63 companies

Tekever

TEKEVER builds AI-centric unmanned aerial systems combining onboard AI with reliable hardware for real-time intelligence in civil and defence missions.

Quartermaster AI

Quartermaster AI deploys distributed SmartMast sensors and satellite-linked AI on civilian and commercial vessels to build a persistent maritime surveillance network for vessel tracking and anomaly detection.

Scout AI

Scout AI develops defense-specific AI systems that convert natural language commands into coordinated autonomous action for unmanned platforms in GPS and communications-denied environments.

SBQuantum

SBQuantum builds diamond-based quantum magnetometers for magnetic field detection and mapping, serving space, defense, and navigation applications with sub-100 picotesla sensitivity.

Askari Defense, Inc.

Atlanta-based defense startup building low-cost, hand-launched autonomous C-UAS interceptors designed to make hostile drone attacks economically unsustainable.

Stark Defence

STARK is a European defence technology company founded in 2024, specializing in unmanned systems and loitering munitions for NATO and European defense forces.

Rivet Industries

Rivet Industries builds Integrated Task Systems combining ruggedized hardware, advanced sensors, AI, and secure communications for defense and industrial frontline workforces.

Anduril

Anduril Industries builds advanced autonomous systems and defense technology to protect US and allied forces, taking a software-first approach to transform national security capabilities.

Autonomous Teaming Solutions

Developing AI-powered, scalable, and decentralized defense solutions against asymmetric threats on land, air, and sea.

Valkyrie Aero

Valkyrie Aero is a U.S. defense prime contractor developing counter-UAS aircraft, AI-enabled cUAS systems like Gunslinger, and tactical training solutions for military forces.

Helsing

Helsing builds AI-driven autonomous systems and software platforms for defense applications serving democratic governments across Europe.

Zeromark

Zeromark builds AI-driven, software-defined targeting systems that retrofit standard weapons into precision counter-drone platforms, with products spanning rifle-mounted aim correction and unified deployment networking.

Sphere Defense

Zone 5 Technologies

Zone 5 Technologies is a San Luis Obispo–based prime contractor developing end-to-end unmanned aircraft systems for U.S. defense and government customers, covering avionics, embedded software, ground stations, and flight control.

Allen Control Systems

Allen Control Systems develops AI-powered autonomous weapon stations for counter-drone defense, integrating computer vision, machine learning, and autonomous control systems for military applications.

Systems Technology, Inc.

Systems Technology, Inc. is an engineering firm specializing in realistic simulation and human factors solutions for safety-critical training in aerospace, defense, and clinical fields.

ARX Robotics

ARX Robotics is a German defense technology company building autonomous unmanned ground systems and a digitalization platform to modernize Europe's legacy military fleets and strengthen strategic autonomy.

Nidus Technologies

Nidus Technologies builds autonomous robotics systems and an intelligence layer for manufacturing, with deployments to U.S. Department of Defense customers and a focus on foundational robotics models.

CDDS

CDDS develops autonomous AI-driven kinetic interceptor drones designed to detect, track, and physically neutralize small hostile UAS threats at speeds up to 210 km/h, with integrated launch and charging systems.

Eyesatop

Eyesatop builds a hardware-agnostic operating system for multi-drone warfare that enables a single operator to command an entire drone fleet in real time, with field-proven orchestration and AI augmentation.

QinetiQ Limited

QinetiQ is a British defence technology company providing technologically advanced services and products to defence, security and critical national infrastructure markets worldwide, with operations spanning air, land and sea domains.

Swarm Aero

Swarm Aero develops UAV swarm technology enabling thousands of autonomous aircraft to operate collaboratively in communications-limited and contested environments for defense and civil applications.

Forterra

Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense, specializing in self-driving ground systems and coordinated robotic swarms for military and commercial applications.

Alpine Eagle GmbH

Alpine Eagle GmbH builds Sentinel, an airborne AI-powered air-to-air counter-drone system that detects, tracks, and neutralizes hostile UAVs using sensor fusion, computer vision, and a hardware-agnostic OS.