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If the demand signal was not clear enough, U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) just identified the missing layer in counter-UAS: protection that moves with the individual. Fixed-site and point defense systems matter, but they do not solve the problem once a patrol dismounts and moves beyond fixed coverage. Gen. Gregory Guillot put it plainly: there is “not really anything that would follow a patrolling soldier.” Askari is building that missing layer: man-packable, fire-and-forget kinetic interceptors that move with the operator. Threats move. Our defenders move. Counter-drone systems need to move too. #AskariDefense #CounterUAS #BorderSecurity defensescoop.com/2026/05/20/lac…

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It would benefit founders to go back and read @ElonMusk’s Master Plans for Tesla. It’s the CEO/founder’s job to create a vision for the company that tells the employees, customers and investors where we’re going. It’s the co-founders’ jobs to RUTHLESSLY remove all bottlenecks to get there (capital, hiring, product iteration, user feedback, etc.) tesla.com/master-plans

3D reconstruction of @BrickyardVC, shot on iPhone by @thespatialgen in real-time.

I’ll be sitting down with the SpatialGen founders @UnevenMike and @zacharyhandshoe later this month for a full interview.

SpatialGen just announced Zeus, a dedicated hardware system for live Apple Immersive Video streaming. It supports live 16K immersive video encoding with 90 FPS streaming. This is a huge step toward more live immersive experiences on Apple Vision Pro.

@BlackFlagVC @KuninTechIX @AskariDefense 🫡

@BrickyardVC @KuninTechIX @AskariDefense Brickyard is also an inspiration to us at Black Flag. Appreciate what you’re doing for founders!

Excited to have two companies featured on The Black Flag 100: @KuninTechIX & @AskariDefense. 🏴‍☠️ 🧱

Harmony AI is building the AI-Native Operating System for American Manufacturing. 🇺🇸🦅 We work on-site, in-person, and inside the factory to deploy AI that actually works on the floor. 🏭 That matters to us. You cannot build great manufacturing software from far away. You have to be on the floor with the people doing the work every day. Our job is simple: Connect the paperwork, tribal knowledge, people, machines, systems, data, and workflows that run a plant. ⚙️ Then turn that into AI intelligence that works on the floor. Too many manufacturers have been left behind in the technology race and stuck with expensive solutions that overpromised and underdelivered. We hate that. Manufacturers deserve better. They deserve honest partnership, software that works, and AI that helps America build, operate, and win. 🇺🇸🏭 That is why Harmony AI exists.

Stoked to have @AskariDefense included in the top 100 frontier tech startups alongside some close friends @drauwsy, @mike_smayda, etc.

Askari Defense was selected for this year’s Black Flag 100. Out of over 1,500 nominated companies, only 100 made the final list. Our mission is simple: build practical, operator-focused defense technology for a battlefield that is changing by the day. Cheap aerial threats are no longer edge cases. They are a defining feature of modern conflict. Askari is building for that reality. Grateful to the founders who put our name forward, and to Black Flag for highlighting teams working on hard, consequential problems. See the full list: blackflag.vc/100-2 #AskariDefense #CounterUAS

Anybody can build manually piloted FPV interceptors. Askari is different. We’re building fully autonomous, fire-and-forget interceptors designed to reduce operator burden and reliably engage targets in real-world conditions. Below is onboard footage from recent Rift Alpha testing. This autonomy gap is where the real differentiation exists. #AskariDefense #CounterUAS

I’m excited to announce the new: Harmony AI 🦅 At Harmony AI, we do AI Automation for Manufacturing. We work on-site, in-person, and we are an AI team that lives inside your factory to deploy AI that actually works on the floor. It is time manufacturers had what they deserve: An AI operating system for American manufacturing. 🇺🇸 & we are proud to be building that in Chattanooga, Tennessee. P.S. We are HIRING across the board for Full-Stack Software Engineers! LINK TO APPLY BELOW 🦅🦅🦅

Introducing SpatialGen Labs. Labs is delivering on live Apple Immersive Video, and real-time 3D reconstruction for the United States military. More news coming soon. spatialgen.com

@memvidAI listed in OSSCAR’s Top 50 fastest-growing open source companies for Q1 2026 🚀 Effective immediately, @saleban1031 and I will be answering only to “Os(s)car winners” 🏆 Shout out to @commitvc and @supabase for putting this together. Memvid is #36 under Scaling: osscar.dev/org/memvid

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SpatialGen has been nominated for Best Developer Tool and Best Enterprise Solution for the Auggie Awards! We would highly appreciate your support: auggies.awexr.com/entry/vote/oRd…

Obsess over the problem. Build real tech. Close contracts. Deliver amazing capabilities. Stoked to announce another big win for the @AskariDefense team!

Over the past six months, Askari Defense has achieved several meaningful design breakthroughs through rapid iteration and close attention to real end-user needs. Askari is pleased to announce that it is supporting a funded, limited-scope evaluation and training effort for a U.S. government customer under contract and looks forward to incorporating forthcoming user feedback into future iterations of the system. #AskariDefense #CounterUAS #Defense #NationalSecurity

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