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Communications & Marketing Agency
for Defense-Tech startups
Communications & Marketing Agency
for Defense-Tech startups
Communications & Marketing Agency
for Defense-Tech startups
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In defense tech, a superior prototype is not enough. Without the right messaging to program offices, primes, investors, and policymakers, it will never become a contract.
LKI specializes in compliant marketing, communications, and crisis management for government buyers, DefenseTech investors, and the civilians.
In defense tech, a superior prototype is not enough. Without the right messaging to program offices, primes, investors, and policymakers, it will never become a contract.
LKI specializes in compliant marketing, communications, and crisis management for government buyers, DefenseTech investors, and the civilians.
In defense tech, a superior prototype is not enough. Without the right messaging to program offices, primes, investors, and policymakers, it will never become a contract.
LKI specializes in compliant marketing, communications, and crisis management for government buyers, DefenseTech investors, and the civilians.
Who we work with

01
Autonomous systems & robotics
We partner with the teams building uncrewed platforms across air, ground, sea, and subsurface that have proven their technology and are ready to scale from prototype into programs of record and serious capital. From tactical drones and loitering munitions to autonomous ground robots and maritime vehicles.
02
Defense software, AI & intelligence
03
Hardware, weapons & force protection
Building something in a defense category that doesn't fit any of these?
LKI reserves a handful of spots each year for founders with radically innovative ideas who need help breaking through the noise.

01
Autonomous systems & robotics
We partner with the teams building uncrewed platforms across air, ground, sea, and subsurface that have proven their technology and are ready to scale from prototype into programs of record and serious capital. From tactical drones and loitering munitions to autonomous ground robots and maritime vehicles.
02
Defense software, AI & intelligence
03
Hardware, weapons & force protection
Want to develop brand identity / design a product in a category that doesn’t fit any of these?
Building something in a defense category that doesn't fit any of these?
Building something in a defense category that doesn't fit any of these?
LKI reserves a handful of spots each year for founders with radically innovative ideas who need help breaking through the noise.
LKI reserves a handful of spots each year for founders with radically innovative ideas who need help breaking through the noise.
Retail Web3 businesses
Autonomous systems & robotics
01
From strategy to execution, we create authentic brand experiences that connect with your audience and foster lasting relationships
We partner with the teams building uncrewed platforms across air, ground, sea, and subsurface that have proven their technology and are ready to scale from prototype into programs of record and serious capital. From tactical drones and loitering munitions to autonomous ground robots and maritime vehicles.

Projects bridging TradFi primitives on-chain
Defense software, AI & intelligence
02

We help teams building between legacy finance and on-chain infrastructure find and close their first institutional buyers - banks, funds, and exchanges who need exactly what you’ve built but don’t know you exist yet.
We partner with the companies building the software-defined battlefield that have the technical substance to lead but need the narrative and visibility to win over sophisticated buyers and investors. AI command-and-control, autonomous intelligence and geospatial analysis, sensor fusion, and space-based ISR.
Foundations
Hardware, weapons & force protection
03

We work with Top-100 CMC projects that have lost their commercial edge and want to grow in the new market realities. LKI helps identify a specific use case for them, build the institutional narrative around it, and go-to-market in a defined market.
We partner with the engineers building next-generation kinetic and defensive systems - hypersonic effectors, low-cost interceptors, counter-drone platforms, and advanced munitions.
Marketing & communications services for DefenseTech startups
Marketing & communications services for DefenseTech startups
01
Government / buyer communications
DoD & agency credibility: Messaging to program offices, DIU, AFWERX, SOCOM that emphasizes track record and TRL maturity over branding.
Prime contractor positioning: Becoming a trusted subcontractor/supplier to Lockheed, RTX, Northrop, Anduril.
Program-of-record positioning: Communicating readiness to move from prototype/OTA/SBIR to sustained procurement.
Congressional & policy comms: Messaging to appropriators, staffers, and think tanks who shape budgets.
02
Investor communications
03
Public relations
01
Government / buyer communications
DoD & agency credibility: Messaging to program offices, DIU, AFWERX, SOCOM that emphasizes track record and TRL maturity over branding.
Prime contractor positioning: Becoming a trusted subcontractor/supplier to Lockheed, RTX, Northrop, Anduril.
Program-of-record positioning: Communicating readiness to move from prototype/OTA/SBIR to sustained procurement.
Congressional & policy comms: Messaging to appropriators, staffers, and think tanks who shape budgets.
02
Investor communications
03
Public relations
77%
60%
of B2B buyers say they're more likely to buy from a company whose leadership is visible on social media
of federal procurement decisions are influenced by a vendor’s digital presence and established brand recognition
60%
70%+
of global B2B decision-makers and C-suite leaders say they are even willing to pay a premium for organizations that provide valuable thought leadership.
of federal buyers conduct online research to vet potential vendors before engaging
48%
67%
of decision-makers say thought leadership content directly led them to award business to a company they hadn't previously considered
of government buyers find new vendors through company websites
60%
of federal procurement
decisions are influenced by a vendor’s digital presence and established brand recognition
70%+
of federal buyers
conduct online research to vet potential vendors before engaging
67%
of government buyers
find new vendors through company websites
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Become our next success story.
Based on 200 ratings on
Featured customers
4.8/5
Trustpilot
4.5/5
LKI offices
86-90 Paul Street, 3rd Floor,
EC2A 4NE, London, UK
Etihad Airways Centre,
5th Floor, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Copyright ©2026 LKI Consulting. All rights reserved.

Become our next success story.
Based on 200 ratings on
Featured customers
4.8/5
Trustpilot
4.5/5
LKI offices
86-90 Paul Street, 3rd Floor,
EC2A 4NE, London, UK
Etihad Airways Centre,
5th Floor, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Copyright ©2026 LKI Consulting. All rights reserved.

Become our next success story.
Based on 200 ratings on
Featured customers
4.8/5
Trustpilot
4.5/5
LKI offices
86-90 Paul Street, 3rd Floor,
EC2A 4NE, London, UK
Copyright ©2026 LKI Consulting.
All rights reserved.


Become our next success story.
Based on 200 ratings on
Featured customers
4.8/5
Trustpilot
4.5/5
LKI offices
86-90 Paul Street, 3rd Floor,
EC2A 4NE, London, UK
Etihad Airways Centre,
5th Floor, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Copyright ©2026 LKI Consulting. All rights reserved.