European Defence Companies Database

1,218 companies

Develops geospatial SDKs and software platforms used in battlefield visualisation, drone mission planning and maritime situational awareness across defence and security applications.

Size

51-200

Founded

1985

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Designs and manufactures professional underwater ROVs in Norway for defence, inspection, aquaculture and marine research, serving customers in 40+ countries.

Size

1-50

Founded

2015

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Italian space propulsion startup developing water-to-steam propulsion for rapid, agile satellite manoeuvring and dual-use satellite integration.

Size

1-10

Founded

-

Sector

Space & Satellites

Manufactures semiconductor and scintillation radiation detectors for nuclear security, CBRN detection and space applications. Rooted in a Soviet-era research institute, now partners with NASA and ESA on radiation measurement systems.

Size

11-50

Founded

1994

Sector

Sensors & EW

Designs and manufactures FPV drones, fibre-optic controlled UAVs, and tactical electronics for NATO and allied forces, with combat-proven systems deployed in Ukraine.

Size

1-50

Founded

2024

Sector

Drones & UAV

Bavovna develops AI-powered hybrid navigation systems for unmanned vehicles operating in GPS-denied and electronic warfare-threatened environments. Their modular hardware and SaaS AI solution combines sensor fusion for aerial, surface, and subsurface platforms, enabling fully autonomous flights up to 250km without GPS reliance.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV

Barcelona solid-state LiDAR startup building the L3CAM sensor that fuses proprietary LiDAR with RGB, thermal and polarimetric cameras for 3D perception. Selected as a Mission Sensors winner of Indra's FCAS Challenge for Spain's contribution to Europe's future air combat system.

Size

11-50

Founded

2016

Sector

Sensors & EW

Builds a hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft that doubles as an all-terrain ground vehicle. The patented design seats one passenger and transitions between flight and road driving.

Size

1-10

Founded

2020

Sector

Drones & UAV

BeesAgainstMines develops AI-powered drone swarm systems for mine and explosive detection. Their autonomous fleet works in a unified information environment to perform surface preparation, search and identification of mines and shells, neutralization, and cleanup operations.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV

Develops multi-sensor surveillance and reconnaissance systems integrating radar, multispectral cameras and AI for perimeter defence. Product lines include the BEE electro-optical platform, FIREFLY thermal imager and MANTIS covert system for special operations.

Size

11-50

Founded

2018

Sector

Sensors & EW

Polish micro-class military drone manufacturer. Holds a NATO NCAGE code (9C7AH) and has delivered over 100 systems to the Polish Armed Forces, including a 19.6M PLN contract with Polish Special Forces (JWK Lubliniec) for 90 micro-class reconnaissance UAVs. Ranked #1 in the 2024 ZBIAM Polish drone companies index.

Size

11-50

Founded

2014

Sector

Drones & UAV

Latvia's largest defence sector communications integrator providing military solutions including Motorola radios, rapid deployment equipment, and telecommunications infrastructure.

Size

11-50

Founded

1994

Sector

Communications

Bertin Exensor develops unattended ground sensor networks and surveillance systems for military, border-security and critical-infrastructure protection missions.

Size

51-200

Founded

-

Sector

Sensors & EW

Develops advanced autonomous drones for 24/7 surveillance and data collection in demanding conditions. Their drone systems provide real-time surveillance capabilities with advanced analytics, designed to eliminate human error through continuous automated operations.

Size

1-50

Founded

2024

Sector

Drones & UAV

Predictive attack intelligence using behavioral AI. Advanced threat detection and prevention for critical infrastructure protection.

Size

50-100

Founded

2020

Sector

Cybersecurity

University of Southern Denmark spin-out building passive acoustic sensors that detect drones and incoming rockets, artillery and mortars. Its BSS Komodo sensor is deployed in Ukraine, and NSPA selected a BSS-led consortium for its tactical C-UAS framework in August 2026.

Size

-

Founded

2017

Sector

Counter-Drone

Space manufacturing company developing hardware for large-scale crystallization of protein drugs in microgravity. While primarily focused on pharmaceuticals, their space manufacturing capabilities and orbital operations have potential dual-use applications.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

Space & Satellites

Designs and manufactures precision time synchronisation devices for defence radar, sensor networks and critical infrastructure. Over 20 years of operation supplying military and telecom clients.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Sensors & EW

Uppsala-based defence systems integrator building turnkey expeditionary equipment and services, focused on edge computing and power supply for military camps. Holds a Memorandum of Understanding with Thales and Clavister to deliver platform cybersecurity to Swedish customers.

Size

1-10

Founded

-

Sector

Communications

Develops moving target training systems for military and police forces. Their autonomous lightweight units provide dynamic shooting training scenarios, helping soldiers and law enforcement officers train with moving targets.

Size

11-50

Founded

2022

Sector

Soldier Systems

Ultra-fast solid-state power switching technology for defence energy management and grid resilience. NATO DIANA 2025 cohort.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

Advanced Materials

Builds autonomous and unmanned surface vessels for maritime infrastructure monitoring and defence. Selected for NATO DIANA as the only Polish company focused on marine security, with hybrid-electric vessels capable of two-week autonomous missions.

Size

11-50

Founded

2021

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Odense maker of Sentinus underwater robots (ROVs) that inspect ship hulls, harbour walls and subsea infrastructure, marketed for defence surveillance and threat detection. The Danish armed forces operate a Sentinus 1, and Sentinus 2 was developed in collaboration with them.

