Key Facts
| Headquarters | Lindon, Utah (51,000 sq ft new facility)Relocated from Pleasant Grove, Utah[1] |
| Founded | 2016[2] |
| Total Funding (Pre-Series B) | $79.3 millionAcross multiple rounds; investors include Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Toshiba, DCVC[2] |
| Lockheed Martin Series B Initial Tranche | $25 millionInitial tranche of Series B round, April 2026[4] |
| US Army Direct-Sale Authorisation | November 2025Cleared to sell counter-drone systems directly to US Army[9] |
| US Army Counter-Drone Contract | $18 million / 3 yearsAwarded February 2026[10] |
| NDAA / Federal Procurement | Compliant; sole-source authorised supplier[9] |
PRODUCTS
TrueView Radar[1]
AI-enabled radar for drone detection and classification across complex airspace environments.
DroneHunter F700[1]
Autonomous interceptor drone capable of defeating Group-3 threats including the Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drone.
SkyDome[1]
Integrated end-to-end counter-UAS system combining TrueView radars, DroneHunter interceptors, and command-and-control software.
Drone Intelligence Assessment
Fortem Technologies has built the most operationally validated US-origin counter-UAS system that combines detection and kinetic interception in a single integrated platform. The DroneHunter F700 is one of the few fielded autonomous interceptors with public confirmation of capability against the Iranian-made Shahed-136, the principal one-way attack drone in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The April 2026 announcement of a $25 million initial Series B tranche from Lockheed Martin is the structurally significant capital event. Lockheed Martin's investment converts an existing strategic relationship into a venture-stage capital commitment, signalling that the largest US defence prime considers Fortem's counter-UAS technology integration-grade for its own air defence portfolios. The investment came alongside the November 2025 authorisation for Fortem to sell counter-drone systems directly to the US Army and the February 2026 $18 million three-year US Army contract.
The counter-UAS procurement environment in 2026 is being shaped by two converging variables. The first is the demand signal from the FY27 DAWG budget request, which positions counter-autonomous-systems capability as a primary funding category. The second is the Ukraine-derived operational evidence that conventional kinetic and electronic warfare counter-UAS, deployed in isolation, do not handle massed attack drone profiles. Fortem's integrated approach addresses both variables simultaneously.
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Sources & References
- Fortem Technologies — Home
- Dealroom — Fortem Technologies
- Fortem — DroneHunter Product
- Lockheed Martin — $25M Investment in Fortem
- Fortem — Press Releases
- SkyCharge — Fortem DroneHunter Case Study
- Inside Unmanned Systems — Lockheed $25M Counter-UAS Investment
- AUSA — Fortem Technologies
- The Defense Post — Fortem US Army Direct-Sale Authorisation
- BusinessWire — Fortem $18M US Army Contract
Drone Intelligence — Company Profile. Compiled from public filings, primary sources, and verified disclosures. Last updated 2 May 2026.
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