Robot maker · early
Dragoon Technology
Tucson aerospace startup building low-cost, long-range autonomous UAS for contested electromagnetic environments. One of four DIU Project Artemis awardees (March 2025) for ground-launched one-way platforms with 50-300+ km range operating GNSS-denied; its Cinder loitering munition and Sender VTOL (originally developed under a DARPA contract) integrate Teledyne FLIR Prism Supervisor/SKR software for AI object detection, tracking and autonomous terminal flight. Also holds an AFWERX SBIR Phase II award. Founding year not publicly disclosed; co-founder Jason Douglas.
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Cinder
- Low-cost, long-range autonomous loitering munition for GPS- and RF-denied environments
One-way ground-launched UAS with AI-driven terminal autonomy
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Coriolis
- No specifications on file.
Sender
- VTOL long-endurance UAS balancing affordability and flexibility, initially designed under a DARPA contract
Vertical take-off-and-landing unmanned aircraft
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