General Atomics competitors and alternatives
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alion lists 10 companies most like General Atomics: Shield AI, DZYNE Technologies, Anduril Industries, Textron, AeroVironment, Mach Industries, Neros, Elbit Systems, GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin.
- General Atomics itself has 636 open roles on Alion.
- Of them, Lockheed Martin is hiring the most, with 4,201 open roles.
- Anduril Industries has raised the most venture funding on record: $6.3B.
- Open roles at Mach Industries rose the most: from 143 on Oct 12, 2026 to 179 now.
General Atomics and its competitors compared
Open roles are the postings Alion lists today; their change is shown only for career sites that state posting dates. Funding is the venture money on record. A dash means Alion holds no figure.
| Company | Open roles | Change | Raised | Last round | Lead investors | Employees | Headquarters | Main technologies | Hiring in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Atomics
This company
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636 | – | – | – | – | 5000+ | San Diego, United States | Verification & Validation, MBSE, MATLAB | United States, United Kingdom, India |
Shield AI
In common: Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing · Python, C++, MATLAB · headquarters in United States |
624 | +7%since Oct 12, 2026 | $735M | Series G $240M2024 | – | 1001-5000 | San Diego, United States | Python, C++, CI/CD | United States, Australia, United Kingdom +14 more |
DZYNE Technologies
In common: Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing · Python, C++, MATLAB · headquarters in United States |
58 | – | – | – | – | 501-1000 | Irvine, United States | AS9100, Python, Microsoft Excel | United States |
Anduril Industries
In common: Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing · Python, C++, MATLAB · headquarters in United States |
2,243 | +10%since Oct 12, 2026 | $6.3B | Series H $2.5B2024 | – | 5000+ | Costa Mesa, United States | Computer Vision, Sensor Fusion, Python | United States, Australia, United Kingdom +7 more |
Textron
In common: Defense Manufacturing, Military Drones · Python, C++, MATLAB · headquarters in United States |
431 | – | – | – | – | 5000+ | Providence, United States | GD&T, MATLAB, Python | United States, Canada, Germany +14 more |
AeroVironment
In common: Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing · Python, C++, MATLAB · headquarters in United States |
335 | – | – | – | – | 1001-5000 | Arlington, United States | Python, C++, Linux | United States, Mexico |
Mach Industries
In common: Defense Manufacturing, Military Drones · Python, C++, MATLAB · headquarters in United States |
179 | +25%since Oct 12, 2026 | $784.1M | Venture round $600M2026 | – | 201-500 | Huntington Beach, United States | Python, C++, MATLAB | United States |
Neros
In common: Defense Manufacturing, Military Drones · Python, C++, MATLAB · headquarters in United States |
106 | +8%since Oct 12, 2026 | $370.9M | Series C $250M2026 | Sequoia Capital, American Strategic | 201-500 | Torrance, United States | Python, Betaflight, SolidWorks | United States, Ukraine, United Kingdom |
Elbit Systems
In common: Defense Manufacturing, Military Drones · Python, C++, MATLAB |
320 | – | – | – | – | 5000+ | Haifa, Israel | Python, MATLAB, SolidWorks | Israel, Romania |
GE Aerospace
In common: Defense Manufacturing · Python, C++, MATLAB · headquarters in United States |
526 | – | – | – | – | 5000+ | Evendale, United States | Python, GD&T, Siemens NX | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore +18 more |
Lockheed Martin
In common: Defense Manufacturing · Python, C++, MATLAB · headquarters in United States |
4,201 | – | $1.4B | Venture round $1.2B2026 | – | 5000+ | Bethesda, United States | Python, C++, Linux | United States, United Kingdom, Argentina +7 more |
How the list is made
The list comes from Alion's similar-companies engine, the same one AI agents query through the Alion MCP server. A company ranks higher when it shares more of General Atomics's industry segments and is less spread over others, when its job postings name the same technologies, when it is headquartered in the same country and when its size is close. The list is rebuilt every week.
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