Birdon
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1977
- HeadquartersPort Macquarie, Australia
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Birdon firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Birdon
- Legal name
- Birdon Group
- Website
- https://birdon.com.au
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1977
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Birdon industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Defense Shipbuilding and Maritime Platform Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (33661)
- SIC
- Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) & Autonomous Maritime Surface Platforms (IMABAIAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Landing Craft & Amphibious Workboats (LCM/LCT-style, Beaching Craft) (IMAJADAK)
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Where Birdon is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Port Macquarie
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Offices3 records
Markets served
Birdon business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations
Revenue model
- Defense Government Contracts: Birdon generates revenue through large-scale defense contracts with U.S. government agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy, delivering vessels and maritime platforms.
- Amphibious Vehicle Delivery: Defense contract for delivery of next-generation amphibious vehicles under $125 million contract.
- Systems Integration Services: Program execution and systems integration services for autonomous maritime platforms.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Birdon product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Birdon provides maritime platform development, systems integration, and program execution services for unmanned surface vessels, waterways commerce cutters, amphibious vehicles, and response boat demonstrators delivered to U.S. and Australian defense customers. The company designs and builds physical vessels under long-cycle defense contracts, integrating autonomy software through partnerships such as its MOU with Mythos AI for U.S. Navy MUSV opportunities.
Product overview
Birdon is a shipbuilding company offering maritime platform development, systems integration, and program execution capabilities. The company operates in both the United States (Denver, CO and expanding to Port of Pensacola, FL) and Australia (Port Macquarie, NSW). Birdon's primary products include Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSV) for the U.S. Navy's unmanned fleet expansion, waterways commerce cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard (valued at $1.187 billion for 27 vessels), Response Boat-Small (RB-S) demonstrators, and next-generation amphibious vehicles for defense (valued at $125 million). The company is expanding its U.S. shipbuilding footprint with a 400,000-sq.-ft. facility at the Port of Pensacola, backed by a $76 million Triumph Gulf Coast grant.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) Unmanned surface vessel platform developed for the U.S. Navy's MUSV Family of Systems program. Built to address the Navy's plan to expand its unmanned fleet from 4 to 30 vessels by 2030 at lower cost than traditional shipbuilding, integrating autonomy software through the Mythos AI partnership.
- Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) Vessels built for the U.S. Coast Guard to support maritime security, patrol, and commerce operations. The program covers 27 vessels under a $1.187 billion contract, modernizing the Coast Guard's cutter fleet.
- Next-Generation Amphibious Vehicles Next-generation amphibious vehicles delivered under a $125 million Defence contract for defence operations. Produced through Birdon's Australian operations.
- Response Boat-Small (RB-S) Demonstrator Response Boat-Small (RB-S) demonstrator vessel built for the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Maritime Platform Development and Systems Integration Services Program execution, maritime platform development, and systems integration services delivered to defense customers, including integration of autonomy software (navigation, perception, command and control, mission software) from partners such as Mythos AI for unmanned surface vessel programs.
Quantifiable outcome
- Successfully selected as one of seven companies for Navy MUSV at-sea testing phase
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Birdon
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Birdon technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability1 record
Feature1 record
Birdon partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Mythos AIcoreBirdon America and Mythos AI signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) opportunities for the U.S. Navy. Birdon America provides maritime platform development, systems integration, and program execution capabilities, while Mythos AI serves as the autonomy provider delivering navigation, perception, command and control, and mission software for unmanned surface vessel platforms. The companies aim to advance a mission-capable MUSV design toward production readiness within the calendar year.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Birdon competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Metal Shark Boats: Metal Shark builds welded aluminium and steel patrol boats, Response Boat-Mediums, and other small military craft for the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, and allied forces. Its product line in small response and patrol craft overlaps directly with Birdon's RB-S and waterways commerce cutter work.
