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Startup · United States

Atropos Group

HQ ArlingtonFounded 202511-50 employees

Developer of the Tacit Spear autonomous cargo aircraft; acquired by CHAOS Industries in July 2026 to form its Aerospace Division.

StartupDevelopmentAutonomous fixed-wing cargo aircraft
Website
Total raised
$6.0M
1 round
Last round
$6.0M
Pre-Seed · Aug 29, 2025
Systems
2
Most mature: development
Capabilities
1
Mentions
4
Latest Jul 29, 2026

News4

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Funding1 round · $6.0M

Equity raised
$6.0M
Latest
$6.0MPre-Seed · Aug 29, 2025
  • Pre-Seed
    Confirmed
    $6.0M
    Aug 29, 2025

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems2

ASTRIA

An extended long‑range tracking radar for high‑resolution persistent monitoring.

Maturity not rated

Tacit Spear

Clean-sheet autonomous twin-turbofan airlifter concept sized for about 20,000 lb of cargo (three 463L pallets) and 2,500 nm ferry range; a one-fifth-scale prototype has flown. Now developed by CHAOS Industries' Aerospace Division.

Development

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Capabilities1

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

  • Atropos Group Arlington office
    Headquarters · Arlington, Virginia, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed

People4

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Hiring Observations10 observed listings

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Sources21

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Profile5

  1. 1
    DatabaseAtropos Group - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 29)”
  2. 2
    OtherBlack Flag 100.2

    Black Flag · Supports Organization

    “Atropos Group designs and builds autonomous unmanned aircraft from a clean sheet, fully vertically integrated across conception, engineering, testing, and”
  3. 3
    OtherAtropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Organization

    “Designs, builds, and operates entirely new autonomous aircraft for commercial and defense applications, bridging innovation and practical solutions in”
  4. 4
    DatabaseAtropos Group - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
  5. 5
    DatabaseAtropos Group - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Systems4

  1. 6
    CompanyCHAOS Industries Acquires Atropos Group, Uniting Sensing and Effects with Autonomous Airborne Platforms

    CHAOS Industries · Jul 29, 2026 · Supports Organization, Organization · acquired by, Organization technology, Role, System

    “Founded in 2025, Atropos Group is a defense-tech aerospace and autonomy company developing unmanned aircraft systems for contested logistics, commercial cargo, and mission-adaptable operations.”
  2. 7
    NewsAtropos Reveals Subscale Test Model Of Tacit Spear Airlifter

    Aviation Week · Feb 4, 2026 · Supports System

    “The Atropos Group has completed a subscale flight-test model of the autonomous Tacit Spear cargo aircraft within six months of launching the company.”
  3. 8
    NewsStartup Aims to Deliver Autonomous Airlifter for USAF By 2028

    UAS Vision (from Aviation Week) · Sep 17, 2025 · Supports Funding round · stage, Role, System

    “So far, the company has secured $6 million in pre-seed funding.”
  4. 9
    CompanyA NEW WAR ORDER | CHAOS Industries

    Atropos Group · Supports System

    “ASTRIA Extended long-range tracking radar - High-resolution radar system - Persistent monitoring - Extended-range detection”

Funding1

  1. 10
    Regulatory filingForm D: Atropos Group Inc.

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Aug 29, 2025 · Supports Facility, Funding round · amount, Organization · hq city, Role

    “Atropos Group Inc.; ARLINGTON, VA; Year of Incorporation: 2025”

Other11

  1. 11
    OtherAircraft Systems Safety Engineer - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Aircraft Systems Safety Engineer”
  2. 12
    OtherAvionics Systems Architect, UAS Programs - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Avionics Systems Architect, UAS Programs”
  3. 13
    OtherChief Weapons & Mission Systems Integration Engineer - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Chief Weapons & Mission Systems Integration Engineer”
  4. 14
    OtherHead of Supply Chain - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Head of Supply Chain”
  5. 15
    OtherPrincipal Aerodynamicist - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Principal Aerodynamicist”
  6. 16
    OtherPrincipal Aircraft Electrical Engineer - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Principal Aircraft Electrical Engineer”
  7. 17
    OtherPrincipal Propulsion Engineer, UAS Systems - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Principal Propulsion Engineer, UAS Systems”
  8. 18
    OtherScheduler, UAS Programs - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Scheduler, UAS Programs”
  9. 19
    OtherSenior Model Based Systems Engineer - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Senior Model Based Systems Engineer”
  10. 20
    OtherSenior Operations Analyst - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Senior Operations Analyst”
  11. 21
    OtherTechnical Director, UAS Programs - Atropos - Black Flag Job Board

    Black Flag · Supports Job posting

    “Technical Director, UAS Programs”

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