Top 92 Military startups in USA

Updated: May 08, 2024

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Funding: $10B
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that operates a network of sattelites that can be used for military goals.
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Funding: $3B
Palantir offers software applications designed for integrating, visualizing, analyzing data, and fighting fraud. Palantir revolutionizes how organizations build and deploy AI/ML by combining the enterprise data foundation with end-to-end AI/ML deployment infrastructure.
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Funding: $3M
Developer of the air defense systems (Patriot), missile systems (Tomahawk), man-portable air-defense systems Stinger.
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Funding: $2.7B
Flexport is a full-service global freight forwarder and logistics platform using modern software to fix the user experience in global trade.
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Funding: $2.4B
Booz Allen delivers tomorrow’s technologies at the heart of the defense mission: Multidomain integration for command and control, Immersive training analytics solutions, Geopolitical analysis to anticipate risks, local storage syber defense solution.
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Funding: $28.3M
Lockheed Martin is a security company that engages in the research, development, and manufacture of technology systems and products, including HIMARS, ATACMS, BLACK HAWK Helicopter, F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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Funding: $1.7B
Sierra Space is a commercial space company that specializes in the development of advanced space technologies and solutions. Sierra is also managing military sattelites for missile detection and tracking.
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Funding: $1.6B
Joby Aviation creates electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts for cross commercial and military use. It has defense partnerships with the U.S. Department of Defense for non-combat use cases like resupply, relocation of personnel and emergency medical response
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Funding: $125.6M
Northrop Grumman designs, develops, builds and supports some of the world’s most advanced military products.
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L3 Harris is a proven leader in tactical communications, geospatial systems, air traffic management, avionics, and space and intelligence.
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Funding: $773.1M
Shield AI works with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal, state, and local departments and agencies to deliver next generation AI pilot, reconnaissance and surveillance drones.
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Funding: $712.4M
Rocket Lab designs, manufactures, delivers and operates space vehicles to transfer military satellites
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Funding: $692.5M
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance. Provider of AI-based surveillance and reconnaissance solutions for the defense sector. It offers an autonomous operational platform based on sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to monitor and control warfare assets.
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Funding: $6.8M
General Atomics develops technology solutions for defense, energy, and transportation applications. The company develops nuclear and alternative energy solutions. They focus on the fundamental theoretical research needed for sustainable alternative technologies.
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Funding: $500M
SandboxAQ developing practical AI and quantum tech solutions that address the security of US Defense global communications infrastructure.
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CACI provides technology that enables C4ISR superiority for air, ground, sea, space, and cyber domains. Our software defined electronic warfare (EW), signals intelligence (SIGINT), and counter-unmanned aircraft technologies (C-UAS) provide protection and deliver precision effects against any adversary.
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Funding: $287.4M
Provider of AI-powered counter UAV systems. It offers a software-defined electromagnetic pulse system for defence and public safety applications. It has an in-built high-power microwave beam emitter to detect and disable neutralize single drones or entire swarms even in crowded spaces. It also offers precision detection systems to detect unauthorized vessels in waterways.
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Funding: $271.6M
Firefly Aerospace provides launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services for military payloads.
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Funding: $244.9M
Kodiak Robotics is developing autonomous technology that helps US Army automate future ground vehicles to conduct high-risk missions like reconnaissance and surveillance.
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Funding: $239M
Capella's easily accessible, high-resolution Earth images any time of day or night, in any weather helping U.S. defense, intelligence and civilian agencies solve some of the world’s toughest problems.
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Funding: $228.5M
C3 AI is a provider of Enterprise AI software for accelerating digital transformation. U.S. Air Force increases aircraft readiness using C3 AI reliability
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Teledyne FLIR develops unmanned aerial systems (including Black Hornet), unmanned ground vehicles, military surveillance systems
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Funding: $168M
Primer builds machines that can read and write, automating the analysis of very large datasets. It trawls thousands of sources online, using natural language processing to read and try to make sense of the vast amount of “open source intelligence”.
