Chaos

What Chaos does

Chaos Industries is a privately-held, venture-backed defense technology company founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company builds Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), a proprietary architecture for self-forming networks of time-synchronized radar/sensor nodes that uses two-way time transfer (TWTT), cooperative data processing, and interoperability with command-and-control (C2) systems to deliver tracking performance that improves as additional low-cost nodes are added. CDN underpins the company's product line, which includes VANQUISH™, an expeditionary, low-SWaP, short-to-mid-range distributed early-warning radar demonstrated at TRL-9 for counter-UAS, counter-missile, and counter-aircraft missions, and ASTRIA™, a long-range radar being adapted as a multi-object tracking instrumentation radar for Eglin Air Force Base. Two additional CDN products (a commercial/Industry variant CH003 and a Defense variant CH004) are listed as 'Coming soon,' and the company is hiring into effector/GNC engineering roles that suggest extension of CDN into kinetic/effect applications. The November 2025 acquisition of Ziva Corporation adds wireless time synchronization technology as the cross-node coordination layer.

Chaos Industries generates revenue primarily through U.S. Department of Defense procurement — direct prime contracts and task orders to the U.S. Army (including a December 2025 G-TEAD Marketplace listing), U.S. Air Force (AFWERX TACFI award, SBIR Phase II congressional appropriation at Eglin AFB), and CENTCOM — supplemented by non-dilutive SBIR/AFWERX funding awards, allied foreign military sales (notably a January 2025 Middle East Vanquish agreement), and an OEM partnership with Forterra that embeds VANQUISH onto AutoDrive-equipped Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) autonomous ground vehicles. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales supported by dedicated capture strategists and business-development leads for Army, Air Force, Science & Technology, Europe, and the Middle East, combined with marketplace listings, AFWERX/SBIR channels, and field demonstrations at U.S. and allied military exercises (Camp Atterbury C-UAS LOE, CENTCOM Desert Guardian, Army xTech). Pricing is quote-based and contract-negotiated; the company publicly markets a target cost of approximately $100/km² of protection area, a stated 10x reduction versus legacy single-radar systems. Stated target end-customers include U.S. and allied defense departments, combatant commands, border-protection agencies, and (longer-term) commercial air operators.

The company is led by co-CEOs John Tenet and Dr. Bo Marr, with former Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet as Executive Chairman and former Congressman/CIA officer Will Hurd as Chief Strategy Officer. As of November 2025, the company had raised over $1 billion across four venture rounds (Series A through D) at a $4.5 billion post-money valuation, employed 100+ professionals with active hiring across engineering, manufacturing, GNC, and federal-capture functions, and operated offices in Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Hawthorne, El Segundo, London, and Amman.

Name

Chaos

Legal name

CHAOS Inc.

Website

https://chaosinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Chaos Industries is a Los Angeles-based defense technology company founded in 2022 that builds Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), a distributed multi-static radar platform. It sells VANQUISH and ASTRIA radar systems to U.S. and allied defense customers, including the U.S. Army, Air Force, and CENTCOM.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Radar Systems

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Radar Systems & Subsystems (Airborne, Ground, Naval) (IMABAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Space Defense & Missile Warning (BPAIAHAF), IFF/Identification, Beaconing & Cooperative Surveillance Systems (IMABAGAF), Air Defense Missiles & Interceptors (IMABAHAD)

