Harbinger Drives Deeper Into Defense With In-Q-Tel Backing

The investment and expansion into government and national security markets comes with the company's launch of Harbinger Praesidia, a new vertical focused on unmanned hybrid-electric ground vehicles for military applications.

TechNexus Venture Collaborative portfolio company Harbinger is moving deeper into defense with a new strategic investment from In-Q-Tel. The investment and expansion into government and national security markets comes with the company's launch of Harbinger Praesidia, a new vertical focused on unmanned hybrid-electric ground vehicles for military applications. The announcement comes alongside Harbinger's recent partnership with American Rheinmetall to develop next-generation robotics and uncrewed ground vehicles for military modernization efforts. Harbinger co-founder and CEO John Harris brings direct experience at the intersection of defense technology and hardware manufacturing, having previously led hardware engineering and manufacturing of Anduril's first product, the Sentry Tower. "The government needs robust vehicles that can support a wide range of use cases without forcing operators to compromise on payload, range, exportable power or durability," Harris said in a news release. "Our American designed, engineered and assembled vehicles fulfill this need while supporting domestic manufacturing capacity, which is itself a national security asset. At the same time, these unmanned vehicles are engineered to help keep soldiers out of harm's way without compromising on performance." In-Q-Tel, the not-for-profit strategic investor for the U.S. national security community, joined Harbinger as a strategic investor to support the company's expansion into government and defense markets, Sara Jones, Principal at IQT, explained. "Harbinger's vertically integrated vehicle platform brings together power generation, energy storage, mobility, and flexible configuration in a way that is highly extensible to emerging government and national security needs," Jones said. "Harbinger's combination of proven commercial vehicle technology and U.S.-based manufacturing aligns with the U.S. government's effort to leverage cost-effective commercial innovation for military use." That comme

By Jim Dallke at TechNexus Venture Collaborative