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Black Swan
"Make the Unprecedented Real"
Black Swan Studio is an independent development studio that turns difficult technical problems into working products. We combine strategy, industrial design, mechanical, electrical, embedded and software engineering with prototyping, fabrication, instrumentation and field validation. Our work focuses on consequential products where performance, usability, manufacturability and real-world reliability must be solved together. Designed, engineered and prototyped in the United States.


ScoutUs College & Pro
"Discover Talent. Connect Opportunity. Change Lives."
Revolutionary platform enabling coaches and sports professionals to discover talent worldwide. Built by former athletes, coaches, agents, and executives. Scouting and NIL tools built by athletes for athletes.


Adept Airmotive
"Reimaging General Aviation Piston Engines"
Revolutionary lightweight aviation engine delivering equivalent power to traditional engines while running on standard Auto Fuel — reducing fuelling costs and expanding operational range.


HiLab
"Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing as a Service"
HiLab provides cutting-edge Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing as a service, specifically designed for drone and defense hardware developers. By integrating real hardware components with sophisticated simulation environments, HiLab enables engineers to validate control systems and flight dynamics without the risks and costs associated with physical flight tests. This approach significantly accelerates the development lifecycle and ensures higher reliability for mission-critical systems.The company's platform supports a wide range of platforms, from small UAS to complex defense systems, offering high-fidelity modeling and real-time performance monitoring. HiLab's specialized infrastructure allows clients to identify edge cases and potential failure modes early in the design process, ensuring that systems are robust and ready for deployment in unpredictable real-world scenarios.


TOP 100 Aerospace & Aviation
"Recognizing the talent behind the ventures."
TOP 100 Aerospace & Aviation is the sector's premier recognition platform — 100 verified Fellows across 49 countries, measured against contribution, influence, and verified credentials. The human intelligence layer alongside the Qu4tro Labs portfolio.


Laviasa
"REVOLUCIONÓ LA AVIACIÓN AGRÍCOLA"
Argentinian aircraft manufacturer of PA-25, and Puelche Aircraft. They are holding Type Certificates for the Piper Aircraft line including all parts sales worldwide. Full manufacturing facility with direct government contracts.- Production & Models: Laviasa produces the Puelche in multiple variants, including the PA-25-235, PA-25-260, and the updated Puelche III (which features a 260 HP fuel-injected engine).- Market Position: As the current original manufacturer (OEM) for the PA-25 series, they supply new-build airframes with updated systems, serving both agricultural and trainer roles.- Active Inventory: While total cumulative production numbers are not publicly disclosed, new Puelche IIIs are listed on the market (e.g., 2024/2025 models) and they are actively producing with a network of brokers.- Global Presence: Laviasa has 30+ years of engineering support and markets the Puelche globally, with presence in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America.- Key Assets: Laviasa's primary value lies in holding the Type Certificates (2 A 8 and 2 A 10) acquired from the New Piper Aircraft Company in 1998, as well as FAA and ANAC production certificates.- Market Size: Laviasa serves with its Puelche (PA-25 series), is estimated at approximately $6.3 billion as of 2025. This market is projected to expand significantly, reaching an estimated $11.4 billion by 2034, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 6.8%


MERKAIR
"Simplify Aviation."
MERKAIR is an advanced aviation company developing a new generation of intelligent amphibious aircraft that make flying simpler, more accessible, and more capable. Guided by its mission to Simplify Aviation, the company combines modern aircraft design, digital engineering, advanced manufacturing, and autonomous-ready technologies to reduce the complexity and cost of aircraft ownership and operation.The company’s flagship Marlin family of aircraft is designed for recreational, commercial, and special-mission operations from both land and water, creating new opportunities for personal mobility, tourism, emergency response, environmental monitoring, maritime operations, and remote access.Beyond aircraft manufacturing, MERKAIR is building a scalable aviation platform that integrates intelligent systems, modular production, and software-enabled capabilities to accelerate innovation across the aerospace industry. Its technology roadmap includes autonomous flight systems, connected aircraft, digital manufacturing, and mission-specific configurations that support both commercial and government customers.


