{"directory":"Drones Directory EU","url":"https://dronesdirectory.eu","lastUpdated":"2026-08-24","dataAsOf":"2026-08-11","count":118,"categoryCount":10,"categories":[{"slug":"drone-manufacturers","name":"Drone Manufacturers","blurb":"Companies that design and build the aircraft: multirotor, fixed-wing, and VTOL platforms."},{"slug":"delivery-logistics","name":"Delivery & Logistics","blurb":"Parcel, medical, and cargo delivery by drone, plus BVLOS logistics networks."},{"slug":"agriculture-survey","name":"Agriculture & Survey","blurb":"Precision agriculture, crop spraying and seeding, aerial mapping and photogrammetry."},{"slug":"inspection-infrastructure","name":"Inspection & Infrastructure","blurb":"Industrial, energy, and infrastructure inspection, including confined-space and indoor drones."},{"slug":"counter-uas","name":"Counter-UAS","blurb":"Counter-drone detection, tracking, jamming, and airspace protection systems."},{"slug":"defense-security","name":"Defense & Security","blurb":"Military and security UAS: ISR reconnaissance, loitering munitions, and tactical drones."},{"slug":"drone-software","name":"Drone Software","blurb":"Flight control, fleet management, mission planning, and drone data analytics."},{"slug":"u-space-utm","name":"U-space & UTM","blurb":"Unmanned traffic management and U-space service providers for European airspace."},{"slug":"components-payloads","name":"Components & Payloads","blurb":"Propulsion, batteries, sensors, LiDAR, cameras, datalinks, and mission payloads."},{"slug":"drone-services","name":"Drone Services","blurb":"Notable drone operators and service providers for inspection, mapping, media, and security."}],"companies":[{"id":"aaronia-ag","name":"Aaronia AG","slug":"aaronia-ag","logo":"","brief_summary":"German spectrum-analysis firm behind the AARTOS long-range drone detection and defence system.","description":"Aaronia, based in Germany's Eifel region, builds RF spectrum analysers and the AARTOS system that detects and locates drones and their pilots at long range. By the end of 2024 more than 600 AARTOS installations were in use worldwide, including major airports and NATO summit security. The company debuted new mobile spectrum and drone-detection tools through 2025 and 2026.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["rf-detection","spectrum","direction-finding","airport","germany"],"hq":"Strickscheid, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["airport protection","event security","border monitoring","prison security"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://aaronia.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/aaronia-ag","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.edrmagazine.eu/landeuro-2025-aaronia-aartos-a-uav-detection-and-neutralisation-system-from-germany"},{"id":"abz-innovation","name":"ABZ Innovation","slug":"abz-innovation","logo":"","brief_summary":"Hungarian manufacturer of heavy-lift agricultural spraying drones, including the 30-litre L30.","description":"ABZ Innovation designs and builds European-made crop spraying drones, and its L30 carries a 30-litre tank able to treat up to 21 hectares per hour. The Szentendre company won the Hungarian Agricultural Product of the Year 2024 title for the L30 at the Babolna Farmers' Days. Its systems use LiDAR terrain following for precise, low-drift application.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["spraying","agriculture","heavy-lift","precision-agriculture","lidar"],"hq":"Szentendre, Hungary","country":"Hungary","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["crop spraying","seeding","precision agriculture","vineyard treatment"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://abzinnovation.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/abz-innovation","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.futurefarming.com/abz-innovation-l30-spraying-drone/"},{"id":"acecore-technologies","name":"Acecore Technologies","slug":"acecore-technologies","logo":"","brief_summary":"Dutch manufacturer of heavy-lift industrial inspection multirotors.","description":"Acecore Technologies hand-builds high-performance multirotor drones for inspection, surveying, and cinematography, with platforms used for wind turbine, offshore, bridge, and utility inspection. The company continues to market its Zoe and Neo inspection airframes for demanding industrial payloads. All drones are manufactured at its facility in the Netherlands.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["heavy-lift","offshore","wind-energy","manufacturer","utilities"],"hq":"Nederhorst den Berg, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["wind turbine inspection","offshore inspection","bridge inspection","utility inspection"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://acecoretechnologies.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/acecore-technologies","founded":"2013","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://acecoretechnologies.com/drones-for-inspection/"},{"id":"acodyne","name":"Acodyne","slug":"acodyne","logo":"","brief_summary":"Copenhagen deep-tech startup building jet-speed autonomous cargo eVTOL aircraft.","description":"Acodyne is developing unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft that pair a ducted-fan propulsion system with an AI autonomy stack, with its E100 prototype designed to carry 100 kg at 450 km/h. In June 2026 the company raised 2.5 million euros in pre-seed funding for defence, offshore, and remote logistics, co-led by Gungnir Capital and PSV Hafnium with EIFO participation. First flight tests are planned before the end of 2026.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["cargo","evtol","offshore","defence-logistics","long-range"],"hq":"Copenhagen, Denmark","country":"Denmark","drone_type":"Hybrid-VTOL","use_cases":["offshore logistics","defence resupply","remote-area cargo","critical logistics"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"€2.5M","url":"https://www.acodyne.com","linkedin":"","founded":"2023","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/06/unmanned-cargo-aircraft-developer-acodyne-secures-e2-5-million-for-defence-and-offshore-logistics"},{"id":"adlc","name":"ADLC","slug":"adlc","logo":"","brief_summary":"Belgian industrial drone operator delivering samples and hazardous goods around Antwerp.","description":"ADLC (A Drone Logistics Company) provides industrial express delivery by drone, notably transporting petrochemical analysis samples across the Port of Antwerp on BVLOS routes. In February 2025 the company raised 2 million euros to expand, and it holds a Light Operator Certificate allowing drone transport of hazardous materials, which it says makes it Europe's only operator with that approval. It has also gained clearance for night-time delivery flights.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["industrial","hazardous-goods","bvlos","port-logistics","operator"],"hq":"Antwerp, Belgium","country":"Belgium","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["petrochemical sample transport","hazardous goods delivery","port logistics","medical transport"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"€2M","url":"https://adlc.eu","linkedin":"","founded":"2022","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://newmobility.news/2025/02/03/antwerp-drone-transport-company-adlc-raises-e2-million-for-expansion/"},{"id":"advanced-protection-systems","name":"Advanced Protection Systems","slug":"advanced-protection-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Polish radar and counter-drone maker behind the SKYctrl system and in-house 3D MIMO radars.","description":"Advanced Protection Systems designs its SKYctrl counter-drone platform and FIELDctrl 3D MIMO radars entirely in-house from its Gdynia base. SKYctrl has been battle-tested in Ukraine and secures the Port of Gdynia, and in January 2026 APS signed as a PGZ subcontractor for Poland's national SAN anti-drone shield. It unveiled an autonomous interceptor drone at MSPO in 2024.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["radar","detection","interceptor","poland","critical-infrastructure"],"hq":"Gdynia, Poland","country":"Poland","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["critical infrastructure","military base protection","airport protection","border defence"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://apsystems.tech","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/advanced-protection-systems","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.unmannedairspace.info/counter-uas-systems-and-policies/advanced-protection-systems-skyctrl-now-integrated-within-polands-air-defence-network/"},{"id":"aermatica3d","name":"Aermatica3D","slug":"aermatica3d","logo":"","brief_summary":"Italian drone solutions provider integrating survey and agricultural spraying platforms and sensors.","description":"Aermatica3D, based in Colverde near Como, Italy, integrates drones, sensors, and software into complete survey and precision-agriculture solutions. In 2026 it announced development of the first DJI Agras T100 flight-termination system certified to EASA MOC-2511, plus an inspection partnership with SkyVisor. The company covers topographic mapping, spraying, and beneficial-organism distribution for organic farming.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["survey","agriculture","spraying","photogrammetry","integration"],"hq":"Colverde, Italy","country":"Italy","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["topographic survey","crop spraying","precision agriculture","infrastructure inspection"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.aermatica.com","linkedin":"","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.aermatica.com/en/"},{"id":"aerones","name":"Aerones","slug":"aerones","logo":"","brief_summary":"Robotic and drone systems for wind turbine inspection and maintenance.","description":"Aerones builds cable-driven climbing robots and drones that inspect and service wind turbine blades without rope teams. In June 2025 the company raised $62M in an oversubscribed round co-led by Activate Capital and S2G Investments, after securing a €4M EU Innovation Fund grant in 2024. It reports nearly tripling revenue year over year.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["wind-energy","robotics","blade-inspection","maintenance","renewables"],"hq":"Riga, Latvia","country":"Latvia","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["wind turbine blade inspection","blade repair","leading-edge maintenance","tower cleaning"],"funding_stage":"Series C","total_funding":"$100M+","url":"https://aerones.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/aerones","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://aerones.com/aerones-secures-62m-in-oversubscribed-financing-round/"},{"id":"airhub","name":"AirHub","slug":"airhub","logo":"","brief_summary":"Dutch drone operations software startup building mission-critical UTM and U-space tooling.","description":"AirHub develops a Drone Operations Centre platform for planning, executing and managing drone missions, with growing U-space and airspace integration capabilities. It joined a Dutch consortium demonstrating national Common Information Service capability for commercial drone operations. In April 2026 it raised €4.4 million in Series A funding to expand across security, defence and critical infrastructure markets, following a €1 million round in 2024.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["u-space","drone-operations","utm","cis","airspace"],"hq":"Groningen, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["mission planning","drone operations management","u-space integration","compliance reporting"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€5.4M","url":"https://www.airhub.app","linkedin":"","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/04/dutch-startup-airhub-secures-e4-4-to-build-mission-critical-drone-software-for-europes-security-and-defence-operations"},{"id":"airpelago","name":"Airpelago","slug":"airpelago","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous drone services for high-definition power line inspection.","description":"Airpelago operates autonomous drones plus software to inspect low, medium, and high-voltage power lines, using LiDAR and high-resolution imagery to prioritize grid maintenance. For 2025 it secured roughly 50,000 km of power lines to inspect across six customers, and obtained Sweden's first Light Unmanned Certificate to accelerate expansion into DACH, Poland, Spain, and France.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["powerlines","grid","lidar","utilities","autonomous"],"hq":"Gothenburg, Sweden","country":"Sweden","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["power line inspection","storm damage assessment","vegetation management","grid asset analysis"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.airpelago.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/airpelago","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.airpelago.com/news/airpelago-already-secures-6-customers-and-over-47-000-km-of-power-lines-to-inspect-in-2025"},{"id":"aiview-group","name":"AIView Group","slug":"aiview-group","logo":"","brief_summary":"Drone and software platform for complex infrastructure inspection.","description":"AIView Group, 85% owned by Italy's ENAV Group, delivers end-to-end inspection of bridges, viaducts, powerlines, railways, dams, and PV plants using commercial drones plus a proprietary data-intelligence platform. It holds ISO 9001 certification renewed in 2025 and a Light UAS Operator Certificate for remote drone operations. Based in Rome.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["bridges","railways","powerlines","data-intelligence","infrastructure"],"hq":"Rome, Italy","country":"Italy","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["bridge and viaduct inspection","railway inspection","dam inspection","solar plant inspection"],"funding_stage":"Acquired","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.aiviewgroup.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/aiview-group","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.aiviewgroup.com/"},{"id":"alpha-unmanned-systems","name":"Alpha Unmanned Systems","slug":"alpha-unmanned-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Builds small fuel-powered tactical helicopter UAVs for defense and civilian missions.","description":"Alpha Unmanned Systems manufactures compact fuel-powered helicopter UAVs, including the A800 and A900, offering multi-hour endurance and sensor payloads for ISR and inspection. Its customers include the US Department of Defense and operators across more than eight countries. In 2024 the company launched Alpha Target Systems for live defense training, and in 2025 it signed a partnership with Airbus Helicopters Espana and completed a manned-unmanned teaming exercise with the Spanish Navy.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["helicopter-uav","defense","isr","fuel-powered","maritime"],"hq":"Madrid, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["military ISR","maritime surveillance","aerial targets for training","infrastructure inspection","crewed-uncrewed teaming"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.alphaunmannedsystems.com","linkedin":"","founded":"2014","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronelife.com/2025/06/02/alpha-unmanned-systems-and-airbus-helicopters-espana-partner-to-advance-crewed-uncrewed-teaming/"},{"id":"alpine-eagle","name":"Alpine Eagle","slug":"alpine-eagle","logo":"","brief_summary":"Munich startup building Sentinel, an airborne air-to-air system that intercepts small drones.","description":"Alpine Eagle develops Sentinel, a drone-mounted counter-UAS platform that detects, classifies, and intercepts other drones using AI and edge computing. In March 2025 it raised a €10.25M Series A led by IQ Capital, and early customers include the German Bundeswehr. The company was founded in 2023.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["interceptor","airborne","ai","air-to-air","germany"],"hq":"Munich, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["mobile air defence","high-value asset protection","shipping protection","border security"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€13M","url":"https://alpineeagle.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpineeagle","founded":"2023","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://tech.eu/2025/03/06/alpine-eagle-raises-eur1025m-for-air-to-air-counter-drone-system/"},{"id":"alta-ares","name":"Alta Ares","slug":"alta-ares","logo":"","brief_summary":"Paris defence-AI startup building autonomous counter-UAS interceptors and air-defence software for allied militaries.","description":"Alta Ares develops an autonomous AI stack for air defence and ISTAR, including its X-LOCK interceptor and Pixel Lock targeting. Founded in 2024, the company raised roughly €50M in 2025 to scale interceptor production, drawing on combat feedback from Ukraine. It runs production facilities in Toulouse alongside its Paris headquarters.