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Magnet Defense

Miami startup building long-range AI-enabled unmanned surface vessels; owns shipbuilder Metal Shark and is building a 38 m MUSV with Hanwha Defense USA.

Magnet Defense
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Magnet Defense
Maritime/USVUSPrivate
Miami startup building long-range AI-enabled unmanned surface vessels; owns shipbuilder Metal Shark and is building a 38 m MUSV with Hanwha Defense USA.
Founded
2023
HQ
Miami, United States
Headcount
n/a
Total raised
n/aself-funded, >USD 50m invested in M48
Valuation
n/a
Stage
Private, pre-contract
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The rest of the Magnet Defense file

  • ▸Background — founding, ownership and how the company got to here
  • ▸Financial footing — rounds, valuation, backers and who is exposed
  • ▸Customers & contracts — live join against our Procurement Tracker
  • ▸Leadership — who runs it, and the contact surface
  • ▸Competitive position — who it beats, who beats it, and on what
  • ▸Battlefield relevance — confirmed combat use versus company claim
  • ▸Sources — every citation this file is built on
  • ▸Analyst verdict — where the evidence is thin and what would change our call
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