The Opportunity
Accelerator Alley provides a unique opportunity for small businesses and startups to enter the special operations market. This program is designed for companies with fewer than 250 employees and little to no current SOF sales.
Hosted within the Special Air Warfare Symposium (SAWS), Accelerator Alley offers emerging innovators the chance to directly engage with members of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), senior leaders, and industry decision-makers.
Organizations will be selected to receive tabletop display space, offering a high-visibility platform to showcase new technologies and concepts that align with AFSOC capability priorities.
AFSOC Areas of Interest: View the most current document on SAM.gov
The When & Where
📌 WHERE:
Outside Exhibit Hall
Destin–Fort Walton Beach Convention Center
🕓 VISIT BOOTH:
Wednesday, 11 FEB, 0730 – 1630
Thursday, 12 FEB, 0730 – 1630
👥 PRESENTING:
Wednesday, 11 FEB, 1145 – 1215
- AZAK
- Chariot Defense
- Ci-pher
- Gambit Defense
- Kinnami Software Corporation
- Lastwall
👥 PRESENTING:
Thursday, 12 FEB, 1200 – 1230
- Orkid Tech
- Paratus AI
- Pryon Inc
- Roke USA
- Sorcerer
(Schedule subject to change and will be finalized with selection announcements.)
Exhibiting Companies
AZAK
AZAK’s patented self-propelled wheel integrates the entire electric drivetrain within the wheel itself. This modular system enables lightweight, high-torque vehicles with an unrivaled payload-to-weight ratio. Rapidly deployable and packable, it allows for tool-less assembly and mission-tailored configurations (2, 4, or 6-wheel) across the most demanding terrains.
Strike & Mobility
Chariot Defense
Chariot Defense builds next-generation battlefield power infrastructure. Their transportable 4kW and 35kW systems can be used as hybrids to support a wide range of battlefield equipment and unmanned systems.
Sensing & Intelligence
Gambit Defense
Gambit delivers multi-domain collaborative behavior based intelligence for the SOF operator. Once implemented, Operators in the field will be able to assign tasks to their robotic systems just as they would a human. They define the operating area, upload the desired behavior (patrol, terminate, decoy, etc), and then press go. It’s that simple. The behavior lives at the edge.
Autonomy, AI & Targeting
Kinnami Software Corporation
Kinnami’s AmiShare platform provides zero-trust data management for SOF and contested environments, securing and synchronizing mission data across diverse platforms even under degraded or denied communications.
Communication & Networking
Sensing & Intelligence
Lastwall
Lastwall’s IDCommand provides zero-trust, phishing-resistant authentication for mission-critical operations. Delivering post-quantum-resilient identity assurance across cloud and tactical environments, securing access for operators in austere or contested conditions.
Cyber & Information Operations Communication & Networking
Orkid builds SATCOM-enabled, runway-independent VTOL drones for ISR and communications. Our long-endurance platforms provide SOF units with real-time, global connectivity in remote environments beyond line of sight.
Communication & Networking
Sensing & Intelligence
Paratus AI
Paratus is an AI workspace for military readiness. It encodes data and institutional knowledge into expert agents that automate tasks and surface answers, driving action to maintain 24/7 readiness.
Autonomy, AI & Targeting
Training & Operational Prep
Pryon Inc
Pryon provides a trusted path for implementing enterprise generative AI. Its platform enables rapid deployment of business-critical applications using industry-leading ingestion and retrieval, accessible via API for cloud or on-premises.
Autonomy, AI & Targeting
Sensing & Intelligence
Roke USA
Roke USA develops low-SWaP Electronic Warfare sensors for COMINT and ELINT. Their software-defined systems use COTS hardware and ML engines to automatically detect, classify, and geolocate signals in the field.
Sensing & Intelligence
Autonomy, AI & Targeting
Sorcerer
Sorcerer is deploying a global network of persistent airborne sensors to fuel advanced weather forecasting.
Sensing & Intelligence
Communication & Networking