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["interceptor","ai","autonomous","air-defence","france"],"hq":"Paris, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["drone interception","military air defence","border security","istar"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€50M","url":"https://www.altaares.com","linkedin":"","founded":"2024","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/alta-ares-50-million-drone-interceptors"},{"id":"aslogic","name":"Aslogic","slug":"aslogic","logo":"","brief_summary":"Barcelona-based software company operating a certified U-space service provider platform.","description":"Aslogic develops a U-space service provider platform delivering tracking, flight authorisation, geofencing, strategic deconfliction and conformance monitoring for drone operations. It was one of several USSPs integrated into Spain's ENAIRE U-Hub during the U-ELCOME project's large-scale demonstrations in 2025, including multi-USSP trials near Barcelona and at Ocaña aerodrome. The company focuses on urban and shared-airspace drone integration.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["u-space","ussp","deconfliction","airspace","geofencing"],"hq":"Barcelona, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"UTM","use_cases":["u-space services","strategic deconfliction","conformance monitoring","drone tracking"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.aslogic.es","linkedin":"","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.unmannedairspace.info/latest-news-and-information/u-elcome-drone-project-integrates-multiple-service-providers-in-tests-conducted-in-zaragoza-spain/"},{"id":"avular","name":"Avular","slug":"avular","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autopilot software and SDK for autonomous drones and mobile robots.","description":"Avular develops autopilot software and a developer SDK that enable autonomous operation of drones and ground robots for research, logistics, and emergency response. In October 2025 it deployed an autonomous asphalt roller at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and won a Tech Hero Award at CIODAY2025 the following month. The company is headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands.","category":"drone-software","tags":["autopilot","autonomy","robotics-sdk","developer-platform","navigation"],"hq":"Eindhoven, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["autonomous flight control","robotics research","logistics automation","emergency response"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.avular.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/avular","founded":"2014","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.avular.com/"},{"id":"avy","name":"Avy","slug":"avy","logo":"","brief_summary":"Dutch operator of autonomous fixed-wing VTOL drones for medical and emergency deliveries.","description":"Avy develops and operates self-flying wing drones that carry temperature-sensitive medical cargo between hospitals and labs at around 100 km/h. The company is among the first operators in Europe approved for fully remote BVLOS flights and holds a BVLOS LUC in the Netherlands. It runs authorised corridor flights between healthcare facilities on scheduled and on-demand routes.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["medical-delivery","bvlos","healthcare","evtol","corridor-flights"],"hq":"Amsterdam, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["blood and tissue sample transport","hospital-to-lab delivery","emergency response","wildlife conservation"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://avy.eu","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/avy","founded":"2016","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://siliconcanals.com/this-lifesaving-medical-drone-from-the-dutch-can-take-off-vertically-and-fly-horizontally/"},{"id":"beagle-systems","name":"Beagle Systems","slug":"beagle-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Long-range drone network monitoring pipelines and critical infrastructure.","description":"Beagle Systems operates a fleet of long-range drones with a Europe-wide BVLOS permit to inspect gas pipelines and detect methane leaks across critical infrastructure. Since April 2024 it has flown HanseGas's entire high-pressure network, and in April 2025 it raised €5M in seed funding co-led by PT1 and AENU. It reports over 35,000 km of pipeline inspected in 2025.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["pipelines","methane","bvlos","long-range","oil-gas"],"hq":"Hamburg, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["pipeline inspection","methane leak detection","grid monitoring","long-range infrastructure survey"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"€5M+","url":"https://beaglesystems.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/beagle-systems","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronexl.co/2025/04/03/beagle-drones-infrastructure/"},{"id":"beyond-vision","name":"Beyond Vision","slug":"beyond-vision","logo":"","brief_summary":"Portuguese maker of the HEIFU hexacopter and VTOne VTOL for agriculture and mapping.","description":"Beyond Vision, headquartered in Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal, builds AI-enabled drones including the HEIFU hexacopter and the VTOne fixed-wing VTOL for agriculture, surveying, and inspection. The company pairs its aircraft with the beXStream cloud management platform and beRTK base stations for high-accuracy positioning. In February 2026 it highlighted international traction with its BVQ404 platform in Japan.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["agriculture","mapping","vtol","hexacopter","rtk"],"hq":"Alverca do Ribatejo, Portugal","country":"Portugal","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["precision agriculture","mapping","surveying","inspection"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://beyond-vision.com","linkedin":"","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://beyond-vision.com/"},{"id":"c-astral-aerospace","name":"C-Astral Aerospace","slug":"c-astral-aerospace","logo":"","brief_summary":"Slovenian maker of fixed-wing and eVTOL small UAS for ISR and mapping.","description":"C-Astral Aerospace designs and manufactures the fixed-wing BRAMOR and ATLAS small UAS families plus the SQA eVTOL, used for ISR, remote sensing, surveying, and civil protection on six continents. Its customers include commercial operators, research teams, and government users. At AUVSI Xponential 2025 the company unveiled a new stealthy MWT delivery drone and its award-winning SQA2 eVTOL.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["fixed-wing","evtol","isr","mapping","surveying"],"hq":"Ajdovscina, Slovenia","country":"Slovenia","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["ISR","remote sensing","surveying and mapping","first responders","special operations"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.c-astral.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/c-astral-aerospace","founded":"2007","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.c-astral.com/"},{"id":"cerbair","name":"CerbAir","slug":"cerbair","logo":"","brief_summary":"French counter-drone specialist using RF detection and neutralisation to protect sites and naval vessels.","description":"CerbAir builds radio-frequency systems that detect, locate, and neutralise unauthorised drones without emitting radar. In November 2024 France's DGA selected the company to navalise its HYDRA detection system across seven new offshore patrol vessels. In January 2025 it signed an MoU with security firm GEOS to accelerate deployment.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["rf-detection","jamming","naval","critical-infrastructure","france"],"hq":"Montrouge, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["airport protection","naval vessel defence","event security","critical infrastructure"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€13M","url":"https://www.cerbair.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/cerbair","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://defence-industry.eu/european-counter-drone-solutions-provider-mydefence-lands-major-contract-with-u-s-army/"},{"id":"collmot-entertainment","name":"CollMot Entertainment","slug":"collmot-entertainment","logo":"","brief_summary":"Hungarian drone-show company running autonomous swarm displays across Europe.","description":"CollMot Entertainment builds and flies autonomous drone swarms for outdoor light shows, growing out of the robotics laboratory at Eotvos Lorand University. Operating since 2015, the Budapest team has staged large public displays including Hungarian St. Stephen's Day celebrations and the 2017 FINA World Championships opening. It also licenses its Skybrush swarm-control software to other show operators.","category":"drone-services","tags":["drone-shows","swarm","entertainment","events","skybrush"],"hq":"Budapest, Hungary","country":"Hungary","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["drone light shows","public celebrations","sporting event ceremonies","swarm software licensing"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://collmot.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/collmot","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://collmot.com/about-us"},{"id":"corvus-drones","name":"Corvus Drones","slug":"corvus-drones","logo":"","brief_summary":"Dutch developer of autonomous greenhouse drones that scout crops for growth, pests, and disease.","description":"Corvus Drones, based in the Netherlands, flies fully autonomous drones inside greenhouses to monitor seed germination, growth, flowering, and pest and disease pressure. Founded in 2019, it sells a drone-as-a-service subscription and is active in more than 15 countries. At GreenTech Amsterdam 2026 it presented a joint crop-monitoring vision with partners ADI and PlantScout.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["greenhouse","crop-monitoring","autonomous","scouting","agriculture"],"hq":"Wageningen, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["germination monitoring","pest and disease scouting","growth monitoring","inventory counting"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.corvusdrones.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/corvus-drones","founded":"2019","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9839203/corvus-drones-adi-and-plantscout-join-forces-at-greentech-amsterdam/"},{"id":"d-flight","name":"d-flight","slug":"d-flight","logo":"","brief_summary":"Italian U-space platform company operating the national UTM system, owned by ENAV group.","description":"d-flight develops and operates Italy's U-space and UAS traffic management platform, offering flight planning, authorisation, e-identification and airspace information services. Owned 60 percent by ENAV with Leonardo and Telespazio holding the remainder, it follows a phased SESAR roadmap toward U4 full services in 2025. It supported the U-ELCOME demonstration at Gorizia airport in April 2025.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["u-space","utm","airspace","sesar","flight-planning"],"hq":"Rome, Italy","country":"Italy","drone_type":"UTM","use_cases":["u-space services","flight planning","airspace information","e-identification"],"funding_stage":"Public","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.d-flight.it/new_portal/en/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/d-flight","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.d-flight.it/new_portal/en/chi-siamo/"},{"id":"dan-tech-energy","name":"Dan-Tech Energy","slug":"dan-tech-energy","logo":"","brief_summary":"Berlin manufacturer of custom lightweight battery packs for drones and UAS.","description":"Dan-Tech Energy, based in Berlin, Germany, designs and builds custom lithium battery packs with smart battery management systems for drones and unmanned aerial systems. Its packs target lightweight, high-reliability power for professional UAV operators. Recent 2025 technical notes cover BMS CAN bus integration and pack design differences between robotics and drones.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["battery","bms","power","custom-packs","energy"],"hq":"Berlin, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["custom drone packs","bms integration","professional uav","robotics power","lightweight energy"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://danenergy.com","linkedin":"","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://danenergy.com/"},{"id":"defsecintel-solutions","name":"DefSecIntel Solutions","slug":"defsecintel-solutions","logo":"","brief_summary":"Estonian AI-defence company whose EIRSHIELD delivers modular multi-sensor short-range counter-drone protection.","description":"DefSecIntel Solutions, founded in 2018 in Tallinn, builds AI-driven surveillance and counter-drone systems shaped by lessons from Ukraine. Its EIRSHIELD platform fuses radar, RF, EO/IR, and acoustic sensors and deploys in under 15 minutes. In late 2025 it partnered with Latvia's Origin Robotics on a Baltic drone-wall interception demonstration.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["multi-sensor","ai","short-range","estonia","military"],"hq":"Tallinn, Estonia","country":"Estonia","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["border protection","mobile defence","critical infrastructure","drone wall"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.defsecintel.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/defsecintel","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronelife.com/2025/10/15/companies-complete-first-fully-automated-counter-drone-interception-in-baltic-region/"},{"id":"delair","name":"Delair","slug":"delair","logo":"","brief_summary":"Long-range fixed-wing and hybrid-VTOL UAVs for defense, industry, and surveying.","description":"Delair designs and builds long-endurance professional drones, including fixed-wing and hybrid-VTOL platforms like the DT46 and the newly launched DT61. Its aircraft serve defense, utilities, construction, and mining customers needing beyond-visual-line-of-sight data capture. The company reported roughly 30 million euros revenue in 2024, forecast 60 million euros for 2025, and acquired Grenoble multirotor maker Squadrone System.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["fixed-wing","vtol","defense","surveying","long-endurance"],"hq":"Toulouse, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Hybrid-VTOL","use_cases":["defense ISR","utility inspection","mining surveys","construction mapping","agriculture"],"funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"","url":"https://delair.aero","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/delair-tech","founded":"2011","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronelife.com/2025/06/16/delair-unveils-dt61-long-range-drone-with-multi-mission-capability/"},{"id":"delivrone","name":"Delivrone","slug":"delivrone","logo":"","brief_summary":"French drone operator moving medical products between healthcare facilities.","description":"Delivrone runs a logistics service transporting biological samples, medications, defibrillators, and breast milk between hospitals and labs, cutting transit times sharply versus road transport. The Rouen-based startup launched its first regular delivery line in Normandy on 5 May 2025 and closed a 4 million euro round the same year led by Go Capital. It integrates real-time tracking, automated flight planning, and secure payload handling.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["medical-delivery","healthcare","biological-samples","bvlos","operator"],"hq":"Rouen, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["biological sample transport","medication delivery","defibrillator delivery","hospital-to-lab logistics"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"€4M","url":"https://www.delivrone.com","linkedin":"","founded":"2021","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.rouennormandyinvest.com/actualites/basee-a-rouen-delivrone-leve-4-me-pour-accelerer-son-developpement-en-france/"},{"id":"destinus","name":"Destinus","slug":"destinus","logo":"","brief_summary":"Netherlands-headquartered aerospace group building loitering munitions and long-range strike drones.","description":"Destinus develops loitering munitions and long-range unmanned strike systems alongside hypersonic research. It relocated its group headquarters to the Netherlands as Destinus Group BV in 2025 to align with EU export rules, having been founded in Switzerland in 2021. In August 2025 it acquired Swiss AI flight-systems firm Daedalean.","category":"defense-security","tags":["loitering-munitions","long-range-strike","ai","propulsion","military"],"hq":"Hengelo, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["loitering munitions","long-range strike","deep strike","autonomous flight"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"€100M+","url":"https://destinus.