Drones & UAV defence companies in Denmark

Ishøj company making SRoC ruggedised ground control stations, swappable radio modules and Optroxa gimbal cameras for military drones and ground robots. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Denmark and the United States.

Aalborg-based AI software company building edge-level perception, detection and tracking for drones and ground robots, including GNSS-denied autonomous navigation used by defence and security operators.

Danish unmanned eVTOL cargo aircraft developer building heavy-lift drones for offshore logistics and frontline resupply. The E200 carries 200 kg at 450 km/h using a proprietary ducted-fan system, with a 100-500 kg payload family powered by the eThor AI flight suite.

Builds AI-powered fixed-wing military drones from a Danish HQ in Ry, including the Strike OWA loitering munition with 100 km range, the Decoy swarmable radar-signature emulator, and the Target counter-UAS training drone.

Danish-Ukrainian company developing AI-based UXO and landmine detection for drones and ground robots, including the Blue Eyes detection module and the Seer demining system. Headquartered in Odense with R&D in Ukraine.

Copenhagen defence supplier that manufactures the Forward Repair System NATO deployable workshops for the Danish Army, supplies the C20 designated marksman rifle and provides Puma UAS accessories and MRO services.

Develops autonomous heavy-lift VTOL drones for military resupply in contested areas, navigating without GPS through optical flow and terrain matching and linked by radio, LTE and satellite. Founded in 2025 and selected for the first Defence Tech Denmark accelerator cohort.

Danish manufacturer of hybrid gas-electric VTOL drones built for defence and industrial missions. The HD-606 carries a 50 kg payload for 30 minutes or 25 kg for more than 3 hours and is SORA-compliant for EU specific category operations.

Kongens Lyngby company that builds PISAPS, a payload integration computer for legacy aircraft and helicopters, and MAILMAN, a 1 kg guided payload carrier for drones. Formed a strategic alliance with Boeing subsidiary Insitu in 2021 on unmanned aircraft for Danish Defence.

Designs and manufactures tactical drones and unmanned systems for defence and security applications. Specializes in advanced UAV platforms for military and surveillance operations.

Værløse maker of fixed-wing military drones, including the ASTERO reconnaissance drone and the RAPTOR loitering munition, which Sweden ordered as a combined system in August 2026.

ASTERO ISR

Hand-launched fixed-wing reconnaissance drone that weighs 4.5 kg, flies for up to four hours and packs into a backpack. It carries Nighthawk day and thermal camera turrets, long and short-range radios with 45 km and 12 km reach, and software for navigating in GNSS-denied and jammed conditions.

RAPTOR

Fixed-wing attack drone weighing 5.2 kg that carries about 1,100 g of plastic explosive, with three-stage safety and remote self-destruct. It can be flown in FPV mode, as a wingman guided by an ASTERO ISR that finds targets for up to three RAPTORs, or in a long-range one-way attack mode of up to 200 km that is still in development.

Drone maker building low-cost expendable FPV and fixed-wing strike drones, interceptor drones for counter-UAS and target drones for training, all flown from one ground control station. Founded in 2025 with teams in Odense and Aarhus, it holds NATO NCAGE code R01D0.

Odense company that builds RF sensing and electronic warfare payloads for drones, covering signal detection and emitter geolocation, building on its origins in drone-based satellite antenna testing.

SpectraLoc

A platform-agnostic electronic warfare payload that passively detects, identifies, and geolocates radar emitters and jamming devices from drone platforms without emitting signals, enabling stand-off electromagnetic intelligence.

QS Series RF Payloads

A family of UAV-mounted RF measurement payloads covering 2-31 GHz across three models (QS 2-12, QS 6-24, QS 17-31), with stabilized pointing, RTK positioning, and automated flight execution for in-situ satellite antenna testing.

Holte company building the Nightmare FPV strike drone with AI terminal guidance for GNSS-denied operations, plus the Sandman ground control station and the MUNIN fixed-wing UAS. Its founder says it has delivered about 10,000 Nightmare drones to Ukraine, and it is on the US BLUE UAS list.

Aarhus manufacturer of firearms, suppressors and spare parts for military and police users up to .50 calibre, including the M80 suppressor series and CSR-50 anti-materiel rifle. Also builds drone-mounted weapons such as the DCR-9 and twin .50-calibre DCR-50 for counter-UAS and strike roles.

Copenhagen startup building wide-area 10K perception sensors, edge compute and an AI software framework for drone ISR. Raised a EUR 2M pre-seed round in April 2026 co-led by Balnord and FORWARD.one.

Støvring maker of the hand-launched RQ-35 Heidrun and longer-range RQ-70 Dainn fixed-wing ISR drones, with EO/IR payloads and mission software. Part of the US-based AIRO Group.

RQ-35 Heidrun

A hand-launched fixed-wing mini-UAS weighing 3.07 kg, designed for military ISR in contested electromagnetic environments. It flies for up to 150 minutes, operates without GPS and maintains an EW-resilient datalink up to 50 km. The system ships with ruggedised ground control stations, EO and EO/IR payloads with up to 80x zoom, patch and dual-patch antenna kits, and deep stall landing capability for confined deployment areas.

Sky-Watch Drone Manager (SDM)

Proprietary software that runs the RQ-35 Heidrun system, covering flight planning, autonomous mission execution, GNSS-denied navigation and real-time data sharing. SDM integrates with external battle management and situational awareness platforms including Palantir, Helsing, Systematic SitaWare and ATAK-Mil, feeding live ISR data into the operator's wider tactical picture.

Builds X-WAVE, a 12-metre uncrewed surface vessel designed to hold station in all sea states for up to 348 days to watch over undersea cables and pipelines. Backed by Semco Maritime and Final Frontier, it signed a letter of intent with Babcock at DALO Industry Days in August 2026.

Birkerød company building drone-mounted magnetometer systems that detect landmines, naval mines, unexploded ordnance and submarines, including the V2Mag and the FastMag open-water payload.

Danish maker of the LARK, SWIFT and WREN drone systems and tactical drones for defence, police, fire services and offshore wind, based in Skanderborg.