Defence Tech Companies in Netherlands

Builds autonomy software for military unmanned systems, enabling drones and ground robots across air, land and sea to plan, coordinate and execute missions through a single command and control interface.

Develops deployable computer vision software for drone platforms and counter-UAS systems, covering detection, GNSS-independent navigation and autonomous interception in contested environments.

Develops AI-powered autonomy software for unmanned military systems across air, land, and sea domains. Their Nexus™ platform enables multi-domain distributed mission autonomy, allowing unmanned systems to autonomously plan, coordinate, and execute complex missions.

Builds electric long-range VTOL drones for military reconnaissance and surveillance.

Develops neuromorphic processors that use spiking neural networks to run pattern recognition at the sensor edge on sub-milliwatt power budgets.

Designs, manufactures and rents autonomous underwater drones for high-resolution seabed inspection, serving both offshore industry and naval forces.

Builds threat intelligence platforms and tools that help security teams collect, process and act on cyber threat data across government, military and enterprise environments.

Develops force and haptic feedback gloves that enable users to feel virtual objects in VR for training and research applications.

SenseGlove Nova 2

Wireless haptic glove with active palm contact feedback, 20N force feedback per finger via magnetic friction brakes, and vibrotactile actuators, priced at $5,999 per pair for VR training and prototyping.

SenseGlove R1

Exoskeleton glove for humanoid robot teleoperation with 1 kHz control loop, millimeter-level finger tracking across all five fingers, and real-time force rendering for imitation learning and precision manipulation.

VR Training Solutions

Haptic-enabled VR training system pairing Nova 2 gloves with XR headsets to develop muscle memory for equipment assembly, maintenance procedures, and safety-critical operations without risking real equipment.

Develops AI-driven radar perception software for autonomous vehicles, robots, and aerospace applications, providing LiDAR-like performance at a fraction of the cost.

Develops unmanned vessels (USVs) for maritime operations with autonomous capabilities. Their first vessel is a solar-powered drone harvester for seaweed and marine debris cleanup operations.

Advanced materials company developing high-performance ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) using innovative melt infiltration process. Creates Carbeon carbon-ceramic components for aerospace and defence applications including nozzles, airframes, and thermal protection systems.

Provides offline data transfer solutions enabling secure data exchange without internet connectivity. Specializes in air-gapped data transfer systems for sensitive environments.

Leads fiber optic sensing technology providing ultra-sensitive early warning systems for defence and energy sectors. Specializes in state-of-the-art sensing systems.

OptiArray

All-optical thin-line towed array sonar for submarines and unmanned underwater vessels, selected by Thales for integration into the Dutch Navy Orka-class submarine programme.

OptiBarrier

Modular fiber-optic seabed acoustic sensing grid providing 24/7 over-the-horizon threat detection up to 100 km range for harbours, wind farms, pipelines, and subsea cables.

Develops quantum key distribution (QKD) technology providing ultra-secure data communications and quantum networking solutions for critical infrastructure.

3D Doppler radar for drone detection and counter-UAS operations, originally developed for bird-strike avoidance at airports.

IRIS

A compact 3D counter-UAS radar with 360-degree coverage, 5 km range, and micro-doppler drone classification that distinguishes drones from birds -- deployable on tripods or vehicles at speeds up to 100 km/h.

MAX

A full 3D avian radar spinning at 60 rpm with 15 km instrumented range and 60-degree elevation coverage, tracking thousands of birds simultaneously for airport wildlife management, environmental impact assessments, and wind farm curtailment.

Specializes in Multi-Party Computation technology enabling secure collaboration on encrypted data, allowing organizations to analyze sensitive datasets without exposing raw data.

Roseman Labs Encrypted Computing Platform

Python-based data collaboration platform with 50+ ready-to-use functionalities including machine learning, where datasets are split into encrypted shares across three independent EU cloud servers so no single party ever sees the full data.

Multi-Party Computation Engine

Privacy engine supporting private set intersection, statistical tests, fuzzy matching, and ML models (logistic regression, K-nearest neighbors, random forest) that computes on encrypted shares distributed across three servers, revealing only approved results.

Developer Integration Layer

SDKs, APIs, and connectors enabling integration with Databricks, Tableau, Power BI, and Microsoft Fabric, deployable on Kubernetes across multi-cloud (OVH, Scaleway, Cyso) or fully on-premise environments.

AI-powered deepfake detection platform that identifies synthetic media and provides cybersecurity solutions against AI-generated threats.

Sensity AI Deepfake Detection Platform

Multilayer forensic analysis platform that examines pixels, file structures, and voice patterns to detect deepfakes in seconds, producing court-ready reports with confidence scores and explainability heatmaps.

Face Manipulation Detection

Frame-by-frame AI face forgery analysis that identifies face swaps, lip syncs, reenactments, and morphing with pixel-level manipulation heatmaps showing exactly which regions were altered.

Deepfake Voice Detection

Acoustic analysis engine that detects synthetic voices and voice cloning by examining formant frequencies, pitch contours, and spectral features to differentiate between real human speech and AI-generated audio.

SINTEG Systems is a TU Delft spin-off developing advanced inspection technologies for composite structures. Their wireless sensor systems enable in-situ, real-time, and non-intrusive evaluation of composite materials using innovative ultrasound-based inspection technology, providing quantifiable assessment of material integrity.

Spherical Systems designs dedicated semiconductors and electronic subsystems for defence satellites. Their technology manipulates electronic circuits at the transistor level, enabling systems that are smaller, more reliable, and highly software configurable. Supported by Netherlands Industries for Defence & Security.