European Defence Companies Database

1,174 companies

Designs and manufactures high-fidelity flight simulators, maintenance training rigs and augmented reality training devices for military and civil aviation customers worldwide.

Size

201-500

Founded

1988

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Designs and manufactures underwater acoustic systems, autonomous underwater vehicles and mine countermeasures equipment for navies, research institutes and commercial maritime operators.

Size

11-50

Founded

2010

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Manufactures precision riflescopes for military, police, hunting and competition shooting, produced entirely in Biebertal, Germany since 1957.

Size

51-200

Founded

1957

Sector

Sensors & EW

Greek lidar company developing remote sensing systems for defence applications including UAV detection, CBRN threat analysis, maritime surveillance and optical ground stations.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Sensors & EW

London cybersecurity company building AI models for reverse engineering and binary analysis to verify compiled software, firmware and third-party artifacts for defence and enterprise teams.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Cybersecurity

Ray Service manufactures cable harnesses, electromechanical assemblies and electronic equipment for aviation, space and defence customers.

Size

201-500

Founded

-

Sector

Communications

Private capital group integrating, developing and producing drones, avionics, electronic warfare and communication electronics to dual-use standards. Operates through subsidiaries in Poland and the United Kingdom.

Size

11-50

Founded

2020

Sector

Drones & UAV

Warsaw-based defence startup founded by military veterans developing modular composite shelters, loitering munitions, remotely operated electric combat vehicles and a patented cellular geotextile ballistic protection system. Won a Diamond Shields award at the Poland Security Congress 2025.

Size

1-10

Founded

2024

Sector

Drones & UAV

Develops AI-powered surveillance cameras for battlefield applications with automatic object detection and recognition capabilities. Their systems provide passive monitoring for military and security applications.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Designs and manufactures radiation-hardened, ITAR-free analog integrated circuits for space and defence. ESA-qualified components on the European Preferred Parts List. Supplies Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space.

Size

51-200

Founded

1962

Sector

Advanced Materials

Builds immersive VR training systems for military and law enforcement, including deployable squad-level kits with 12 trainee positions and 95% availability. Customers include the Dutch, German, Finnish and Danish Ministries of Defence and the European Defence Agency.

Size

11-50

Founded

2005

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Ireland's only dedicated space electronics company, designing and manufacturing avionics, telemetry systems, and on-board AI for satellites and launch vehicles. Supplies the Ariane 6 video telemetry system for ArianeGroup and the payload interface unit for ESA's PLATO mission.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Space & Satellites

Develops EOD robots and remote disruptor platforms for military and security customers. Products include the Riddler robot, R-Evolve, and deployable surveillance systems, exported to the UK, Switzerland, and the USA since 2006.

Size

11-50

Founded

2001

Sector

Ground Robotics

Builds silent, emission-free battery-based e-Generators that replace diesel generators in defence field bases and command posts, with customers in three NATO countries and an assigned NCAGE code for portable e-Generators. Designed and manufactured in Finland and validated through the DEFINE accelerator and VTT.

Size

1-10

Founded

-

Sector

Soldier Systems

Manufactures military-grade tent structures, shelters and base life support systems for NATO forces since 1998. Products include combat tents rated to -32C, rapid-deploy maintenance hangars and turn-key field camps for Polish, US and allied militaries.

Size

51-200

Founded

1998

Sector

Soldier Systems

Tactical GNSS-denied navigation built from European commercial components. Fuses GNSS, IMU and odometry with jamming and spoofing detection, integrating with SitaWare Frontline, ATAK and NATO Generic Vehicle Architecture.

Size

1-10

Founded

-

Sector

Sensors & EW

AI-powered narrative intelligence platform that tracks disinformation and influence operations across text, broadcast and video media. Deployed by NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence. Raised EUR 2M seed in December 2025.

Size

1-10

Founded

2022

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Deep-tech cybersecurity company focused on hardware implementation of post-quantum cryptography standards. Their secure element chiplet integrates NIST-selected PQC algorithms at the silicon level.

Size

-

Founded

2020

Sector

Quantum Technology

Develops beam-reconfigurable antennas and wireless communication systems for UAVs and IoT devices, specializing in anti-jamming technology for defence applications.

Size

1-10

Founded

2023

Sector

Communications

Perugia University spin-off founded in 2007 designing antennas, phased arrays, microwave filters and RF systems for satellite communications, avionics and defence, including radars for military applications. Has supplied space-qualified components for the IRIDE and ExoMars programmes.

Size

11-50

Founded

2007

Sector

Sensors & EW

Provides radiofrequency monitoring and security solutions for detecting, locating, and analyzing radio wave emitting devices to protect against drones, jamming, and data theft threats.

Size

1-10

Founded

2019

Sector

Sensors & EW

Norwegian builder of low-cost attritable combat drones for European armed forces. The Wåsp FPV+ is an AI-capable strike and surveillance drone with 1.5 kg payload and 150+ km/h speed, fielded with the Norwegian Army and ammunition partner Nammo, with production capacity of 20,000 units per month.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV

Lancaster-based secure communications and detection specialist delivering voice, data and real-time connectivity systems for defence, emergency response and critical infrastructure.

Size

11-50

Founded

2002

Sector

Communications

Develops the ARGOS APS passive counter-drone system using AI-assisted acoustic and optical sensor fusion instead of radar to avoid electronic detection. Designed by soldiers for soldiers with a target price under EUR 100,000 per unit for scalable frontline deployment.

