L3Harris Technologies

Shield AI Inc is a San Diego-based company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence systems for national security and first responders. Founded in 2015, the company creates products that enhance safety for service members and civilians through advanced AI technologies. Its prominent offerings include Nova, an autonomous quadcopter drone equipped with lidar technology, capable of navigating in GPS-denied environments to provide real-time imagery and mapping for military operations. Additionally, the company’s Hivemind software allows various unmanned vehicles, including drones and aircraft, to operate autonomously without GPS or human intervention, thereby maintaining maneuverability in contested settings. Shield AI also incorporates the V-BAT, a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, which has demonstrated resilience in challenging regions such as the Black Sea and the Middle East. The company aims to transform defense operations through innovative machine learning applications, enabling unmanned systems to perform complex tasks in dynamic and unscripted environments.

Overwatch Imaging, LLC is a company based in Hood River, Oregon, that specializes in designing and manufacturing advanced imaging systems equipped with custom onboard AI software for piloted and unmanned aircraft. Founded in 2016 by experts in unmanned aerial systems and airborne imaging, the company focuses on automating the search for small objects in large geographical areas. Its precision imaging systems are utilized for various applications, including automated land surveillance, maritime patrol, and linear infrastructure inspection. By leveraging computer vision and artificial intelligence, Overwatch Imaging's technology enables organizations to efficiently collect and analyze vast amounts of geospatial data in real-time, enhancing operational responses for life-saving agencies and other stakeholders.

Epirus, Inc. is a company focused on developing advanced defense technologies that utilize artificial intelligence and directed energy systems. Based in Hawthorne, California, it specializes in solid-state, software-defined high-power microwave systems designed to counter unmanned aircraft and other asymmetric threats. The company's flagship product, ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE, functions as a drone countermeasure by delivering multiple beams simultaneously, effectively disrupting and neutralizing aerial threats. Additionally, Epirus employs AI and computer vision to enhance its capabilities in detecting and tracking various targets of interest. Founded in 2018, Epirus aims to provide innovative solutions for both national security and commercial applications, optimizing power management and efficiency in electronic warfare scenarios.

L3 Technologies has grown very quickly into the sixth largest defense company in the United States, and is a leader and prime defense contractor in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), secure communications, government services, training and simulation and aircraft modernization and maintenance. The company also is a leading merchant supplier of guidance and navigation products and systems, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links, propulsion systems, avionics, electro optics, satellite communications, electrical power equipment, encryption products, signal intelligence, antennas and microwave products. In homeland security, L-3 has leadership products in aviation, port, maritime and cargo security as well as solutions for mass transportation. In addition, L-3 offers other key homeland security products and services for crisis management, intrusion detection, law enforcement and vehicles for first responders.