Thesis
We build the middle.
The Gap
American defense hardware is stuck at two extremes. Exquisite systems are too expensive to risk. Cheap, expendable ones can't be trusted to matter. The middle goes unbuilt.
What We Build
Hardware capable enough to trust on its own, and cheap enough to field in real numbers, and to lose a few without losing the mission. Specter is where we start.
Specter
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Designed by Slade Technologies
Built in America
Low-observable, penetrating ISR and SIGINT.
Program Status
Where the work actually stands.
Subscale Airframe
Carbon fiber composite, laid up and finished in house. The first time the Specter has existed as a physical object rather than a render.
Federal Registration
Registered in SAM.gov with a CAGE code assigned by the Defense Logistics Agency. Baseline requirement to receive a federal award.
Phase I SBIR
Pursuing Phase I research funding through the Department of War, targeting programs aligned with our ISR and autonomous systems work.
Work With Us
Open for conversation.
Partners, investors, and future teammates. If you think what we are building matters, we would like to hear from you.
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