HEKALegion
Standardized avionics architecture and mission‑ready hardware family that reduces integration burden across platforms.
Maturity not rated
Startup · United States
HEKA
HQ MelbourneFounded 2017
Integrated digital engineering, certifiable software, and modular avionics — HEKA compresses the path from requirements to flight for aerospace and defense missions.
Systems9
Horus
Computer‑vision and image‑processing platform providing AI‑driven perception for autonomous systems.
Maturity not rated
Kraken
Autonomous flight and mission computing platform for advanced UAS, optionally‑piloted, and crewed systems.
Maturity not rated
Lamprey
Advanced antenna and RF front‑end technology for communications, navigation, sensing and electronic warfare.
Maturity not rated
Lusca
Deterministic, hard‑real‑time flight control system for fixed‑wing, rotary, and hybrid platforms.
Maturity not rated
Nautilus
AI‑powered dead‑reckoning navigation system that fuses magnetic, GNSS, inertial and timing data.
Maturity not rated
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Certifiable software and modular avionics for aerospace and defense missions; the defense use is stated but the primary business is flight systems. | Reported |
| Defense services and support | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Certifiable software and modular avionics for aerospace and defense missions; the defense use is stated but the primary business is flight systems. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Certifiable software and modular avionics for aerospace and defense missions; the defense use is stated but the primary business is flight systems.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Certifiable software and modular avionics for aerospace and defense missions; the defense use is stated but the primary business is flight systems.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Christopher Marot · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
Sources4
Profile2
- 1DatabaseHEKA - PitchBook company profile
PitchBook · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“founded_year: 2017”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "1f4137e8-a7b1-4ace-ba3d-8e589864c183"}”
Systems1
- 3
HEKA · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Integrated digital engineering, certifiable software, and modular avionics — HEKA compresses the path from requirements to flight for aerospace and defense missions.”
People1
- 4
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role
“hq_city: Melbourne”
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