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Swan Technology

Swan Dive

Commercial self-driving expertise, applied to defense aerospace.

What it does

Swan was founded by former Uber and Aurora autonomy leaders who now put commercial self-driving expertise into defense aerospace. Swan Dive is software plus a small companion computer that bolts onto a drone somebody else has already built. It watches the camera feed, finds and tracks the target, and hands guidance cues to the aircraft's existing flight stack. An aircraft can then keep working through the terminal phase when the operator link drops or GPS goes away, with no redesign of the airframe.

Swan Technology
Founded
2024
Company Size
11 to 50
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Track record
  1. On contract for the Defense Innovation Unit's Project Artemis
  2. Integration and flight test work with Warbirds, with the primary release passing bench testing in June 2026
  3. Demonstrated autonomy on an uncrewed surface vessel in Virginia Beach across a 45-minute autonomous route
  4. Scheduled for further testing at Silent Swarm 2026, including contested-spectrum conditions
Point of contact
Name
Tate Buffington
Title
Head of Partnerships

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