How Defense Unicorns Modernizes DoD Tactical Software Delivery
Making Software a Strategic Deterrent Through Tactical Edge Deployments
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Mar. 19, 2025 PRNewswire - Today, Defense Unicorns, a veteran-owned defense tech startup, announced UDS Tactical Edge - an extension of their defense-focused software platform Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS), that simplifies software delivery to tactical edge systems anywhere in the world.
Modern weapons depend on software, but delivering new software and updates to front-line systems presents unique challenges. Unlike elastic cloud-computing environments, forward-deployed systems are often resource-constrained with finite onboard computational power and forced to operate in semi-disconnected or airgap networks. Additionally, weapon systems are typically managed by military service members who are trained in warfighting - not IT support and platform technology.
These factors make updating software baselines of critical defense systems extremely challenging. Most systems only see software updates once a year or less. This is especially true for the most critical systems, which tend to view software updates as high impact events likely to result in mission downtime.
However, as the nature of war has shifted to become more data, AI, and ultimately software driven, the need for critical defense systems to update their software baselines more rapidly, and without any mission downtime, has emerged.
UDS Tactical Edge makes deploying mission-critical software to any edge system as simple as installing an app on your phone. UDS was built from the ground up, specifically to serve defense systems. It is secure, compliant, works in degraded, denied, and airgap environments. And now with UDS Tactical Edge, it can help install mission software with a simple press of a button.
"At Defense Unicorns, we are on a mission to make software a strategic deterrent," said Rob Slaughter, CEO of Defense Unicorns. "That means every weapon system needs to have the ability to update on demand, in minutes, rather than in months or years. In future engagements, your software OODA loop will ultimately determine who wins and who loses. The nation with the ability to update their software the fastest has a significant warfighting advantage."
Whether your mission system is on land, sea, space, or cyberspace, organizations interested in using UDS Tactical Edge to deploy software to their systems should contact Defense Unicorns to discuss your mission's unique requirements.
For more information or to book a demonstration, contact Defense Unicorns at hello@defenseunicorns.com
About Defense Unicorns
Defense Unicorns is a veteran-owned defense tech startup founded in 2021 to make software a strategic deterrent for the U.S. Department of Defense. We build innovative technical solutions to securely develop and deploy mission software across cloud, on-premises, and tactical edge environments. Defense Unicorns is trusted by the most critical systems in the world, including the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, and Space Force. For more information, visit www.defenseunicorns.com
