Defense Tech Base
Find defense startups and established technology suppliers. Search by name or capability, filter by location and market, then compare company profiles.
Actionable intelligence for national security and defense
United States
Spacecraft, payloads and mission software
Denver, Colorado, United States
Spacecraft, payloads and mission software
Centennial, Colorado, United States
High-reliability semiconductor design and product-development company specializing in radiation-hardened microelectronics, IC design, semiconductor IP, chiplets and high-density p…
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States
Resilient, GPS-independent positioning, navigation, and timing services.
Mountain View, California, United States
TSC develops RF sensors and defense electronics, including radars, seekers, proximity sensors, missile-defense and electronic-warfare systems.
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Precision plastic machining and components for aerospace and defense.
United States
Tactical radar, SATCOM, and defense electronics modernization.
West Melbourne, Florida, United States
Edge AI for turning tactical sensor data into usable intelligence.
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Space domain awareness spacecraft and mission software.
Irvine, California, United States
U.S.-based defense technology, manufacturing, and aftermarket support.
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Specialty metal products and supply for aerospace and defense manufacturing.
United States
Autonomy and edge intelligence for aircraft operating without GPS or communications.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Certified avionics for crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
Bigfork, Montana, United States
Unmanned aircraft design, manufacturing, testing, and engineering support.
United States
Lightweight microturbine propulsion systems for unmanned aircraft.
Tampa, Florida, United States
Air traffic control simulation and voice technology for military training.
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Battery, power, and tactical communications systems for defense.
Newark, New York, United States
Undersea warfare and maritime defense capabilities for naval forces.
Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States
High-resolution radar imagery for Earth intelligence.
Santa Barbara, California, United States
United Dynamics is a defense engineering, design, development, manufacturing, and test firm producing components for DoD weapons platforms and transport aircraft platforms, includ…
Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Rugged data-acquisition and test systems for aerospace and defense.
Norwood, Massachusetts, United States
Commercial launch provider offering launch services to government and commercial customers; its site says its technologies protect the country and troops in the battlefield.
Denver, Colorado, United States
Avionics systems for commercial, special-mission, and military aircraft.
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Automated test equipment for detecting intermittent faults in military electronics.
Roy, Utah, United States
Autonomous systems, swarming, and airspace management technology for defense and other missions.
Denver, Colorado, United States
Aerospace and defense propulsion systems
Berthoud, Colorado, United States
Geospatial intelligence from satellite and remote-sensing data.
Ithaca, New York, United States
Armor capabilities for defense and national security.
Hialeah, Florida, United States
Rapid-deploying shelters and structures for military field operations.
Fairfield, Virginia, United States
Loitering munition systems and mission solutions for U.S. and allied forces.
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Fluid control and precision components for defense, naval, and space systems.
South El Monte, California, United States
AI, electronic warfare, EOD, and missile-defense technologies for national security.
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Stainless steel and specialty alloys for aerospace and defense applications.
United States
Fluid control and motion systems for aerospace and defense platforms.
Springfield, New Jersey, United States
Decision advantage for national security.
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Blue UAS cleared nano aircraft for tactical reconnaissance.
San Leandro, California, United States
Industrial manufacturing in space.
El Segundo, California, United States
Building next-generation space infrastructure.
United States
UUVs and autonomous underwater systems for defense.
United States
Very-low-Earth-orbit satellites for real-time missile defense and connectivity.
San Jose, California, United States
Vertically integrated defense technology and unmanned systems for warfighters.
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Embedded inertial navigation systems for defense and aerospace platforms.
Dallas, Texas, United States
Develops and scales metal additive manufacturing for mission-critical components; its official release describes aerospace and defense demand, production-scale manufacturing, and …
Fremont, California, United States
Tactical equipment capabilities for defense and national security.
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Affordable, mass-producible air-breathing propulsion for defense aerospace.
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Hybrid-electric propulsion systems for next-generation military and commercial aircraft.
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
Rugged embedded computers for mission-critical military and aerospace systems.
Tualatin, Oregon, United States
Aircraft maintenance, training, and logistics for U.S. military aviation.
United States
Integrated propulsion systems for mission-critical unmanned aircraft.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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.
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