NOTHING GREATIS BUILT ALONE.
Modular combat systems built on shared architecture and backed by American manufacturing infrastructure. Systems deployed across every US military branch and 11+ allied nations.
Trusted by Operators, Innovators, and Allied Defense Partners Worldwide
Origins
BUILT BY WARFIGHTERS. DESIGNED FOR SPEED.
Founded by West Point graduates, former SOF operators, combat veterans, and defense procurement insiders, Tandem Defense was built with a singular purpose: equip the warfighter with tools that give them greater confidence, capability, and protection.
Frontline operators need technology that is personal, portable, and practical. Our drones are tailored for individual operators -- easy to deploy, intuitive to control, and durable enough to withstand unpredictable conditions.
Every request -- whether for 100 custom drones, 1,000, or a single airframe engineered for a particular mission -- is taken seriously. Backed by the Powerus distributed manufacturing network.
Capability Platforms
OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS BY MISSION CLASS.
Tactical Reconnaissance
MATRIX 5
Compact Reconnaissance. Maximum Portability.
The smallest Matrix platform. Optimized for rapid deployment, confined spaces, and recon missions. US Army PBAS Tranche 1.1 Winner.
MATRIX 7
The Workhorse. Most Deployed.
Balances payload, speed, endurance, and cost for the widest range of tactical missions. Deployed across all US military branches and 11+ allied nations.
Tactical Strike & Heavy Payload
MATRIX 10
Heavy Payload. Extended Range.
Heavy-lift variant for maximum horsepower. Up to 8 lb additional payload, speeds past 130 mph. PBAS Tranche 1.1 winner.
MATRIX F
Undetectable. Unjammable.
First US-made fiber optic FPV drone. Built with L3 Harris, featuring customizable fiber stretching 80+ km. Interference-proof comms.
Autonomous Swarm & Advanced Systems
MATRIX A
Full Autonomy. Swarm-Ready.
Collaboration with Auterion. Fully autonomous with recognition, guidance, navigation, and swarms at the touch of a button.
MATRIX D
Fiber Disc for Tight Spaces.
Fiber packs wrapped inside propeller guards for indoor and subterranean flight. Traverses up to 5 km underground with near-zero radar signature.
VTRX
Multi-Mission VTOL Mothership.
Group 1 mothership carrying multiple Matrix platforms at a fraction of typical VTOL cost. Tool-free setup in under 2 minutes.
Deployment & Field Kits
PILOT KIT
US Made. Blue UAS Cleared.
Modular ground control system with lightweight goggle-and-controller pairing. Compatible across Matrix and third-party platforms.
Training Systems
TRAIN ON WHAT YOU FLY.
Operators train on the same architecture they deploy.
MATRIX T
Training & Target
Designed for defeat, recovery, and rapid repair. Builds operator proficiency on the same architecture used in combat. Keeps costs low while maximizing repetitions.
MATRIX SIM
Simulator
Realistic physics, equipment modeling, and tactical scenarios. Operators train on the same control systems they will use in the field -- no hardware required.
The Matrix Architecture
ONE ARCHITECTURE.
INFINITE CONFIGURATIONS.
Built on the Powerus Matrix™ architecture -- a modular framework shared across air, sea, and autonomous logistics platforms.
A modular, open, horizontally-scaled unmanned systems framework. Matrix standardizes interfaces, power distribution, control logic, and autonomy scaffolding -- while remaining agnostic to the parts that should stay flexible.
MODULAR & SCALABLE
4,000+ configurations from a single architecture. Swap radios, payloads, autonomy modules, and airframes without vendor permission.
FIELD-REPAIRABLE
No tools, no soldering, no depot. Operators reconfigure and repair at the point of need. Solder-free, preprogrammed, and pre-tuned.
COST-PER-SUCCESS
$841 per successful outcome vs. $3,200+ global average. Optimized for mission success through ease of use and validated performance.
AMERICAN-MADE
NDAA compliant. Blue UAS cleared. Built to unlock the full potential of US manufacturing and counter near-peer threats.
Performance
IT ONLY MATTERS IF IT WORKS.
Cost-per-success is the real metric. A low-cost platform that succeeds only 25% of the time costs four times its sticker price per successful outcome.
*Based on field deployments across U.S. and allied operational environments.
Our Mission
UNLOCK THE FULL POTENTIAL OF U.S. MANUFACTURING.
7-day average delivery. Rapid iteration from concept to fielded system.
Open architecture. No vendor lock-in. Reconfigure at the operator level.
NDAA compliant. Blue UAS cleared. Backed by the Powerus distributed manufacturing network.
Modern military equipment made extraordinarily easy to access for the first time ever.
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NOTHING GREAT IS BUILT ALONE.
Programs, tunes, 3D print files, acquisition packets, flight logs, battle damage assessments, and after-action reviews -- all in real time, from the palm of your hand.
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MODULAR COMBAT SYSTEMS. BUILT TO SCALE.
Whether you need 1 system or 1,000 -- every request is backed by the Powerus distributed manufacturing network. Reach out to explore solutions tailored for your mission.