Perseus Defense

Perseus Defense is a Buda, Texas-based aerospace and defense technology company founded in 2025 and backed by Y Combinator. The company specializes in the development and mass production of guided micro-missiles designed to counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS), serving the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. Its man-por... table, multi-domain missile platform is engineered to detect, identify, and neutralize hostile drone threats at a significantly lower cost per engagement than existing kinetic solutions. Perseus Defense offers mounted, dismounted, and low-collateral variants of its portable missile battery, making it suitable for deployment across land, sea, and mobile platforms. The company was co-founded by aerospace engineers with backgrounds at NASA and Boeing, and is focused on delivering scalable, affordable counter-drone capabilities to address critical national security gaps in U.S. airspace defense.Read More