Vermeer

The company's primary business is providing advanced software and hardware solutions to the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and allied military forces. Its business model centers on securing government contracts, such as Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards and large-scale Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. A significant milestone was a $950 million ceiling IDIQ contract from the U.S. Air Force to support the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative. Vermeer has also participated in the Air Force Accelerator powered by Techstars, which was a transformative experience that expanded its focus beyond the film industry.

Vermeer's flagship product is a visualization and command and control platform that allows operators to plan, simulate, and control autonomous systems like drones and satellites using intuitive AR/VR interfaces. A key offering is its Visual Positioning System (VPS), which enables drones and other platforms to navigate accurately in environments where GPS is jammed, spoofed, or completely unavailable. The VPS works by streaming camera feeds to an onboard computer, which then matches the visual data in real-time to a pre-loaded 3D terrain map, making it a passive system that cannot be easily detected or disrupted. This technology is offered as both a hardware payload, the "VPS Box," and a software-only solution for existing systems. The platform is designed to reduce the friction between an operator's intent and a robotic system's actions, proving crucial for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.