Making Software a Strategic Deterrent
Warfighters win when their software moves faster than the threat. That means updates in minutes, not months: CVE-free, compliant, and reliable in air-gapped and DDIL environments. Defense Unicorns delivers that speed and certainty, accelerating the OODA Loop so adversaries hesitate to even engage.
Adopt Innovation Without Delay
Trust a Secure,
Validated Supply Chain
Equip Warfighters With The Latest Tools
Veteran-Founded. Mission-Driven.
Our veteran founders experienced firsthand the challenges of modernizing mission software within the DoD. They built Defense Unicorns to solve these problems with speed, confidence, and innovation. Today, our team of 100+ engineers—many with direct DoD experience—brings deep technical expertise and an intimate understanding of the mission.
Co-Founder & CEO
Rob founded Defense Unicorns after a career in the U.S. Air Force leading work in space vehicles, computer vision, and future capabilities. As Director of Platform One, he helped transform how the DoD builds and delivers software at scale. With a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics, Rob brings technical depth and mission experience to guide our vision and strategy.
Co-Founder & CTO
Jeff McCoy is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Defense Unicorns. He sets the company’s technical direction and product strategy for secure, mission-critical software, partnering with government and industry to advance modern software delivery and DevSecOps across the Department of Defense. A former active-duty Airman with 18+ years who later served as a senior civilian (NH-IV), Jeff led teams in SATCOM, RF transmission, communications planning, and network engineering, taught tactical cyber systems as a CCAF instructor, and helped launch Kessel Run, DDS Rogue Squadron, SpaceCAMP, and Platform One. At Defense Unicorns, he has led development of Zarf, Pepr, and the Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS) ecosystem. Zarf was donated to the OpenSSF and is now used worldwide in aircraft, submarines, space systems, and security screening systems.
Co-Founder
Andrew has spent his career engineering solutions for defense and national security. From SpaceCAMP to Platform One to Defense Unicorns, he has been at the center of modernizing DoD software delivery. Today, he ensures UDS continues to evolve as a product that truly serves the mission.
I spent two decades in the Air Force watching technology struggle to keep up—especially when it came to delivering updates in airgapped environments. We built Defense Unicorns to fix that.
Built on Values That Matter
At Defense Unicorns, our values aren’t words on a wall — they’re how we operate under pressure. We move fast without breaking trust, lead with integrity, and deliver real capability to the warfighter. This is the culture that drives us to innovate with impact, serve before self, and take ownership of every outcome — making software a true strategic deterrent.
Are Mission Driven
Take Extreme Ownership
Innovate to Impact
Faster, Smarter, and Safer With Open Source
Open source contributions are foundational to our mission. We are proud to have donated significant work to the DevSecOps and Kubernetes communities.
