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America's Golden Dome for Drones
Perseus Defense is building a mass-manufactured Counter UAS solution for the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. Current solutions are one-to-one, too dangerous for use on U.S. soil, and orders of magntiude more expensive than the threats they defeat. Our self-guided missile platform is man-portable and multi-domain capable. It senses, engages, and eliminates threats with drastically reduced cost per engagement over existing kinetic solutions. Solving this critical national security problem requires understanding complex DoD needs along with actual rocket science including aerodynamics, guidance, navigation, control, and much more. Jason and Steve met at Penn State while they pursued their PhD and MS in aerospace engineering, respectively. Their past experiences designing space helicopters for NASA, making Boeing airliners land autonomously, controlling swarms of unmanned autonomous systems, teaching aerospace engineering at Stanford, winning multiple ONR and DOE engineering competitions, and founding an international drone competition makes them the perfect team to create transformative solutions protecting our service members. "If you build this, it will be mandatory equipment for every truck, boat, and convoy in the U.S. Military. We're talking thousands of units." - Former DoD Procurement Officer The White House just released Executive Order, "Unleashing American Drone Dominance" which adds billions of dollars, government support, and streamlined regulations to enable the development of our product. Traction: Jason and Steve used more than 100 end-user interviews across the DoD and DHS to shape the product to something of critical need to both boots on the ground and DoD purchasers. In 8 short weeks following a strict 2-week design-build-test cycle, the team has gone through 4 major guided missile iterations with over 30 live-fire flight tests. They were invited to Ft. Hood to present their platform to the 1st Cavalry Division, and also briefed the Pentagon and U.S. congressmen on current U.S. vulnerabilities to advanced drone technology. Perseus Defense is actively standing up cooperative research agreements with U.S. Army DEVCOM's Applied Research Laboratory, Aviation and Missile Center, Armaments Center, and High Performance Computing Modernization Program.
Perseus Defense develops counter-UAS capabilities with a focus on affordable, guided micro-missiles and portable missile pods for drone countermeasures. The company positions itself as building mass-producible defense systems for modern drone warfare, targeting DoD and Homeland Security needs with scalable field-ready solutions.
Offers micro-guided missiles and portable missile pods designed for countering drones. The system supports multiple launch mechanisms (UAVs, ground vehicles, boats and more) and aims for 1,000+ meter range with low collateral impact. Each pod contains 15 micro-missiles, with a goal of delivering a per-missile cost under $10,000. The platform emphasizes guided flight and direct-hit capability for interception of drones, and iterates through Mk-I/II guided missiles, Mk-III surface-to-air interceptor, and various mounting configurations (mounted, dismounted, and portable variants).
Who it’s for: Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and joint force end-users requiring counter-UAS capability and field-ready, scalable micro-missile defense systems.
Hiring/traction mentions (team expansion, relocation, spin-stabilized missile development) and YC batch recognition imply early-stage startup activity and notable traction.
Co-founder & CEO of Perseus Defense. I helped lead major parts of the NASA Titan Dragonfly space helicopter. I also secured half a million of NASA HQ funding to lead an advanced concepts team using AI/ML/supercomputing to design next generation Mars helicopters. I teach aerospace engineering at Stanford, fly airplanes, have 7 scuba certifications, and speak four languages. I wrote a book in four months last fall, "Dare to Dream: A Small-town Kid's Journey to NASA."
Co-founder & CTO of Perseus Defense. Swarm robotics researcher focused on building and deploying real-world autonomy. I’ve won swarm robotics competitions, built autonomy that allows Boeing aircraft to land themselves, and developed collaborative behaviors for unmanned boats.
Meet Perseus, the team building affordable micro-missiles to combat drone swarms
Perseus Defense announces a product: affordable, guided micro-missiles designed to shoot down drones, targeting DoD and DHS end users. The core value is reducing the cost and improving the effectiveness of counter-UAS by providing a <$10k, attritable solution to defend assets and personnel.
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