Booz Allen Invests in Firestorm Labs to Bolster Deterrence Capabilities in Indo-Pacific

By: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation via Business Wire

July 16, 2025 at 08:00 AM EDT

Ensuring cost-effective, mission-ready defense tech solutions to safeguard U.S. national security

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) today announced that its corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, has made a strategic investment in Firestorm Labs, Inc., an advanced additive manufacturing company that develops edge manufacturing units and unmanned aerial systems (UAS), such as 3D-printed military drones. With advanced capabilities to operate at the edge, these systems enable the U.S. military to maintain its dominance in critical regions like the Indo-Pacific by supporting warfighters with mission-critical tools directly on the battlefield.

Firestorm Labs manufactures modular, open-architecture UAS for rapid deployment in edge environments. By integrating intelligence and electronic warfare system capabilities into small, customizable, cost-effective solutions, Firestorm Labs develops essential technology to support U.S. missions in the most resource-constrained operating environments.

“As adversaries increasingly weaponize inexpensive, commercial off-the-shelf systems, the U.S. must reimagine defense manufacturing with speed at the forefront,” said Shands Pickett, senior vice president of defense technology and strategy at Booz Allen. “We invested in Firestorm Labs because we believe their effective, flexible, and low-cost unmanned aerial systems will help ensure the U.S. maintains the world’s strongest and most lethal warfighting force. We also believe their xCell technology has the potential to accelerate the delivery of critical mission effects in important regions like the Indo-Pacific.”

This Series A investment round will support Firestorm Labs’ xCell technology, which is a "factory-in-a-box" that can manufacture mission-specific components and materials within hours on the battlefield.

“Our partnership with Booz Allen strengthens our ability to meet the needs of warfighters at speed and scale,” said Dan Magy, CEO at Firestorm Labs. “We created our xCell platform to reduce production time, costs, and logistical constraints, so that the U.S. has reliable, mission-specific tools at the ready to ensure operations are as efficient and effective as possible.”

The investment reflects Booz Allen’s dedication to operational readiness and U.S. technological and defense leadership, supporting the acceleration of Firestorm Labs’ production capabilities to bring affordable, mission-critical technology directly to the battlefield.

"The next air strike will be delivered with lethal force printed on the edge, via low-cost, long-range attritable drone platforms that operate in a communication-denied environment. That’s why we’re investing in Firestorm," said Brian MacCarthy, managing partner at Booz Allen Ventures. "This investment underscores our mission to advance and partner with technology companies that give the U.S. a sustained competitive advantage."

Since its launch, Booz Allen’s $100 million corporate venture capital arm has made strategic investments in early-stage companies developing dual-use commercial technologies. Firestorm marks its 17th Ventures investment, with a diversified portfolio that includes Albedo, ConductorAI, Corsha, Credo AI, HiddenLayer, Hidden Level, Latent AI, Quindar, RAIC Labs (formerly Synthetaic), Reality Defender, Reveal Technology, Scout AI, Second Front (2F), SEEQC, Shift5, and Starfish Space.

Read more about Booz Allen Ventures and the firm’s AI defense capabilities.

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