Built by a SOF Veteran. Engineered for the Warfighter.
SkyNet Defense Technologies LLC develops counter-UAS defense systems for military installations and critical infrastructure. Our system detects, classifies, tracks, and intercepts unmanned aerial threats — with response times no human operator can match.
Founded by a 100% service-connected SOF veteran, SkyNet was built from firsthand understanding of the threat landscape facing American forces and critical infrastructure. We hold 5 patent-pending claims covering core elements of our intercept architecture.
5
Patent-pending claims
$12.6B
C-UAS market by 2030
100%
Veteran-owned
Founder & CEO
James G. Zipen
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant · JSOC Special Missions Unit · Tampa Bay, FL
James Zipen brings nearly three decades of combined military and defense contractor experience to SkyNet Defense Technologies. A retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant with 20 years of service — including assignment to a JSOC Special Missions Unit — he is a recognized subject matter expert in unmanned systems threats who was pioneering counter-drone doctrine years before DoD-wide adoption.
Zipen served three consecutive contractor assignments supporting USSOCOM's counter-UAS mission, including roles as CENTCOM C-sUAS Team Lead and JSOC C-UxS Future Operations Lead. He has briefed assessments to the National Security Council, four-star commanders, U.S. Senators, and Members of Congress.
He holds a B.A.S. in Intelligence and Information Operations from The University of Arizona and is completing an M.S. in Entrepreneurship in Applied Technologies at the University of South Florida. He holds an active TS/SCI and is based in Tampa Bay, adjacent to USSOCOM headquarters at MacDill AFB.