What it is

Rebellion is a defense technology company that has issued press releases from Washington, DC. Its website now presents the company as Rebellion Industries, also branded Rebellion Defense, with the stated goal of protecting critical assets, both commercial and military. The company argues that cheap consumer drones can now disrupt key infrastructure, and that the first problem to solve is perception: seeing a threat early enough to respond. Shu Chowdhury is listed as Founder and CEO on the current site. Earlier releases, such as the 2024 Project Overmatch announcement, named Ben FitzGerald as CEO and described the company as building software that helps mission-critical organizations stay ahead of emerging threats.

Products

The company groups its products into three stages: sense, predict and defy.

  • ARGUS is a miniature, multi-band AESA radar that the company says can detect drones, hypersonics, sea states and weather.
  • Spectrum is listed as a sensing product that detects and tracks threats in the airspace above an asset and, at maritime sites, in the surrounding waters.
  • PRISM is a track fusion module that combines data from several sensors into one picture and uses AI to isolate anomalies and predict threats.
  • IRIS, Status and Hades sit in the defy stage, which covers alerts, situational awareness, courses of action and command and control of effectors.
  • RBLN-OS is described as an intelligence shield that combines radar, AI fusion and operational software and support.

Who it works with

The site names data centers, power grids and maritime operations such as oil rigs as the kinds of assets it aims to protect. Its news section points to work with the U.S. Navy, including a 2024 subcontract under Fuse to support the Navy's Project Overmatch, a 2025 expansion of a Navy contract focused on target recognition, and designation as an awardable vendor on the Chief Digital and AI Office's Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.

How to engage

Rebellion does not publish pricing or a public sales process. Operators, partners and other organizations can use the contact form to request a demo or send a general inquiry. The company also maintains a LinkedIn page, which is a practical place to watch for company news and open roles.

Why it matters in the DMV ecosystem

Rebellion is one of several DC-area technology companies selling directly into national security customers. For founders building dual-use or defense technology in the region, its path offers a useful reference point: subcontracting to a prime on a Navy program, getting listed on a Pentagon procurement marketplace, and then broadening from software into hardware such as radar aimed at both military and commercial infrastructure buyers.