Allen Control Systems Secures $200M for Bullfrog Autonomous Weapon Station

The Robot Report — allen Control Systems’ Bullfrog uses AI models to target drones or other threats. |

This puts the company’s valuation at $2.2 billion, Allen Control Systems (ACS) claimed. ACS will use the funding to scale manufacturing and accelerate deployment of its autonomous weapon station, Bullfrog, for the United States and allied militaries. The company also plans to develop new product lines. Bullfrog is a lightweight, low-power autonomous weapon station that combines AI, computer vision, and precision robotics. ACS said it designed Bullfrog to detect, identify, and neutralize enemy unmanned systems. The company claimed Bullfrog excels in both on-the-move operations and the protection of high-value targets like power substations. The system is capable of engaging group 1-3 UAs, and it offers both autonomous and semi-autonomous modes. “Drone threats are growing faster than traditional air defense systems can meet them. Today, we are at risk of a catastrophic strike both abroad and at home,” said Mike Wior, co-founder and CEO of ACS. “Bullfrog provides governments with a scalable and affordable solution that leverages our nearly unlimited supply of bullets all over the world, compared to scarce and expensive missiles and interceptors. This funding helps us scale production to meet the urgent demand from the U.S. and allied partners.” Smash Capital led the round. Existing investors Craft Ventures, Rally Ventures, Inspired Capital, Litquidity, Forum Ventures, and others also participated in the round.  ACS sees early success with Bullfrog ACS has received contracts through Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and allied military customers, and Bullfrog is already deployed with the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy.