Company
Aventra Defense Systems Inc.
Aventra Defense Systems is a defense technology company building autonomous stratospheric and ultra-long-range ISR and precision effects platforms. ↗
| Headquarters | Herndon, VA ↗ |
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| Founded | 2025 ↗ |
| Founders | Brian Retherford, founder ↗; Jessup Meng, founder ↗ |
| Leadership | Michael Weigand, co-founder and CEO ↗ |
| Ownership | Private; venture-backed ↗; $17.5 million ↗ |
Products
- Piranha is Aventra's low-cost, balloon-deployed autonomous precision payload system. ↗
- Piranha is designed for rapid fielding and employment across ISR, electronic warfare and kinetic mission sets from stratospheric altitudes. ↗
- Piranha demonstrated autonomous stratospheric reentry, long-range glide and precision kinetic and ISR effects delivery across 400 flights. ↗
Customers
- Aventra put Piranha into operator hands during the U.S. Army's Arcane Thunder 26 exercise. ↗
- Aventra has run evaluations, exercises and combat tests of Piranha with additional U.S., allied and partner military units. ↗
- Aventra has secured its first series of delivery contracts for Piranha, the company says. ↗