The company is headquartered in L.A. but partners closely with Norwegian arms-maker Nammo, which provides the anti-tank warheads and a range for live-fire testing.
The first of a new line of Heaviside Industries loitering munitions will be unveiled at the Association of the United States Army’s annual conference on 12 October, an executive told Janes.
Drones and interceptors are dominating the AUSA show floor — and Heaviside’s Tyr, the first in its line of precision munitions, leads Axios’s round-up of what stood out on day one.
Heaviside Industries has unveiled its new Tyr loitering munition at AUSA 2026 in Washington, DC, joining a growing field of manufacturers seeking to capitalise on billions of dollars in anticipated military spending.
A newcomer in the military world, California-based Heaviside Industries unveils at AUSA its Tyr, a miniaturised fixed-wing loitering munition which can carry four different types of warheads at 40 km distance, providing low echelon formations a medium-range indirect hit capacity.
Heaviside Industries made a splash on the small-and-speedy side of the ball at AUSA, unveiling Tyr, a 5-pound loitering munition built to be a man-portable “tank killer” — the first in its line of precision munitions.
The AI-guided drone has undergone trials in Ukraine and sub-zero Arctic conditions, carrying a specialized Nammo warhead designed to destroy Russian main battle tanks.
Heaviside Industries showcased its TYR loitering munition for the first time in the United States. At AUSA, Zona Militar had an exclusive interview with company president Nils Haagenrud.
Heaviside Industries introduced its TYR loitering munition at the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C., saying the portable weapon can defeat targets including main battle tanks.
Heaviside has introduced TYR, a lightweight fixed-wing loitering munition system. Live-fire trials are complete, and the company reports US defence contracts, but quantities and delivery dates remain undisclosed.
Not exactly a start-up but certainly a relative newcomer to the defence industrial scene, California-based Heaviside Industries is unveiling the TYR — “a five-pound tank killer” according to a 12 October release — at AUSA 2026 in Washington this week.
At AUSA, US-Norwegian startup Heaviside debuted Tyr, a man-portable fixed-wing loitering munition with Nammo warheads, a 150-mph top speed and comms-denied behaviors. It marks the company’s jump from drone-detecting RF sensors to a lethal anti-tank weapon.
Heaviside Industries on Monday unveiled its first precision strike weapon, TYR, a man-portable, fixed-wing loitering munition that can be tailored for anti-armor and anti-personnel applications and is designed to meet requirements for different U.S. services.
Heaviside Industries hat auf der AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington die TYR-Loitering Munition vorgestellt. Die miniaturisierte Waffe wiegt nur etwas mehr als zwei Kilogramm und soll auch gegen Hauptkampfpanzer wirksam sein.
A few short weeks after raising a $60M Series B at a $600M valuation, Heaviside is showing no signs of slowing down. The Army is snapping up Heaviside's passive RF spectrum analyzer, called MOTH.
The Series B was led by Felicis. Other backers include Hedosophia and Menlo Ventures. The startup is now valued at $600 million.
Heaviside Industries, a startup developing precision munitions, on Wednesday said it has raised $60 million in a Series B round, three months after the company emerged from stealth.
Heaviside Industries has raised $60 million in Series B financing at a $600 million valuation and formed a strategic partnership with Nammo to support production of its multi-domain precision munitions platforms.
Welp, they’ve gone and done it again. This morning, precision munitions startup Heaviside announced that it’s raised a $60M Series B at a $600M valuation just three months after emerging from stealth with a $28M Series A.
Heaviside Industries has emerged from stealth with $28M in Series A funding led by Interlagos to scale autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied forces in contested environments.
Heaviside Industries Inc., a California-based military hardware manufacturer and federal contractor founded in 2024, is rapidly emerging as an innovative force in the defense and industrial manufacturing sectors.