Viele Exploratory Sustainable Solutions
"Safeguarding Tomorrow's World Today"
VESS and it's portfolio companies, are a multi-domain mission intelligence group delivering field-ready ISR, autonomy, and aircraft readiness as an integrated, service-based ecosystem. Viele Exploratory Sustainable Solutions (VESS) is a leader in providing multi-domain mission intelligence and ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) capabilities. The company specializes in developing autonomous systems and enhancing aircraft readiness for defense and government sectors. Their solutions are designed to operate in high-stakes environments, providing real-time data and tactical advantages to mission commanders.VESS focuses on the intersection of sustainability and advanced technology, ensuring that modern defense systems are both effective and resilient. Their portfolio includes advanced sensors, autonomous navigation software, autonomous vehicles, and comprehensive maintenance programs that extend the operational life of critical assets while maintaining peak performance in the field.


SOAR Intelligent Solutions
"Fusing Military, Aerospace Innovation, and AI/ML Excellence."
SOAR Intelligent Solutions, LLC (SOAR) collectively brings together decades of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) development with experience in military and commercial type UAS operational knowledge, advanced aerospace engineering, machine learning/artificial intelligence and software engineering. The project team has a demonstrated record of accomplishment in successfully completing dozens of federal and civilian projects. We specialize in bringing your conceptual UAS design to a manufacture-ready system with our UAS prototype development capability that includes simulation and hardware testing, user training, and thorough flight testing for FAA certification. In addition, the team provides the ultimate world-class flight control development and testing system using our revolutionary AI-based proprietary control algorithms ensuring the most fuel-efficient and robust control of UASs that is possible.


SKYSHIP SERVICES INC
"Cost effective airborne solutions from advertisement to persistent surveillance"
Skyship Services Inc. is a Full-Service Lighter-Than-Air Company Providing Fully Certificated Airships, Aerostat & Mooring Systems, and Airborne Radar Systems for Lease or Purchase.


AG3Labs
"Autonomous. Attritable. American."
AG3 Labs is a U.S.-based defense autonomy company building autonomous, attritable, NDAA-compliant drone systems for military training, counter-UAS validation, and future operational missions.The company develops an integrated ecosystem consisting of autonomous drones, mesh networking, ground control systems, and proprietary mission software designed specifically for modern battlefield readiness. AG3’s systems are purpose-built to replicate real-world adversary drone threats including FPV swarms, coordinated attacks, and variable threat profiles.AG3 has already generated revenue through direct defense sales, military exercises, training deployments, and DoD-aligned opportunities. The company was selected as a top participant in U.S. Army xTech and related Drone Dominance initiatives and is actively engaged with Army, SOCOM, National Guard, DEVCOM, and defense ecosystem partners.


Advanced Material Development
"Advanced Materials. Mission Advantage."
AMD (Advanced Material Development) is a defense and aerospace advanced materials company focused on developing next-generation nanotechnology coatings, adaptive camouflage systems, radar-absorbing materials, electromagnetic shielding technologies, and survivability-focused smart materials for military, aerospace, and dual-use commercial applications.The company’s proprietary nanomaterial and photonic crystal technologies are designed to reduce detectability, enhance survivability, improve thermal management, and enable multi-spectral concealment across personnel, vehicles, drones, aircraft, and infrastructure.AMD’s flagship ChamIR™ adaptive infrared camouflage platform is being developed to support military personnel and platforms operating in increasingly sensor-saturated environments where thermal, IR, radar, and electromagnetic signatures directly impact survivability.AMD is actively engaged with U.S. Department of Defense stakeholders, SOCOM-related organizations, allied governments, and commercial aerospace and advanced manufacturing partners. The company is also pursuing broader dual-use applications across automotive, packaging, energy, life sciences, electronics, and climate-related industries.


