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STANCHION
ABOUT STANCHION · SDVOSB

Built by Veterans, for Veterans.

Stanchion is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. We've carried the gear, so we build the kind we wanted when it counted: simple to field, hard to break, and sourced from parts we can trace.

USMC · 2008
TODAY

David · FounderU.S. MARINE CORPS VETERAN

DESIGN PRINCIPLE

We build systems based on survivability.

Of the operator first, then the system, then the supply chain behind it.

01Protect the operatorConcealment, cover and early warning come before payload.
02Assume it gets hitModular, field-repairable, and still useful when a part fails.
03Assume the link dropsSystems keep working when GPS and comms are degraded.
04Trust the supply chainBlue List parts, so a fielded system can be repaired and rebuilt.
WHY WE DO THIS

We just love drones + robots.

The mission is serious. The work is also the most fun we've ever had: building small machines that keep people out of harm's way.

MESA, ARIZONA · HQ

Business development, program management and engineering

Near MAC Southwest and the Arizona Office of Defense Innovation. Flight-test weather all year and an established aerospace supply base. Stanchion Mesa Manufacturing is being built in Mesa's Opportunity / Military Zone, with a program kick-off targeted for 2027.

MICHIGAN · TEST & MANUFACTURING

Integration bench and test operations

Near the National All-Domain Warfighting Center at Camp Grayling and Alpena, with the Northern Strike exercise cycle and cold-weather qualification.