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Funding: $150M
Rebellion Defense builds the modern mission stack to detect and deter adversaries at scale by analyzing multi-source data at speed.
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Funding: $118.9M
Slingshot Aerospace builds space data, analytics, and simulation solutions. Slingshot’s mission-critical data and analytics solutions give operators the clarity they need to maximize mission success and safety.
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Funding: $115M
Kaman supports national defense around the globe with advanced components and technologies for aerial and marine vehicles. Kaman is the source for mission critical components and systems that offer exceptional performance under any range of conditions.
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Funding: $111.4M
RED 6 is an augmented reality company that works with the Air Force to train fighter pilots.
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Funding: $107M
QOMPLX' Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) solution continuously validates to prevent network takeovers.
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Funding: $105.5M
Shift5 is a cybersecurity company that provides hardware and software solutions to defend operational technology (OT) platforms.
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SubCom, a TE Connectivity Limited Company, is an industry leading supplier of undersea communications systems and services.
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Funding: $97.9M
Provider of AI-based smart airspace security solutions. It comprises an array of RF sensors to detect, identify, and locate various drones in real-time, based on parameters, such as noise, shape, & movement patterns. It has a machine learning-based drone library to automate the protection of airspaces against unauthorized drones.
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Funding: $84.7M
Mach is developing a suite of hydrogen-powered platforms and munitions for the military, including unmanned aerial vehicles and hydrogen generation systems.
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Funding: $69.2M
Recorded Future develops a single intelligence platform that empowers security teams with real-time alerting and insights into geopolitical events allowing to address the risks immediately.
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Funding: $62M
Roboteam is a provider of designs, develops, and manufactures unmanned platforms. It is a throwable robotic platform with detection and tactical surveillance capabilities.
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Funding: $60M
XTEND is the developer of Human-guided autonomous drone systems
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Funding: $58M
True Anomaly manufactures space materials to deliver security and sustainability systems and solutions in the space domain. True Anomaly is the contractor that helps the US Space Force figure out how to train for and fight a war that has never been fought before.
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Funding: $54M
Xwing is an autonomous aviation company building a network of autonomous aircraft for regional distances.
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Funding: $50M
AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports a portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems supplied to organizations and defense.
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Millennium Space Systems makes missile control, surveillance and reconnaissance small satellites for US Space Force.
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Funding: $49M
Flashpoint National Security Solutions allow to monitor and react to conversations by threat actors in closed sources, social media networks, deep and dark web sites, and other illicit communities. It's empowering defense teams with AI-driven software that delivers extensive relevant data collection and human-powered intelligence.
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Funding: $46M
Merlin Labs develops autonomous flight system designed to be installed in existing aircraft.
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Funding: $37.2M
Biofire is a leading defense technology company dedicated to building the future of firearms
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Funding: $35.5M
Defense Unicorns is a software startup that provides open-source software and AI capabilities for National Security systems.
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Funding: $34.6M
SpiderOak protects your most important civil, military, and commercial space operations.
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Funding: $30.1M
Terradepth utilizes the most innovative contractor-owned robotics and data management solution to deliver best-in-class ocean data at Petabyte scale in near real-time. We offer maximum force multiplication with our vertically integrated end-to-end solution for defense.
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Funding: $27.5M
Nominal is the new standard for engineering data infrastructure. Connect your machines to the humans who develop, test, and operate them.
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Funding: $25M
Airspace provides a drone detection and disabling system. It performs multi-dimensional risk analysis by leveraging Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and advanced robotics with situational and historic data.
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Funding: $22.8M
Apptronik specializes in human-centered robotic systems for manufacturing, automotive, supply chain and defense.
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Funding: $21.9M
Fortem Technologies develops radar systems for detecting airborne objects and counter UAV systems for commercial and military applications. Its DroneHunter is an autonomous perimeter detection (and protection) solution, designed to detect, classify, and secure against rogue drones. On detecting an intruder drone, it uses its AI-directed detection, tracking, and guidance for remediating the air threat at a standoff distance, with no collateral damage.
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Funding: $22M
OROS Labs is a material technology company provides thermal solutions.