Keywords

• Distributed radar systems
• Counter-UAS technology
• Coherent distributed networks
• Multi-static radar architecture
• Defense sensing platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. U.S. Department of Defense Contracts: Prime contracts and task orders from U.S. DOD customers (U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, CENTCOM) for radar systems, sensing technology, and counter-UAS solutions, including marketplace listings (G-TEAD) and non-dilutive SBIR/AFWERX funding awards. Revenue is project/program-based, with pursuit of Programs of Record providing potential recurring/repeat business.
2. Allied Foreign Military Sales: Direct sales of CDN-powered systems (e.g., Vanquish) to allied partners, including a January 2025 agreement with a key allied partner in the Middle East after proving operational maturity against regional threats.
3. Defense Prime & Systems-Integrator Channel Sales: Sales through strategic partnerships with prime contractors and autonomous-systems integrators (e.g., Forterra partnership integrating VANQUISH onto SMET vehicles), enabling CHAOS radar to be embedded and resold as part of larger defense platforms.
4. Non-Dilutive Government Funding Awards: Government R&D and procurement awards (e.g., $1.9M AFWERX TACFI, $10M SBIR Phase II / Eglin AFB House appropriation) supporting product development and providing revenue without dilution.
5. Commercial Air Operator / Border Protection Solutions: CHAOS' stated go-to-market also targets commercial air operators and border-protection teams with sensing and detection solutions, though defense is the primary vertical.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chaos Industries designs, manufactures, and sells distributed radar and sensing systems built on its proprietary Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) platform. Its two flagship hardware products are the VANQUISH distributed early-warning radar — an expeditionary, low-SWaP, short- to mid-range counter-UAS/counter-missile/counter-aircraft system — and the ASTRIA long-range radar for high-precision tracking, extended-range surveillance, and persistent monitoring. These systems are sold directly to U.S. Department of Defense customers, allied foreign governments via foreign military sales, and select border-protection and commercial aviation end-users.

Product overview

Chaos Industries is a defense technology company that delivers a unified, platform-based product line built around its proprietary Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) technology. Rather than offering a single monolithic product, Chaos sells a growing portfolio of CDN-powered radar and sensing systems that share a common architecture: a self-forming, time-synchronized network of distributed sensor nodes with cooperative data processing and C2 interoperability. The flagship and first CDN product is VANQUISH (CH001), a distributed early-warning radar for expeditionary, low-SWaP, short-to-mid-range counter-UAS, counter-missile, and counter-aircraft missions. ASTRIA (CH002) extends the same CDN architecture to long-range, high-precision tracking and persistent surveillance — it is currently being adapted into a multi-object tracking instrumentation radar for Eglin AFB. Two additional CDN products are announced but not yet released: an Industry (commercial) variant (CH003) and an additional Defense variant (CH004). Underpinning the product line, Chaos acquired Ziva Corporation's wireless time synchronization technology, which provides the coherent timing required across every CDN node. Together, VANQUISH and ASTRIA represent the deployed CDN product family, with CH003/CH004 as the near-term roadmap additions and the acquired Ziva capability as the cross-cutting timing layer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vanquish (VANQUISH™): Distributed early warning radar system — expeditionary, low SWaP, short- to mid-range, marketed as the first product in the Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) category for defense applications.
• Astria (ASTRIA™)
• Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™)

Products and services

• VANQUISH Distributed Early Warning Radar (CH001) Distributed early-warning radar system and the first product in Chaos's Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN) category. Expeditionary, low-SWaP, short- to mid-range, dual-use multistatic radar providing early warning and tracking against UAS, missiles, and aircraft, with anti-jamming capability and TRL-9 operational maturity. Sold to U.S. and allied defense customers (e.g., U.S. Army via G-TEAD, Middle East allied partner via FMS, Forterra OEM integration).
• ASTRIA Long-Range Radar (CH002) Long-range radar system delivering high-precision tracking, extended-range surveillance, and persistent monitoring. In development for Eglin Air Force Base as a mobile multi-object tracking instrumentation radar to support test and training missions, and was awarded AFWERX TACFI funding and a $10M Phase II SBIR House appropriation in September 2025. Sold to U.S. Air Force / Air Force Research Laboratory.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability1 record

