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Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Companies in New Hampshire, United States
The 42 best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in New Hampshire, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: PlaneSense.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
42companies tracked
$47.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AEROSPACE, MARITIME AND DEFENSE × NEW HAMPSHIRE
Our analysis of 50 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies
$6.7b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2017median founding year
55kcombined LinkedIn audience
71%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in New Hampshire
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PlaneSense Provider of fractional aircraft ownership and private flight 78Innovation top 20%Product top 25%Growth top 35%Tech top 35% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 25% Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Markettop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 34% Innovation: 5 product lines Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $45M | 24 mo ago | Series C | George Antoniadis Founder & CEO | 1996 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+31 | — | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Rogue Space Systems Corporation Provider of space research services | $2M | 46 mo ago | Seed | Michael Pica Co-Founder & CIO | 2020 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+28 | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Galvion Provider of various auxiliary products for the defense sector | $654K | 38 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2001 | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+24 | 85 patents Wearable soldier networking and head-mounted display integration for tactical helmets | — |
| 4 | abtech ABTech is a manufacturing company that develops ultra-precision custom-engineered motion systems for the… | — | — | Private | — | 1998 | HubSpot CMS HubZURB FoundationGoogle Font API+20 | 46 patents Advanced chemical and apparatus solutions for hydrocarbon, metal, and organic pollutant remediation | 1 launch |
| 5 | Accuracy International Manufacturers of sniper rifles | — | — | Acquired | Dave Walls Co-Founder | 1978 | DudaNginxSnowplow Analytics+10 | 14 patents Motorized and static bipod extensions for firearm stock support and precision shooting. | — |
| 6 | Aerobrake | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1989 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Aeromax Supplier of aircraft parts and engine repair services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1986 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+19 | — | — |
| 8 | Albersfinishing Provider of aerospace part finishing services including painting and plating | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2015 | — | — | — |
Top 3 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in New Hampshire
#1
Series C · Portsmouth, New Hampshire · founded 1996 · 235 employees$45.2Mraised▾
Series C · Portsmouth, New Hampshire · founded 1996 · 235 employees
Provider of fractional aircraft ownership and private flight
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 25%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 35%Funding
top 38%Market
top 43%Innovation: 5 product lines
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 21k LinkedIn followers — 39.1% of this cohort's audience · 40 engagements/post (2.5× cohort median)
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Line Service Technician
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Series C$23.3M
- Aug 2024Conventional Debt—
- Jan 2020Series B$21.9M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFancyboxFont Awesome
#2
Funding Raised · Portsmouth, New Hampshire · founded 2001 · 286 employees$654.3Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Portsmouth, New Hampshire · founded 2001 · 286 employees
Provider of various auxiliary products for the defense sector
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 20.2% of this cohort's audience · 100 engagements/post (6.2× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Jun 2023Conventional Debt—
- May 2011Grant (prize money)$654.3K
Investors
Private Debt Partners, Military Health
Tech stack
Back In StockBoost CommerceBunnyCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflare
#3
Seed · Laconia, New Hampshire · founded 2020 · 31 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Seed · Laconia, New Hampshire · founded 2020 · 31 employees
Provider of space research services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 11.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Space Technology Mission Directorate) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
National Science Foundation, Seldor Capital, Starburst
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAstroCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsDocusign
Funding & investor landscape
$47.5Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
3disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,424,695 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Defense Technology is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Defense Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 462 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 18% → 29% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Pennsylvania State University19
- United States Air Force Research Laboratory15
- United States Naval Academy12
- U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology10
- Naval Postgraduate School9
leading researchers
Stephen J. Cimbala · Charles Cerny · Richard K. Martin · James Tsui · Chi‐Hao Cheng · David Lin · Mary Lanzerotti · SaiDhiraj Amuru
▲
Breakthroughs85 · 18%
▲ 12%→29% share
▲2.4× share momentum1 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (12%→29% of field), led by Photonics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics2→4
- Jamming6→7
Newly emergingRobustness (evolution) 0→6 · Scalability 0→6
Landmark Jamming Bandits—A Novel Learning Method for Optimal Jamming · 90 cites
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Advancements135 · 29%
▼ 34%→26% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations21% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (34%→26% of field), led by Electronic warfare.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Electronic warfare55
- Radar36
- Missile32
- Missile defense18
- Jamming12
Newly emergingDrone 0→5
Landmark Plasma physics and related challenges of millimeter-wave-to-terahertz and high power microwave generation · 624 cites
▼
Concerns150 · 32%
▼ 33%→29% share
▼0.9× share momentum1 median citations21% since 2021mostly position pieces
Concerns are cooling (33%→29% of field), led by Aerospace engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Aerospace engineering2→4
- Cruise missile4→5
Landmark A communications jamming taxonomy · 112 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where defense tech is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Atlanta10 · +0.47
Boston7 · +0.26
SF Bay Area6 · +0.57
New York5 · -0.18
Los Angeles5 · +0.58
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing defense tech patents in the United States
United States defense tech patent filing is accelerating — 57 filings from 65 assignees (2016–2025), led by Raytheon, BAE SYS INF & Elect SYS Integ, AAI; annual filings 3→6.
57 filings65 assigneespeak 10/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Raytheon17
- BAE SYS INF & Elect SYS Integ15
- AAI10
- Leonardo Electronics US10
- Lockheed10
- Rocky Research7
- Huggett James M5
- Stroili Frank D5
Common questions
How many Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies are there in New Hampshire, United States?
Radar tracks 42 indexable Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies headquartered in New Hampshire, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in New Hampshire, United States?
The Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in New Hampshire, United States on this list have raised a combined $47.5M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Aerospace, Maritime and Defense company in New Hampshire, United States?
PlaneSense is the highest-funded Aerospace, Maritime and Defense company in New Hampshire, United States, with $45.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in New Hampshire, United States are funded?
3 of the 42 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in New Hampshire, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Aerospace, Maritime and Defense unicorns are there in New Hampshire, United States?
None of the Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in New Hampshire, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New Hampshire, United States Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies?
The most active investors in New Hampshire, United States Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies on this list include Allard Ventures Group, Military Health, National Science Foundation, Private Debt Partners, Seaport Capital.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.