DERECHO
DERECHO develops autonomous platforms, rocket hardware, responder systems, subsea technologies, and mission software designed for denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited-bandwidth (DDIL) operating environments. The company builds hardware and software as one integrated portfolio, with products including the STRIX autonomous air system, FARSIDE rocket hardware, PERCH AI pilot software, and FORGEMESH mission networking. All systems are designed with connectivity treated as an opportunity rather than an assumption, prioritizing resilience when links are severed.
- Aerospace
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Agents
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Defense Tech
- Drones & Uncrewed Systems
- Hardware
- Internet of Things
- Robotics
- Software Only
- Space Technology
- Telecommunications
Funding
Founders
Product
Problem
Modern military and operational forces depend on continuous connectivity, yet peer adversaries field jamming, spoofing, and counter-space tools capable of severing communication links in the opening hours of a conflict. When networks are denied, degraded, intermittent, or limited (DDIL), operators lose the awareness, coordination, and control that modern systems depend on, leaving them vulnerable in the environments where missions are most demanding.
Solution
DERECHO develops autonomous platforms, rocket hardware, responder systems, subsea technologies, and mission software as one integrated portfolio designed to function in disconnected environments. The company's architecture spans four conceptual layers: an orbital tier for network governance on spacecraft, a resilient mesh network layer, a supervised autonomy layer for air and subsea operations, and a platform and operator edge tier with physical systems and worn sensing. Every product assumes DDIL conditions as the baseline rather than the exception, with software designed to run above whatever transports exist and decide what the network does when they fail. The portfolio includes STRIX autonomous air systems, FARSIDE rocket hardware, SENTINEL V responder systems, PERCH AI pilot software, FORGEMESH mission networking, ASTERISM extended networks, and ABYSSAL subsea governance, all designed with common payload interfaces and modular components for integration under existing architectures.
Target Audience
Primary customers are government and military organizations, defense contractors, and public safety agencies operating in contested or disconnected environments who need integrated hardware and software systems that function when communications are degraded or denied.
Features
- STRIX autonomous air system designed for contested edge operations with supervised autonomy
- FARSIDE rocket hardware developed with rate production as a design requirement from initial sketches
- PERCH AI pilot software providing supervised autonomy where operators set intent and retain oversight
- FORGEMESH mission networking layer designed to run above existing transports and govern network behavior during failures
- ASTERISM orbital-tier network governance designed to move on board spacecraft
- ABYSSAL subsea governance software for autonomous underwater operations
- SENTINEL V responder systems and SAA sensing-module hardware for edge deployment
- Modular design with common payload interfaces and separable software modules for platform-portable governance