What VICTUS Technologies does

VICTUS Technologies is a Washington, DC-based defense software company that develops PhantomNAV, a machine learning-based state estimation engine that provides GPS-independent navigation for autonomous systems operating in jammed, spoofed, denied, or degraded environments. Founded in summer 2024 by Jesse Hamel — a retired US Air Force Special Operations officer with 2,000+ flight hours and MIT machine learning training — the company uses onboard inertial and gravity sensors already embedded in nearly every platform to produce continuous position awareness without external signals. The technology has been benchmarked across 42 real-world flight tests, achieving 1.76m CEP50 under full GPS denial, 5m CEP over open water, 40ms GNSS degradation detection, 77ms transition to Synthetic GPS, and 48.71 hours of continuous runtime with zero faults.

PhantomNAV integrates natively with Palantir Foundry/AIP, ATAK, standard NMEA-0183 GPS receivers, and is designed to run on platforms spanning Group 2 drones, F-16s, Apaches, submarines, ships, and satellites. The company operates a direct enterprise sales motion targeting US DoD program offices, USASOC, USSOCOM, NATO, and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), with active contracts across these organizations. The company has also positioned itself in an Enterprise & Commercial segment addressing aviation, maritime, energy, and disaster response operators affected by GPS outages.

VICTUS emerged from stealth in March 2026 alongside a seed funding round led by Bow Capital with participation from Techstars, Marque Ventures, 10VC, and Intbox Ventures. Revenue is generated through software licensing (one-time purchase, annual license, or continuous model training subscription) and integration-as-a-service engagements typically completed in 60–90 days, with OTA and Science & Technology procurement vehicle support. The company operates with a team of 1–10 employees and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Name

VICTUS Technologies

Legal name

VICTUS Technologies

Website

https://getvictus.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VICTUS Technologies builds PhantomNAV, a machine learning GPS-denied navigation software for autonomous drones, aircraft, ships, submarines, and satellites, primarily serving US DoD, USSOCOM, USASOC, NATO, and allied defense customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous Navigation Software

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

Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH)

Keywords

• GPS-denied navigation
• Autonomy software
• State estimation
• Contested autonomy
• Inertial navigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Walton Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PhantomNAV Software Licenses: PhantomNAV is sold as software that runs on existing onboard sensors, with flexible support models including one-time purchase, annual license, or continuous model training options.
2. Integration-as-a-Service: Integration services are provided, typically completed over a 60-90 day period, including model system components, ML training, synthetic GPS training, testing, and deployment.
3. Flexible Support Model: Ongoing support options based on level of engagement required — from one-time purchase to annual license to continuous model training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

VICTUS Technologies sells PhantomNAV, a machine-learning state estimation software that provides GPS-independent navigation for autonomous systems by processing data from onboard inertial and gravity sensors. The software runs entirely onboard existing platforms (drones, aircraft, ships, satellites, ground vehicles, submarines) with no new hardware or cloud dependency, enabling continuous position awareness in jammed, denied, and degraded environments.

Product overview

VICTUS Technologies offers a single unified product called PhantomNAV, a machine learning-based state estimation software that forms the core of its Contested Autonomy Platform. PhantomNAV is a software-only solution that runs on the inertial sensors already embedded in platforms, requiring zero new hardware. The platform is designed for operation across all domains—drones, aircraft, maritime vessels, submarines, satellites, and ground vehicles—in environments where GPS is jammed, spoofed, or unavailable, addressing defense, emergency response, and commercial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PhantomNAV: Machine learning state estimation software that provides GPS-independent navigation for autonomous systems operating in contested, denied, and degraded environments using onboard inertial and gravity sensors.

