Firehawk Aerospace
Firehawk Aerospace designs and manufactures hybrid rocket engines using 3D-printed propellant to improve combustion efficiency and lower production costs. The company's streamlined engine designs support throttling, shutdowns, and restarts for diverse mission profiles, while its scalable technology can be customized to various sizes and thrust requirements. Firehawk serves defense and commercial space sectors with propulsion systems that feature zero TNT equivalency, reducing accidental detonation risks.
- Defense Tech
- Space Technology
- Hardware
- Aerospace
- Manufacturing / Industry 4.0
Funding
Raised to date
$211.2MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
across 3 rounds
+5$150M · Series D
Announced Oct 2026 · from article date
Disclosed cumulative: $211.2M
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional rocket engine development cycles are lengthy and expensive, hindering rapid deployment of new aerospace and defense systems. Existing propulsion systems often lack the flexibility to adapt to evolving mission requirements, and accidental detonation risks pose safety concerns.
Solution
Firehawk Aerospace designs and manufactures hybrid rocket engines utilizing 3D-printed propellant to enhance combustion efficiency and reduce production costs. Their engines feature a streamlined design with significantly fewer parts, enabling rapid customization and a shorter development lifecycle. The company's additive manufacturing techniques allow for the creation of fuel grain topologies that promote higher regression rates and better combustion efficiency. Firehawk's hybrid rocket systems have zero TNT equivalency, virtually eliminating the risk of accidental detonation.
Target Audience
Firehawk Aerospace serves the defense and commercial space sectors, providing propulsion systems for offensive and defensive missions, as well as next-generation spaceflight applications.
Features
- Hybrid rocket engines utilizing 3D-printed propellant for enhanced combustion efficiency
- Streamlined engine design with a reduced number of parts for faster production and lower costs
- Additive manufacturing techniques enabling customizable fuel grain topologies
- Throttling capabilities supporting boost-glide-boost mission profiles, deep throttling, shutdowns, and restarts
- Rapid customization through advanced simulation and parametric design
- Zero TNT equivalency, virtually eliminating the risk of accidental detonations
- Scalable technology allowing for customization to any size and thrust profile