50 Best Military Companies to Watch in 2026

The most prominent military companies ranked by global prominence, funding activity, and market position. Showing the top 50 out of 9,883 companies tracked on Fsome.

9,883
Total Companies
$27.7B
Total Funding
$2.8M
Avg Funding
Washington
Top Location
# Company Location Employees Total Funding Last Round Last Funded
1
Harmattan AI
Harmattan AI is a technology company that develops AI-powered autonomous systems…
Paris $242.0M Series B 2026-01-12
2
Onebrief
Onebrief is an AI-powered platform that supports operational planning, collabora…
Honolulu $311.0M Series D 2026-01-13
3
Helsing
Helsing develops AI-powered defense tech, focusing on drones and software, to en…
Munich 501 - 1K $1.5B Series D 2025-06-17
4
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that specializes in developin…
Costa Mesa 5K - 10K $6.4B Grant 2026-01-29
5
Dominion Dynamics
Dominion Dynamics builds platforms that integrate sensor data and autonomous ass…
Ottawa 11 - 50 $18.7M Seed 2026-01-19
6
Aeon
Aeon develops advanced capabilities at scale for maximum deterrence.
Austin 11 - 50 $16.6M Seed 2025-03-14
7
True Anomaly
True Anomaly is builds space security and resilience at the intersection of spac…
Centennial 101 - 250 $418.0M Debt Financing 2025-04-30
8
Castelion
Castelion is a defense tech company that applies modern hardware development and…
Torrance 101 - 250 $469.6M Series B 2025-12-05
9
Saronic
Saronic designs and manufactures unmanned surface vehicles for maritime security…
Austin 1K - 5K $845.5M Series C 2025-02-18
10
Forterra
Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense.
Clarksburg 251 - 500 $649.3M Series C 2025-11-12
11
Valinor Enterprises
Valinor Enterprises develops technology solutions addressing operational challen…
Washington 11 - 50 $85.0M Series A 2026-01-08
12
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in a…
Bethesda c 10001 max $6.1B Post Ipo Debt 2025-12-05
13
Epirus
Epirus builds directed energy and power management systems to solve some of the …
Torrance 251 - 500 $537.6M Corporate Round 2025-10-09
14
Chaos
Chaos is a defense technology company that develops advanced sensing, detection,…
Los Angeles 101 - 250 $1.0B Series D 2025-11-13
15
Performance Drone Works
Performance Drone Works specializes in developing autonomous unmanned aerial sys…
Huntsville 101 - 250 $44.0M Series B 2026-03-25
16
STARK
STARK is a new type of military firm that provides the systems that Europe and N…
Berlin 101 - 250 $77.3M Series Unknown 2026-02-13
17
YEO Messaging
YEO Messaging delivers secure, end-to-end encrypted communication with biometric…
London 11 - 50 $4.2M Seed 2026-01-23
18
Clearspeed
Clearspeed provides voice-based risk assessment technology that identifies poten…
San Diego 101 - 250 $87.0M Series D 2025-06-25
19
Virtualitics
Virtualitics is an AI company focused on readiness applications primarily for de…
Pasadena 51 - 100 $103.9M Debt Financing 2025-09-24
20
Rune Technologies
Rune Technologies develops AI-enabled predictive logistics solutions for militar…
Arlington 11 - 50 $30.2M Series A 2025-07-21
21
Optics11
Maritime Defense and Energy Solutions
Amsterdam 51 - 100 $53.0M Debt Financing 2026-01-15
22
BAE Systems
BAE Systems is an aerospace, defence, and information security company that prov…
London c 10001 max $142.3M Grant 2025-06-19
23
Creative 3D Technologies Inc.
We're pioneering the future of where & how manufacturing is done through a new f…
Austin 11 - 50 $10.4M Seed 2026-02-16
24
Vector
Vector is a defense and space manufacturing company.
