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Slade Technologies has been assigned a CAGE code by the Defense Logistics Agency. The Commercial and Government Entity code is a prerequisite for DoD contract awards, federal grants, and participation in SBIR and STTR programs. Combined with our active SAM.gov registration, this completes the federal contractor identity stack.

This is an administrative milestone, not a contract. But it matters. A company without a CAGE code cannot receive a federal award regardless of technical merit. We now have the infrastructure in place to pursue funding, respond to solicitations, and engage in formal procurement processes.

Slade Technologies is actively pursuing Phase I SBIR funding through the Department of War. The effort targets programs aligned with our ISR and autonomous systems work, with a submission window closing in June 2026. A successful Phase I award would fund the initial feasibility study and establish Slade as an active federal research performer.

We're not going to detail which topics we're pursuing until after submission. That's standard practice. What we can say is that the ST-1 Specter's mission architecture maps directly to documented capability gaps.

Slade Technologies is announcing the ST-1N Specter Naval — a ship-compatible derivative of the ST-1 Specter designed for distributed maritime operations across contested island chains.

The ST-1N shares the same tailless blended-wing-body airframe as the ST-1. Differences are configuration-level: reinforced landing gear, tail hook, corrosion-resistant coatings, and LHD/LHA deck compatibility. The same low observable profile, the same turbofan propulsion, the same SIGINT mission architecture — adapted for maritime basing without forward airfield dependency.

The ST-1N is built around a specific operational reality: in a contested Indo-Pacific environment, persistent ISR cannot depend on prepared runways. A platform that can operate from a ship deck and recover conventionally at short austere strips changes the basing calculus entirely.

Like the ST-1, the ST-1N Specter Naval is a named concept design. No hardware exists and development has not commenced.

Slade Technologies is releasing its second named aircraft concept: the ST-C1 Uhlan, a low observable air-launched cruise missile built for deep strike against hardened and high-value targets.

The Uhlan is designed to fill a real gap in the current munitions landscape — between low-cost expendable systems and expensive legacy platforms. Aluminum alloy primary structure with RAM coating keeps unit cost competitive without sacrificing low observable performance. Deployable wings allow internal carriage compatibility across multiple host platforms without structural modification.

A turbofan sustainer provides the specific impulse needed for 900+ km of range at subsonic cruise speeds. The twin canted V-tail and ventral stabilizer deliver precise flight authority from launch to impact. INS/GPS midcourse navigation with a terminal seeker closes the guidance loop with a CEP under 3 meters.

Like all Slade Technologies concepts, the ST-C1 Uhlan is a named concept design. No hardware exists and development has not commenced. It represents our design intent for the guided munitions domain and the engineering approach we bring to precision strike.

Slade Technologies has completed registration with the U.S. federal government through SAM.gov, establishing our entity as an active defense contractor eligible for federal awards, grants, and procurement opportunities.

This marks a foundational step toward Slade's formal engagement with DoD customers and federal funding programs.

Slade Technologies is releasing its first named aircraft concept: the ST-1 Specter, a tailless blended-wing-body unmanned combat air vehicle designed for long-duration loitering, signals intelligence collection, and low observable ingress.

The BWB configuration is a deliberate engineering choice. Distributing lift across the entire airframe reduces induced drag and extends on-station endurance without increasing platform size. Carbon fiber composite construction keeps structural weight low while supporting a low radar cross-section profile.

The Specter is built around a dual-use premise. The same airframe suited for SIGINT collection in a contested environment works equally well for border surveillance, maritime patrol, and persistent ISR in commercial and government applications.

This is a concept design. No hardware exists and development has not commenced. The ST-1 represents our design intent and the engineering philosophy behind how Slade Technologies approaches system development.

Slade Technologies has launched a gated investor relations portal at sladetechnologies.com/investors. The portal gives verified investors and strategic partners access to our executive summary, financial projections, technical overview, and team information in a single, secure location.

Access is request-based and reviewed manually. We built it this way intentionally. We want to have real conversations with people who are genuinely aligned with what we're building, not mass-distribute a deck.

If you're interested in learning more, you can request access at sladetechnologies.com/investors.

One of the first decisions we made was to work across four domains simultaneously rather than go deep on one and expand later. The reason is straightforward: the most valuable engineering insight we can develop is a manufacturing philosophy that transfers across system types, not domain-specific expertise we'd have to rebuild from scratch for each new product.

The four domains (aircraft systems, spacecraft, launch vehicles, and guided munitions) each have dual-use potential. That means every dollar of R&D has both a defense application and a commercial licensing path. That's deliberate, a hedge against the long, uncertain timeline of government procurement.

We're currently in the design and IP development phase across all four. No hardware yet. That's Phase 2.

Slade Technologies is formally registered as an LLC. The company is founded on a single conviction: defense and aerospace systems carry costs the engineering alone doesn't justify. Decades of organizational overhead and legacy program structures account for the difference.

We're starting lean by design. One founder, no unnecessary overhead, and a clear-eyed view of what Phase 1 actually requires: define the technical approach, develop the IP, and build the foundation before we scale anything.

We're not pretending this is further along than it is. It's early. The work starts now.