Zulu Pods

We make novel fluid delivery solutions that radically simplify mechanical systems architecture to reduce weight, cost, and complexity.

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Success with our core product is driving customer requests for more components for expendable and attritable platforms. The value: less risk and faster platform development and qualification.

Watch what’s next for Zulu Pods. #DefenseTech

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Rob at #VentureAtlanta 2026: affordable mass propulsion demand is surging, but the tier 2-3 supply base isn't ready. Zulu Pods is building that layer, starting with ZPOD, a lighter, simpler, modular oil subsystem for one-time-use engines. Certified with 1 customer, 3 more coming.

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On site at #VentureAtlanta 🎤 Rob Sladen pitched Zulu Pods today: critical components that get affordable-mass engines into production faster. Rob and Daniella are still here, come say hi! 👋 🚀

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Zulu Pods is a 16th Annual GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Honoree! ZPOD, our first product, is helping close the engine supply gap for affordable mass. Thank you @GrowFL and Ken Hall of @DeepWorkCapital for the nomination. #FLCTW #GrowFL

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Why wasn't small-engine lubrication solved before? Rob's answer on the Drone Wars Podcast: nobody was focused on it.

The combustor gets the talent. Igniter, fuel pump, & oil system get checked off. We started with the part everyone skipped. Turns out there's a list.

#defense

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The next generation of defense systems needs a next generation of suppliers.

Good read from @a16z on why America's defense-tech ambitions depend on the manufacturers behind the platforms. That's the work we're doing at Zulu Pods.

https://t.co/D1MBGOg55b

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Zulu Pods has successfully completed ZPOD altitude testing at the Air Force Research Laboratory. A major milestone toward FY27 production and affordable mass: greater range, more payload, or lower weight.

https://t.co/yHYe9nYrZA

#ZPOD #AffordableMass

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Honored to be recognized at the South Florida @GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Finalist Recognition Event! 🎉

This belongs to our engineers and machinists, who build fluid delivery systems that get affordable mass munitions to the warfighter faster. 🚀

#FLCTW #GrowFL

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In the 2026 @MassChallenge Security & Resiliency Traction cohort, #2 accelerator in the US per TIME/Statista.

Thanks Cait Brumme, Will Magruder, Chris Bauer, Mate Berke, Kelly Becker + mentors Patricia Kampmann, Joanna Peters, Brady Treanor.

#MCSecurityResiliency2026

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Real credit to the team at @beehiveind this week at AFA. Affordable propulsion at volume is hard engineering, not a discount version of the old model, and they are doing it at a pace the industry should pay attention to. Great to be in your corner!

#AFA #Propulsion #DefenseTech

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Zulu Pods is heading to @VentureAtlanta 2026, selected from 600+ applications.

We’re rethinking lubrication for the next generation of aerospace and defense.

Building or investing in what comes next? Let’s connect in Atlanta, October 14–15.

#VA2026 #defensetech

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It's go time in Dayton. 🔥

At TETS 2026, Dr. Pieter Boersma presents our work on eliminating parasitic oil losses in small turbojets. Engines get simpler. They get better.

📍 Wed, Sept 2 | 1:30 PM. Come find us.

#TETS2026 #ZuluPods #DefenseTech #Propulsion

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V1: Purple welded frame, a motor, and a theory → V2: thermal imaging, high-speed cameras, and 110,000 RPM.

When no test rig exists for the problem you're solving, you build it yourself.

Five years in. 🚀

#aerospace #defense #innovation

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Welcome Liam Holland to Zulu Pods! 🚀 From intern to full-time Mechanical Engineer, Liam's a Notre Dame Aerospace Engineering grad driving innovation on our ZPOD product line. Excited to have him on the team!

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Why does an engine built for a 45-min mission carry an oil system designed to last thousands of hours? It shouldn't. Affordable mass demands something modular, mission-matched, and ready to scale. That's exactly what we built.
Rob breaks it done on @pod_dronewars

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The future of defense manufacturing runs through small, focused companies solving hard problems. We are proud to share that Zulu Pods was selected for the 2026 Northrop Grumman Technology Accelerator. 🚀

#defense #aerospace #advancedmanufacturing

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Proud to announce that Zulu Pods has been named a finalist for the 16th Annual @GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch Awards!

Building mission-critical aerospace technology right here in Florida. Thank you to our incredible team.

#FLCTW #GrowFL #FloridaCompaniesToWatch

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Today we celebrate 236 years of the United States Coast Guard. 🇺🇸

Since 1790, the USCG has embodied a simple but powerful promise: Always Ready. Whether saving lives at sea, securing our ports, or defending our coastline, their mission never stops.

#CoastGuard #DefenseIndustry

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The defense industry's shift to attritable systems changes everything at the component level. Great breakdown from @pod_dronewars on why stockpiles alone won't cut it and what it actually takes to make attritable mass real.

#DefenseTech #Aerospace

https://t.co/lbc5RcphJm

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Here's our Robotics Engineer Karen Coughlin running post-shock inspection on a board that just came out of testing.

In the affordable mass era, volume can't come at the cost of reliability. Every unit we produce has to perform like it's the only one that matters.