DZYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Fairfax, VA · Defense · Acquired by Ondas Inc. (2026)

Ground-launched expendable unmanned aerial system (UAS) designed for low-cost swarm operations with modular payload capacity

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · dzynetech.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Fairfax, VA
Total capital: $384M

Federal grants: $26.5M; 24 awards · 2015–2022; Rank in peer group#8 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $357M; 51 awards · Defense, Transportation, NASA; Rank in Defense#26 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Research & Development$449K
Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · Ultra Operational Assessment$33.3M
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Research & Development$750K
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · Ultra Propulsion Upgrade And Flight Test.$30M
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · Ultra Flight Tests$29.5M
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Ultra Synthetic Aperture RADAR Payload$10.3M
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Grasshopper Cargo Glider$15.8M

Show 68 earlier federal awards

Oct 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Research & Development$487K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Big Safari$2.7M
May 2023Federal contractDefense · Employ A Spiral Development Model For Urbanscape Enhancement.$1.1M
Feb 2023Federal contractDefense · Inexpensive Long Endurance Drone, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Award Phase II$1.0M
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · Small Payload Precision Air-launched Inexpensive Delivery System$16.7M
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · Dzyne Ale Cta$1M
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For Effort Entitled, "video Matrix: Fmv Geospatial Enhancement For Gray Eagle."$259K
Apr 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Cost Ground Launched Expendable Drone Trade Study$120K
Feb 2022Federal contractDefense · New Darpa STTR Phase II Titled, Cone Of Silence. Solicitation HR001120S0019$999K
Nov 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Stand-Off Precision Guided Weapon Program Cruise Missile$2.8M
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Bridge Option And Phase II, Entitled, Panoptic Deep Adaptation (panda)$1.2M
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · New SBIR I$225K
Aug 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Urbanscape: Single Shot Multi-Task 3D Reconstruction$1.1M
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Complete Primary Algorithmic Development And Implementation Of Algorithms. Test Completed Algorithms, Adapt And Extend To The Data That Is Relevant To Dtra Reachback Missions, In Order To Develop Urbanscape Single Shot Multi-task 3D Reconstruction.$1M
Aug 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · CASI$1M
Jul 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · CASI$1M
Jul 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Panoptic Deep Adaptation (PANDA) Phase II$538K
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Package Precision Air Inexpensive Delivery System (SPPAIDS)$1.6M
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Transformational Air Mobility Systems$3M
May 2020Federal contractDefense · Small Package Precision Air Inexpensive Delivery System$1.6M
Apr 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Tangle Hawk Counter Swarm System$1.3M
Apr 2020Federal contractDefense · Tangle Hawk Counter Swarm System$1.6M
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Bridge Option And Phase II, Entitled, Deep Rcnn For Infrared Video Exploitation,$1.1M
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · Low Airspeed Air-to-air Refueling System Fdv Flight Control System$1.5M
Jan 2020Federal contractInterior · Hivemind: Heterogeneous Intelligent Vehicle Ensemble Manager$1.5M
Sep 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Grasshopper Cargo Glider System$1.1M
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Grasshopper Cargo Glider System Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II$1.6M
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Effort Titled "panoptic Deep Adaptation (panda)" In Response To Topic No. A19-040.$108K
Jul 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Deep R-cnn For Infrared Video Exploitation (drive)$550K
May 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Panoptic Deep Adaptation (panda)$162K
May 2019Federal contractDefense · Short Takeoff And Landing For Ultra Long-endurance UAS$3M
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Mobile Onboard Nexus For Autonomy And Radical Computation Handling (monarch) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III$164M
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · This Effort Supports Cbrne Hazard Modeling Within Urban Environments Through The Development Of 3D Building Models And Other Manmade Features Using Various Machine Learning And Computer Vision Techniques.$148K
Jan 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Smart Caching of Imagery for Carry-On System (SCICOS)$2M
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$2M
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · Ultra Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft$1.5M
Aug 2018Federal contractInterior · Cloud Analytics Of Geospatial Imagery (cagi)$2M
Aug 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Low Airspeed Air-to-Air Refueling System (LASARS)$1.5M
Aug 2018Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I To Investigate, Research And Design A Pixel Level Scene Labeling System Based On A Fused Pipeline, And Develop And Deep R-cnn For Infrared Video Exploitation (drive)$100K
Jul 2018Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph II Topic&prototype Development- Advanced Vertical Takeoff And Landing Sibr SOCOM172-004$1.5M
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · CURES: Counter Unmanned Rapid Engagement System$1.5M
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · CURES: Counter Unmanned Rapid Engagement System$1.5M
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · ROBOpilot: Unmanned Aircraft Conversion System$3M
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · ROBOpilot: Unmanned Aircraft Conversion System$1.5M
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Counter Unmanned Rapid Engagement Systems$3M
May 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Deep R-CNN for Infrared Video Exploitation (DRIVE)$150K
Feb 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · CASI Phase II: Cloud-based Analytics of Satellite Imagery$1.5M
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$225K
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · G1-RADUAS: Group 1 Reconnaissance And Delivery Unmanned Aerial System$150K
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Dynamically Reconfigurable Mission Control and Performance (DREAM CAPER)$125K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - SBIR Phase I Aerial Refueling Of Uavs$150K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - Sibr I - Ultra Endurance UAV$150K
Jun 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Embedded Model Processing for In-Mission Reconnaissance Exploitation (EMPIRE)$125K
Mar 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I USSOCOM16.3 Topic 8$147K
Jan 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Dzyne Counter Unmanned Rapid Engagement System (cures)$1.5M
Jan 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Autonomous Robot For Unmanned Air Vehicle Operations$1.5M
Nov 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Cloud-based Analytics of Satellite Imagery (CASI)$150K
Nov 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Mobile Onboard Nexus For Autonomy And Radical Computation Handling$4.5M
Sep 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Assist NASA In Defining The Technical Approach, Schedule, And Cost For Proceeding With Potential X-plane Procurement(s) That Support Accomplishment Of Nasa's Goals And Objectives For The Ultra Efficient Subsonic Transport Thrust.$2.4M
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Inbound, Controlled, Air-releasable, Unrecoverable Systems (icarus)$6.1M
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Monarch SBIR II$1.5M
Oct 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Deep Learning Phor Target Id$445K
May 2015Federal contractDefense · Direct To Phase II Entitled, "djin: A Mobile Cloud Analytic Environment" Igf::ot::igf$1.5M
Jan 2015Federal contractTransportation · Igf::ot::igf Fta SBIR Phase I, 14.2-FT1-012 Dyzne Technologies Inc., Project Titled, " Passenger Analytics Advanced Sensing (paas)$150K
Jan 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Robust Representation: Real-time Characterization of Streaming Data$2M
May 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - SBIR I - Monarch$150K
May 2014Federal contractDefense · Multifaceted Atr Deep Learning$301K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Darpa SBIR Phase I Entitled, "robust Representation: Real-time Characterization Streaming Data"$150K

Federal awards are summed by year (75 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 164 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#8 · top 5%

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What it has protected

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.