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Defense tech companies

Find defense startups and established technology suppliers. Search by name or capability, filter by location and market, then compare company profiles.

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Companies

3D Systems

Additive manufacturing for aerospace and defense.

United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • aerospace components
  • Electronics
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

3M Company

Aerospace materials and diversified industrial products

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Abaco Systems Inc

Abaco Systems is a global leader in modular, high-performance, open-architecture, standards-based rugged embedded computing; its products and solutions are used in military/aerosp…

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Mission software
  • Communications
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

ABL Space Systems

ABL Space Systems is based in El Segundo, California and develops launch-vehicle technology. Its RS1 vehicle uses additively manufactured E2 engines, produced fully in-house and o…

El Segundo, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

ACMT

Precision military aerospace manufacturing and repair.

United States

Capabilities
  • aerospace manufacturing
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • welding
  • Sustainment
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

ACT Aerospace

Advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense programs.

Gunnison, Utah, United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced materials
  • Aerospace systems
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
Companies

Acutec Precision Aerospace, Inc.

Precision-machined components and subassemblies for aerospace and defense.

Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace components
  • Precision machining
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
  • Power generation
Companies

AdamWorks LLC

Advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense.

Centennial, Colorado, United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace systems
  • Defense hardware
  • Advanced materials
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
  • Unmanned systems
Companies

Advanced Space, LLC

Cislunar mission software, autonomous navigation, and national-security space capabilities.

Westminster, Colorado, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Mission software
  • Autonomy
  • Aerospace systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Intelligence
  • Civil space
Companies

Aegis Aerospace

Commercial space and defense company that designs, builds, and operates satellites, payloads, ground stations, and spaceflight equipment for DoD and Space Force customers.

Houston, Texas, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

Aero Composites Technologies, Inc.

Composite structures and components for aerospace and defense platforms.

United States

Capabilities
  • Composites
  • Advanced materials
  • Aerospace manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
Companies

Aerojet Rocketdyne

Rocket propulsion capabilities for defense and national security.

Canoga Park, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Propulsion
  • defense manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Manufacturing
Companies

Aerosapien Technologies

Aerosapien Technologies is an AS9100D-certified aerospace engineering and precision-manufacturing company that develops eVTOL cargo aircraft and produces aerospace parts using CNC…

Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Mission software
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

AiRANACULUS, Inc.

Intelligent RF and networking solutions for resilient communications.

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Capabilities
  • Communications
  • RF systems
  • Networking
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Government
Companies

Aireon LLC

Global aircraft surveillance using satellite-based ADS-B receivers.

McLean, Virginia, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Communications
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Aviation systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aviation
  • Government
  • Space
Companies

a.i. solutions, Inc.

Engineering products and services for space mission planning and operations.

Lanham, Maryland, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Engineering
  • Mission software
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Government
Companies

Aitech Defense Systems, Inc.

Rugged embedded computing and connectivity systems for defense missions.

Chatsworth, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Defense hardware
  • Computing
  • Aerospace systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Albany Engineered Composites, Inc.

Advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense platforms.

United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced materials
  • Composites
  • Aerospace manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
Companies

Albedo Space

Satellite imagery capabilities for defense and national security.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Capabilities
  • Sensing & intelligence
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

Alpha Data

Embedded computing and signal processing for defense and aerospace.

Littleton, Colorado, United States

Capabilities
  • Embedded computing
  • FPGA
  • Signal processing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
Companies

Amentum

Advancing the future together.

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Capabilities
  • defense technology
  • space
  • engineering
  • mission support
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

American Pacific Corporation

Specialty chemicals and energetic materials for aerospace and defense applications.

United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced materials
  • Chemicals
  • Propulsion
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
Companies

Ampex Data Systems Corporation

Rugged data recording, storage, and secure processing for mission systems.

Hayward, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Mission data
  • EW/ISR
  • Rugged computing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
Companies

Amphenol Aerospace Operations

Ruggedized connectors and interconnect systems for military and aerospace platforms.

Sidney, New York, United States

Capabilities
  • Communications
  • Aerospace components
  • Connectors
  • Defense electronics
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
  • Maritime
Companies

Amphenol Corporation

Manufacturer of connectors, cable assemblies, sensors, antenna solutions and power products, including military and aerospace offerings.

Wallingford, Connecticut, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Sensing & intelligence
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Analog Devices

Analog Devices develops analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal-processing semiconductor solutions used across aerospace and other advanced applications.

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Communications
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Antenna Research Associates, Inc.

Advanced antennas, RF subsystems, and communications systems for defense and aerospace.

Laurel, Maryland, United States

Capabilities
  • Defense electronics
  • RF & communications
  • Electronic warfare
  • C5ISR
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
  • National security
Companies

Aperture Optical Sciences, Inc.

Precision optical components and assemblies for defense and space systems.

Meriden, Connecticut, United States

Capabilities
  • Optics
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
Companies

Apex

Mass-manufactures productized satellite bus platforms; its Project Shadow mission is designed to demonstrate space-based interceptor technologies for space defense.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Defense hardware
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

APEX Space & Defense Systems

Composite structures and mission-critical components for space and defense systems.

United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced materials
  • Composites
  • Aerospace manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.

Precision hardware and manufacturing for aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, and missile systems.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace components
  • Defense manufacturing
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • C5ISR
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

A-P-T Research

Simulation capabilities for defense and national security.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Capabilities
  • Training and simulation
  • defense analysis
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

Arc-Tronics, Inc.

Arc-Tronics provides electronic manufacturing services for industrial, medical, space, and defense industries, including printed-circuit-board, cable and harness, and electro-mech…

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

ARES Corporation

Engineering, safety, and mission assurance for space and missile defense programs.

McLean, Virginia, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Missile defense
  • Engineering
  • Test & evaluation
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Government
Companies

Argo Space Corp.

Refuellable spacecraft for responsive mobility and logistics in orbit.

El Segundo, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Propulsion
  • Autonomous systems
  • Logistics
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

Argotec, Inc.

Spacecraft, satellite, and mission systems engineering for government and commercial missions.

United States

Capabilities
  • Space
  • Aerospace
  • Mission systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Government
Companies

Array Labs, Inc.

Distributed radar satellites for persistent Earth imaging and space domain awareness.

Redwood City, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Radar
  • Synthetic aperture radar
  • Space domain awareness
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Intelligence
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

Astra

Develops launch systems and satellite electric propulsion systems.

Alameda, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Astranis

Small geostationary satellites for resilient connectivity.

San Francisco, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Communications
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Government
Companies

Astrion

Mission technology for defense, intelligence, homeland security, and space.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Capabilities
  • Mission systems
  • Cybersecurity
  • Space systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Intelligence
  • Government
Companies

Astrobotic Technology, Inc.

Lunar landers, rovers, and spacecraft systems for commercial and government missions.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Autonomous systems
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Government
Companies

Astro Digital

Space data, delivered

United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • defense intelligence
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Government
Companies

Astronics Corporation

Manufacturer of power, connectivity, lighting, interiors, structures and test solutions for aerospace, defense and semiconductor markets.

East Aurora, New York, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Communications
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Astroscale

Securing space for generations to come

United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • space domain awareness
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

Astroscale U.S.

On-orbit servicing and space-domain awareness technologies.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Space domain awareness
  • On-orbit servicing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Government
Companies

AST SpaceMobile

Building a space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard smartphones, designed for commercial and government applications including defense use cases.

Midland, Texas, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Mission software
  • Communications
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Government
  • Space
Companies

ATI Inc.

Producer of technically demanding specialty materials and components for aerospace and defense, including high-performance metals and engineered products.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Communications
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

ATLAS Space Operations, Inc.

Cloud software and ground-station networks for satellite communications.

Traverse City, Michigan, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Communications
  • Mission software
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
Companies

Aurex, Inc.

Mission systems, space domain awareness, hypersonics, and missile defense engineering.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Mission software
  • Missile defense
  • Engineering
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Aerospace
  • Government
Companies

Auria Space, LLC

Space command, control, and communications engineering for national-security missions.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Communications
  • Mission software
  • Systems engineering
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Government
  • National security

Finding defense tech companies

Use this directory to shortlist companies by mission area, capability and market. For a scan of the full published set, see the alphabetical company list. Compare company capabilities and government awards.

What counts as defense technology?

This directory covers companies developing products for defense and national security, including dual-use technology with civilian applications. Sector tags help distinguish autonomy, software, sensing, space and other capabilities.

How should I compare companies?

Start with the capability and market tags, then review each company’s public website. Federal award activity is useful context on reported public awards, but it is not a measure of product quality, company size or private funding.

Does the directory include only startups?

No. It includes both emerging companies and established suppliers.

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