Dronesmith USA
"U.S.-Built UAS Brushless Motors for Defense and Industrial Drones"
Dronesmith USA: NDAA-Compliant American Brushless Motors for Defense and Mission-Critical UAVsDronesmith USA designs and manufactures high-performance brushless motors in the United States, purpose-built for government, defense, and industrial UAV platforms. With a fully vetted, traceable US and allied supply chain, our motors deliver reliable power while meeting strict NDAA §889 compliance requirements — eliminating foreign dependency risks for mission-critical operations.Our current lineup includes:DS-2814 (First to Market): Mid-lift motor for professional and industrial platforms (est. 4.5 kg max thrust, 6S–12S).DS-2207 (Coming Soon): High-efficiency motor for tactical FPV and ISR missions (est. 2.2 kg max thrust, 6S–8S).DS-3508 (Coming Soon): Heavy-lift motor for payload and logistics UAVs (est. 7.5 kg max thrust, 8S–12S).Backed by defense-focused QA, US manufacturing, and transparent documentation, Dronesmith motors provide the performance, efficiency, and reliability demanded by modern unmanned systems. Located in Arizona, we’re committed to strengthening the domestic UAV supply chain with components you can trust for tactical, ISR, logistics, and enterprise applications.

Circle Optics
"Situational Intelligence for a Safer, Smarter, More Immersive World"
Circle Optics is an advanced-optics and situational-intelligence company developing patented stitch-free panoramic imaging systems for defense, aerospace, autonomous systems, counter-UAS, robotics, and space applications.Unlike conventional 360° camera systems that digitally stitch overlapping images together, Circle Optics uses patented optical architecture to align adjacent fields of view at the point of image capture. This minimizes parallax error and enables seamless, high-resolution panoramic imagery while reducing downstream computational requirements.The company’s technology portfolio includes Hydra panoramic imaging systems, Pegasus counter-UAS and perimeter-security systems, and custom EO/IR solutions spanning visible, SWIR, MWIR and LWIR wavelengths. Applications include autonomous navigation, persistent surveillance, threat detection and tracking, collision avoidance, 3D mapping, space-domain awareness and immersive visualization.Circle Optics has established significant government validation through work with organizations including NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense and reports more than $12 million in government contracts. The company is transitioning its patented imaging technology from federally funded R&D and field validation toward broader defense and commercial deployment.
Veillard Group LLC
"Innovative Consulting & Solutions for Government & Commercial Clients"
Veillard Group LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) offering strategic management consulting, data analytics, IT project management, and business transformation services to government and commercial clients. Our mission is to deliver innovative, scalable, and efficient solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients.


Concord Aerospace
"Designing Aerospace Hardware, Interfaces, and Custom Products from Concept to Production"
Concord Aerospace is a U.S.-based aerospace engineering, simulation, product development, and advanced manufacturing company. For more than 10 years, we have designed and manufactured high-fidelity aircraft and spacecraft simulator components, cockpit systems, training hardware, control panels, avionics, structural assemblies, prototypes, displays, and fully assembled products for commercial, professional, museum, entertainment, consumer, and private applications.Our in-house capabilities include product and mechanical design, CNC machining, laser cutting and engraving, fiber laser marking, UV printing, 3D printing, mold development and casting, fiberglass and composite fabrication, painting and finishing, electronics design and integration, wiring, control systems, and final assembly. By combining design, engineering, prototyping, manufacturing, electronics, and assembly under one roof, Concord can take projects from an initial concept or CAD file through finished, production-ready hardware quickly and efficiently.In the post-COVID era, Concord Aerospace expanded its focus on creating high-fidelity control panels, wall panels, and aerospace-themed products designed to bring the excitement, history, and inspiration of aviation and spaceflight to a much broader audience. Our work has also extended into major film and television productions, including projects for Netflix, HBO, and Disney, with our work on Netflix's Apollo 13: Survival contributing to an Emmy-nomination for our work on the production.


NUAIR
"Command the Edge: FAA-Accepted Low-Altitude Surveillance and Counter-UAS Readiness"
NUAIR is an independent nonprofit that has developed, built, and operates one of the largest FAA-accepted low-altitude surveillance networks in the country, spanning over 1,900 square miles of active BVLOS range. Through its Surveillance-as-a-Service platform, NUAIR fuses radar, EO/IR, passive RF direction-finding, and Remote ID data into a single Common Operating Picture, giving defense, homeland security, and critical infrastructure customers real-time visibility into airspace that traditional air traffic systems cannot see. Its NUAIR Defense arm delivers Command the Edge, a UAS and Counter-UAS Readiness Accelerator that pairs digital-twin airspace awareness with hardware-agnostic sensor integration and continuous sustainment, letting units detect, identify, and neutralize aerial threats without standing up a new program. NUAIR also helps SLTT agencies qualify for and deploy under the FY2026 FEMA Counter-UAS Grant Program.


