Darkhive

Chinese-produced drones by companies such as DJI and Autel control over 60% of the global commercial drone market. More than that, they are the preferred platforms by many public safety and military communities around the world. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has invested nearly $1B into DJI over the past 10 years and utilizes DJI technology in military drone programs. Additionally, it has been suspected that DJI, coerced by the CCP, is collecting data from DJI consumer drones for use by the Chinese military intelligence community and has even been accused of reporting Ukrainian drone pilot positions to Russian military forces. Regardless if any of these accusations have merit, it has led the international public safety, military, and commercial communities to send a clear demand signal for alternatives to DJI products that are US-made and similarly priced. Darkhive seeks to provide the dual use technology that addresses this critical need.

Darkhive has a $100M IDIQ contract with the US Air Force, $14M dollars in US DoD contract awards, including contracts from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Air Force Research Lab, Defense Innovation Unit, and Air Force Innovation Unit AFWERX.

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  Darkhive Secures $30M in Series B Funding

  Tectonic Defense · May 8, 2026

  Another day, another defense tech funding round. Yesterday, Darkhive announced that it’s raised $30M in a Series B funding round led by RTX Ventures to

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  Darkhive Announces Close of $30 Million Series B Funding Round Led by RTX Ventures

  The Des Moines Register · May 7, 2026

  Darkhive secures fresh round of investment on heels of its selection for record-breaking $49.7 million APFIT award from

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  San Antonio drone maker Darkhive gets $50M deal from Pentagon

  Yahoo Finance

  The Pentagon awarded the contract to veteran-led Darkhive Inc. as part of military's quest to develop drone technology and defenses against them.