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Mark I Air Defence Missile System
Compact guided counter-UAS interceptor missile system for Class I-III UAS, drone swarms and similar low-cost aerial threats. Official specifications include sub-2 km range, high-subsonic speed, less than 2 kg missile weight, 0.65 m length, solid-fuel rocket motor, fire-and-forget engagement, proximity-fuzed warhead and land, air or maritime adaptable launch. The system includes Frankenburg's compact launch concept for rapid field setup and fast reload with up to four missile canisters in the standard launcher configuration.
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Frankenburg Technologies is a European defence technology company developing affordable, mass-manufacturable guided missile systems and the industrial capacity needed to produce them at scale. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, the company is focused on short-range air defence, counter-UAS and replenishable missile production for European and allied customers.
Offices
Tallinn, EstoniaRiga, LatviaUnited KingdomGermanyLithuaniaPolandDenmarkUkraineBacked by
PluralSmartCap
Customers & Partners
Airbus Defence and SpaceMilrem RoboticsColt CZ Group
Timeline
2026-06
Frankenburg and Milrem Robotics signed an MoU to integrate Mark I missiles onto unmanned ground platforms for mobile counter-UAS defence.
2026-06
Frankenburg raised EUR30 million in Series A funding led by Plural with SmartCap participation, bringing total funding to EUR40 million, and opened its Riga Weapon System & Missile Assembly Factory as part of the FieldFoundry production model.
2026-05
Frankenburg and Colt CZ Group signed an MoU for counter-UAS missile systems for Ukraine, Czechia, Central and Eastern Europe, and other European and NATO countries.
2026-03
Airbus Bird of Prey completed a demonstration flight using Frankenburg's Mark I air-to-air missile against a one-way attack drone target.
2025-12
Mark I successfully intercepted a moving Class III UAS target during a live-fire demonstration at the Adazi NATO training area in Latvia.
2024
Frankenburg Technologies was founded in Estonia to build affordable, mass-manufacturable missile systems and sovereign production capacity.
Products & Solutions
Mark I Air Defence Missile System
Compact guided counter-UAS interceptor missile system for Class I-III UAS, drone swarms and similar low-cost aerial threats. Official specifications include sub-2 km range, high-subsonic speed, less than 2 kg missile weight, 0.65 m length, solid-fuel rocket motor, fire-and-forget engagement, proximity-fuzed warhead and land, air or maritime adaptable launch. The system includes Frankenburg's compact launch concept for rapid field setup and fast reload with up to four missile canisters in the standard launcher configuration.
About
Frankenburg Technologies is a European defence technology company developing affordable, mass-manufacturable guided missile systems and the industrial capacity needed to produce them at scale. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, the company is focused on short-range air defence, counter-UAS and replenishable missile production for European and allied customers.
Offices
Tallinn, EstoniaRiga, LatviaUnited KingdomGermanyLithuaniaPolandDenmarkUkraineBacked by
PluralSmartCap
Customers & Partners
Airbus Defence and SpaceMilrem RoboticsColt CZ Group
Timeline
2026-06
Frankenburg and Milrem Robotics signed an MoU to integrate Mark I missiles onto unmanned ground platforms for mobile counter-UAS defence.
2026-06
Frankenburg raised EUR30 million in Series A funding led by Plural with SmartCap participation, bringing total funding to EUR40 million, and opened its Riga Weapon System & Missile Assembly Factory as part of the FieldFoundry production model.
2026-05
Frankenburg and Colt CZ Group signed an MoU for counter-UAS missile systems for Ukraine, Czechia, Central and Eastern Europe, and other European and NATO countries.
2026-03
Airbus Bird of Prey completed a demonstration flight using Frankenburg's Mark I air-to-air missile against a one-way attack drone target.
2025-12
Mark I successfully intercepted a moving Class III UAS target during a live-fire demonstration at the Adazi NATO training area in Latvia.
2024
Frankenburg Technologies was founded in Estonia to build affordable, mass-manufacturable missile systems and sovereign production capacity.
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