Top 12 Military Situational Awareness startups

Updated: Oct 06, 2026
| Add Startup
These companies develop ISR weapon systems that play the role of eyes and ears at the battlefield.
1
Smack
Country: USA | Funding: $93M
Smack Technologies develops Alpha, a wrist-worn device designed to connect operators in the field to real-time data collected and processed through Smack’s Omega AI software. The sensors that are out collecting information about enemy forces and their location are sending that information to a screen on soldier's forearm along with actionable decision options informed by campaign equities and adjacent units.
2
Airis Labs
Country: USA | Funding: $42M
Airis Labs develops AI platform that analyzes multiple streams of visual information, including security cameras, drones, body cameras and media footage, and transform them into structured intelligence that can be searched, investigated and analyzed in real time. The platform has already been deployed by several government organizations worldwide. Among other things, Airis participates in a US Army program focused on accelerating the integration of new technologies, while also working with law enforcement and customs agencies.
3
Arkeus
Country: Australia | Funding: A$36.9M
Arkeus develops AI-powered sensing and surveillance systems designed for autonomous platforms and allows drones and aircraft to see more clearly
4
Farsight Vision
Country: Ukraine | Funding: €7.8M
Farsight Vision develops geospatial intelligence platform that connects drone pilots and video users for analytics and situational awareness using 3D models. The system integrates data from the battlefield and unmanned platforms in real time (creating an alternative to satellite surveillance). Thus, it creates an "integration layer" for planning and executing missions using UAVs and UGVs. The company's goal is to create a "continuously updated world model" that both humans and autonomous systems can rely on to understand terrain, infrastructure and changing conditions.
5
Rivet
Country: USA | Funding: $70.1M
Rivet is building AI-enabled soldier glasses designed to give frontline troops an AI-enabled view of the battlefield and voice command over drone swarm
6
Safe Pro Group
Country: USA | Funding: $22M
Safe Pro Group has strategically acquired and assembled best-of-breed Drone services, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and ballistic protection manufacturing companies enabling it to provide the industry’s first turnkey solution for next generation demining.
7
R2 Wireless
Country: Israel | Funding: $10.3M
R2 Wireless offers low-cost RF Situation Awareness and Terrain Dominance capabilities to safeguard key facilities against intrusions.
8
Hanwha Systems
Country: South Korea | Funding: $251M
Hanwha Systems is an aerospace company providing defense electronics and smart ICT solutions.
9
Camero
Country: Israel | Funding: $23M
Camero develops and markets radar-based imaging systems for government and commercial customers.
10
Modern Intelligence
Country: USA | Funding: $5M
Modern Intelligence is a technology company using proprietary advances in information and complexity theory to build one AI for defense.
11
Deepsafety
Country: Germany | Funding: €1M
Deepsafety makes LiDAR sensors, providing the most accurate understanding of the environment for defense.
12
Vegvisir
Country: Estonia | Funding: €65K
Vegvisir is an Mixed Reality Situational Awareness System (XRSAS) that provides personnel of an armoured vehicle a visual understanding of the immediate surroundings and also the areas of interest further away. In simple terms, we enable the see-through-the-wall capability.
★
  See also:
Bruce Makowsky
Editor: Bruce Makowsky
Bruce Makowsky has covered military, cyber and IT news since 2009, with a focus on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operations, acquisition programs and budgets. In particular he worked for Inside Defense. Bruce holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Boston University. Bruce is also an award-winning photographer, renowned for his captivating images that have earned him numerous accolades and widespread recognition in the photography community. You can contact Bruce at makowsky(at)militarystartups(dot)com