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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.
Noah Smith · Aug 7, 20252025-08-07 · 1 min read1 min
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Castelion designs, tests and manufactures next‑generation hypersonic strike weapons rapidly and at scale to provide credible non‑nuclear deterrence for democracies.
Noah Smith · Aug 7, 20252025-08-07 · 1 min read1 min
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Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) for naval and maritime forces, combining modular hardware and intelligent software to extend maritime awareness and combat capabilities.
Noah Smith · Aug 7, 20252025-08-07 · 1 min read1 min
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Helsing builds AI-powered defence capabilities, including autonomous drones and software, enabling democratic nations to enhance battlefield intelligence and sovereignty.
Noah Smith · Aug 7, 20252025-08-07 · 1 min read1 min
Knox Systems provides a FedRAMP-as-a-Service platform that enables SaaS vendors to achieve FedRAMP and DISA IL4 compliance in about 90 days at around 90% lower cost.
Noah Smith · Aug 4, 20252025-08-04 · 1 min read1 min
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PsiQuantum is building a photonic quantum computer with millions of fault‑tolerant qubits to solve real‑world problems.
Noah Smith · Jul 29, 20252025-07-29 · 1 min read1 min
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Impulse Space develops space logistics and orbital maneuvering vehicles to deliver payloads to precise orbits and support in-space transportation.
Noah Smith · Jul 29, 20252025-07-29 · 1 min read1 min
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Lambda offers GPU-accelerated computing hardware, cloud services and software for machine learning and AI.
Noah Smith · Jul 29, 20252025-07-29 · 1 min read1 min
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Epirus builds high-power microwave systems like Leonidas to counter drone swarms and missiles using solid-state directed-energy technology.
Noah Smith · Jul 29, 20252025-07-29 · 1 min read1 min
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Dataminr transforms public data into real-time alerts and risk intelligence for enterprises, governments and newsrooms using AI and machine learning.
Noah Smith · Jul 29, 20252025-07-29 · 1 min read1 min