Size

1-10

Founded

-

Sector

Counter-Drone

Incident modelling consultancy building CBRN hazard, cyber attack, and disease dispersion simulation platforms for UK MoD, Dstl, and government agencies. Ploughshare spin-out commercialising Dstl research.

Size

11-50

Founded

2002

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Croatian manufacturer of the TAKRAD tactical radio, an SDR-based MANET radio with AES-256 encryption and DSSS frequency-hopping supplied to the Croatian Armed Forces. Small Zagreb firm focused on secure military communications for dismounted soldiers and vehicles.

Size

1-10

Founded

1948

Sector

Communications

Brno-based drone manufacturer producing the SuperHornet tactical quadcopter, a foldable 4 kg MTOM UAV with 14 km range, 6-hour endurance, and open-source mission planning for defence and commercial users.

Size

1-10

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV

Builds the Lynx unmanned ground vehicle and Saber remote weapon station for frontline logistics, casualty evacuation, and remote combat. Deployed by multiple Ukrainian brigades including the 47th Mechanized and 5th Assault Brigade.

Size

51-200

Founded

2022

Sector

Ground Robotics

Develops VOYAGER AI maritime autonomy software that converts crewed vessels into uncrewed surface vessels with IMO Degree 4 autonomy, sold to government and defence customers. Opened Southampton UK headquarters in 2025 with offices in USA, Canada and India.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Leading developer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) offering SkyRobot family of fixed-wing aircraft for military and commercial surveillance, monitoring, and communication relay applications.

Size

1-10

Founded

2008

Sector

Drones & UAV

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.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Roke builds defence and security technologies across AI, autonomy, cyber, secure communications and electromagnetic-spectrum operations.

Size

501-1000

Founded

-

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Bucharest space engineering company developing the CORVUS 6U nanosatellite, designed to intercept and geolocate radio interference for Romanian defence and intelligence agencies. Around 50 engineers serving space, security and safety markets.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Space & Satellites

Lithuanian company specializing in development and manufacturing of innovative radio and electronic systems for defence sector, including remote explosives initiation systems and FPV drones.

Size

51-200

Founded

2022

Sector

Communications

RVmagnetics develops the world's smallest passive sensor technology using MicroWire - a contactless sensor thinner than a human hair that measures pressure, temperature, magnetic field, torsion, position, and electric current. Part of NATO DIANA's Phase 2 accelerator program.

Size

-

Founded

2015

Sector

Sensors & EW

Designs and manufactures solar-powered and portable airfield lighting systems for civil airports and military airbases. NATO STANAG-compliant military lighting trailers deployed by the Bundeswehr, USAF and armed forces in 50+ countries.

Size

11-50

Founded

2011

Sector

Sensors & EW

Bålsta-based manufacturer designing and producing ballistic body armour and protective helmets for police, military and special forces, with over 15 years of experience and exclusively European raw materials. Sole Swedish supplier of qualified body armour, recently delivered Body Armour 24 to the Swedish Armed Forces.

Size

1-10

Founded

-

Sector

Soldier Systems

Romanian cybersecurity company and the only Romanian member of the NATO Industry Cyber Partnership, operating its own accredited STI CERT and a 24/7 SOC. Builds proprietary products including ICS Detect for industrial control system security and MMI for mobile malware analysis.

Size

51-200

Founded

2011

Sector

Cybersecurity

Samel90 develops defence and military electronics, including convoy jammers, electronic-warfare systems and specialised vehicle solutions.

Size

201-500

Founded

-

Sector

Sensors & EW

AI-powered analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite imagery for military intelligence and maritime surveillance. Achieves 90% accurate object classification on SAR imagery. Signed a technology supply agreement with Rheinmetall for ISR capabilities for the Bundeswehr.

Size

11-50

Founded

2012

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Develops flash X-ray imaging systems with exposure times down to 20 nanoseconds, used worldwide for ballistic testing, armour validation and detonation research. Founded in 1983, joined Scandinavian Astor Group in 2024.

Size

11-50

Founded

1983

Sector

Sensors & EW

Hydroacoustics and sonar specialist supplying NATO navies with anti-submarine warfare training systems, torpedo countermeasures, sonar test and calibration kit and radar surveillance. Sonar3 is the company's latest signal-processing platform, developed with FFI for both manned and unmanned naval systems.

Size

51-200

Founded

1971

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Scanna MSC develops portable security X-ray systems and mailroom screening equipment for counter-terrorism, law-enforcement, defence and EOD threat-detection applications.

Size

11-50

Founded

-

Sector

Sensors & EW

Manufactures the Bundeswehr standard combat helmet (Gefechtshelm M92) and the modern M100 ballistic helmet certified to NIJ IIIA and VPAM 2. Produces 1.5 million helmets per year from Magdeburg with around 300 employees. Founded 1922.

Size

201-500

Founded

1922

Sector

Soldier Systems

ScioTeq builds rugged visualization systems, displays, computers and consoles for avionics, defence, security, naval and air-traffic-control applications.

Size

201-500

Founded

-

Sector

Soldier Systems

Berlin startup modernising military logistics with AI-driven planning, real-time supply chain visibility and resilient distribution. Replaces analogue processes used by armed forces with software-based planning tools.

Size

1-10

Founded

2025

Sector

AI & Defence Software

SCR Sistemas de Control Remoto, now part of Sener, develops autonomous remote-carrier UAV platforms and aerial targets for defence programmes such as FCAS/NGWS.

Size

51-200

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV