Defense Tech Base
Find defense startups and established technology suppliers. Search by name or capability, filter by location and market, then compare company profiles.
Experimental rotorcraft, vertical lift, and unmanned aircraft development.
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
Mission systems that connect sensors, platforms, and operators.
El Segundo, California, United States
Remote ID and low-altitude airspace awareness for unmanned aircraft.
Fishers, Indiana, United States
Communications capabilities for defense and national security.
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Commercial Earth-observation company that builds and operates satellite constellations and provides daily imagery and analytics.
San Francisco, California, United States
Ultra-long-endurance uncrewed aircraft and rapid aircraft modification.
Hollywood, Maryland, United States
Enabling training readiness worldwide
Camas, Washington, United States
Plexus designs, manufactures and services highly complex products, including mission-critical aerospace and defense products, industrial automation systems and semiconductor capit…
Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
Aluminum extrusions and engineered shapes for aerospace and defense applications.
United States
Go anywhere. Do anything.
Medina, Minnesota, United States
Custom displays and electromechanical assemblies for aerospace and defense.
Richardson, Texas, United States
Rapidly maneuverable spacecraft for persistent orbital mobility and space-domain missions.
Bothell, Washington, United States
Laser and photonics systems for defense, aerospace, and industrial applications.
Alexander, Arkansas, United States
Manufacturer of aerospace coatings, transparencies and specialty materials used to protect and equip aircraft and defense platforms.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Precision aerospace manufacturing and supply chain capabilities.
United States
Precision tube bending and fabrication for aerospace and defense systems.
United States
AI for mission-critical operations.
San Francisco, California, United States
Natural language command and control for uncrewed systems.
United States
Naval ship repair, modernization, engineering, fabrication, and cyber services.
Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
Protecting privacy in a connected world.
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Electronics design and manufacturing for aerospace and defense systems.
Dayton, Ohio, United States
American-made weapon cleaning and maintenance systems for military units.
Taylorville, Illinois, United States
Automated satellite design and mission delivery for national security space.
Los Angeles, California, United States
Lidar navigation and perception for GPS-denied environments.
Hampton, Virginia, United States
Vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft for ISR and mission-critical cargo.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Advanced composite and metallic structures for defense and aerospace platforms.
Red Oak, Texas, United States
Ship repair, engineering, planning, installation, logistics, and training for Navy fleets.
United States
Army C5ISR systems engineering, software, logistics, and test support.
United States
Mission technology, autonomy, and engineering for U.S. defense.
McLean, Virginia, United States
Wearable thermal regulation and hydration systems for tactical operators.
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Qorvo develops RF and power technologies and supplies RF solutions for defense and aerospace, including high-power MMIC amplifiers and defense radar and communications solutions.
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Systems engineering and technical support for aerospace and missile-defense programs.
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Space and defense technology, engineering, and test services.
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Real-time visual simulation systems for training and simulation.
Silicon Valley, California, United States
Research, engineering, and technology solutions for defense and space missions.
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Maneuverable spacecraft and orbital mobility for national security and commercial missions.
Rockville, Maryland, United States
High-performance telemetry for demanding missions.
Mason, Ohio, United States
The operating system for space.
New York City, New York, United States
Satellites capabilities for defense and national security.
United States
Space mission operations, ground systems engineering, and integration.
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Aerospace company developing WindRunner, a large cargo aircraft for outsized logistics.
Boulder, Colorado, United States
A new way to space.
Renton, Washington, United States
Missile defense capabilities for defense and national security.
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Portable nuclear microreactors for resilient power.
El Segundo, California, United States
Ruggedized electronic-warfare technology for government users.
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Precision formed structures and assemblies for military and commercial aircraft.
Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
The software foundation of modern warfare.
McLean, Virginia, United States
Intelligent imagery exploitation.
Delafield, Wisconsin, United States
Rugged power and electronic systems for military aircraft and defense platforms.
Los Osos, California, United States
Software supply-chain security for DoD software procurement
United States
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.
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.
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.
No. It includes both emerging companies and established suppliers.
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