Kestrel Defense Systems
Kestrel Defense Systems Inc.
Kestrel Defense Systems builds a kinetic counter-UAS interceptor and a one-way aircraft that navigates without GPS, for airspace where radio and satellite signals are denied. Both aircraft have flown.
kestrelds.com · Ventura, CA
Funding event
The round itself, as filedInferred stagePre-seed
Sold of offered$20K of $120K
Filed2026-11-10
Days since filing3
- Exemption claimed
- Rule 506(b)
- First-ever Form D
- Yes
- Date of first sale
- 2026-10-27
Investors
No investors named: Form D does not list them
Officers on the filing
Names and roles as filed; addresses are never stored- Aidan John Patrick MoranExecutive Officer · Director
- Matthew David HantkeExecutive Officer · Director
- Gary Steven JenningsDirector
- Owen CaldwellExecutive Officer
Health flags
Three flags, each with the raw inputs behind it · as of 2026-11-13UndersubscribedNot flagged$20K of $120K sold0.6 months since first sale
Prior raiseNot flaggedPrior raise not known—
AmendedNot flaggedNo amendmentNo D/A on file
Open roles
On the employer's own careers page · checked 2026-11-132
Pre-posting windowNot enough dataShown once this sector and stage have 20 observed lags from filing to first posting.
- GNC / Flight Software EngineerNOV 13Ventura, CA · Full-time · open 0 days
- Perception / Computer Vision EngineerNOV 13Ventura, CA · Full-time · open 0 days
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