Company evolves from open-source drone software to global defense solutionsAuterion has announced the close of a $130 million Series B funding round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The investment will accelerate the company’s push to deliver AI-enabled software for autonomous systems at scale, transforming how drones and other platforms are used in defense. From Open Source to Defense SoftwareAuterion began as a provider of open-source drone autopilot software, helping manufacturers and developers build flexible and cost-effective platforms. Over the past several years, however, the company has evolved into a defense software provider as the industry itself – and the war in Ukraine – has shifted. This represents the largest deployment of autonomous technology in the West to date, and a major scale-up from earlier efforts.