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/destinus","founded":"2021","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronelife.com/2025/08/05/destinus-acquires-daedalean-to-advance-ai-flight-systems/"},{"id":"dimetor","name":"Dimetor","slug":"dimetor","logo":"","brief_summary":"Austrian software firm digitalising cellular airspace connectivity data for drone operations.","description":"Dimetor develops AirborneRF, a platform that turns mobile-network data into altitude-aware airspace connectivity and risk information used to enable safe, connected drone flights. In December 2023 it partnered with Austrian operator A1 to support nationwide drone operations by combining 4G and 5G infrastructure with its airspace analytics. It also supplies connectivity data services to UTM providers such as High Lander.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["airspace","connectivity","utm","u-space","cellular"],"hq":"Vienna, Austria","country":"Austria","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["airspace connectivity mapping","flight path analysis","utm data services","ground risk assessment"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.dimetor.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/dimetor","founded":"2017","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.dimetor.com/a1-and-dimetor-enable-safe-drone-operations/"},{"id":"donecle","name":"Donecle","slug":"donecle","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous drones for automated visual inspection of aircraft.","description":"Donecle flies GPS-free autonomous drones that scan aircraft fuselages and detect surface anomalies using onboard image processing, cutting inspection time from hours to under an hour. In April 2026 the Toulouse company raised €10M led by IRDI Capital Investissement and SWEN Capital Partners to scale in Europe and the US. Customers include Lufthansa, United Airlines, and DHL.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["aviation","mro","autonomous","visual-inspection","ai"],"hq":"Toulouse, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["aircraft general visual inspection","lightning strike detection","paint and corrosion survey","hangar inspection"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€15M+","url":"https://www.donecle.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/donecle","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/04/french-aviationtech-startup-donecle-bags-e10-million-to-grow-drone-based-inspection-platform/"},{"id":"dronamics","name":"Dronamics","slug":"dronamics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Bulgarian cargo drone airline flying its Black Swan aircraft for middle-mile freight.","description":"Dronamics operates Europe's first licensed cargo drone airline, flying the Black Swan fixed-wing aircraft that carries 350 kg over roughly 2,500 km. As of November 2025 the company reported over 500 flights, four aircraft built, and an EU-wide LUC operator licence covering 42 locations in 14 countries. Commercial operations launched in Greece in early 2025 with partners including Hellenic Post.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["cargo","middle-mile","freight","bvlos","logistics"],"hq":"Sofia, Bulgaria","country":"Bulgaria","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["same-day cargo transport","postal middle-mile","e-commerce freight","remote-region supply"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"$40M","url":"https://www.dronamics.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/dronamics","founded":"2014","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.speedinvest.com/knowledge/www-speedinvest-com-blog-beyond-delivery-how-dronamics-built-europes-first-cargo-drone-airline"},{"id":"drone-volt","name":"Drone Volt","slug":"drone-volt","logo":"","brief_summary":"Listed French manufacturer whose Hercules 20 heavy-lift drone handles agricultural spraying and mapping.","description":"Drone Volt is a French, Euronext-listed manufacturer whose Hercules 20 heavy-lift platform sprays vineyards and other crops with a 12-litre tank and foldable boom. The group reported 32.7 million euros of revenue in 2024 and recorded a European order for more than 40 Hercules 20 units in mid-2025. The spray variant has seen strong commercial momentum for hard-to-access terrain.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["spraying","heavy-lift","agriculture","mapping","viticulture"],"hq":"Villepinte, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["crop spraying","vineyard treatment","aerial mapping","payload transport"],"funding_stage":"Public","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.dronevolt.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/drone-volt","founded":"2011","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.futurefarming.com/smart-farming/tools-data/drone-volt-launches-new-hercules-20-heavy-lift-drone/"},{"id":"dronebase-italy","name":"DroneBase Italy","slug":"dronebase-italy","logo":"","brief_summary":"Italian UAV operator delivering large-scale drone-as-a-service inspection.","description":"DroneBase S.R.L. designs and manufactures UAVs and runs an operations center for scalable drone-as-a-service projects, holding ENAC and EASA BVLOS and U-Space certifications. The company reports over 250 completed projects and rapid annual growth, and in 2025 gained industrial partner E80 Group to support international expansion.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["daas","bvlos","u-space","operations","infrastructure"],"hq":"Rimini, Italy","country":"Italy","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["infrastructure inspection","BVLOS operations","industrial site monitoring","aerial data collection"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://shop.dronebase.it","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/dronebase-srl","founded":"2012","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://shop.dronebase.it/en/about-us/"},{"id":"dronematrix","name":"DroneMatrix","slug":"dronematrix","logo":"","brief_summary":"Hasselt maker of autonomous drone-in-a-box systems for security and inspection.","description":"DroneMatrix, founded in Hasselt in 2015, builds automated drone-in-a-box systems combining multicopter drones with climate-resistant docking stations and an autonomous flight platform. Its Yacob system targets first responders, private security, ports, airports, and critical-infrastructure operators for surveillance and inspection. The company became fully part of the Nordic Unmanned group in 2024 and reported passing 5,000 autonomous flights that year.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["drone-in-a-box","security","surveillance","inspection","autonomous"],"hq":"Hasselt, Belgium","country":"Belgium","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["security surveillance","infrastructure inspection","port and airport monitoring","first-responder support"],"funding_stage":"Acquired","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.dronematrix.eu","linkedin":"","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.dronematrix.eu/about"},{"id":"droneradar","name":"Droneradar","slug":"droneradar","logo":"","brief_summary":"Polish U-space software company that co-created the national PansaUTM coordination system.","description":"Droneradar builds U-space service provider software, risk-analysis tools (SORA), geozone management and a widely used drone flight app. It co-created Poland's PansaUTM system with the national air navigation agency PANSA, and its ecosystem now supports over 700,000 drone pilots. The company continues developing SORA support tools and USSP platform components aligned with EU regulation 664.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["u-space","ussp","utm","sora","geozones"],"hq":"Warsaw, Poland","country":"Poland","drone_type":"UTM","use_cases":["u-space services","flight coordination","risk assessment","geozone management"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.droneradar.eu","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/droneradar","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.droneradar.eu/"},{"id":"dronetag","name":"Dronetag","slug":"dronetag","logo":"","brief_summary":"Czech developer of Remote ID modules plus drone airspace apps and UTM APIs.","description":"Dronetag develops Remote ID hardware paired with a software platform (the Dronetag App, Skyprint airspace reports, and UTM integration APIs) for drone pilots and operators. In March 2026 it was selected for the EU EUDIS accelerator, and through 2026 it integrated Remote ID into UTM platforms such as High Lander's Vega. Based in Prague, it works with law enforcement and airspace authorities across Europe.","category":"drone-software","tags":["remote-id","utm","airspace","drone-app","api"],"hq":"Prague, Czechia","country":"Czechia","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["remote ID compliance","drone airspace awareness","UTM integration","drone detection for public safety"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://dronetag.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/dronetag","founded":"2019","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronetag.com/"},{"id":"dronetools","name":"Dronetools","slug":"dronetools","logo":"","brief_summary":"Spanish manufacturer of VTOL and multirotor drones for survey, agriculture, and monitoring.","description":"Dronetools, based in Gelves near Seville and founded in 2012, manufactures Spanish-made electric drones including the Condor VTOL and the DroneHexa AG for agriculture. Its platforms serve surveying, environmental monitoring, and emergency response, and it has supplied systems and gimbals to Spain's Military Emergency Unit. The company builds carbon-fibre airframes to aeronautical standards in-house.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["vtol","survey","agriculture","spraying","manufacturer"],"hq":"Gelves, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["surveying","precision agriculture","environmental monitoring","emergency response"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.dronetools.es","linkedin":"","founded":"2012","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronetools.es/"},{"id":"droniq","name":"Droniq","slug":"droniq","logo":"","brief_summary":"German UTM operator and U-space service provider, a DFS and Deutsche Telekom joint venture.","description":"Droniq operates a mobile-network-based UAS traffic management system that integrates drones into German airspace and enables flights beyond visual line of sight. It has acted as U-space service provider in national demonstrations such as the U-space Reallabor and sandbox at the Port of Hamburg. A rebuilt version of its Droniq Maps app is scheduled for May 2026.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["utm","u-space","ussp","bvlos","airspace"],"hq":"Frankfurt am Main, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"UTM","use_cases":["u-space services","bvlos operations","drone tracking","airspace integration"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://droniq.de/en/","linkedin":"","founded":"2019","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://droniq.de/en/ueber-uns/"},{"id":"dronisos","name":"Dronisos","slug":"dronisos","logo":"","brief_summary":"European drone light-show producer choreographing swarms for events and theme parks.","description":"Dronisos designs and flies autonomous drone swarms for outdoor and indoor light shows at festivals, theme parks, and brand events. Based in Bordeaux, the company reports having produced tens of thousands of shows since its 2016 launch and positions itself as a European leader in drone entertainment. It also adapts its swarm choreography software for coordinated security and inspection missions.","category":"drone-services","tags":["drone-shows","entertainment","swarm","events","light-show"],"hq":"Bordeaux, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["drone light shows","theme park entertainment","brand activations","event openings"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.dronisos.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/dronisos","founded":"2016","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.dronisos.com/"},{"id":"elettronica-elt-group","name":"Elettronica (ELT Group)","slug":"elettronica-elt-group","logo":"","brief_summary":"Rome electronic-warfare veteran whose ADRIAN system detects and jams drones across five sensor types.","description":"Elettronica, a Rome-based electronic-warfare company founded in 1951, builds the ADRIAN counter-drone system fusing radar, electro-optical, infrared, acoustic, and RF sensing with electronic and cyber defeat. In April 2025 it launched KARMA, adding AI detection and kinetic defeat, and it has shown naval and Snow Leopard variants. It supplies Italian and allied forces.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["electronic-warfare","jamming","multi-sensor","italy","military"],"hq":"Rome, Italy","country":"Italy","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["base protection","naval defence","event security","critical infrastructure"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.eltgroup.net","linkedin":"","founded":"1951","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.defense-aerospace.com/elettronica-unveils-snow-leopard-counter-drone-system/"},{"id":"elistair","name":"Elistair","slug":"elistair","logo":"","brief_summary":"Tethered drone systems delivering persistent aerial surveillance without battery swaps.","description":"Elistair designs and manufactures tethered drone systems, pairing its own aircraft with ground power-and-data stations for continuous long-duration flight. The systems serve defense, homeland security, and event surveillance customers needing a persistent aerial eye. In May 2025 Elistair won a contract to supply 13 tethered systems to Greece's Hellenic Fire Service, and debuted its Khronos dual-payload drone at Milipol 2025.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["tethered","multirotor","surveillance","defense","persistent"],"hq":"Lyon, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["persistent surveillance","border security","event monitoring","communications relay"],"funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"","url":"https://elistair.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/elistair","founded":"2014","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronexl.co/2025/11/20/france-elistair-dual-payload-tethered-drone/"},{"id":"embention","name":"Embention","slug":"embention","logo":"","brief_summary":"Spanish developer of Veronte autopilots and flight-control components for UAVs.","description":"Embention, founded in Alicante, Spain in 2007, develops the Veronte autopilot and related avionics for drones, eVTOL and autonomous vehicles. Its flight controllers are engineered to aviation safety standards including DO-178C and DO-254 to support UAS certification. The company continues to supply redundant autopilots and ground control components to defense and commercial operators in 2025.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["autopilot","flight-control","avionics","navigation","ground-station"],"hq":"Alicante, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["uav autopilot","evtol control","certified uas","ground control","autonomous vehicles"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.embention.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/embention","founded":"2007","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.embention.com/company/"},{"id":"emlid","name":"Emlid","slug":"emlid","logo":"","brief_summary":"Hungary-based maker of affordable RTK GNSS receivers for drone mapping.","description":"Emlid, headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, develops survey-grade RTK and PPK GNSS receivers such as the Reach series used for drone mapping and precise positioning. The company grew from a 2014 crowdfunding start to over 100 employees. It marked its tenth anniversary in 2024 with a broad lineup of centimeter-level positioning hardware.