Startup bags $7M to build drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack systems

The Register
Aug 29, 2026, 6:15 am104 ptsTrending
A defense startup has raised $7 million to develop its counter-drone system that uses small interceptors to defend against swarms of FPV (First-Person View) drone swarms, the kind causing heavy battlefield casualties in Ukraine. San Francisco-based Mara says it has secured the funding to bring its Spike drone…

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