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Mach Industries

Defense marketsecuritymanufacturingCurated record

Builds jet-powered VTOL strike UAVs (Viper) and low-cost glide munitions (Glide) designed for GPS-denied, low-infrastructure environments with autonomous targeting. Viper completed a fully autonomous flight demonstration in January 2025, six months after the US Army Applications Laboratory awarded its Strategic Strike developmental contract. Operates Forge 1, a 115,000 sq ft decentralized production facility in Huntington Beach targeting up to 1,000 Vipers and 3,000 Glides per month at full capacity. Also holds DIU work and acquired rocket-motor maker Exquadrum in 2025.

HeadquartersHuntington Beach, US
Founded2022
Defense funding$484M
Team51-200
Deployments0
Open roles99
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentDefense
StageSeries B
FoundersEthan Thornton (Founder & CEO)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

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Atlas

  • No specifications on file.
Machinesecurity

Glide

  • Low-cost autonomous glide munition targeted at 3,000 units/month production at full scale

    Unpowered precision strike vehicle produced on the shared Forge manufacturing line

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Viper

  • Jet-powered VTOL drone-missile with ~290 km range and autonomous GPS-denied targeting

    Vertical takeoff strike UAV requiring no runway, with onboard autonomy for navigation and terminal targeting without GNSS

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  • Fully autonomous flight demonstration completed January 2025

    End-to-end flight without human piloting, demonstrated under the Army Applications Laboratory Strategic Strike contract

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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordKhosla VenturesBedrock CapitalSequoia Capital
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Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-08-10

Open roles99

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-06-01Valuation reaches $1.8B, 4x in one yearTechCrunch
2025-06-17Forge 1 production facility operational in Huntington BeachPR Newswire
2025-03-04US Army Applications Laboratory 'Strategic Strike' contract awarded for Viper VTOL cruise missileTechCrunch
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