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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

Viasat

Satellite communications and connectivity company providing resilient, secure connectivity across air, land, sea, cyber, and space, including secure-communications missions.

Carlsbad, California, United States

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

Vickers & Nolan Enterprises, LLC

Technology and engineering solutions for military and intelligence customers.

Stafford, Virginia, United States

Capabilities
  • Engineering
  • Intelligence
  • Mission systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Government
  • National security
Companies

VideoRay LLC

Portable underwater remotely operated vehicles for inspection and response.

Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

Capabilities
  • Autonomous systems
  • Maritime systems
  • Sensing & intelligence
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Maritime
  • Government
Companies

ViewPoint Systems

ViewPoint Systems is a veteran-owned small business and OEM of ruggedized video displays and mission computers, serving commercial and military sectors and aerospace, surveillance…

Pensacola, Florida, United States

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

Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc.

Multi-sensor detect-and-avoid and airspace-management software for UAS.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Capabilities
  • Autonomous systems
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Mission software
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Government
Companies

Vigor

Shipbuilding and marine fabrication for demanding missions.

United States

Capabilities
  • Maritime systems
  • landing craft
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Space
  • Maritime
Companies

Viken Detection, Inc.

Portable X-ray imaging and chemical analysis systems for threat detection.

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Capabilities
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Security systems
  • Imaging
  • Defense hardware
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Homeland security
  • Law enforcement
  • Border security
Companies

VirTra

Immersive simulation training for military teams

United States

Capabilities
  • Defense software
  • simulation training
  • immersive training systems
  • scenario-based training
Markets served
  • military
  • law enforcement
  • public safety
Companies

Virtualitics, Inc.

AI-powered readiness and sustainment analytics for defense missions.

Pasadena, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Mission software
  • Data analytics
  • Artificial intelligence
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Government
  • National security
Companies

Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.

Rescue and suspended-load stabilization systems for military and aviation users.

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace systems
  • Robotics
  • Sensors
  • Defense hardware
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Emergency response
Companies

VORAGO Technologies, Inc.

Radiation-hardened microcontrollers and components for space and defense systems.

Austin, Texas, United States

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

Voyager Technologies

Voyager Technologies delivers defense and space systems, including propulsion and energetics, missile and hypersonic propulsion, lunar infrastructure, radiation-hardened electroni…

Denver, Colorado, United States

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

VRC Metal Systems, LLC

Cold-spray equipment and repair solutions for defense and aerospace components.

Box Elder, South Dakota, United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Defense hardware
  • Materials
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Maritime
Companies

VTG

Engineering, software, C5ISR, and sustainment for defense, intelligence, and space missions.

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Capabilities
  • Engineering services
  • C5ISR
  • Software
  • Sustainment
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Intelligence
  • Space
  • Government
Companies

Walaris, LLC

AI-enabled optical detection and tracking for counter-UAS and airspace security.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Capabilities
  • Counter-UAS
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Sensors and surveillance
  • Command and control
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Critical infrastructure
  • Public safety
Companies

Wavelength Electronics, Inc.

Precision laser diode drivers and temperature controllers for military and aerospace applications.

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Capabilities
  • Electronics
  • Power systems
  • Sensors
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Communications
Companies

webAI, Public Sector, Inc.

Private AI models for mission-critical and public-sector environments.

Austin, Texas, United States

Capabilities
  • Mission software
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Cloud and edge computing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Government
  • National security
Companies

Werlatone, Inc.

Military-grade high-power RF components and subsystems.

Patterson, New York, United States

Capabilities
  • RF systems
  • Electronics
  • Communications
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Government
Companies

Westak Circuits

Westak Circuits manufactures high-reliability rigid printed circuit boards for aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, instrumentation, and other demanding applications, with U.S…

Sunnyvale, California, United States

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

Western Magnetics Company

U.S.-made drone motors and robot actuators with a domestic and allied supply chain.

South San Francisco, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Motors
  • Actuators
  • Unmanned aircraft components
  • Robotics
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Robotics
  • Manufacturing
Companies

WhiteFox Defense Technologies, Inc.

Counter-UAS detection, tracking, identification, and mitigation systems.

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Counter-UAS
  • Electronic warfare
  • Sensors and surveillance
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Law enforcement
  • Critical infrastructure
Companies

WilliamsRDM, Inc.

Aerospace and defense test equipment, cables, and connectors.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Capabilities
  • Aerospace components
  • Test & evaluation
  • Communications
  • Advanced manufacturing
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Government
Companies

WindBorne Systems

Autonomous weather balloons and global atmospheric data.

Redwood Shores, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Autonomous systems
  • Aerospace systems
  • Sensing & intelligence
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Climate resilience
Companies

Wind River

Mission-critical software platforms for aerospace and defense

United States

Capabilities
  • Defense software
  • real-time operating systems
  • mission-critical software
  • embedded systems
Markets served
  • aerospace
  • defense
  • military space
  • government
Companies

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Advanced materials, cables, and protective technologies for defense platforms.

United States

Capabilities
  • Advanced materials
  • Communications
  • Components
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Government
Companies

wolfSSL Inc.

Embedded cryptography and secure boot software for defense and aerospace platforms.

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Capabilities
  • Cybersecurity
  • Mission software
  • Space systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Space
Companies

Woodward, Inc.

Designs, manufactures and services energy-conversion and control solutions; its space-and-defense portfolio includes satellite valves and gimbal actuation.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

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

WR Systems, Ltd.

Navigation, positioning, and engineering systems for naval missions.

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Capabilities
  • Navigation
  • Mission systems
  • Engineering
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Naval
  • Government
Companies

X-Bow Systems, Inc.

Advanced solid rocket motor and energetic materials manufacturing.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Capabilities
  • Propulsion
  • Defense hardware
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Aerospace systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Aerospace
Companies

Xwing

Autonomy for aviation.

San Carlos, California, United States

Capabilities
  • aviation autonomy
  • Aerospace systems
  • sense and avoid
  • logistics
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Aerospace
Companies

Yarde Metals, Inc.

Metal distribution and processing for aerospace and defense manufacturers.

United States

Capabilities
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Supply chain
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Manufacturing
Companies

York Space Systems, Inc.

Mass-produced spacecraft, mission software, and space infrastructure for national security missions.

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Capabilities
  • Space systems
  • Satellite manufacturing
  • Mission software
  • Secure communications
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Space
  • Intelligence
Companies

Zadar Labs, Inc.

Software-defined, high-resolution imaging radar for autonomy and security systems.

Campbell, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Radar
  • Sensing & intelligence
  • Autonomy
  • Defense electronics
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Infrastructure
  • Robotics
Companies

ZelTech, Inc.

Mission support, training, and technologies for defense and intelligence operations.

United States

Capabilities
  • Mission software
  • Training & simulation
  • Engineering
  • Defense services
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Government
  • Intelligence
  • Homeland security
Companies

ZMicro, Inc.

Rugged MIL-SPEC computers, servers, and displays for deployed missions.

San Diego, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Defense hardware
  • Computing
  • Rugged systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • Aerospace
  • Government
Companies

Zone 5 Technologies, Inc.

Uncrewed aircraft, interceptors, and affordable precision weapons for defense missions.

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

Capabilities
  • Unmanned aircraft
  • Counter-UAS
  • Missiles
  • Aerospace systems
Markets served
  • Defense
  • National security
  • Aerospace

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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