Drones & UAV defence companies in the Netherlands

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

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.

Dutch defence software company building Nexus, platform-agnostic command-and-control software for unmanned systems across air, land and sea.

Nexus

Platform-agnostic command-and-control interface for unmanned systems across air, land and sea. Nexus connects unmanned platforms, operators, commanders and battle-management systems, supporting many-to-many mission control, battlefield integrations, onboard AI and military user interfaces for mission workflows such as screen, supply and attack.

Hand-crafts high-performance quadcopter and multirotor drones for military and government use from its facility in Uden. Supplies the Royal Netherlands Army with Zoe M4 tactical UAVs for real-time 2D and 3D mapping in combat operations.

Develops and manufactures ammunition, small arms, grenade launchers, loitering munitions and FPV drones for NATO armed forces, with demilitarization and munitions recycling services alongside production.

Avy builds long-range VTOL drone networks for emergency response, remote monitoring and intelligent surveillance, centered on the Aera aircraft and BVLOS operations.

Aera

Long-range VTOL drone with up to 100 km range, a typical 60-minute flight time and standard payload capacity up to 3 kg.

Drone Response Network

Networked deployment model for airborne emergency response, giving teams information from the incident area before arrival.

Remote Monitoring

Long-range drone operations for automated inspections and monitoring of ports, infrastructure and remote sites.

Intelligent Surveillance

Surveillance-focused application of Avy drones for situational awareness across security and defence environments.

Delft Dynamics develops unmanned aircraft systems and counter-drone systems, including interceptor drones, drone platforms and engineering services.

DroneCatcher

Counter-drone/interceptor drone system developed by Delft Dynamics.

U-drone

Drone platform and project developed by Delft Dynamics from 2018 to 2024.

Destinus is a European defence manufacturer building scalable strike and air-defence systems, including interceptors, cruise systems and deep-strike platforms.

Designs and manufactures bird-shaped fixed-wing drones that mimic the form and flight of birds of prey for covert military surveillance. Originally pioneered live eagle counter-drone interception with Dutch police before pivoting to biomimetic UAV production.

VTOL drone manufacturer supplying the Dutch Ministry of Defence with the Airboxer UAV for maritime and land operations. The 32 kg system flies 3-4 hours with 7 kg payload capacity and 50 km range, IP-67 rated for all-weather use.

Builds automated drone-in-a-box systems capable of 200 flights per day from a single SkyHive droneport using robotic battery swapping. Operates up to 5 drones simultaneously for 24/7 surveillance across 100 square kilometres at centimetre-level resolution.

High-energy drone battery manufacturer delivering 450 Wh/kg silicon-anode packs that extend UAV flight endurance by 30-100%. Signed a large-scale battery contract with the Dutch Ministry of Defence in 2025 and supplies drone makers in 14 countries including Ukraine.

Designs and produces military reconnaissance drones including the Jolt 01 quadcopter, an EU-made autonomous ISR UAV resistant to electronic warfare and GNSS-denied environments. Partnered with the Dutch Ministry of Defence to develop over 1,000 reconnaissance drones.