance systems for ultra long-range precision strikes
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Country: USA | Funding: $1M
Falcata develops sensing, guidance, navigation and control technologies used in interceptors designed to counter drones, missiles and other aerial threats.
Falcata develops sensing, guidance, navigation and control technologies used in interceptors designed to counter drones, missiles and other aerial threats.
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Country: USA | Funding: $30M
Furientis is building building low-cost, high-volume ship-based interceptor missiles to address critical U.S. munitions shortages and cost imbalances in modern warfare. Its solid rocket motor chemistry and manufacturing processes are engineered for motor production in the thousands per factory per year while flight vehicles are engineered for manufacturability - driving 30-minute final assembly and a monthly design-build-fly cadence.
Furientis is building building low-cost, high-volume ship-based interceptor missiles to address critical U.S. munitions shortages and cost imbalances in modern warfare. Its solid rocket motor chemistry and manufacturing processes are engineered for motor production in the thousands per factory per year while flight vehicles are engineered for manufacturability - driving 30-minute final assembly and a monthly design-build-fly cadence.
