$10.6M
+$10.6M this year1 filing since 2026 · latest Equity filed
Askari Defense builds low-cost autonomous interceptors that detect and physically neutralize hostile drones. Its RIFT line includes a 3D-printed man-portable interceptor and a smaller tube-launched variant, with an autonomy stack the company says is largely generated from real-world flight data. Founded in 2024 and based in Atlanta, the company sells to US defense and homeland security customers and came out of stealth in April 2026.
What sets it apart
Competes on cost-per-intercept and fielding speed rather than platform sophistication — 3D-printed airframes cheap enough that denial costs less than the attack, with new capability deployed in weeks instead of the multi-year cycles of traditional defense programs.
A fully autonomous, 3D-printed drone interceptor with roughly 2 km of range, man-portable and designed to be produced cheaply enough to be expended against low-cost drone threats.
