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Top 25 Defense robotics companies based in the United States

Name: Defense robotics companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 302 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 302 defense robotics companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 29,002 professional contacts across them, including 3,077 with verified work emails. Austin is the largest hub.

This list covers defense robotics companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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29,002Contacts tracked

3,077Verified emails

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The 25 largest defense robotics companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 302 defense robotics companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to defense robotics companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Leonardo DRS	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,980 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Leonardo DRS Inc.(Nasdaq: DRS) is at the forefront of developing transformative defense technologies using its proven agility and delivering innovative solutions for U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	General Atomics Aeronautical Systems	Indirect evidence	Poway, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,525 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.(GA-ASI), we invent and pioneer disruptive technologies for military, security, environmental and civil operations worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Textron Systems	Partial evidence	Haslet, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,006 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Textron Systems has been providing innovative solutions to the defense, homeland security and aerospace communities for more than 50 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	AV	Indirect evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,906 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At AV, we build shoulder-to-shoulder with our customers, delivering systems shaped by real-world missions, not theoretical requirements.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Qinetiq US	Partial evidence	Mclean, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,383 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over 60 years, QinetiQ US has been providing world-class technology development, engineering research and development and revolutionary products to the defense, security, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Boston Dynamics	Indirect evidence	Waltham, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	1,347 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Boston Dynamics builds advanced mobile manipulation robots with remarkable mobility, dexterity perception and agility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Shield AI	Partial evidence	San Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,279 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Skydio	Indirect evidence	San Mateo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	913 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Skydio is the leading U.S-based drone manufacturer and the world leader in autonomous flight technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Saronic Technologies	Indirect evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	772 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Saronic is building cutting-edge unmanned surface vehicles that enable maritime security and domain awareness by combining best-in-class hardware, software and artificial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Bluehalo, An AV Company	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	667 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BlueHalo is now part of AV, a global defense technology leader built for scale, driven by innovation, and delivering #AllDomainDominance across every domain of modern…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	AEVEX	Indirect evidence	Solana Beach, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	489 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AEVEX designs and delivers autonomous precision strike systems to dominate the modern battlespace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Forterra	Partial evidence	Clarksburg, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	423 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Redwire	Partial evidence	Jacksonville, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	349 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW) is an integrated aerospace and defense company focused on advanced technologies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Edge Autonomy	Indirect evidence	San Luis Obispo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	274 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Edge Autonomy is a leader in providing innovative autonomous systems, advanced optics, and resilient energy solutions to the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	PDW	Strong evidence	Huntsville, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	254 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PDW is a defense technology company building multi-mission aerial robotic systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Dzyne Technologies	Partial evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	245 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DZYNE Technologies is a leading innovator in autonomous defense solutions, specializing in the design and development of advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter-UAS…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Vannevar	Partial evidence	Palo Alto, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	211 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Vannevar builds new defense capabilities for modern conflict.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Merlin	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	167 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Merlin is an aerospace and defense technology company building the operating system of record for autonomous flight.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Hypergiant	Indirect evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	143 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hypergiant is now part of Accelint.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Charles River Analytics	Partial evidence	Cambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	141 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Charles River Analytics, a GRVTY company, conducts leading-edge AI, robotics, and human-machine interface R&D to create custom solutions incorporating collaborative autonomy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Allen Control Systems	Strong evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	112 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a robotics defense company purpose-built to deliver advanced robotic capabilities to fill modernization demands across the defense industry and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Overland AI	Indirect evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	108 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ground combat is defined by unforgiving terrain, harsh conditions, and split-second decisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Swift Engineering	Indirect evidence	San Clemente, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	106 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Swift Engineering is a product development company with over 30 years of experience designing and building high performance vehicles, specializing in unmanned systems, autonomy…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Stark Aerospace	Partial evidence	Columbus, MS, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	104 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stark Aerospace is a Columbus, Mississippi based aerospace and defense firm is a world leader in the design and manufacture of technologically sophisticated defense systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Havocai	Indirect evidence	Providence, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	103 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Havoc is the leader in all-domain collaborative autonomy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: defense robotics companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names defense robotics companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of defense robotics companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name defense robotics companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Defense robotics companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

10.6%Verified-email coverage

96.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

5.3%Largest-city concentration · Austin

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

135

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 302 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among defense robotics companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “defense robotics companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names defense robotics companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among defense robotics companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,077 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names defense robotics companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many defense robotics companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 302 defense robotics companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Leonardo DRS, headquartered in Arlington, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most defense robotics companies?

Austin leads with 16 headquartered companies, followed by San Francisco (11) and Los Angeles (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,077 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 302 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.