[NEWS]Isengard is in Y Combinator - Summer 2026UNCLASSIFIED // CUI

AI WEAPONS
OF MASS PRODUCTION.

Combat-proven, AI-powered precision munitions. From short-range anti-tank to unmanned combat aircraft.

Flagship · Freedom Fighter

XQ 770

XQ 770 Freedom Fighter, top view

The thesis

Mass production.

Modern warfare needs thousands of precision systems, not hundreds. Every airframe is built for it - tool-less assembly, low-specialization labor, distributed across allied territory.

Thousands/mo
Target output
6
Systems in the line
Test flight // Middle East theatre

Sovereign autonomy

It flies and strikes without GPS.

A vertically integrated stack - AES-256 encrypted datalink, visual navigation and AI targeting that hold precision in GNSS-denied, jammed environments.

AES-256
Encrypted link
GNSS-denied
Navigation

Propulsion

TJ 100 turbojet.

Combat-tested propulsion for scalable strike systems - qualified, fielded, and ready for rate production.

1,000 N
Thrust
TRL 9
Maturity

The strike line

One family. Every range.

A continuous portfolio of guided strike systems on shared autonomy and one supply chain.

Field status // Operating today on the Ukrainian front against Russian forces.
Second combat theatre: ██████

AQV 114 Manhack

AQV 114

Manhack

Short-range anti-tank

AQ 101 Deleter

AQ 101

Deleter

Mid-range attack UAV

XQ 500 Jody

XQ 500

Jody

Jet deep-strike

XQ 600 Heretic

XQ 600

Heretic

Deep-strike UAV

AQ 1 Ace

AQ 1

Ace

Compact high-speed UAV

XQ 770 Freedom Fighter

XQ 770

Freedom Fighter

Unmanned combat aircraft

XQ 770 Freedom Fighter, front view

Cost

A lower cost per effect.

Built on a proven jet architecture and engineered for mass production - a fraction of the unit cost of comparable jet-class UAS.

XQ 770 Freedom Fighter, side view

Scale

Built for arsenal-scale output.

Designed for distributed assembly and rate production - thousands of systems across allied territory, not dozens.

Forged in combat

Built in the war that is defining the future of defense.

Operating today on the Ukrainian front against Russian forces - every system is shaped by the fight it was made for.

Arsenals of Democracy

Manufacturing across allied territory.

Design and manufacturing integrated in-house - production placed close to the fight.

St. Petersburg facilityUnited States

United States · Q2 2026

St. Petersburg, Florida

10,127 sq ft
Facility
941 m²
American production cell
Warsaw facilityPoland

Poland

Warsaw

8,073 sq ft
Facility
750 m²
European production cell

Backed by

Mission-aligned capital.

Isengard is backed by Y Combinator, Serra-de Estrela Investments Ltd, and Balmoral.

Team

Operators and builders.

Francisco Serra-Martins

Francisco Serra-Martins

Co-founder · CEO

Defense engineering and rate production.

Name withheld

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Co-founder · CTO

Autonomy, propulsion and systems.

Name withheld

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Co-founder · CIO

Capital and allied partnerships.

Name withheld

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Co-founder · Manufacturing

Frontline production and field doctrine.

Work with Isengard

Schedule a briefing.

See the strike line, the autonomy stack, and the production plan. Briefings are available to allied governments, primes, and qualified partners.