Program Timeline
* Sept. 23, 2024 – Quick Start authority contracts awarded: Under the Department of Defense’
Companies
BlackSea Technologies
Baltimore firm scaling the Pentagon’s unmanned fleet
Companies
AIRO Group: War-Proven Drone Maker Goes Public, but Drone Segment is its Buoyancy
Executive summary
* My grain of salt before you read: The analysis below has color, as
Hidden Level
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Hidden Level
Hidden Level develops passive radar and RF sensing technology to monitor low and high-altitude airspace for drones, aircraft and other threats, helping protect critical infrastructure and national security. Founded in 2018 in Syracuse, New York.
Chaos Industries
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defense startups
Chaos Industries
Los Angeles-based CHAOS Industries develops advanced radar, communication and sensor technologies to counter modern airborne threats. Founded in 2022, its Coherent Distributed Networks enable agile sensing and detection, and the firm has raised over $200M in funding.
Castelion
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defense startups
Castelion
Castelion designs, tests and manufactures next‑generation hypersonic strike weapons rapidly and at scale to provide credible non‑nuclear deterrence for democracies.