Tycho.AI Timeline

Events

• 2026-05-28 - Contract Award - Tycho.AI secures $2 million AFRL TACFI contract to advance maritime autonomy in GPS-denied environments - The 18-month Tactical Funding Increase contract from AFRL supports Tycho.AI's TRIDENT program for resilient navigation and autonomous operations. The work covers overland and over-water autonomy in GPS-denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited… - source: globenewswire.com
• 2026-05-26 - Demonstration - Tycho.AI validates Halley VTOL UAS in C-UAS and one-way attack demonstrations at T-REX 26-2 - Tycho.AI completed 39 evaluated Halley test flights at T-REX 26-2, reaching 165 mph and a maximum flight distance of 35 kilometers. The demonstrations included an inert strike against a ground target and an aerial interception of a Shahed replica. The event… - source: globenewswire.com
• 2026-05-19 - Product Launch - Tycho.AI launches Halley high-speed Group 1 VTOL UAS - Halley is a Group 1 VTOL UAS designed for high-speed, low-altitude missions in denied and contested environments. The platform integrates Tycho.AI's Voyager hardware and software core for visual navigation and autonomous operation without GNSS or persistent… - source: tycho.ai
• 2026-01-29 - Market Signal - Tycho.AI achieves Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace awardable status for Voyager - The Department of War CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace classified Tycho.AI as awardable for U.S. military operations. The classification is tied to Voyager, Tycho.AI's hardware and software autonomy stack for GNSS-denied and communications-contested… - source: tycho.ai
• 2025-10-07 - Funding - Tycho.AI raises $10 million Series A to scale resilient UAV autonomy - FirstMark led the round, with additional investment from seed investor Pillar VC. The funding supports product development, engineering and capture team expansion, flight testing, integration, and government deployment growth. The announcement also named… - source: tycho.ai
• 2025-07-14 - Contract Award - Tycho AI receives 2025 SBIR award for cognitive terrain flight assistance - The SBIR award covers cognitive terrain flight assistance for high-speed, low-altitude autonomous flight without GPS reliance. The Phase I work includes high-fidelity terrain capture and simulation preparation for cognitive learning. The award schedule lists… - source: sbir.gov