Sumu
"The cloaking layer for the modern stack: Eliminating traffic analysis attacks, fingerprinting, and risk - across both the DNS and HTTPS layers."
SUMU's patented traffic obfuscation engine introduces controlled uncertainty into DNS and HTTP traffic, disrupting the classifiers used for surveillance, profiling, competitive intelligence, AI traffic analysis, and metadata harvesting. By making every connection statistically indistinguishable from every other, SUMU removes the identifying patterns that turn metadata into intelligence.SUMU is a cybersecurity company focused on protecting DNS & HTTPS traffic privacy through patented traffic obfuscation technology. The company's core innovation is a traffic obfuscation engine that injects "intelligent noise" into encrypted DNS or HTTPS traffic, preventing pattern-based website fingerprinting and snooping even when queries are already encrypted.While standard encryption protects the content of queries, it does not hide traffic patterns that allow adversaries to infer which websites a user is visiting. SUMU addresses this gap by adding obfuscation layers that make traffic patterns indistinguishable, providing a higher level of privacy for organizations and individuals operating in surveillance-sensitive environments. The technology is relevant for defense, enterprise, and privacy-conscious sectors where network traffic analysis poses a threat.The company holds a granted patent on its traffic obfuscation methodology, positioning it as a foundational privacy layer for encrypted DNS and HTTPS communications. As encryption adoption accelerates across enterprise and government networks, SUMU provides the critical next layer of defense: protecting not just what is queried, but the metadata patterns that reveal who is querying and when.


Bats Wireless
"Delivering industry leading Anti-Jam, Anti-Detection Communication Systems for adaptive wireless networks."
BATS Wireless (Broadband Antenna Tracking Systems) develops and manufactures mission-critical communications technologies for defense, government, and industrial markets. Our solutions include advanced antenna tracking systems, private LTE/5G networks, anti-jam and low probability of intercept/low probability of detection (LPI/LPD) communications, GPS-denied networking, and autonomous connectivity platforms. Designed for contested and harsh environments, BATS enables resilient, secure, high-bandwidth communications where conventional networks fail. From battlefield communications and unmanned systems to mining, energy, and critical infrastructure, BATS delivers reliable connectivity for the world's most demanding missions.


Rhenium Industries
"Rhenium Industries builds defense electronics, autonomy, RF sensing, EW, and rugged mission systems in Western Michigan. "
Innovative Defense TechnologiesRhenium Industries specialises in advanced defense electronics, RF sensing, and rugged systems. Our expertise enables seamless transition from prototypes to production, ensuring reliable military hardware. We are committed to strengthening the American defence industrial base with cutting-edge solutions.Defense Electronics: We support mission electronics, tactical computing, sensors, payload integration, and rugged hardware for defense and dual use applications.Autonomy and Mission Systems: We support unmanned systems, payload integration, ground control systems, and mission hardware that can move from prototype to operational use.RF Sensing and Electronic Warfare: We focus on RF sensing, spectrum awareness, electronic warfare support, and rugged payload integration for defense customers and partners.Rugged Systems: We build and support hardware designed for harsh environments, field conditions, mobile platforms, and mission critical use.Prototype to Production: We help move validated technology from prototype to manufacturable systems through disciplined engineering, supply chain planning, integration, and production readiness.Advanced Manufacturing: We are building manufacturing capacity in West Michigan for defense electronics, rugged systems, cables, assemblies, payloads, and mission hardware.


Atlas Motion Systems
"Critical Components for Western Resilience"
High Variability, High volume motion systems design and manufacturing layer. Rapid design, prototyping, and manufacturing of drone engines. Start up company that has already delivered 60 motors.Manufacturing facilities in Dallas / Forth Worth Texas, and Binan, Laguna, Phillipines.

