# Firehawk Defense raises $150M Series D led by Advent International

> Firehawk Defense, based in United States, has raised $150M in a Series D led by Advent International and Rochefort Asset Management, announced on 28 October...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/firehawk-defense-series-d-2026-10 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Raised **$150M** 6 sources reported it

Stage **Series D** first round on record

Investors **2** 2 named as lead

Where **US** United States

Aerospace & Space Defence Tech Manufacturing

## How big is it?

Against every equity round we recorded in the twelve months to 28 October 2026. Ranks count companies, so the same raise reported twice is counted once.

**#337** equity round of the last twelve months

**#48** Series D of 99 in that time

**#217** round in United States, of 1,289

This round **$150M**

Median Series D **$150M**

1.0 times the median Series D of the last twelve months.

## Who invested

- [**Advent International** 9 rounds in the last twelve months *Led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advent-international)
- [**Rochefort Asset Management** 1 round in the last twelve months *Led*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rochefort-asset-management)

## Funding history

- October 2026 Series D **$150M**

This is the first round we hold for the company.

## Reported by

- dallasinnovates.com 28 October
- Tectonic Defense 28 October
- 3druck.com 29 October
- PR Newswire 29 October
- Wowtale 30 October
- thebridge.jp 30 October

The round's figures come from these reports; each link opens the original.

## Other big rounds that week

[**Fractile** $700M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/fractile-series-c-2026-10)[**Serval** $150M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/serval-series-c-2026-10)[**Cohere** $5.0B Series E](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/cohere-series-e-2026-10)[U **Upwind** $400M Series C](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/upwind-series-c-2026-10)[**Approaching.AI** $193M Series B](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/approaching-ai-series-b-2026-10)[**Group14 Technologies** $169M Series D](https://millionrounds.com/news/rounds/group14-technologies-series-d-2026-10)

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**How this article is made**

We write one for every equity round of $100M or more that at least two sources reported. It is put together from our record of rounds, not rewritten from the reports: the ranks and medians count every equity round we read in the twelve months to the round's date. [How we read rounds](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a mistake](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)