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Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Company Led By Former Trump Acting SecDef Gets Seed Investment

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, July 24th, 2026

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Counter-Drone Company Led By Former Trump Acting SecDef Gets Seed Investment

Christopher Miller, CEO of FPF Defense. Photo: Defense Department

FPF Defense, a startup developing a counter-drone platform with kinetic interceptors to defeat Shahed-type threats, has received a strategic investment co-led by RSE Ventures and Ondas Holdings [ONDS]. The seed round is valued at $10 million. FPF is led by Christopher Miller, a retired Army Special Forces colonel who was acting secretary of defense in the final months of the first Trump administration. FPF has little information on its website but RSE and Ondas said the company is developing SmartFlak,…

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