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What competes with ION?
The defense models that compete with ION from D-Orbit, ranked by verified deployment count on the DEPLOY registry. ION itself has 3 verified deployments.
| # | Model | Maker | Environment | Maturity | Deployments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) | Lockheed Martin | — | production | 3 |
| 2 | AZAK S26 UGV | ZeroAlpha Solutions | outdoor | pilot | 2 |
| 3 | Blackswan Autonomy Suite | Blackswan Space | — | commercial | 2 |
| 4 | Jackal | True Anomaly | — | pilot | 2 |
| 5 | Pulsar | Xona Space Systems | — | pilot | 2 |
| 6 | STEED | Hendrick Technical Solutions | outdoor | pilot | 2 |
| 7 | Sensus UGV | ISS Aerospace | outdoor | pilot | 2 |
| 8 | xRift Autonomous ATV | SteerAI | outdoor | pilot | 2 |
| 9 | Air Defense System | Singularity | airspace | prototype | 1 |
| 10 | CUTLASS UGV | Northrop Grumman | — | production | 1 |
| 11 | NOMAD | Hendrick Technical Solutions | outdoor | pilot | 1 |
| 12 | Arc | Inversion Space | — | prototype | 0 |
| 13 | Atomos OTV | Atomos Space | — | prototype | 0 |
| 14 | B5 Lunar Lander | Ceres Robotics | — | prototype | 0 |
| 15 | CR3 Rover | Ceres Robotics | — | prototype | 0 |
Rebuilt every 15 minutes. Competitor set: same form_factor, reviewStatus=reviewed, top 15 by verified deployment count. This page only renders for models with at least 3 verified deployments and 3 same-segment peers; thinner models fall to a 404 rather than an empty ranking. See the full ION record for specs, brains, incidents, and supply chain.