Top 9 Military startups providing Satellite Surveillance and Geospatial intelligence

Dec 30, 2024 | By Bruce Makowsky

These startups provide satellite surveillance for missile tracking, reconnaissance of enemy positions, detection of space-based threats, communication network monitoring and early warning systems.
1
Country: USA | Funding: $10B
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that operates a network of sattelites that can be used for military goals.
2
Country: USA | 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.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $158M
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.
4
Country: USA | 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.
5
Country: USA
Millennium Space Systems makes missile control, surveillance and reconnaissance small satellites for US Space Force.
6
Country: Australia
DEWC Services is Australia’s foremost C4ISREW specialist, providing the Australian Defence Organisation and industry partners with mission critical operational and technical experience in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare.
7
Country: France | Funding: €34.2M
Preligens develops advanced defense geospatial monitoring solutions using geospatial data analysis and AI.
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Country: USA | Funding: $7.8M
Search engine for all of Earth's data for Defense, Property & Insurtech, Infrastructure organizations
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Country: UK | Funding: $750K
Disruptive Industries (DI) is a technology company that builds threat detection systems.
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