Defence companies in Belgium
Belgium hit NATO's 2 % of GDP spending target in 2025 for the first time, committing €34 billion through 2034 under its STAR modernisation programme. The country's industrial base is anchored by John Cockerill Defence and FN Herstal, both headquartered in Liège, with a joint venture between the two and Thales Belgium formed in early 2026 to manage lifecycle support for Belgian Army land platforms. Hosting both NATO headquarters and major EU institutions in Brussels gives Belgian defence companies unusual proximity to the procurement decisions that shape the wider European market.
Sectors in Belgium
All Defence Companies in Belgium
Designs, manufactures and operates end-to-end satellite systems, with a vertically integrated platform family built for constellation-scale production.
Builds mission control software, satellite ground segments and space security solutions for institutional and defence operators.
Develops flight software, ground segment systems and Earth observation data platforms for European space missions, from satellites and launchers to small satellite systems.
Aidoptation develops high-speed autonomous AI systems for physical autonomy on land, in the air and underwater, with robotics R&D and simulation-to-reality validation.
Situational awareness platform combining AI and human intelligence for real-time open-source threat monitoring. Processes over 115,000 alerts monthly across dozens of languages for defence, security, and intelligence clients.
Royal Military Academy spin-off developing next-generation energetic materials based on nanoporous carbon technology. Produces explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics for defence and aerospace with exclusive RMA patent licence.
Agilica develops GPS-independent ultra-wideband positioning systems for precise drone navigation, landing and tracking in GPS-denied or moving-target environments.
ALX Systems designs and builds sovereign loitering-munition drones in-house, spanning airframes, avionics, propulsion, flight software and mission autonomy.
All-in-one SASE cybersecurity and SD-WAN platform combining network security, data encryption, and XDR threat detection. Won Belgium's inaugural START2DEF defence innovation challenge in the cybersecurity for critical infrastructure category.
Develops cutting-edge cloud robotics technology for autonomous navigation of vessels and multi-agent systems, offering maritime situational awareness and automated operations through cloud-based user interfaces.
European defence company that develops symmetric and low dependency systems against unmanned threats, focusing on AI-powered anti-drone solutions for military and civilian strategic installations.
Counter-drone detection company offering passive RF sensors for airspace security and management. Products include SEN-ID for cooperative drone tracking and SEN-ID+ for non-cooperative threat detection at critical infrastructure.
Sovereign European counter-UAS company building jet-powered drone interceptors with AI-driven autonomous guidance. Launched at BEDEX 2026 with kinetic intercept systems designed for critical infrastructure point defence.
3D spatial sensing and eye tracking technology for defence simulation, autonomous systems, and industrial applications.