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["gnss","rtk","positioning","navigation","mapping"],"hq":"Budapest, Hungary","country":"Hungary","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["drone mapping","ppk workflows","precise positioning","surveying","gcp collection"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://emlid.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/emlidtech","founded":"2014","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://blog.emlid.com/ten-years-of-emlid-company-from-crowdfunding-to-survey-grade-rtk-gnss-solutions/"},{"id":"emqopter","name":"Emqopter","slug":"emqopter","logo":"","brief_summary":"Wurzburg drone-technology company operating urban food and parts delivery drones.","description":"Emqopter, a University of Wurzburg spin-off, operates drone-based urban delivery in Germany and made the country's first autonomous food delivery by drone. On 21 April 2026 it opened its first drone port at its Wurzburg headquarters with a ceremonial maiden flight. The company delivers both food and industrial parts in urban environments.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["urban-delivery","food-delivery","industrial","drone-port","operator"],"hq":"Wurzburg, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["urban food delivery","industrial parts delivery","spare-parts logistics","on-demand delivery"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://emqopter.de","linkedin":"","founded":"2014","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://insideunmannedsystems.com/emqopter-operating-first-urban-delivery-drone-in-germany/"},{"id":"emrax","name":"EMRAX","slug":"emrax","logo":"","brief_summary":"Slovenian designer of axial flux electric motors for aviation and eVTOL.","description":"EMRAX, headquartered in Kamnik, Slovenia, produces high power density axial flux electric motors used in aircraft, eVTOL and heavy UAV propulsion. Its motors flew their first electric flight in 2008 and power platforms from customers including Pipistrel. In 2025 the company confirmed early testing of its next-generation 2026 and 2027 motor line.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["motors","axial-flux","propulsion","evtol","electric"],"hq":"Kamnik, Slovenia","country":"Slovenia","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["evtol propulsion","heavy uav","electric aircraft","high-power drives","marine propulsion"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://emrax.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/emrax","founded":"2010","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://emrax.com/"},{"id":"energy-robotics","name":"Energy Robotics","slug":"energy-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Software platform for autonomous robot and drone industrial inspection.","description":"Energy Robotics builds an AI software platform that lets drones and legged robots run autonomous inspections across energy, chemical, and industrial sites. In October 2025 the Darmstadt company closed an €11.5M Series A co-led by Blue Bear Capital and Climate Investment to expand commercial deployment. Its platform reads gauges, detects leaks, and flags anomalies remotely.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["autonomous","oil-gas","chemicals","ai","remote-operations"],"hq":"Darmstadt, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["oil and gas site inspection","gauge reading","gas leak detection","autonomous monitoring"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€11.5M+","url":"https://www.energy-robotics.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-robotics","founded":"2019","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/10/german-startup-energy-robotics-raises-e11-5-million-to-advance-autonomous-robot-and-drone-inspection-software/"},{"id":"eos-technologie","name":"EOS Technologie","slug":"eos-technologie","logo":"","brief_summary":"French maker of fixed-wing ISR drones and loitering munitions for defense.","description":"EOS Technologie builds fixed-wing systems including the VELOCE 330 loitering munition, the STRIX 500 ISR UAV and the long-endurance RODEUR 330. In 2025 the company was named in a French armed forces framework contract for certified off-the-shelf drones. Its platforms emphasize discretion and autonomy for ISTAR missions.","category":"defense-security","tags":["isr","loitering-munitions","istar","fixed-wing","military"],"hq":"Varces-Allieres-et-Risset, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["reconnaissance","surveillance","loitering munitions","target acquisition"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.eos-technologie.com","linkedin":"","founded":"2013","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://sldinfo.com/2025/03/an-update-on-the-french-government-approach-to-drones-a-march-2025-update/"},{"id":"escribano-mechanical-engineering","name":"Escribano Mechanical & Engineering","slug":"escribano-mechanical-engineering","logo":"","brief_summary":"Spanish defence engineering firm co-developing the Cervus vehicle-mounted counter-drone system.","description":"Escribano builds optronics, remote weapon stations, and counter-UAS effectors from its Madrid base. In June 2024 it joined Indra and TRC in an alliance to deliver an integrated counter-drone suite for the Spanish Armed Forces. At FEINDEF 2025 it showed a Vamtac ST5 armoured vehicle converted into a full C-UAS platform, alongside its work on the Cervus program.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["optronics","hard-kill","vehicle-mounted","spain","military"],"hq":"Madrid, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["army mobile defence","naval defence","base protection","convoy protection"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.escribano.eu","linkedin":"","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2025/feindef-2025-escribano-transforms-the-vamtac-st5-armored-vehicle-into-a-complete-c-uas-platform-to-counter-drone-incursions"},{"id":"everdrone","name":"Everdrone","slug":"everdrone","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous emergency drone service delivering defibrillators to cardiac-arrest scenes.","description":"Everdrone runs an autonomous emergency medical aerial delivery service that dispatches drones to suspected cardiac arrests, lowering an AED by winch before the ambulance arrives. The Gothenburg company operates multiple drone bases across Sweden's Vastra Gotaland region. In 2026 it opened a new base in Boras, where in July a drone reached a cardiac-arrest patient ahead of the ambulance and a bystander used the delivered defibrillator.","category":"drone-services","tags":["emergency-response","medical","aed","bvlos","public-safety"],"hq":"Gothenburg, Sweden","country":"Sweden","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["defibrillator delivery","emergency medical response","cardiac arrest support","public safety"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://everdrone.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/everdrone","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronexl.co/2026/08/07/everdrone-aed-drone-boras-cardiac-arrest-save/"},{"id":"farada-group","name":"Farada Group","slug":"farada-group","logo":"","brief_summary":"Polish UAV group whose Labair unit runs commercial BVLOS medical drone deliveries.","description":"Farada Group designs, produces, and operates UAVs, and through its Labair unit was the first Polish firm authorised for commercial BVLOS medical flights, linking Mazovian hospitals with a central Warsaw lab. Its aircraft logged over 133,000 km of medical logistics, including a regular Gdansk-to-Hel air bridge. In September 2025 it completed Moldova's first commercial BVLOS pharmaceutical flight, and a controlling-stake acquisition by JRH ASI was set to close in late 2025.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["medical-delivery","bvlos","pharmaceutical","healthcare","operator"],"hq":"Warsaw, Poland","country":"Poland","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["medical sample transport","pharmaceutical delivery","hospital-to-lab logistics","remote-region medical supply"],"funding_stage":"Acquired","total_funding":"","url":"https://faradagroup.com","linkedin":"","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://polandinsight.com/jrh-asi-s-a-acquires-58-stake-in-farada-group-a-leader-in-uav-technology-farada-to-join-orbiteo-deeptech-ecosystem-59835/"},{"id":"fixar","name":"FIXAR","slug":"fixar","logo":"","brief_summary":"Latvian maker of fixed-angle-rotor VTOL drones with a last-mile delivery product.","description":"FIXAR builds autonomous VTOL drones using its patented Fixed Angle Rotor design, combining vertical take-off with efficient fixed-wing cruise. Its FIXAR 025 is an all-electric delivery drone carrying up to 10 kg with an automatic package-release system for drops at planned coordinates. The Riga-based company continued commercial expansion across Europe and other regions through 2025.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["last-mile","cargo","vtol","autonomous","manufacturer"],"hq":"Riga, Latvia","country":"Latvia","drone_type":"Hybrid-VTOL","use_cases":["last-mile parcel delivery","industrial cargo drops","remote-area delivery","commercial logistics"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://fixar.lv","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/fixar-global","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://fixar.lv/last-mile-delivery/"},{"id":"flyingbasket","name":"FlyingBasket","slug":"flyingbasket","logo":"","brief_summary":"South Tyrol maker of heavy-lift cargo drones replacing helicopters and cranes.","description":"FlyingBasket builds heavy-lift cargo UAVs, led by the all-electric FB3 octocopter that carries up to 100 kg over distances up to 25 km. In December 2025 its FB3 was deployed at the FIS Ski World Cup in Val Gardena to move television production and technical equipment across the slopes. The company positions its drones as a sustainable alternative to helicopters for logistics work.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["heavy-lift","cargo","alpine","industrial","logistics"],"hq":"Bolzano, Italy","country":"Italy","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["equipment hauling","alpine logistics","construction supply","event production support"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://flyingbasket.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/flyingbasket","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2026/01/heavy-lift-cargo-drones-improve-alpine-logistics-sustainability-at-val-gardena/"},{"id":"flynex","name":"FlyNex","slug":"flynex","logo":"","brief_summary":"Enterprise drone operations and geospatial data platform for industrial sectors.","description":"FlyNex offers an Enterprise Suite that lets construction, energy, and real-estate firms plan drone missions, capture survey imagery, and process the resulting geospatial data. The company raised a seven-figure seed round co-invested by High-Tech Gruenderfonds and TGFS, and positions itself as a German market leader for unmanned-aviation geospatial data. It operates from Leipzig and Hamburg with continued platform expansion into APIs and apps through 2024 and 2025.","category":"drone-software","tags":["mission-planning","geospatial-data","fleet-management","enterprise","airspace-management"],"hq":"Leipzig, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["industrial drone mission planning","construction site surveying","energy infrastructure inspection","geospatial data management"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"$7M","url":"https://www.flynex.io","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/flynex","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.htgf.de/en/flynex-seven-digit-seed-round-for-drone-software/"},{"id":"flysight","name":"FlySight","slug":"flysight","logo":"","brief_summary":"OPENSIGHT processing, exploitation and dissemination software for aerial sensor data.","description":"FlySight builds OPENSIGHT, a multi-platform PED (processing, exploitation, and dissemination) suite that turns drone and airborne sensor feeds into real-time decision support for surveillance, inspection, and defense. The company publishes ongoing dated technical content, including 2026 articles on AI in maritime environments and border surveillance systems. Part of the Flyby Group, it is based in Livorno, Italy.","category":"drone-software","tags":["ped","sensor-fusion","surveillance","defense","geospatial"],"hq":"Livorno, Italy","country":"Italy","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["ISR and surveillance","border protection","real-time video exploitation","decision support"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.flysight.it","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/flysight-s-r-l","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.flysight.it"},{"id":"frankenburg-technologies","name":"Frankenburg Technologies","slug":"frankenburg-technologies","logo":"","brief_summary":"Estonian startup mass-producing the low-cost Mark I missile to intercept attack drones.","description":"Frankenburg Technologies designs affordable short-range air-defence missiles built from commercial components for high-volume production. In February 2026 it closed a €30M Series A led by Plural, bringing total capital to about €40M, to scale its Mark I interceptor. The company was founded in 2024 and is based in Tallinn.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["interceptor","missile","hard-kill","mass-production","estonia"],"hq":"Tallinn, Estonia","country":"Estonia","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["drone swarm defence","shahed interception","point defence","border defence"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€40M","url":"https://frankenburg.tech","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/frankenburg-technologies","founded":"2024","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/02/european-missile-manufacturing-push-gains-momentum-as-frankenburg-closes-e30-million-funding-round/"},{"id":"frequentis","name":"Frequentis","slug":"frequentis","logo":"","brief_summary":"Austrian ATM technology group with a UTM and drone airspace integration portfolio.","description":"Frequentis is a Vienna-based, publicly listed provider of communication and information systems for safety-critical control centres, including air traffic management. It built the Austro Control Dronespace UTM system for nationwide drone flight planning and clearances in Austria, and demonstrated drone traffic integration into tower controller displays at Airspace World 2024. Its UTM work extends the group's converging airspace management strategy.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["utm","u-space","atm","airspace","dronespace"],"hq":"Vienna, Austria","country":"Austria","drone_type":"UTM","use_cases":["utm systems","airspace integration","tower drone visibility","flight clearances"],"funding_stage":"Public","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.frequentis.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/frequentis","founded":"1947","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.frequentis.com/en/pr/austro-control-dronespace-drone-traffic-management-system-austria-ready-takeoff"},{"id":"fuvex","name":"FuVeX","slug":"fuvex","logo":"","brief_summary":"Long-range fixed-wing drones for energy grid and pipeline inspection.","description":"FuVeX develops and operates long-range fixed-wing drones authorized to fly up to 10 km, roughly twenty times further than a conventional drone, for inspecting power grids, pipelines, and security assets. In October 2025 it raised €1.7M, followed by a €3M round in August 2026 to scale dual-use operations across Europe. Endesa adopted its drones for grid inspection.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["powerlines","pipelines","long-range","bvlos","energy"],"hq":"Pamplona, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["power grid inspection","pipeline monitoring","long-range BVLOS survey","critical infrastructure inspection"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"€5M+","url":"https://www.fuvex.es","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/fuvex","founded":"2013","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://tech.eu/2026/08/05/fuvex-raises-eur3m-to-scale-dual-use-drone-technology-across-europe/"},{"id":"germandrones","name":"Germandrones","slug":"germandrones","logo":"","brief_summary":"Builds the Songbird VTOL drone for security, mapping, and defense.","description":"Germandrones develops and manufactures the Songbird, a vertical-takeoff drone that flies up to two hours and around 100 km beyond visual line of sight for mapping, inspection, and security missions. It produces in former cargo hangars at Berlin's ex-Tegel airport site. Together with a Ukrainian partner it delivered over 500 Songbird drones to Ukrainian forces in 2025, with further deliveries planned.