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• U.S. Army G-TEAD MarketplacecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 December 2025CHAOS Industries selected for the U.S. Army Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Dashboard (G-TEAD) Marketplace, expanding counter-UAS support to U.S. and NATO forces. G-TEAD serves as the procurement channel through which Army units can acquire CHAOS radar technology.
• Ziva CorporationcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 November 2025CHAOS Industries completed the acquisition of Ziva Corporation, the global leader in wireless time synchronization. Ziva's breakthrough wireless synchronization ensures that every CHAOS CDN node operates in perfect coordination, dramatically improving speed, accuracy, and resiliency in the field. Ziva's team is now fully embedded within CHAOS Industries.
• ForterraflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025Strategic partnership to deliver integrated autonomous counter-UAS capabilities combining CHAOS Industries' VANQUISH distributed radar with Forterra's AutoDrive autonomous-vehicle architecture. VANQUISH was embedded onto a Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) powered by Forterra's AutoDrive, validated in field exercises ahead of the Army xTech Program in Texas. The jointly integrated solution was showcased at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting.
• AFWERX / U.S. Air Force Research LaboratorycoreOthers · 17 September 2025CHAOS Industries was selected for a $1.9M AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) award to adapt ASTRIA into a multi-object tracking instrumentation radar for Eglin Air Force Base. AFWERX is the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate within AFRL.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Anduril Industries: Anduril is a direct defense-tech peer building AI-enabled autonomous systems and sensing platforms (Lattice OS, Fury UAS, Roadrunner). Both companies sell software-defined hardware to U.S. and allied defense customers, pursue Programs of Record, and target the same counter-UAS and integrated air defense opportunities.
• Epirus: Epirus is a direct peer building counter-electronics and directed-energy systems (Leonidas) for C-UAS and C-sUAS missions. CHAOS co-founder John Tenet and Dr. Bo Marr both came from Epirus; the two companies compete for the same DOD and DHS counter-drone program dollars with adjacent technical approaches.
• Shield AI: Shield AI builds AI-piloted autonomous aircraft (Hivemind, V-BAT) and ISR solutions for defense and homeland security. Both companies are venture-backed defense-tech unicorns selling autonomous, software-defined defense systems to U.S. and allied militaries.
• Skydio: Skydio is a leading U.S. autonomous drone manufacturer (Skydio X10) used widely by U.S. Army, DOD, and public-safety agencies. Both companies compete for the same defense small-UAS and counter-UAS mission budgets, though from complementary sides (platform vs. counter-platform).
• Dedrone: Dedrone provides counter-UAS detection and airspace management software that fuses multiple sensor inputs for drone identification and tracking. It is a direct sensing-layer peer to CHAOS's VANQUISH radar, particularly in homeland security and critical-infrastructure deployments.
• Robin Radar Systems: Robin Radar Systems specializes in radar-based drone detection (IRIS, MAX) for counter-UAS and airspace security applications. It is a direct competitor in the radar-only counter-UAS sensing category and shares CHAOS's expeditionary, low-SWaP deployment philosophy.
• Blighter Surveillance Systems: Blighter builds ground-based radar systems (A400 series) for border surveillance, counter-UAS, and coastal security. It is a direct peer in the distributed/eCo radar category and targets the same allied and homeland-security customers as CHAOS.

Broad incumbents

• AeroVironment: AeroVironment is a publicly traded incumbent defense manufacturer of small UAS (Switchblade, Puma) and counter-UAS solutions (Coyote, JUMP). It serves the same U.S. Army, Air Force, and allied procurement channels as CHAOS but with established Programs of Record and a broader product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Liteye Systems: Liteye Systems manufactures counter-UAS solutions (AUDS, SHIELD) combining radar, EO/IR, and RF detection for defense and critical infrastructure. It is an emerging player with overlapping technology but smaller scale than CHAOS.
• Fortem Technologies: Fortem Technologies builds radar-based drone detection (TrueView R20) and interceptor drones (DroneHunter) for counter-UAS missions. It is an emerging peer addressing the same airspace-security problems with an integrated detect-and-defeat approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors22 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

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