Armaments Research Company is a defense technology company shaped by engineers, innovators, and warfighters with hands-on, real-world experience. ARC develops artificial intelligence-enabled weapon sensors for military customers, with its work aimed at improving soldier survivability and battlefield resupply in large-scale combat operations.
Defense Architecture Systems, IncFounded in 2010 by Micah Carlson after 14 years at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Defense Architecture Systems is a small, cleared Maryland company built to move promising research into equipment that works in the field. Its multidisciplinary team works with defense, intelligence, space and commercial customers from early concepts through production, using an in-house facility to keep development and manufacturing closely connected. DAS is particularly known for adapting sensing technology to demanding operational environments.FULTON, MD
DA Precision Arms LTD COVeteran-founded DA Precision Arms develops autonomous defense technology centered on VHAGAR-X, a modular, backpack-deployable tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) unmanned aircraft system. The U.S.-based small business is designing the platform for rapid field deployment, edge-AI processing and future coordinated multi-drone operations in denied or communications-degraded environments. Its government-facing development work is aligned with SBIR/STTR pathways and ITAR, CMMC and SAM.gov requirements.332994SHIPPENSBURG, PA
AkridiaAkridia is a defense technology company focused on autonomous warfare, building systems that let military forces coordinate distributed assets through a shared operational architecture. Its Warden aircraft provides the core onboard autonomy, while Meridian extends that intelligence across connected battlefield systems for mission execution that remains bounded by embedded rules of engagement.