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["vtol","defense","security","surveillance","mapping"],"hq":"Berlin, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["military reconnaissance","police surveillance","infrastructure inspection","mapping"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.germandrones.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/germandrones-gmbh","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.germandrones.com/en/news"},{"id":"globhe","name":"GLOBHE","slug":"globhe","logo":"","brief_summary":"Swedish drone-data marketplace connecting clients to operators in 150 countries.","description":"GLOBHE runs an on-demand drone-data marketplace that connects clients to a network of over 11,000 drone operators across roughly 150 countries to collect aerial imagery and build digital twins. Founded by Helena Samsioe and based in Stockholm, it serves infrastructure, renewable energy, forestry, agriculture, and climate applications. Customers order fresh drone data as a service rather than owning drones themselves.","category":"drone-services","tags":["data-marketplace","mapping","digital-twin","on-demand","geospatial"],"hq":"Stockholm, Sweden","country":"Sweden","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["on-demand aerial data","infrastructure mapping","climate monitoring","digital twins"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://globhe.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/globhe","founded":"2016","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://globhe.com/about-us/"},{"id":"granta-autonomy","name":"Granta Autonomy","slug":"granta-autonomy","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous ISR drones and VTOL loitering munitions for defense.","description":"Granta Autonomy engineers unmanned aircraft systems and components, from the Hornet XR ISR drone and FPV quadcopters to the X-Wing VTOL loitering munition unveiled in 2025. Founded in 2015 by former Lithuanian military engineers, it is an official NATO supplier. Its Vilnius factory has shipped over 1,000 drones to Ukraine, spanning reconnaissance and strike systems.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["military","isr","loitering-munition","vtol","fpv","defense"],"hq":"Vilnius, Lithuania","country":"Lithuania","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["reconnaissance","target acquisition","precision strike","battlefield surveillance"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.grantaautonomy.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/granta-solutions-uav","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.grantaautonomy.com/"},{"id":"grasshopper-air-mobility","name":"Grasshopper Air Mobility","slug":"grasshopper-air-mobility","logo":"","brief_summary":"Barcelona startup building a fly-and-drive eVTOL cargo van for express logistics.","description":"Grasshopper Air Mobility is developing the e350 Flying Cargo Van, a VTOL drone able to carry a 350 kg pallet over 200 km electrically, fold its wings, and drive for final-mile delivery. In 2025 it won Spain's Best Logistics Startup award and signed an MOU with Sweden's Jetpak Group to explore autonomous express delivery in the Nordics. A scaled prototype is planned for 2026.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["cargo","evtol","express-delivery","final-mile","hydrogen"],"hq":"Barcelona, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["pallet cargo transport","express parcel delivery","final-mile logistics","Nordic express network"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.grasshopperairmobility.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/grasshopper-air-mobility","founded":"2023","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/spanish-startup-grasshopper-reveals-fly-drive-cargo-drone.html"},{"id":"harmattan-ai","name":"Harmattan AI","slug":"harmattan-ai","logo":"","brief_summary":"AI-enabled autonomous combat and surveillance drones for European defense.","description":"Harmattan AI is a Paris defense-tech startup building vertically integrated autonomous systems, including coordinated surveillance and strike drones, layered air defenses, and electronic-warfare products. Its AI-enabled aircraft target European militaries seeking sovereign, scalable drone capability. Founded in April 2024, the company won a DGA contract for 1,000 drones in 2025 and raised a $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation at a $1.4B valuation in early 2026.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["ai","autonomous","defense","combat-drone","surveillance"],"hq":"Paris, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["autonomous strike","surveillance","electronic warfare","air defense"],"funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$200M+","url":"https://www.harmattan.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/harmattan-ai","founded":"2024","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/01/12/dassault-aviation-invests-in-harmattan-ai-at-14-billion-value/"},{"id":"hd-air-studio","name":"HD Air Studio","slug":"hd-air-studio","logo":"","brief_summary":"Polish maker of handcrafted heavy-lift drone gimbals for cinema and inspection.","description":"HD Air Studio, established in 2010 in Poland, designs and hand-builds aerial gimbals for industrial cameras, thermal sensors, LiDAR and cinema payloads. The company reports over 1500 gimbals delivered worldwide with no returns. It continues to build custom stabilizers for unusual and heavy-lift applications entirely within the EU as of 2025.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["gimbal","stabilizer","cinematography","payload","inspection"],"hq":"Warsaw, Poland","country":"Poland","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["aerial cinematography","industrial inspection","thermal payload carriage","lidar mounting","robotics"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://hdairstudio.com","linkedin":"","founded":"2010","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://hdairstudio.com/about-us/"},{"id":"helsing","name":"Helsing","slug":"helsing","logo":"","brief_summary":"German AI defense company building autonomy software and the HX-2 strike drone.","description":"Helsing develops AI-powered battlefield software plus the HX-2 electric strike drone, a loitering munition. By 2024 it had raised over 600 million euros, and in 2025 it joined the German armed forces program for AI-enabled loitering munitions. Its systems have been tested and used in Ukraine.","category":"defense-security","tags":["ai","loitering-munitions","autonomy","strike","military"],"hq":"Munich, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["battlefield ai","strike missions","loitering munitions","sensor fusion"],"funding_stage":"Series D","total_funding":"€600M+","url":"https://helsing.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/helsing","founded":"2021","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/07/13/helsing-raises-18-billion-in-europes-biggest-defense-startup-round/"},{"id":"hemav","name":"HEMAV","slug":"hemav","logo":"","brief_summary":"Spanish drone data provider for agriculture, utilities, and industrial inspection.","description":"HEMAV delivers drone and satellite data services with AI analytics for precision agriculture, surveying, industrial inspection, and water management. Founded in 2012 and based near Barcelona at the ESA business incubator in Castelldefels, it has expanded operations to around 15 countries. Its LAYERS platform packages the collected imagery into reporting-as-a-service outputs for farms, utilities, and public bodies.","category":"drone-services","tags":["agriculture","inspection","surveying","data-analytics","utilities"],"hq":"Castelldefels, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["precision agriculture","industrial inspection","surveying and mapping","water management"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€3M","url":"https://hemav.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemav","founded":"2012","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"http://www.barcinno.com/whats-the-story-with-barcelonas-drone-startup-hemav/"},{"id":"hensoldt","name":"HENSOLDT","slug":"hensoldt","logo":"","brief_summary":"German sensor house whose Xpeller modular system detects and defeats drones for military and police.","description":"HENSOLDT integrates radar, RF, and electro-optical sensors with jammers into its Xpeller counter-UAS family, favouring soft-kill defeat by jamming or spoofing. In April 2026 the German Federal Police ordered mobile detection and verification vehicles built around the system. HENSOLDT is listed in Frankfurt and headquartered near Munich.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["radar","soft-kill","jamming","modular","germany"],"hq":"Taufkirchen, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["base protection","police operations","border security","event security"],"funding_stage":"Public","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.hensoldt.net","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/hensoldt","founded":"2017","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.asdnews.com/news/defense/2026/04/16/hensoldt-supplies-highly-mobile-drone-defence-systems-german-federal-police"},{"id":"hepta-airborne","name":"Hepta Airborne","slug":"hepta-airborne","logo":"","brief_summary":"Estonian AI software for power grid and powerline inspection from drone data.","description":"Hepta Airborne (Hepta Insights) makes AI-enhanced grid inspection software that ingests drone imagery, LiDAR, satellite and ground photos to detect anomalies and score defect severity for electric utilities. In June 2025 it released EU-funded video and AI capabilities on its platform. The company is based in Tallinn and serves transmission and distribution operators.","category":"drone-software","tags":["inspection","powerline","ai","grid","analytics"],"hq":"Tallinn, Estonia","country":"Estonia","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["powerline and grid inspection","drone data analytics","anomaly detection and severity scoring","asset management for utilities"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://heptainsights.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/hepta-airborne","founded":"2017","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://heptainsights.com/blog"},{"id":"hhla-sky","name":"HHLA Sky","slug":"hhla-sky","logo":"","brief_summary":"Builds industry-grade drones and control software for automated BVLOS fleets.","description":"HHLA Sky, a subsidiary of Hamburg logistics group HHLA, manufactures industry-grade drones and operates the Integrated Control Center software that runs more than 100 automated BVLOS drones and robots simultaneously. In June 2025 it merged with drone manufacturer Third Element Aviation of Bielefeld, adding aircraft such as the X25 cargo drone and permits for automated flights over populated areas. It supports operations at Hamburg's dronePORT, described as Europe's first drone port.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["bvlos","cargo","industrial","control-center","automation"],"hq":"Hamburg, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["industrial cargo transport","critical infrastructure monitoring","fleet automation","inspection"],"funding_stage":"Public","total_funding":"","url":"https://hhla-sky.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/hhla-sky","founded":"2019","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://hhla.de/en/media/news/detail-view/hhla-sky-and-third-element-aviation-merge-to-lead-european-drone-technology"},{"id":"high-eye","name":"High Eye","slug":"high-eye","logo":"","brief_summary":"Builds the Airboxer, a long-endurance VTOL UAV for military and professional missions.","description":"High Eye designs and manufactures the Airboxer, an all-weather vertical take-off and landing UAV built for long-range reconnaissance and maritime surveillance. It targets military and demanding professional operators who need aviation-grade durability in wind, rain, dust, and extreme temperatures. The Royal Netherlands Navy selected the Airboxer in 2024 and took delivery of systems in June 2025, and High Eye obtained an EASA LUC (SAIL II) operator certificate in December 2025.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["vtol","military","isr","maritime","long-endurance"],"hq":"Dordrecht, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["maritime surveillance","military reconnaissance","border security","long-range ISR"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.higheye.com","linkedin":"","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/05/royal-netherlands-navy-selects-high-eyes-airboxer-vtol-uav/"},{"id":"hovering-solutions","name":"Hovering Solutions","slug":"hovering-solutions","logo":"","brief_summary":"Spanish autonomous drones for underground and confined-space inspection.","description":"Hovering Solutions builds its own GPS-free autonomous drones that inspect underground infrastructure such as water collectors, mining chambers, and hydropower penstocks, generating high-detail 3D models to find corrosion, cracks, and leaks. In 2024 it worked with Enel on underground inspection, and in January 2025 completed a prototype drone for autonomous tunnel inspection, with one flight reaching seven kilometers underground.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["confined-space","underground","tunnels","gps-denied","3d-mapping"],"hq":"Madrid, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["tunnel inspection","sewer and collector inspection","penstock inspection","mining chamber mapping"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://hoveringsolutions.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/hovering-solutions-ltd","founded":"2016","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/2025/01/completed-prototype-of-autonomous-drone-for-underground-tunnel-inspections/"},{"id":"indra","name":"Indra","slug":"indra","logo":"","brief_summary":"Large Spanish technology and defence group offering the CROW radar-led counter-drone system.","description":"Indra is a Madrid-listed technology and defence prime whose C-UAS work centres on the radar-based CROW system protecting bases and major events. In 2024 it formed an alliance with Escribano and TRC to build an integrated counter-drone suite with AI-driven command and control for Spain's military. It is one of Europe's larger defence contractors.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["radar","command-control","ai","spain","prime"],"hq":"Madrid, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["military base protection","event security","integrated air defence","naval defence"],"funding_stage":"Public","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.indracompany.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/indra","founded":"1993","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.indragroup.com/en/news/escribano-indra-trc-join-forces-shape-advanced-solution-countering-drones-uas"},{"id":"innovatm","name":"Innov'ATM","slug":"innovatm","logo":"","brief_summary":"French air traffic software firm, first private company in Europe certified as a USSP.","description":"Innov'ATM develops air traffic and U-space management software that digitalises airspace for both crewed and uncrewed operations. On 27 March 2025 it became the first operator in France, and the first private company in Europe, to obtain USSP certification from the French DSAC. Its platform handles drone flight authorisation, tracking and airspace deconfliction.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["u-space","ussp","utm","airspace","atm"],"hq":"Blagnac, France","country":"France","drone_type":"UTM","use_cases":["u-space services","flight authorisation","airspace digitalisation","drone deconfliction"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.innov-atm.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/innov-atm","founded":"2016","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.innov-atm.com/ussp-a-certification-for-a-safer-sky/"},{"id":"inobat","name":"InoBat","slug":"inobat","logo":"","brief_summary":"Slovak battery maker of Europe's first homegrown defense-drone cell.","description":"InoBat, headquartered in Slovakia, develops advanced lithium battery cells and entered the UAV market in May 2025 with its E10 cell, described as the first fully European-made battery tailored for defense drones. The E10 offers over 320 Wh/kg gravimetric energy density and charges to 80 percent in under 15 minutes. The move reinforces Slovakia's role in EU and NATO battery supply.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["battery","cells","energy","defense","silicon-anode"],"hq":"Voderady, Slovakia","country":"Slovakia","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["defense drones","endurance uav","high payload","fast charging","unmanned systems"],"funding_stage":"Series C","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.inobat.eu","linkedin":"","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.inobat.eu/newsroom/inobat-enters-uav-market-with-e10-cell-europes-first-homegrown-battery-for-drones/"},{"id":"italdron","name":"ItalDron","slug":"italdron","logo":"","brief_summary":"Italian manufacturer of professional multirotor drones for precision agriculture and topographic survey.","description":"ItalDron, founded in 2008 in Ravenna, designs and builds professional UAVs and is among the largest Italian manufacturers authorised by the civil aviation authority ENAC. Its current catalogue covers precision agriculture, topographic and BIM surveying, and infrastructure inspection, backed by an in-house academy and air-service arm. The Agrodron line pioneered biological spraying and multispectral crop surveying.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["agriculture","survey","photogrammetry","spraying","manufacturer"],"hq":"Ravenna, Italy","country":"Italy","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["precision agriculture","topographic survey","crop spraying","infrastructure inspection"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.italdron.com","linkedin":"","founded":"2008","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.italdron.com/"},{"id":"kelluu","name":"Kelluu","slug":"kelluu","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous hydrogen-powered airships for persistent aerial surveillance and monitoring.","description":"Kelluu designs, manufactures, and operates small autonomous hydrogen-powered airships that stay aloft for over 12 hours, delivering persistent aerial intelligence for civil and defense customers. Founded in 2018 in Joensuu, the company says it runs the world's largest autonomous airship fleet. In 2026 it raised a 15 million euro Series A led by the NATO Innovation Fund and flew at NATO exercises including REPMUS 2025.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["airship","lighter-than-air","isr","hydrogen","surveillance","defense"],"hq":"Joensuu, Finland","country":"Finland","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["persistent surveillance","environmental monitoring","infrastructure inspection","defense ISR"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€15M","url":"https://kelluu.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kelluu","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/04/finlands-kelluu-raises-e15-million-series-a-led-by-nato-innovation-fund-to-advance-persistent-aerial-intelligence/"},{"id":"manna-air-delivery","name":"Manna Air Delivery","slug":"manna-air-delivery","logo":"","brief_summary":"Irish drone delivery company running suburban multirotor deliveries and scaling internationally.","description":"Manna operates multirotor drones for suburban delivery of food, groceries, and consumer goods, and has completed more than 250,000 deliveries across Europe. In April 2026 it announced a 50 million dollar Series B that brought total funding to 110 million dollars, backed by ARK Invest, ISIF, and Coca-Cola HBC. The company is headquartered in Ireland while expanding operations toward the US and other markets.","category":"delivery-logistics","tags":["last-mile","food-delivery","grocery","suburban","logistics"],"hq":"Dublin, Ireland","country":"Ireland","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["food delivery","grocery delivery","pharmacy delivery","retail last-mile"],"funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$110M","url":"https://www.manna.aero","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/manna-aero","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/03/26/manna-raises-30m-in-funding-to-further-grow-drone-delivery-service/"},{"id":"mejzlik-propellers","name":"Mejzlik Propellers","slug":"mejzlik-propellers","logo":"","brief_summary":"Czech precision manufacturer of carbon propellers for drones and UAVs.","description":"Mejzlik Propellers, based in the Czech Republic, has manufactured precision composite propellers since 1974 and is one of the largest UAV propeller producers outside Asia. It supplies custom carbon-fiber propellers for multirotor, fixed-wing and heavy-lift drones. The company continues scaling production of UAV propellers to meet European and allied demand as of 2025.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["propellers","propulsion","carbon-fiber","composite","heavy-lift"],"hq":"Bystrice nad Pernstejnem, Czechia","country":"Czechia","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["multirotor propellers","fixed-wing propellers","heavy-lift drones","custom propulsion","uav manufacturing"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.mejzlik.eu","linkedin":"","founded":"1974","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.mejzlik.eu/en/about-us"},{"id":"multinnov","name":"Multinnov","slug":"multinnov","logo":"","brief_summary":"French maker of caged drones for confined-space industrial inspection.","description":"Multinnov designs and manufactures the Stereo drone family for inspecting confined and GPS-denied industrial spaces, flying in darkness with optical stabilization, LED lighting, and a protective carbon cage. Its latest Stereo 3 and Roview 3 TV-inspection robot were promoted through late 2024 and 2025, and the company deployed at the Chooz nuclear power plant. Made in France.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["confined-space","indoor","gps-denied","industrial","made-in-france"],"hq":"Néville, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["confined-space inspection","power plant inspection","tank and vessel inspection","sewer and pipe inspection"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://multinnov.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/multinnov-inspection-drone","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://multinnov.com/en/notre-stereo2-a-la-centrale-de-chooz-drone-dinspection-confinee/"},{"id":"mydefence","name":"MyDefence","slug":"mydefence","logo":"","brief_summary":"Danish maker of wearable and vehicle counter-drone RF sensors and jammers for dismounted troops.","description":"MyDefence produces compact radio-frequency detectors and jammers, including body-worn C-UAS kits for individual soldiers. In mid-2025 the US Army placed a contract worth about $26M for 485 wearable systems, and in 2024 private equity firm Bridgepoint took a majority stake. The company is headquartered in Nørresundby.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["rf-detection","jammer","wearable","dismounted","denmark"],"hq":"Nørresundby, Denmark","country":"Denmark","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["soldier protection","convoy protection","base defence","vip security"],"funding_stage":"Acquired","total_funding":"","url":"https://mydefence.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/mydefence","founded":"2013","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://thedefensepost.com/2025/07/10/counter-drone-us-army/"},{"id":"nordic-air-defence","name":"Nordic Air Defence","slug":"nordic-air-defence","logo":"","brief_summary":"Swedish startup building radio-silent interceptor drones against Shahed-type attack drones.","description":"Nordic Air Defence builds the K100XR, a small carbon-fiber interceptor that flies radio-silent without a central server link. In July 2025 it raised 3 million dollars in pre-seed funding led by Inflection VC. In March 2026 it signed a letter of intent with Polish firms WB Group and Tantalit for counter-drone integration.","category":"defense-security","tags":["counter-uas","interceptor","air-defense","anti-shahed","military"],"hq":"Stockholm, Sweden","country":"Sweden","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["drone interception","counter-shahed defense","layered air defense","critical infrastructure protection"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"$4.4M","url":"https://www.nordicairdefence.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/nordic-air-defence","founded":"2024","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://bebeez.eu/2025/07/04/swedish-startup-secures-3m-pre-seed-to-scale-european-drone-defence-technology/"},{"id":"origin-robotics","name":"Origin Robotics","slug":"origin-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Latvian defence-tech firm making the BLAZE autonomous interceptor drone for counter-UAS missions.","description":"Origin Robotics builds BLAZE, a NATO-codified autonomous interceptor that uses AI computer vision to neutralise fast-moving drones. Launched in 2025, BLAZE was ordered by Latvia under a December 2025 multi-year framework agreement and selected by Belgium's Ministry of Defence in November 2025. The company was founded in Riga in 2022.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["interceptor","autonomous","computer-vision","latvia","military"],"hq":"Riga, Latvia","country":"Latvia","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["drone interception","border defence","field army protection","critical infrastructure"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.originrobotics.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/origin-robotics","founded":"2022","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://defence-industry.eu/origin-robotics-signs-framework-agreement-with-latvian-armed-forces-for-multi-year-deliveries-of-blaze-interceptor-drones/"},{"id":"parrot","name":"Parrot","slug":"parrot","logo":"","brief_summary":"Compact secure micro-UAVs for defense, public safety, and enterprise use.","description":"Parrot is a Paris-based manufacturer of compact ANAFI-series micro-drones built for defense forces, public safety agencies, and enterprise inspection. Its aircraft emphasize cybersecurity, offline autonomy, and operation in GPS-denied environments. At the Paris Air Show in June 2025 Parrot unveiled the ANAFI UKR, a hardened micro-UAV tailored for Ukrainian military requirements, and expanded its distribution network in December 2025.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["multirotor","micro-uav","defense","public-safety","secure"],"hq":"Paris, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["military reconnaissance","public safety","infrastructure inspection","mapping"],"funding_stage":"Public","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.parrot.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/parrot","founded":"1994","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronelife.com/2025/06/26/introduction-of-the-new-parrot-drone-anafi-ukr-at-the-paris-air-show/"},{"id":"pats-indoor-drone-solutions","name":"PATS Indoor Drone Solutions","slug":"pats-indoor-drone-solutions","logo":"","brief_summary":"Dutch greenhouse pest-control system using autonomous micro-drones to eliminate flying insects.","description":"PATS, based in Delft, Netherlands, combines camera-and-AI monitoring (PATS-C) with autonomous micro-drones (PATS-X) that intercept flying pests inside greenhouses without pesticides. The system has monitored more than 970 hectares across multiple countries and works with commercial growers such as Lans and Jansen Paprika. Its drone-based pest elimination product PATS-X is rolling out to growers.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["greenhouse","pest-control","autonomous","agriculture","monitoring"],"hq":"Delft, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"Multirotor","use_cases":["greenhouse pest monitoring","autonomous pest elimination","insect scouting","integrated pest management"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://pats-drones.com","linkedin":"","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://pats-drones.com/"},{"id":"phase-one","name":"Phase One","slug":"phase-one","logo":"","brief_summary":"Danish maker of high-resolution aerial cameras for drone mapping and inspection.","description":"Phase One, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, builds high-resolution medium-format cameras used on drones for survey-grade mapping and industrial inspection, including its iXM and P5 systems. In October 2024 it introduced NimbusQA image-quality tooling, and in February 2025 it expanded UAV inspection distribution in the Benelux region. The P5 targets survey-grade accuracy for high-resolution UAV datasets.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["camera","imaging","mapping","inspection","payload"],"hq":"Copenhagen, Denmark","country":"Denmark","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["aerial mapping","industrial inspection","photogrammetry","corridor survey","cultural heritage"],"funding_stage":"Acquired","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.phaseone.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/phase-one","founded":"1993","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.phaseone.com/systems/"},{"id":"plettenberg-elektromotoren","name":"Plettenberg Elektromotoren","slug":"plettenberg-elektromotoren","logo":"","brief_summary":"German manufacturer of high-performance brushless motors and ESCs for UAVs.","description":"Plettenberg, based in Baunatal, Germany, engineers brushless electric motors, starters and speed controllers for unmanned aerial, ground and underwater systems. All products are manufactured at its German headquarters. Its high power density motors remain a reference choice for heavy-lift and endurance drone propulsion into 2025.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["motors","propulsion","brushless","esc","bldc"],"hq":"Baunatal, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["heavy-lift propulsion","endurance uav","generators","engine starters","unmanned systems"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://plettenbergmotors.com","linkedin":"","founded":"1935","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://plettenbergmotors.com/applications/uncrewedsystems/"},{"id":"primoco-uav","name":"Primoco UAV","slug":"primoco-uav","logo":"","brief_summary":"Czech manufacturer of medium fixed-wing UAVs, publicly traded in Prague.","description":"Primoco UAV SE builds the One 150, a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft with a 150 kg max takeoff weight, 10 to 15 hours endurance, and a 20 kg payload for ISR and surveying. More than 250 units operate across four continents for civil and military customers. In 2025 the company booked over CZK 1 billion in new orders and earned NATO STANAG 4703 and EASA LUC (SAIL III) certifications.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["fixed-wing","isr","surveying","military","public-company"],"hq":"Prague, Czechia","country":"Czechia","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["ISR","border surveillance","mapping and surveying","maritime patrol"],"funding_stage":"Public","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.primoco-uav.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/primoco-uav-se","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.uav-stol.com/en/us_and_media/primoco-uav-billion-milestone-certifications-expansion-2025/"},{"id":"quantum-systems","name":"Quantum-Systems","slug":"quantum-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Builds fixed-wing VTOL reconnaissance and mapping drones for defense and industry.","description":"Quantum-Systems designs electric fixed-wing vertical-takeoff UAVs such as the Vector and Trinity for reconnaissance, surveillance, and mapping. Customers include the German Bundeswehr, Ukraine, and commercial mapping operators. In 2025 the company became a unicorn and its systems flew over 19,000 missions in Ukraine, and it closed a Series D round of roughly $1.2 billion in 2026 at an approximately $8 billion valuation.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["reconnaissance","vtol","fixed-wing","defense","mapping"],"hq":"Gilching, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Hybrid-VTOL","use_cases":["military reconnaissance","surveillance","aerial mapping","critical infrastructure monitoring"],"funding_stage":"Series D","total_funding":"$1.5B+","url":"https://quantum-systems.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/quantum-systems","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/quantum-systems-raises-1-2b-expand-drone-production-deployments/"},{"id":"rheinmetall","name":"Rheinmetall","slug":"rheinmetall","logo":"","brief_summary":"German defense group producing reconnaissance UAS and entering the loitering munition market.","description":"Rheinmetall fields unmanned aerial systems such as the Luna NG reconnaissance drone and, in September 2025, announced a push into the loitering munition market. The publicly traded group has expanded drone and effector production sharply amid European rearmament. It teams with partners to deliver strike and ISR systems to European armies.","category":"defense-security","tags":["isr","loitering-munitions","reconnaissance","strike","military"],"hq":"Dusseldorf, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["reconnaissance","loitering munitions","surveillance","precision strike"],"funding_stage":"Public","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.rheinmetall.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/rheinmetall","founded":"1889","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/09/10/armed-with-new-drones-rheinmetall-eyes-loitering-munitions-market/"},{"id":"riegl-laser-measurement-systems","name":"RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems","slug":"riegl-laser-measurement-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Austrian laser-scanning pioneer supplying UAV LiDAR sensors for mapping and survey.","description":"RIEGL has developed laser scanning technology for over 45 years from its base in Horn, Austria. Its miniVUX, VUX and VQ product families are purpose-built for uncrewed aerial platforms. In 2024 and 2025 the company introduced the VUX-820-G and VZ-1200i scanners, extending its high-resolution UAV mapping range.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["lidar","laser-scanning","mapping","sensors","surveying"],"hq":"Horn, Austria","country":"Austria","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["terrain mapping","bathymetric survey","powerline inspection","forestry","urban modeling"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.riegl.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/riegl-laser-measurement-systems","founded":"1978","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.riegl.com/company/"},{"id":"robin-radar-systems","name":"Robin Radar Systems","slug":"robin-radar-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Dutch radar maker whose IRIS system detects and classifies small drones for airspace protection.","description":"Robin Radar Systems builds micro-Doppler radars that separate drones from birds and clutter, with IRIS as its flagship counter-UAS sensor. On 11 December 2025 it marked a Dutch Ministry of Defence contract to supply 100 IRIS radars protecting national airspace. In 2026 it introduced an on-the-move maritime variant after the Strait of Hormuz crisis.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["radar","detection","classification","airspace","netherlands"],"hq":"The Hague, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["airport protection","military airspace","maritime detection","critical infrastructure"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.robinradar.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/robin-radar-systems","founded":"2010","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.robinradar.com/news-events/robin-radar-commemorates-milestone-dutch-mod-contract-to-supply-100-iris-radars-to-protect-domestic-airspace"},{"id":"robotto","name":"Robotto","slug":"robotto","logo":"","brief_summary":"Danish AI perception company powering drones for emergency and security operations.","description":"Robotto develops perception and autonomy software for drones and other robots, focused on detection, tracking, and decision-making for emergency response, nature preservation, security, and defence. Based in Aalborg, Denmark, its systems target use cases such as wildfire detection and monitoring. The technology runs across UAVs, ground robots, underwater drones, and fixed cameras.","category":"drone-services","tags":["emergency-response","wildfire","security","ai","detection"],"hq":"Aalborg, Denmark","country":"Denmark","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["wildfire detection","emergency response","security monitoring","environmental monitoring"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","url":"https://robotto.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/robotto","founded":"2019","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://robotto.ai/"},{"id":"sbg-systems","name":"SBG Systems","slug":"sbg-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"French maker of inertial navigation and INS/GNSS systems for UAVs.","description":"SBG Systems, based in the Paris region of France, produces inertial measurement units and INS/GNSS navigation systems for guidance, stabilization and autonomous UAV operations. In 2024 and 2025 it launched the Pulse-40 OEM IMU and the tactical-grade Stellar-40 INS focused on GNSS resilience against jamming. A Firmware 6.0 release added a dedicated fixed-wing UAV profile.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["inertial","ins","imu","navigation","gnss"],"hq":"Carrieres-sur-Seine, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["uav guidance","sensor stabilization","lidar georeferencing","autonomous navigation","gnss-denied ops"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.sbg-systems.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/sbg-systems","founded":"2007","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.sbg-systems.com/"},{"id":"schiebel","name":"Schiebel","slug":"schiebel","logo":"","brief_summary":"Austrian maker of the CAMCOPTER rotary-wing VTOL UAS for defense and maritime.","description":"Schiebel builds the CAMCOPTER S-100 and larger S-300 unmanned rotary-wing VTOL systems for ISR, maritime patrol, and naval operations, offering endurance up to 24 hours and payloads to 350 kg. The platforms are operated by navies and defense customers worldwide. In 2026 the S-300 was selected for the EDF SWORD anti-submarine project, and Schiebel delivered S-100 systems for the Hellenic Navy and additional units to the French Navy.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["vtol","rotary-wing","maritime","isr","defense"],"hq":"Vienna, Austria","country":"Austria","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["maritime surveillance","ISR","naval operations","mine detection"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://schiebel.net","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/schiebel","founded":"1951","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://schiebel.net/"},{"id":"scopito","name":"Scopito","slug":"scopito","logo":"","brief_summary":"AI visual-inspection data platform for utilities and critical infrastructure.","description":"Scopito runs a cloud platform that turns drone imagery into structured inspection data and predictive-maintenance analytics for power lines, wind turbines, and solar sites. In October 2024 Norwegian TSO Statnett selected Scopito for advanced inspection data management, and in June 2025 UK operator Northern Powergrid adopted the platform. The company is a software-first player, not a hardware maker.","category":"drone-software","tags":["inspection","data-analytics","utilities","ai","predictive-maintenance"],"hq":"Aarhus, Denmark","country":"Denmark","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["powerline inspection","wind turbine inspection","solar inspection","asset data management"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.scopito.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/scopito-aps","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.scopito.com/news"},{"id":"sensofusion","name":"Sensofusion","slug":"sensofusion","logo":"","brief_summary":"Finnish counter-drone firm whose Airfence passively detects drones and their operators in real time.","description":"Sensofusion develops the Airfence family, a passive RF platform that locates both a drone and its pilot and can take control of the aircraft. Founded in 2016 near Helsinki, the company acquired aircraft maker Atol Aviation in 2026 to expand into airborne surveillance. Airfence is fielded with military and security customers internationally.","category":"counter-uas","tags":["rf-detection","passive","takeover","finland","military"],"hq":"Vantaa, Finland","country":"Finland","drone_type":"Counter-UAS","use_cases":["base protection","border security","prison security","event security"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://sensofusion.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/sensofusion","founded":"2016","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://thedefensepost.com/2026/04/07/finland-sensofusion-atol-deal/"},{"id":"septentrio","name":"Septentrio","slug":"septentrio","logo":"","brief_summary":"Belgian designer of high-precision, anti-jamming GNSS receiver modules for UAVs.","description":"Septentrio, based in Leuven, Belgium, designs high-precision GNSS receiver modules and boards, including the mosaic and AsteRx families integrated into drones and robotics. Its receivers emphasize resilience against interference and spoofing. The company continued to expand its compact OEM GNSS lineup for autonomous and UAV applications through 2025.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["gnss","positioning","anti-jamming","navigation","oem"],"hq":"Leuven, Belgium","country":"Belgium","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["uav navigation","precise positioning","interference mitigation","robotics","autonomous systems"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.septentrio.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/septentrio","founded":"2000","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.septentrio.com/en/company/about-us"},{"id":"sitemark","name":"Sitemark","slug":"sitemark","logo":"","brief_summary":"Belgian AI software for automated solar and renewable inspection.","description":"Sitemark provides AI analytics and automated drone-inspection software for solar PV construction and operations, building digital twins that span a site's lifecycle. Its platform has been used by Total, EDF, Engie, and Bouygues to inspect over 30,000 hectares of solar parks across 35 countries, and it remained a benchmarked solar inspection tool through 2025 and 2026.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["solar","thermography","ai","digital-twin","renewables"],"hq":"Leuven, Belgium","country":"Belgium","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["solar PV inspection","thermal anomaly detection","construction monitoring","O&M analytics"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.sitemark.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/sitemark","founded":"2016","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.sitemark.com/solutions/solar-inspections/"},{"id":"skeydrone","name":"SkeyDrone","slug":"skeydrone","logo":"","brief_summary":"Belgian U-space service provider and drone detection specialist, a skeyes and SABCA joint venture.","description":"SkeyDrone delivers U-space services, drone detection and airspace situational awareness for airports, ports, events and critical infrastructure. It is positioned to become one of Europe's first certified U-space service providers, with Belgian U-space airspace going live from 26 January 2025. In 2025 it launched a national counter-drone testing and expertise centre with DronePort Sint-Truiden.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["u-space","ussp","drone-detection","airspace","counter-drone"],"hq":"Steenokkerzeel, Belgium","country":"Belgium","drone_type":"UTM","use_cases":["u-space services","drone detection","airport airspace safety","counter-drone testing"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.skeydrone.aero","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/skeydrone","founded":"2019","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.skeydrone.aero/skeydrones-u-space-2025-vision/"},{"id":"sky-watch","name":"Sky-Watch","slug":"sky-watch","logo":"","brief_summary":"Combat-proven fixed-wing and multirotor ISR drones for military reconnaissance.","description":"Sky-Watch designs and builds frontline ISTAR unmanned aircraft, including the Heidrun fixed-wing and Huginn multirotor platforms, for NATO and allied armed forces. The systems are continuously refined through battlefield feedback from Ukraine, where the company runs a Kyiv office and a repair facility. It reported revenue of about DKK 520 million in 2025 and unveiled the long-range RQ-70 Dainn ISR aircraft.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["military","isr","reconnaissance","fixed-wing","defense"],"hq":"Stovring, Denmark","country":"Denmark","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["military reconnaissance","surveillance","target acquisition","intelligence gathering"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://sky-watch.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/sky-watch","founded":"2009","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://sky-watch.com/company"},{"id":"skyvisor","name":"SkyVisor","slug":"skyvisor","logo":"","brief_summary":"AI software automating drone inspection of wind and solar assets.","description":"SkyVisor develops software for automated drone flight, digitalization, and AI defect detection across wind turbines and solar farms. In December 2024 the Paris company raised €1.2M from Tomcat and Bpifrance to expand across Europe and North America. It reports inspecting over 10 GW of assets annually and entered the German market with clients including Belectric and Iqony.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["solar","wind-energy","ai","defect-detection","asset-management"],"hq":"Paris, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["solar PV thermography analysis","wind blade defect detection","flight automation","renewable asset management"],"funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"€1.2M","url":"https://www.skyvisor.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/skyvisor","founded":"2018","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.suasnews.com/2024/12/skyvisor-raises-e1-2m-to-accelerate-international-expansion-of-automatic-drone-inspection-software/"},{"id":"solvi","name":"Solvi","slug":"solvi","logo":"","brief_summary":"Swedish drone-imagery analytics software delivering plant counts and crop-health maps for agriculture.","description":"Solvi, founded in 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden, turns drone imagery into plant counts, per-plot statistics, and crop-health maps within minutes. The software is used by farmers, agronomists, and field-trial researchers in more than 40 countries and integrates vegetation indices such as NDVI and NDRE. It partners with agronomy platforms including IntelinAir to support corn and soybean stand assessments.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["software","analytics","crop-health","field-trials","precision-agriculture"],"hq":"Gothenburg, Sweden","country":"Sweden","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["plant counting","crop-health mapping","field-trial assessment","weed detection"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://solvi.ag","linkedin":"","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://solvi.ag/about"},{"id":"sph-engineering","name":"SPH Engineering","slug":"sph-engineering","logo":"","brief_summary":"Latvian developer of UgCS flight-planning software for drone survey, mapping, and photogrammetry.","description":"SPH Engineering, founded in 2013 in Latvia, develops UgCS, one of the most widely used mission-planning tools for complex drone surveys, plus integration hardware and services. Its software supports terrain-following flights, LiDAR and photogrammetry, and over 100 drone platforms, and is used in more than 150 countries. The company continued to publish updated drone-mapping guidance into 2026.","category":"agriculture-survey","tags":["software","mission-planning","survey","photogrammetry","mapping"],"hq":"Riga, Latvia","country":"Latvia","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["survey mission planning","photogrammetry","lidar mapping","precision agriculture"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.sphengineering.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/sph-engineering","founded":"2013","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.sphengineering.com/about"},{"id":"spleenlab","name":"Spleenlab","slug":"spleenlab","logo":"","brief_summary":"Safety-driven AI perception and navigation software for autonomous drones and robots.","description":"Spleenlab builds machine-learning software for robust perception, GPS-denied navigation, and multi-object detection across aerial, land, and maritime autonomous systems. In October 2025 the company was acquired by German drone maker Quantum Systems to strengthen its onboard AI capabilities. Its stack targets safety-critical, GPS-denied operations rather than consumer flight.","category":"drone-software","tags":["ai-perception","autonomy","gps-denied-navigation","computer-vision","sensor-fusion"],"hq":"Saalburg-Ebersdorf, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["autonomous drone navigation","obstacle detection","GPS-denied flight","defense and security ISR"],"funding_stage":"Acquired","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.spleenlab.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/spleenlab","founded":"2016","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://dronelife.com/2025/10/21/quantum-systems-acquires-german-ai-company-spleenlab/"},{"id":"stark-defence","name":"Stark Defence","slug":"stark-defence","logo":"","brief_summary":"German startup building the Virtus loitering munition and autonomous strike effectors.","description":"Stark was spun out in 2024 to build attack drones, led by a co-founder of Quantum Systems. Its flagship Virtus is a one-way loitering munition, and the company raised about 340 million euros in 2025. It is a named supplier in the German armed forces program for AI-enabled loitering munitions.","category":"defense-security","tags":["loitering-munitions","strike","autonomy","one-way-effector","military"],"hq":"Munich, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["loitering munitions","precision strike","deep strike","maritime deterrence"],"funding_stage":"Series C","total_funding":"€340M+","url":"https://www.stark-defence.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/stark-defence","founded":"2024","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://thenextweb.com/news/stark-defence-500-million-sequoia-founders-fund-3-5-billion-valuation"},{"id":"tekever","name":"Tekever","slug":"tekever","logo":"","brief_summary":"Builds fixed-wing VTOL ISR drones for defense, maritime, and surveillance missions.","description":"Tekever designs and manufactures the AR3 and AR5, fixed-wing VTOL unmanned systems used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance across defense and maritime domains. Its platforms have logged over 10,000 combat flight hours in Ukraine and support coastal surveillance programs in Portugal. In May 2025 the Lisbon-based company raised around 70 million euros in a round including the NATO Innovation Fund, crossing a 1 billion euro valuation and reaching unicorn status, and it passed 1,000 employees in 2025 with a new hub in Leiria.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["fixed-wing","isr","defense","maritime","dual-use"],"hq":"Lisbon, Portugal","country":"Portugal","drone_type":"Hybrid-VTOL","use_cases":["military ISR","coastal and maritime surveillance","border monitoring","search and rescue","defense reconnaissance"],"funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"€70M+","url":"https://www.tekever.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/tekever","founded":"2001","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://portugalstartupnews.com/2025/08/18/tekever-reaches-1000-employee-milestone-with-new-leiria-hub-plans-ar3-evo-debut/"},{"id":"third-element-aviation","name":"Third Element Aviation","slug":"third-element-aviation","logo":"","brief_summary":"German drone service specialist for wind turbine and industrial inspection.","description":"Third Element Aviation delivers drone inspections of wind turbines and industrial infrastructure, removing the need for climbers, cranes, or helicopters and storing flight data as reference for future inspections. The company works across renewable and industrial assets and continued operating as an established inspection provider through 2024 and 2025 from its base in Bielefeld.","category":"inspection-infrastructure","tags":["wind-energy","industrial","inspection-services","renewables","data"],"hq":"Bielefeld, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Services","use_cases":["wind turbine inspection","industrial asset inspection","damage documentation","renewable asset survey"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://3rd-element.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/third-element-aviation","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://3rd-element.com/inspections/"},{"id":"threod-systems","name":"Threod Systems","slug":"threod-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Fixed-wing and VTOL surveillance UAS with launchers and electro-optical payloads.","description":"Threod Systems develops and manufactures fixed-wing and VTOL unmanned aircraft, catapult launchers, and electro-optical gimbals for military and security customers. Its Eos family of ISR drones has been used in Ukraine and supplied to seven NATO countries. The company reported roughly 38 million euros in 2024 sales, an 87 percent jump, and began exploring a sale in 2025 amid surging demand.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["military","isr","fixed-wing","vtol","optics","defense"],"hq":"Viimsi, Estonia","country":"Estonia","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["reconnaissance","artillery fire guidance","border surveillance","target acquisition"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.threod.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/threod-systems","founded":"2012","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.threod.com/isr-reconnaissance-drone-delivered-to-estonian-defence-league/"},{"id":"tulip-tech","name":"Tulip Tech","slug":"tulip-tech","logo":"","brief_summary":"Dutch developer of high energy density battery systems for mission-critical UAVs.","description":"Tulip Tech designs and manufactures high energy density battery systems for uncrewed aerial platforms from an automated factory in the Netherlands. The company cites pack-level energy density ranging from 350 to 600 Wh/kg for endurance-critical drone missions. It positions itself as a European strategic power partner for defense and industrial UAV operators in 2025.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["battery","energy","power","endurance","high-density"],"hq":"Eindhoven, Netherlands","country":"Netherlands","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["endurance uav","defense drones","industrial inspection","mission-critical power","heavy-lift"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.tuliptech.eu","linkedin":"","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/company/tulip-tech/"},{"id":"turgis-gaillard","name":"Turgis Gaillard","slug":"turgis-gaillard","logo":"","brief_summary":"French defense firm building the Aarok medium-altitude long-endurance combat drone.","description":"Turgis Gaillard, a roughly 400-person defense company in Blois, develops and builds the Aarok, a low-cost MALE combat drone. In 2025 carmaker Renault confirmed a partnership to industrialize its drone production, a deal potentially worth up to 1 billion euros over ten years. The Aarok targets ISR and armed missions.","category":"defense-security","tags":["male","combat-drone","isr","strike","military"],"hq":"Blois, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["reconnaissance","armed missions","surveillance","long-endurance patrol"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.turgisgaillard.com","linkedin":"","founded":"2013","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/renault-drance-turgis-gaillard-military-drone/"},{"id":"uav-navigation","name":"UAV Navigation","slug":"uav-navigation","logo":"","brief_summary":"Madrid autopilot and guidance software house, part of Spain's Grupo Oesia.","description":"UAV Navigation, a Grupo Oesia company, develops the VECTOR autopilot line, Visionair ground-control software, and GNSS-denied navigation systems for unmanned aircraft. Recent work includes validating compatibility of its VECTOR autopilots with Shield AI's Hivemind autonomy software and releasing VECTOR software v9.2 with expanded support for unmanned surface vehicles. It also contributes autopilot systems to a European Future Combat Air System demonstrator.","category":"drone-software","tags":["autopilot","flight-control","gnss-denied","ground-control","defense"],"hq":"Madrid, Spain","country":"Spain","drone_type":"Software","use_cases":["autonomous flight control","GNSS-denied navigation","mission ground control","defense UAV systems"],"funding_stage":"Acquired","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.uavnavigation.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/uav-navigation","founded":"2004","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.uavnavigation.com/"},{"id":"uavision","name":"UAVision","slug":"uavision","logo":"","brief_summary":"Portuguese maker of VTOL surveillance UAVs and loitering munitions for defense.","description":"UAVision produces the OGASSA family of VTOL unmanned aircraft and loitering munitions for ISR and strike roles. In 2026 it was selected as one of five finalists in the European Defence Agency's Sentinel Strike loitering munition challenge. Its systems support surveillance, reconnaissance and precision-strike missions.","category":"defense-security","tags":["vtol","isr","loitering-munitions","surveillance","military"],"hq":"Torres Vedras, Portugal","country":"Portugal","drone_type":"VTOL","use_cases":["surveillance","reconnaissance","loitering munitions","maritime patrol"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.uavision.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/uavision","founded":"2006","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://thedefensepost.com/2026/07/31/europe-kamikaze-drone-sprint/amp/"},{"id":"unifly","name":"Unifly","slug":"unifly","logo":"","brief_summary":"Belgian UTM platform provider powering U-space and drone traffic management across Europe.","description":"Unifly builds a UAS traffic management platform that underpins U-space services, geofencing, e-identification and flight authorisation. It served as the technology backbone of Belgium's BURDI U-space demonstrations, enabling BVLOS medical drone deliveries in August 2025. In January 2026 it deployed a next-generation UTM upgrade at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. Now part of Japan's Terra Drone group after a 2023 majority acquisition.","category":"u-space-utm","tags":["utm","u-space","ussp","airspace","bvlos"],"hq":"Antwerp, Belgium","country":"Belgium","drone_type":"UTM","use_cases":["u-space services","flight authorisation","drone tracking","geofencing","port airspace management"],"funding_stage":"Acquired","total_funding":"€20M+","url":"https://www.unifly.aero","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/unifly","founded":"2015","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://terra-drone.net/global/2026/01/22/terra-drones-group-company-uniflys-in-house-drone-utm-system-at-the-port-of-antwerp-bruges/"},{"id":"wb-group","name":"WB Group","slug":"wb-group","logo":"","brief_summary":"Poland's largest private defense group and maker of the Warmate loitering munition.","description":"WB Group, through WB Electronics, builds the Warmate family of loitering munitions used widely on modern battlefields. In May 2025 Poland contracted the company for 10,000 Warmate munitions with deliveries running until 2035. It also produces the containerized Warmate-TL launcher and Warmate 3 strike systems.","category":"defense-security","tags":["loitering-munitions","strike","tactical","made-in-poland","military"],"hq":"Ozarow Mazowiecki, Poland","country":"Poland","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["loitering munitions","precision strike","anti-armor","reconnaissance"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.wbgroup.pl/en/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/wb-group","founded":"1997","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://thedefensepost.com/2025/05/16/poland-warmate-kamikaze-drones-2/"},{"id":"wingcopter","name":"Wingcopter","slug":"wingcopter","logo":"","brief_summary":"Builds all-electric tilt-rotor eVTOL drones for cargo and medical delivery.","description":"Wingcopter develops and operates the Wingcopter 198, an all-electric tilt-rotor eVTOL aircraft for long-range cargo, medical, and humanitarian delivery. It runs partially automated serial production at its Weiterstadt headquarters, which employs over 100 people. In 2025 the company expanded internationally, including a partnership to deploy its drones across difficult terrain in Mexico, and has raised roughly $110 million to date.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["evtol","delivery","logistics","medical","humanitarian"],"hq":"Weiterstadt, Germany","country":"Germany","drone_type":"Hybrid-VTOL","use_cases":["medical supply delivery","rural logistics","humanitarian aid","lidar surveying"],"funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$110M","url":"https://wingcopter.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/wingcopter","founded":"2017","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://wingcopter.com/news"},{"id":"workswell","name":"Workswell","slug":"workswell","logo":"","brief_summary":"Czech manufacturer of thermal imaging cameras for drone inspection and surveillance.","description":"Workswell, founded in 2010 in the Czech Republic, manufactures thermal imaging cameras and cores for UAV, ground and maritime integration, including its WIRIS product line. In 2024 it released WEOM thermal camera cores and in 2025 launched the Zoom Block long-range thermal module with motorized optical zoom for surveillance and UAV platforms.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["thermal","camera","infrared","payload","inspection"],"hq":"Prague, Czechia","country":"Czechia","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["thermal inspection","search and rescue","precision agriculture","surveillance","defense isr"],"funding_stage":"Bootstrapped","total_funding":"","url":"https://workswell.eu","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/workswell","founded":"2010","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://workswell.eu/about-us/"},{"id":"xsun","name":"XSun","slug":"xsun","logo":"","brief_summary":"Solar-powered autonomous fixed-wing UAVs for long-endurance surveillance and mapping.","description":"XSun builds the SolarXOne, a solar-electric autonomous UAV capable of up to 12 hours of quiet flight and 600 km range carrying a 4 kg payload. The aircraft targets surveillance, environmental monitoring, and infrastructure inspection missions requiring long endurance. In 2025 XSun raised 5.3 million euros, began industrializing production in Guerande, and partnered with H3 Dynamics on a solar-hydrogen-battery hybrid UAV.","category":"drone-manufacturers","tags":["solar","fixed-wing","long-endurance","surveillance","autonomous"],"hq":"Guerande, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Fixed-wing","use_cases":["maritime surveillance","environmental monitoring","pipeline inspection","mapping"],"funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"€5.3M","url":"https://xsun.fr","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/xsun","founded":"","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.business-solutions-atlantic-france.com/news/mobility-xsun-raises-e5-3-million-for-its-innovative-solar-drone/"},{"id":"yellowscan","name":"YellowScan","slug":"yellowscan","logo":"","brief_summary":"French maker of survey-grade UAV LiDAR systems for 3D mapping.","description":"YellowScan builds integrated UAV LiDAR systems for survey-grade 3D mapping, founded in 2012 near Montpellier. Its scanners serve forestry, mining, archaeology and civil engineering markets across more than 60 countries. In 2024 the company announced a collaboration with UAV developer FIXAR to deliver a fully integrated LiDAR and drone package.","category":"components-payloads","tags":["lidar","mapping","surveying","sensors","payload"],"hq":"Saint-Clement-de-Riviere, France","country":"France","drone_type":"Components","use_cases":["topographic surveying","forestry inventory","corridor mapping","archaeology","mining volumetrics"],"funding_stage":"Unknown","total_funding":"","url":"https://www.yellowscan.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/yellowscan","founded":"2012","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.yellowscan.com/press-news/yellowscan-announces-collaboration-with-uav-developer-fixar-for-a-fully-integrated-lidar-and-drone-solution/"}]}