- Bollinger Shipyards: Bollinger is a privately held U.S. shipbuilder on the Gulf Coast that builds cutters, patrol boats, and support vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy, and is currently constructing Polar Security Cutters. Its Coast Guard franchise, Gulf Coast footprint, and mid-sized vessel focus make it a direct comparable to Birdon's WCC and amphibious programs.
- Austal USA: Austal is an Australia-headquartered shipbuilder with major U.S. operations that builds Independence-class littoral combat ships and expeditionary fast transport vessels for the U.S. Navy, as well as other high-speed aluminium craft. It is the closest peer to Birdon given shared Australia-US footprint, naval/defense focus, and small-to-mid-sized ship category overlap.
- SAFE Boats International: SAFE Boats is a U.S. builder of Response Boat-Small, RB-Medium, and other patrol craft for federal, state, and local agencies. It is a direct peer in the small federal law-enforcement and Coast Guard vessel category where Birdon's RB-S demonstrator competes.
Broad incumbents
- L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris is a large defense prime with growing unmanned surface vessel and autonomy capabilities, including in mine countermeasures USVs and integrated mission systems for naval platforms. It is a broad incumbent competing for autonomy-enabled USV work.
- General Dynamics (Bath Iron Works / NASSCO): General Dynamics operates Bath Iron Works (destroyers) and NASSCO (auxiliary and expeditionary ships) and is a broad naval shipbuilding incumbent that competes for many of the same Navy and Coast Guard program dollars Birdon targets.
- Huntington Ingalls Industries: HII is the largest U.S. military shipbuilder, constructing aircraft carriers, submarines, amphibious ships, and cutters across Ingalls Shipbuilding and Newport News. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Birdon for Coast Guard cutter and Navy vessel work at much greater scale.
- Textron Systems: Textron Systems produces the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) successor and other amphibious and unmanned maritime systems for the U.S. Navy. Its amphibious and unmanned systems portfolio directly overlaps Birdon's amphibious vehicle and MUSV pursuits.
Emerging players
- SeaRobotics: SeaRobotics develops autonomous surface vehicles and autonomy software for hydrographic survey, security, and defense applications. It is an emerging USV/autonomy player that overlaps with Birdon's Mythos-AI-enabled autonomous platform strategy.
- Saildrone: Saildrone builds wind- and solar-powered uncrewed surface vessels primarily for ISR and ocean survey missions, with growing U.S. Navy adoption. It is an emerging player in the same unmanned surface vessel category Birdon is targeting with MUSV.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Birdon funding detail
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Funding rounds
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Frequently asked questions about Birdon
What does Birdon do?
Birdon provides maritime platform development, systems integration, and program execution services for unmanned surface vessels, waterways commerce cutters, amphibious vehicles, and response boat demonstrators delivered to U.S. and Australian defense customers. The company designs and builds physical vessels under long-cycle defense contracts, integrating autonomy software through partnerships such as its MOU with Mythos AI for U.S. Navy MUSV opportunities.
Is Birdon a public or private company?
Birdon is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Birdon founded?
Birdon was founded in 1977. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Birdon based?
Birdon is headquartered in Port Macquarie, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Birdon make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Defense Government Contracts are the primary driver. The others are amphibious Vehicle Delivery and systems Integration Services.
Who are Birdon's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Metal Shark Boats, Bollinger Shipyards, Austal USA and SAFE Boats International. Broad incumbents are L3Harris Technologies, General Dynamics (Bath Iron Works / NASSCO), Huntington Ingalls Industries and Textron Systems. Emerging players are SeaRobotics and Saildrone.
Does Birdon have an API?
No public API is recorded for Birdon.
What industry is Birdon in?
Birdon's product category is Defense Shipbuilding and Maritime Platform Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMABAIAE, Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) & Autonomous Maritime Surface Platforms, with a secondary code of IMAJADAK, Landing Craft & Amphibious Workboats (LCM/LCT-style, Beaching Craft). Its NAICS code is 336611 and its SIC code is 3730.