The most aggressively-funded radar startup of the cycle. $510M Series D in late 2025, $1B total raised, $4.5B valuation. Founded 2022. The Vanquish radar is purpose-built for small UAVs, claimed to detect threats from 'hundreds of kilometres away'. CDN stitches multiple radar nodes into a single phase-coherent picture, claimed to detect threats up to 10 minutes faster than legacy. Acquired Ziva Corp for time-sync IP.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Subcategory | Radar |
| Price | No info · early USAF $2M contract only |
| Subtype | Active radar |
| Form factor | Multi-node |
| Use | Counter-UAS |
| Sensor modality | Distributed coherent network |
| Notable partners | USAF (early contract); Ziva Corp (acquired) |
| Mounting | Fixed/mast, Vehicle, Maritime, Airborne |
| Architecture | Coherent Distributed Networks; shoebox HYDRA nodes synchronized to billionths of a second |
| Active/Passive | Active |