Draper 101 - 250 $81.0M Debt Financing 2026-03-02
25
Allen Control Systems
Allen Control Systems is a robotics defense company that develops counter-drone …
Austin 101 - 250 $42.0M Series A 2025-03-27
26
RTX
RTX operates as an aerospace and defense company as it solves the hardest proble…
Arlington c 10001 max $200K Grant 2024-11-14
27
Roark Aerospace
Roark Aerospace are the world's largest deployer of counter drone hardware and t…
London 251 - 500 $301.8M Series B 2025-12-16
28
Picogrid
Picogrid builds a unified platform for autonomous systems.
El Segundo 11 - 50 $13.1M Grant 2026-01-29
29
TEKEVER
The Tekever Group is a provider of innovative technologies in Software, Aerospac…
Lisboa 1K - 5K $630.7M Series Unknown 2025-05-06
30
Grid Aero
Grid Aero builds autonomous aircraft for long-range operations, supporting distr…
Palo Alto 11 - 50 $31.6M Seed 2025-08-18
31
Cailabs
Cailabs is a global leader in free-space optical communications for dual-use app…
Rennes 101 - 250 $116.2M Series Unknown 2025-09-15
32
Origin Robotics
Defense technology company that specializes in advanced autonomous systems
Riga 51 - 100 $9.1M Grant 2024-11-27
33
Union Technologies
We Engineer Factories. For The West. Deterring Adversaries Forever.
Dallas 11 - 50 $51.3M Seed 2024-11-01
34
Aurelius Systems
Aurelius Systems is a defense and space manufacturing firm developing autonomous…
San Francisco 11 - 50 $10.0M Seed 2025-09-03
35
World View Enterprises
World View is a stratospheric exploration company delivering remote sensing and …
Tucson 51 - 100 $83.9M Corporate Round 2026-03-02
36
Roam Robotics
Roam Robotics develops robotic exoskeletons and assistive devices designed to en…
San Francisco 11 - 50 $12.2M Series Unknown 2025-09-19
37
ACUA Ocean
We design, develop and deploy hydrogen- powered uncrewed surface vessels (H-USVs…
Plymouth 11 - 50 $7.6M Pre Seed 2024-11-15
38
Destinus
Destinus is a vertically integrated European manufacturer of flying systems for …
Katwijk 501 - 1K $58.6M Debt Financing 2025-12-18
39
Factiverse
We enable companies to establish credibility in a world of uncertainty and mistr…
Stavanger 1 - 10 $2.4M Grant 2025-09-04
40
Leonid Capital Partners
Leonid Capital Partners invests vital capital into critical National Security in…
Huntington Beach 11 - 50 $307.0M Undisclosed 2024-09-01
41
Thales Group
Thales is a technology in the aerospace, transportation and defense and security…
Paris c 10001 max $532.1M Post Ipo Debt 2025-09-17
42
Sky Spy
Autonomous, portable, real-time SIGINT for contested environments.
Dover 11 - 50 $1.6M Pre Seed 2025-11-30
43
LIG Nex1
LIG Nex1 is an aerospace manufacturer and defense company.
Yongin 1K - 5K $515.9M Grant 2020-05-21
44
Gallatin
Gallatin is a logistics platform that offers AI-powered decision support for the…
El Segundo 11 - 50 $15.0M Seed 2025-04-08
45
Orbotix
Autonomous Drones Systems for the Defense Sector
Brasov 11 - 50 $8.2M Series Unknown 2025-10-01
46
Twenty Technologies
Twenty Technologies builds cyber warfare software to automate and accelerate off…
Arlington 11 - 50 $38.0M Series A 2025-11-20
47
Atmo
Atmo is an AI SaaS company that offers a platform for precise weather informatio…
San Francisco 11 - 50 $28.8M Undisclosed 2024-12-20
48
DroneShield
DroneShield is the global leader in AI-based Multi-mission Counter-UxS solutions…
Sydney 251 - 500 $153.4M Post Ipo Equity 2024-05-07
49
M-FLY
M-FLY develops gimbals for unmanned systems, supporting aerospace and defense wi…
Tallinn 11 - 50 $2.7M Seed 2025-11-27
50
FR8relay
FR8relay is transforming supply-chain and logistics using relay and AI
Bentonville 1 - 10 $2.7M Grant 2025-10-23