# Aeon

> Aeon is an Austin-area defense manufacturer building low-cost, software-defined tactical missiles for U.S. and allied forces. Its flagship Zeus system is a modular, shoulder- or platform-launched guided mini-missile with swappable payloads, paired with ODIN autonomous targeting software. By vertically integrating propellant, rocket motors, fuzes and flight computers and leaning on 3D printing and AI-assisted production, Aeon aims to field precision weapons at a fraction of the traditional cost - tens of thousands of dollars per unit rather than hundreds of thousands to millions.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States (relocating HQ and manufacturing to Cedar Park, Texas)
- **Founders:** Naweed Tahmas (Co-Founder & CEO (U.S. Navy veteran; Forbes 30 Under 30)), Joe Cieslik (Co-Founder & COO)
- **Team size:** ~86 employees (2026); plans to reach ~135 by 2030 with the Cedar Park expansion
- **Products:** Zeus, ODIN
- **Notable:** Completed a live-fire test of the Zeus missile for the U.S. Army, Raised roughly $18.6M in seed funding from firms including Quiet Capital, Silent Ventures and 1789 Capital, Built a fully vertically integrated missile - designing its own propellant, rocket motors, fuzes and flight computers in-house

## Products & services

- **Zeus** — A lightweight, modular, software-defined guided tactical missile ('mini-missile') that can be launched from the shoulder, aerial or vehicle platforms. Features swappable anti-personnel and anti-armor payloads, persistent target tracking, low-signature (reduced-smoke) propellant, a nose-mounted camera and a simplified smartphone-style targeting interface. Targets a unit cost of tens of thousands of dollars, potentially as low as ~$10,000.
- **ODIN** — Autonomous targeting software that powers Zeus - offering automatic and manual targeting modes, automatic threat identification and lock-on, target reacquisition and multi-target engagement, delivered on ruggedized hardware with rapid, field-deployable software updates.

## Achievements

- Completed a live-fire test of the Zeus missile for the U.S. Army
- Raised roughly $18.6M in seed funding from firms including Quiet Capital, Silent Ventures and 1789 Capital
- Built a fully vertically integrated missile - designing its own propellant, rocket motors, fuzes and flight computers in-house
- Signed strategic partnerships with X-Bow Systems and Global Technical Systems within two years of founding
- CEO Naweed Tahmas named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list
- Secured a Cedar Park HQ/manufacturing deal representing an $8.5M investment and 135 planned jobs

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Announced relocation of headquarters and manufacturing to Cedar Park, Texas - an $8.5M investment expected to create at least 135 jobs by 2030.
- **2025-12** — Announced partnership with X-Bow Systems for tactical missile / solid-rocket-motor development and production.
- **2025-09** — Confirmed collaboration with X-Bow Systems on Zeus SRM production via an MOU signed at the Fed Supernova event.
- **2025** — Partnered with Global Technical Systems (GTS) on new warhead designs for Zeus and co-production of a low-cost cruise missile.
- **2025** — Completed a live-fire test of the Zeus missile for the U.S. Army.

## Links

- Website: https://aeonindustrial.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aeoninc

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Last updated: 2026-07-07