{"title":"K2 Space vs Redwire: Platforms compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/k2-space-vs-redwire","comparison":"K2 Space ranks 22 on the Space 100 with a score of 81; Redwire ranks 28 with 79. K2 Space is ahead on progress and firepower. Redwire is ahead on deployment and commercials. Level on production, technology, positioning and leverage. K2 Space is based in Torrance, United States, Redwire in Jacksonville, United States. K2 Space: Established. Redwire: Established. K2 Space is named in 32 signals and Redwire in 83.","companies":[{"name":"K2 Space","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/k2-space","city":"Torrance","country":"United States","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"K2 Space is a US satellite maker executing a bigger-is-better thesis (its Gravitas demonstrator launched March 2026 with claimed most-powerful Hall thrusters in space, plus Mega- and 100kW Giga-class buses) from a Torrance factory designed for up to 100 large satellites a year. It has converted to anchor contracts: an SES initial tranche of 30 MEO satellites (its largest disclosed commercial win), buses for Anduril in the Golden Dome interceptor program, and a Space Force Protected Tactical Satcom bus role. It raised >$1B (a Series D in July 2026 at $6.8B, 2.3x in seven months) with >$1B in signed contracts; recognized revenue is estimated at 10-100m.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":22,"score":81,"tier":"member","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":10,"commercial":6,"deployment":7,"production":6,"technology":8},"why":"K2 Space designs and manufactures large satellite buses, including its Mega and planned Giga lines, for government and commercial spacecraft customers.","segment":"Platforms","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":32,"facts_total":42},{"name":"Redwire","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/redwire","city":"Jacksonville","country":"United States","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"positioning":"Redwire is a US space-infrastructure maker (NYSE:RDW) whose imaging and navigation technology flew on Artemis II (the first crewed Artemis mission), with FY25 revenue of $335.4M (+10%), FY26 guidance of $450-500M, and a record $498.1M backlog, though it is not yet profitable (a Q1-26 net loss of $85.5M). It is moving up the food chain as one of 14 vendors on the $1.8B Andromeda IDIQ and prime on DARPA's Otter VLEO spacecraft, while adding defense recurring orders through its Edge Autonomy UAS line. Its stock fell ~27% over the year on dilution and burn fears despite growth, embodying the sector's growth-versus-profitability tension.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Space","list":"Space 100","rank":28,"score":79,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":9,"firepower":6,"commercial":8,"deployment":10,"production":6,"technology":8},"why":"Seeker is Redwire’s space-rated camera and navigation-sensor line, sold to spacecraft and constellation builders for imaging and attitude determination.","segment":"Platforms","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft"},"signals_total":83,"facts_total":73}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}