Size

11-50

Founded

2018

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Blueprint Subsea develops compact underwater acoustic sensors, imaging sonars, acoustic positioning beacons and diver navigation systems for subsea and defence markets.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Copenhagen maritime security company whose AI fuses multi-sensor data to expose dark ships and predict threats to undersea cables and other offshore infrastructure. Also developing BlueDragon, uncrewed surface vessels with interceptor drones to stop Shahed attacks off Ukraine's coast.

Size

-

Founded

2025

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Romanian defence company developing TEMPEST shielded electronics, drone jamming systems, and the VLAH 4x4 armoured combat vehicle. Only private TEMPEST producer in Eastern Europe certified by NATO.

Size

51-200

Founded

2016

Sector

Counter-Drone

Produces the EKA Camlock expandable baton used by German police and over 500,000 law enforcement units worldwide. Also manufactures FlexShield foldable ballistic shields and Hart Armour body protection systems.

Size

11-50

Founded

1996

Sector

Soldier Systems

Private defence research institute specialising in AI, cybersecurity, military UX and IC component design for radar and electronic warfare. Coordinates the EUR 9.7M EDF-funded CYBER4DE project and participates in eight European Defence Fund programmes.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Cybersecurity

Latvian defence equipment manufacturer producing tactical plate carriers, ballistic gear, and unmanned ground vehicles for NATO military and law enforcement.

Size

11-50

Founded

2021

Sector

Soldier Systems

Romanian aerospace startup developing autonomous aerial systems and advanced drone platforms for military surveillance and tactical operations.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV

Darknet monitoring and leaked credential detection platform for defence and critical infrastructure. Indexes 80 billion accounts and 300 billion assets with AI-driven risk prioritization. DefenseTech-Inkubator.NRW member.

Size

1-10

Founded

-

Sector

Cybersecurity

R&D company building AI, computer vision and cybersecurity tools for defence and space, cleared to NATO SECRET and EU SECRET. Active in EDF projects across multiple EU countries.

Size

1-10

Founded

-

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Buntar Aerospace is a next-generation reconnaissance capabilities manufacturer developing advanced drone systems for ISR missions. Their Buntar-3 platform features electronic warfare resistance, up to 3.5 hours flight time, 80km tactical radius, and target detection at 15km distance.

Size

-

Founded

2023

Sector

Drones & UAV

Family-owned ballistic helmet manufacturer with over 40 years of history. Developed the combat helmet currently worn by Bundeswehr soldiers. Produces aramid-based helmets certified to DEA-FBI Ballistic Protocol standards from facilities in Gütersloh.

Size

51-200

Founded

-

Sector

Soldier Systems

Designs, integrates and manufactures multirotor and hybrid VTOL drones for reconnaissance and inspection, including the ekoSKY hybrid UAV with 150-minute flight endurance. Founded by Wroclaw University of Technology graduates in 2017.

Size

1-10

Founded

2017

Sector

Drones & UAV

C2Grid develops advanced deep-tech solutions that transform raw data into actionable knowledge for military operations. A spin-off from Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), the company specializes in near real-time 3D reconstruction from drone/UAV footage, GNSS-free mapping technologies, and multi-spectral imagery processing. Working directly with Ukrainian military units, C2Grid combines top TalTech talent with seasoned defense professionals to improve military decision-making cycles through hyperrealistic 3D mapping and geospatial intelligence.

Size

11-50

Founded

2024

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Estonian robotics company developing advanced energy solutions and power systems for autonomous drones, uncrewed vehicles, and AI-driven sensor analytics.

Size

11-50

Founded

2015

Sector

Drones & UAV

UK UAS developer designing, prototyping and manufacturing uncrewed aerial systems, avionics and mission platforms for civil and military customers in contested environments.

Size

201-500

Founded

2007

Sector

Drones & UAV

UK developer of radar signal processing, tracking and display software used by defence and maritime system integrators, supporting a wide range of modern and legacy radars with hardware-agnostic SDKs. Serves naval, air and security customers worldwide.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Sensors & EW

Graphene-based photonic transceivers for high-speed data transfer in defence and AI applications. Cambridge University spinout. EUR25M Series A co-led by NATO Innovation Fund.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

Communications

AI quoting platform for manufacturers, extracting materials and pricing inputs directly from CAD files and drawings. Selected by UK Digital Catapult and National Composites Centre for the Defence Testbed Accelerator to make defence Technical Data Packs securely discoverable across distributed additive manufacturing supply chains.

Size

1-10

Founded

2023

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Hungarian security and defence systems integrator founded 1993. Offers problem evaluation, solution specification, system integration, installation and training services with references from military, police and law enforcement customers across Europe, Asia and Africa.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

Sensors & EW

Cavok UAS designs and manufactures professional drone platforms in France, offering configurable systems for long-range surveillance, defence, counter-drone work, maritime missions and logistics.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV

Builds a cyber range platform for military, critical infrastructure and enterprise cybersecurity training. Won NATO NCI Agency's Innovation Challenge as best cyber-defence training solution, with 250+ hours of automated attack scenarios.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Cybersecurity

Swiss BVLOS drone operator providing Security-as-a-Service for defence, border protection, and critical infrastructure monitoring. Partnered with Thales for UAS100 drone systems with 100+ km operating range, flying from four Swiss airbases.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV