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Alta Ares
Builds interceptor drones for air defence, the onboard software that guides them to a target and video intelligence and mission planning software for surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
Founded 202451-200 employeesParis, France5 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
AI & Defence SoftwareDrones & UAVCounter-Drone
Products & Solutions
Black Bird
Turbojet-powered fixed-wing interceptor for mid- to long-range interception of drones. It uses AI terminal guidance designed to work under jamming.
X-Lock
Multirotor interceptor for short- to mid-range interception of drones, built to track several at once in real time. It uses AI terminal guidance designed to work under jamming.
Pixel Lock
Software that assists interceptor drone pilots in detecting, tracking and guiding toward aerial targets during counter-UAS missions. It can work as a visual aid for the pilot or as an automatic guidance system that takes over the aircraft commands to fly toward a locked target.
Gamma ISTAR
Real-time video intelligence software that runs on the edge for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance missions. It turns live drone, camera and optronic feeds into object detections without an internet connection. GAMMA Core can be deployed on any infrastructure and GAMMA Box is a standalone tactical node on rugged hardware.
GAMMA Ulixes
MLOps platform integrated with Gamma ISTAR. The company describes its role as sovereign and continuous retraining of the detection models.
Cyclops
Software for sensor intelligence, mission planning and flight monitoring for UAVs. It connects sensors such as radar and ISR feeds, classifies tracks, predicts trajectories and passes tracks to operators, and it lets operators plan and monitor UAV missions from launch to completion. The company's General Cherry announcement calls it Cyclop C2 and describes its role as mid-course guidance.
About
Alta Ares is a French company founded in 2024 that builds air defence interceptors and the software around them. Its site describes the range as one platform with three layers, which are air defence effectors, an ISTAR product suite and mission management software, all designed to work in contested environments without satellite navigation.
Offices
Paris, FranceToulouse, FranceKyiv, UkraineAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesNew York, United StatesAthens, GreeceBacked by
Air Street CapitalCherry VenturesOTB VenturesHarpoon VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalApeiron Venture CapitalStarburstKima VenturesFJ Labs
Customers & Partners
Airbus Defence and SpaceMBDAGeneral CherryPicogridThalesEchodyneALM Meca
Timeline
2026-08
Alta Ares and Ukrainian interceptor drone maker General Cherry signed a memorandum of understanding on 3 August 2026 to integrate Alta Ares' Pixel Lock and Cyclop C2 software into General Cherry's Bullet interceptor drone.
2026-06
Alta Ares announced a €50 million Series A round on 9 June 2026, led by Air Street Capital alongside Cherry Ventures, OTB Ventures and Harpoon Ventures.
2026-06
Airbus Defence and Space and Alta Ares signed a memorandum of understanding on 11 June 2026 to cooperate on European counter-drone systems, including the integration of Pixel Lock and Alta Ares interceptors into Airbus' Fortion IBMS battle management software.
2026-06
MBDA and Alta Ares announced on 16 June 2026 a partnership under ELISA, an innovation partnership launched by the French defence procurement agency DGA, to offer drone interceptors based on Alta Ares' X-Lock and Black Bird, with production planned from early 2027.
2025-03
NATO recognised Alta Ares with an innovation award, which the company also describes as winning NATO's Innovation Challenge.
2024
Alta Ares was founded, with headquarters in Paris.
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Alta Ares
Builds interceptor drones for air defence, the onboard software that guides them to a target and video intelligence and mission planning software for surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
Founded 202451-200 employeesParis, France5 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
AI & Defence SoftwareDrones & UAVCounter-Drone
Products & Solutions
Black Bird
Turbojet-powered fixed-wing interceptor for mid- to long-range interception of drones. It uses AI terminal guidance designed to work under jamming.
X-Lock
Multirotor interceptor for short- to mid-range interception of drones, built to track several at once in real time. It uses AI terminal guidance designed to work under jamming.
Pixel Lock
Software that assists interceptor drone pilots in detecting, tracking and guiding toward aerial targets during counter-UAS missions. It can work as a visual aid for the pilot or as an automatic guidance system that takes over the aircraft commands to fly toward a locked target.
Gamma ISTAR
Real-time video intelligence software that runs on the edge for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance missions. It turns live drone, camera and optronic feeds into object detections without an internet connection. GAMMA Core can be deployed on any infrastructure and GAMMA Box is a standalone tactical node on rugged hardware.
GAMMA Ulixes
MLOps platform integrated with Gamma ISTAR. The company describes its role as sovereign and continuous retraining of the detection models.
Cyclops
Software for sensor intelligence, mission planning and flight monitoring for UAVs. It connects sensors such as radar and ISR feeds, classifies tracks, predicts trajectories and passes tracks to operators, and it lets operators plan and monitor UAV missions from launch to completion. The company's General Cherry announcement calls it Cyclop C2 and describes its role as mid-course guidance.
Open Positions (5)
the careers site
About
Alta Ares is a French company founded in 2024 that builds air defence interceptors and the software around them. Its site describes the range as one platform with three layers, which are air defence effectors, an ISTAR product suite and mission management software, all designed to work in contested environments without satellite navigation.
Offices
Paris, FranceToulouse, FranceKyiv, UkraineAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesNew York, United StatesAthens, GreeceBacked by
Air Street CapitalCherry VenturesOTB VenturesHarpoon VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalApeiron Venture CapitalStarburstKima VenturesFJ Labs
Customers & Partners
Airbus Defence and SpaceMBDAGeneral CherryPicogridThalesEchodyneALM Meca
Timeline
2026-08
Alta Ares and Ukrainian interceptor drone maker General Cherry signed a memorandum of understanding on 3 August 2026 to integrate Alta Ares' Pixel Lock and Cyclop C2 software into General Cherry's Bullet interceptor drone.
2026-06
Alta Ares announced a €50 million Series A round on 9 June 2026, led by Air Street Capital alongside Cherry Ventures, OTB Ventures and Harpoon Ventures.
2026-06
Airbus Defence and Space and Alta Ares signed a memorandum of understanding on 11 June 2026 to cooperate on European counter-drone systems, including the integration of Pixel Lock and Alta Ares interceptors into Airbus' Fortion IBMS battle management software.
2026-06
MBDA and Alta Ares announced on 16 June 2026 a partnership under ELISA, an innovation partnership launched by the French defence procurement agency DGA, to offer drone interceptors based on Alta Ares' X-Lock and Black Bird, with production planned from early 2027.
2025-03
NATO recognised Alta Ares with an innovation award, which the company also describes as winning NATO's Innovation Challenge.
2024
Alta Ares was founded, with headquarters in Paris.
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