Cluster Membership
Maven Scouts is inviting companies to participate in the Gulf South Defense Tech Cluster.
Why participate
Connect
Join a network of Gulf South companies working on defense and dual-use technology.
Collaborate
Meet mission owners, primes, universities, and fellow innovators across the region.
Grow
Get access to opportunities, events, and support to bring your technology to defense customers.
Dual-Use Technology Pillars · Tied to documented military and industrial demand
Counter-UAS & Installation Protection
Detection, identification, tracking, sensor fusion, C2, electronic warfare, defeat
Barksdale AFB · Fort Johnson · Meta Hyperion · Amazon Caddo–Bossier
Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems
Components, subsystems, sensors, comms, software, payloads: air, ground, maritime
Autonomous vessel production · offshore industrial testing
AI & Secure Computing
Applied AI, edge computing, predictive analytics, secure data processing
Louisiana AI and data-center corridor · Lumen · Meta Hyperion
Energy & Grid Resilience
Directed energy, microgrids, mobile power, storage, grid monitoring, cooling
Weapons Generation Facility · data centers · industrial continuity of operations
Advanced Manufacturing
Microelectronics, advanced materials, additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping
The reshoring core: returning production and repair to domestic, in-region sources
Maritime & Critical Infrastructure Security
Cybersecurity, OT protection, resilient comms, maritime domain awareness
Ports and shipyards · energy corridor · 16 DHS critical infrastructure sectors
Build the Gulf South's defense technology base with us.
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