Care Watch
"Better Data. Better Care."
CareWatch uses technology to make healthcare more human-centered, merging logic and data with empathetic, proactive care. The company provides real-time patient data and event alerts to physicians and care facility administrators via a wearable health monitoring device and remote monitoring app. Patients can rest easy knowing their oxygen levels, heart rate, and movement are continuously monitored, with notifications and alerts sent when they need attention most.For physicians and care facilities, CareWatch enables remote monitoring with real-time, accurate data accessible anytime and from anywhere. The platform integrates directly with billing software, connecting insurance codes for accurate reporting and invoicing. By empowering caregiver teams with better data, CareWatch helps reduce costly emergency room visits, improves diagnostic accuracy, and lowers the financial bottom line while delivering better care.

Relentless, LLC
"Relentless - AI enabled Battlespace Awareness Concept"
Relentless LLC is presenting a concept called GAUNTLET which leverages a specialized AI bot programmed with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle operating limitations and specifications (Class I, II, and III); observed tactics employed by terrorists, proxies, domestic violent extremists, and near peer adversaries; surrounding geographic characteristics around national security and critical infrastructure sites. This AI bot will be coupled with an App based reporting mechanism has two goals. The first is to produce a time and geo tagged report highlighting drone arrival and overflight times, an actual photo of the drone committing the overflight violation, specific characteristics of the drone (color, drone size, loaded, unloaded, etc) and departure times. The second is to share this report instantaneously with participating stakeholder locations AND send this report to the AI bot for real time upload with the goal of the AI bot producing a heat map highlighting the geographic locations surrounding the national security or critical infrastructure equities depicting launch locations most conducive for launch of nefarious drone(s). This app generated report will be uploaded by all participating locations reporting unregulated drone activity - providing a continuous stream of unified and formatted reporting allowing the AI to constantly refine the potential launch locations of drones with illegal and disastrous intent. These heat maps will also facilitate the launch of Sentinel drones that will launch autonomously to detect, disrupt and deny elements engaged in this activity.


Rotorverse
"American-Made Command Drones: Elevate Your Mission with AI-Powered Precision."
Rotorverse is building the trusted electronic foundation for the next generation of autonomous systems. Leveraging CADX Services’ decades of expertise in embedded systems, PCB design, FPGA development, and advanced electronics engineering, Rotorverse develops modular avionics, mission electronics, and autonomous system technologies for commercial, industrial, public safety, and defense applications. Its growing portfolio—including Flight Control Computers, Electronic Speed Controllers, IMUs, GPS modules, power systems, American-designed FPV OSD technology, and future AI-enabled mission computing—is engineered around American-owned intellectual property, modular architectures, and resilient manufacturing pathways. Rather than building a single aircraft, Rotorverse is creating a reusable technology platform that enables the next generation of trusted unmanned and autonomous systems.


Conekt
"One interface. Every network."
eSIM solution and Connectivity Management Platform providing a single-pane-of-glass interface to manage wireless devices across Wi-Fi, cellular, and satellite networks. Enables seamless connectivity for fleets, drones, and connected vehicles.


Decision Sciences
"Defense & Security · Nuclear/Muon Scanning · Border Security · Ports"
Los Alamos-developed technology that sees through any dense material from any angle. Visually detects anomalies and contraband from the legitimate trade flow at ports and borders.


Gunsens
"Detecting threats before they happen"
Gunsens is a pioneering AI-based defense company based in Florida, specializing in advanced weapon detection technologies aimed at preventing active shooter incidents before they occur. By integrating AI weapon detectors, wireless panic buttons, and live bodycams, Gunsens provides a comprehensive real-time response system designed to enhance public safety and security across various sectors.


Qu4tro Labs Forge
"Forging the Future of Human Performance."
Qu4tro Labs Forge is a pioneering platform that integrates a venture studio, accelerator, and athlete ecosystem to revolutionize the athlete economy. By developing and scaling innovative technologies, Forge enhances how athletes train, compete, and perform, positioning itself at the forefront of the sports tech industry.


Qu4tro Overwatch
"Live. Intelligent. Integrated."
Qu4tro Overwatch is an Operational Twin platform that unifies cameras, IoT sensors, access control, lighting, HVAC, work orders, people flow, security alerts, and infrastructure data into one intelligent command layer.
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