Products and services

• PhantomNAV Machine learning state estimation software that provides GPS-independent navigation for autonomous systems operating in jammed, denied, and degraded environments. Uses only onboard inertial and gravity sensors to maintain continuous position awareness across drones, aircraft, ships, satellites, submarines, and ground vehicles without external signals or cloud dependency.
• Contested Autonomy Platform Hardware-agnostic software platform enabling autonomous navigation and coordination for drones, robots, and manned and unmanned systems across any hardware in any environment where GPS is unavailable or compromised. Works from orbit to seabed on platforms including F-16s, Apache helicopters, submarines, satellites, USVs, and drones, built on Palantir Foundry with native integration into Palantir AIP.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.76 m CEP50 under full GPS denial across 42 real-world flights
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• PalantircoreTechnology or IntegrationPhantomNAV is developed in part on top of Palantir Foundry and integrates natively with Palantir's AIP, the same infrastructure trusted across the US defense enterprise. The integration provides a platform-native experience within existing Palantir environments with familiar UX for operators.
• Tactical Group 2 UASmajorTechnology or IntegrationPhantomNAV has been integrated and operated on Tactical Group 2 UAS platforms. Performance data from this live deployment is available to qualified procurement stakeholders upon request.
• USSOCOM (U.S. Special Operations Command)majorTechnology or IntegrationPhantomNAV has been integrated and operated across USSOCOM Program. This represents a live operational deployment with real-world performance data available to verified procurement stakeholders.
• NATOmajorTechnology or IntegrationVICTUS holds active contract work with NATO military organizations operating in contested environments. PhantomNAV is designed for rapid integration onto allied platforms with benchmarking data available to support procurement and capability assessment.
• U.S. DoD (Department of Defense)majorTechnology or IntegrationVICTUS is actively engaged with U.S. Department of Defense agencies and continues to expand its footprint with military end-users and program offices, including active USASOC contract award.
• Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)coreTechnology or IntegrationVICTUS is in active conversations with DIU on bringing PhantomNAV's location-awareness capability to orbit where GPS doesn't exist at all.
• Defense Innovation UnitcoreTechnology or IntegrationListed as a customer logo. DIU works with non-traditional defense contractors to accelerate deployment of dual-use technologies to U.S. military end users.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• VectorNav Technologies: VectorNav manufactures high-performance inertial navigation systems and GPS-aided INS for defense and autonomous platforms. Adjacent to VICTUS as an inertial/PNT provider, though hardware-centric rather than software-only.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell is a leading inertial navigation and PNT provider with deep DoD/NATO reach. Comparable as a broad incumbent addressing the same GPS-resilience customer problem from a hardware-integration angle.
• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris is a major defense prime with deep PNT and resilient navigation product lines across DoD and allied customers. Represents both a potential competitor in alt-PNT and a strategic partner/acquirer for VICTUS's market.
• Anduril Industries: Anduril's Lattice OS and autonomy products span autonomy, command-and-control, and counter-UAS for DoD. Both VICTUS and Anduril sell autonomy software into the same defense programs, but Anduril is a much broader portfolio with platforms, sensors, and hardware.

Direct peers

• Exyn Technologies: Exyn develops GPS-denied autonomous flight software for industrial and defense drones. Direct overlap with VICTUS's PhantomNAV on the core problem of autonomous navigation without GPS in complex environments.
• Shield AI: Shield AI develops Hivemind, an autonomy software stack for military small UAS operating in contested environments. Most directly comparable to VICTUS because it sells AI-driven flight autonomy to DoD/SOCOM customers seeking GPS-independent mission execution.
• Autonodyne: Autonodyne builds autonomy and mission-management software for unmanned aircraft, including beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. Comparable to VICTUS as a software-only autonomy provider targeting commercial and defense UAS customers.
• Near Earth Autonomy: Near Earth Autonomy builds autonomy for full-scale aircraft and helicopters, including GPS-denied scenarios for cargo and defense. Comparable to VICTUS for autonomy software targeting rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft in contested environments.
• Trusted Positioning: Trusted Positioning provides GPS-denied positioning and navigation software/sensor fusion for autonomous vehicles and robotics. Directly comparable to PhantomNAV on the software-defined inertial/vision PNT problem.

Emerging players

• Merlin Labs: Merlin Labs develops autonomy software for fixed-wing aircraft, including autonomous flight in degraded conditions. Comparable to VICTUS on software-defined autonomy targeting GPS/comm-degraded scenarios in aviation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/getvictusai
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/victustech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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