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Here is the list of companies featured in the 5 Innovative Defense Companies to Watch 2026 issue.
Breaker
Breaker is an Australian defense technology company that develops AI software for autonomous systems, including Avalon, which enables operators to command multiple autonomous platforms by voice.
MILLIBEAM
MILLIBEAM is a Sydney-based defense technology and semiconductor company. It designs proprietary silicon, RF architectures, antennas, and deployable systems for defense applications, with technology spanning electronic warfare, counter-uncrewed aircraft systems, military communications, radar, satellite communications, and autonomous systems.
AirKamuy
AirKamuy is a Nagoya-based defense technology company founded in 2022. It designs and manufactures fixed-wing unmanned aircraft, including VTOL platforms that can take off and land in limited spaces while retaining the flight characteristics of fixed-wing aircraft.
Seitec
Seitec is an Australian defense technology company based in Canberra that specializes in passive seismic sensing and Edge-AI detection. Founded in 2021 by Daniel Stevens, a former Royal Australian Air Force engineer, the company grew from his work on UXOTrackS, a system created to detect and locate unexploded ordnance on weapons ranges. UXOTrackS evolved into Nightingale, a deployable sensing platform for defense, security, and industrial applications.
EDGE Defence
EDGE Defence is a New Zealand-based defense technology company headquartered in Auckland, with an Australian office in North Sydney. It provides defense forces and government customers with requirements development, design and engineering, global procurement and supply-chain services, equipment integration, in-service support, maintenance, consultancy, and project management across maritime, air, land, and information systems.