European Defence Companies Database

1,191 companies

Alta Ares builds AI-powered defence autonomy systems, spanning interceptor drones, ISR video intelligence, MLOps tooling and autonomous guidance software for unmanned platforms.

Size

11-50

Founded

2024

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Builds the operating system and autonomy software that turns commercial drones into coordinated swarms for defence and enterprise fleet operations.

Size

51-200

Founded

2017

Sector

Drones & UAV

Builds fixed-wing surveillance and reconnaissance drones for military, border security and government customers, with production based entirely in France.

Size

51-200

Founded

2011

Sector

Drones & UAV

Builds autonomous drone interceptors, strike and reconnaissance systems, radar and electronic warfare payloads and the command software that coordinates them.

Size

11-50

Founded

2024

Sector

Drones & UAV

Designs, owns and operates spacecraft to provide inspection, life extension and end-of-life services for geostationary satellites, using autonomous vision-based navigation technology.

Size

11-50

Founded

2017

Sector

Space & Satellites

Builds radio-frequency jammers for countering drones and remote-controlled IEDs, including the NEROD jamming rifles, along with passive drone detection sensors.

Size

51-200

Founded

2004

Sector

Counter-Drone

Designs and manufactures nanosatellites, CubeSat platforms and subsystems for defence, national security and commercial customers in over 60 countries.

Size

201-500

Founded

2007

Sector

Space & Satellites

Builds autonomous surveillance platforms, counter-drone systems and unmanned surface vessels for border security and military force protection.

Size

51-100

Founded

2018

Sector

Sensors & EW

Builds Prevail, a command and control platform whose AI agents read operational orders, analyse terrain and generate courses of action for military headquarters.

Size

1-50

Founded

2023

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Builds modelling and simulation software for strategic decision-making, creating synthetic environments and digital twins for defence and national security customers.

Size

11-50

Founded

2023

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Lithuanian defence company building UAV, ISTAR, loitering munition and SwarmC2 systems for networked battlefield operations.

Size

11-50

Founded

2022

Sector

Drones & UAV

Designs and manufactures thermal imaging clip-on devices, night vision goggles and protective equipment for military and law enforcement customers.

Size

11-50

Founded

1999

Sector

Sensors & EW

Designs and manufactures electro-optical and laser systems for soldiers, border surveillance and airborne or naval platforms, drawing on in-house semiconductor expertise developed since 2011.

Size

51-200

Founded

2011

Sector

Sensors & EW

Builds naval mine countermeasures systems, inertial navigation technology, autonomous maritime vessels and photonics instruments for defence, maritime and aerospace operators across 80+ countries.

Size

1001-5000

Founded

-

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Builds and operates a constellation of nanosatellites that deliver satellite IoT connectivity to remote assets in industries including energy, agriculture, logistics and defence.

Size

50-100

Founded

2017

Sector

Space & Satellites

Builds battlefield AI software, autonomous strike drones and electronic warfare systems for European armed forces.

Size

501-1000

Founded

2021

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Builds autonomous navigation systems and uncrewed surface vessels for maritime surveying, oceanographic research and defence operations.

Size

51-200

Founded

2005

Sector

Naval & Maritime

Designs and integrates SIGINT, COMINT and electronic warfare systems for intelligence, law enforcement and defence customers across land, naval and airborne platforms.

Size

201-500

Founded

1950

Sector

Sensors & EW

Builds eVTOL fixed-wing ISR drones and multi-domain autonomous systems software for NATO-aligned military forces, with over 20,000 combat flight hours logged in Ukraine.

Size

100-500

Founded

2015

Sector

Drones & UAV

Develops network firewalls, endpoint protection and data encryption products for European defence, government and critical infrastructure organisations, as a subsidiary of Airbus CyberSecurity.

Size

201-500

Founded

-

Sector

Cybersecurity

Designs and manufactures armoured tactical vehicles, ballistic protection systems and specialised mission vehicles for military and security forces across Europe.

Size

51-200

Founded

-

Sector

Soldier Systems

Builds loitering munitions, unmanned surface vessels and multi-domain C2 software for NATO militaries, with systems already deployed in Ukraine.

Size

51-200

Founded

2024

Sector

Drones & UAV

Deep-tech company building sensors, space systems, robotics, and quantum technology for defence and aerospace applications.

Size

201-500

Founded

2005

Sector

Sensors & EW

Develops quiet, safe electric propulsion systems and jet engines for aircraft including drones, air taxis, and regional aircraft to accelerate sustainable aviation.

Size

11-50

Founded

2022

Sector

Advanced Materials

Reusable micro-launcher for European sovereign access to space, developing Maia rocket. ArianeGroup subsidiary.

Size

51-200

Founded

2022

Sector

Space & Satellites

Specializes in research, development, and manufacture of premium innovative electric batteries custom-designed for automotive, commercial vehicle, motorsport, and aerospace sectors.

Size

51-200

Founded

2019

Sector

Advanced Materials

Ratel develops Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicles for combat, logistics, evacuation, reconnaissance support and other military ground-robotics missions.

Size

51-200

Founded

2022

Sector

Ground Robotics

Latvian unmanned aerial systems developer building fixed-wing and multirotor drones for military ISR, mapping, and tactical reconnaissance.

Size

11-50

Founded

2015

Sector

Drones & UAV

Örnsköldsvik-based network security pioneer that built one of the world's first firewalls in 1997. Today supplies next-generation firewall, VPN and zero-trust solutions to defence, government and telecom customers including the Swedish Armed Forces.

Size

51-200

Founded

1997

Sector

Cybersecurity

Builds orbital transfer vehicles and mission control software that deliver satellites to precise orbits and enable in-space logistics services.

Size

100-500

Founded

2011

Sector

Space & Satellites

Private 5G and 4G/LTE core network software for defence, public safety, and enterprise. Raemis platform deployed for NATO CCDCOE cyber defence exercises and US DoD tactical edge applications supporting 800-member military battalions.

Size

51-200

Founded

2000

Sector

Communications

GaltTec develops compact solid oxide fuel-cell systems for UAVs, extending endurance for defence, security, industrial inspection and logistics drone missions.

Size

1-10

Founded

2022

Sector

Drones & UAV

Operates the world's largest SAR satellite constellation, providing all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation data and sovereign intelligence systems for defence, intelligence and natural catastrophe monitoring.

Size

500-1000

Founded

2014

Sector

Space & Satellites

Builds quantum networking hardware that connects quantum processors into distributed computing architectures, enabling commercial-scale quantum computing.

Size

51-200

Founded

2018

Sector

Quantum Technology

Quaisr builds a SimOps platform that connects simulations, live data and AI for physics-grounded decision-making in defence, aerospace and other complex engineering environments.

Size

11-50

Founded

2020

Sector

AI & Defence Software

World leader in full-stack photonic quantum computing, developing hardware, middleware, and software for industrial applications including energy, cybersecurity, and finance.

Size

201-500

Founded

2017

Sector

Quantum Technology

French aerial intelligence startup building an autonomous long-range VTOL drone network for persistent surveillance of borders, critical infrastructure and public-safety missions.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV

Builds a dedicated launch vehicle for small satellites, along with the 3D-printed Navier rocket engines that power it.

Size

-

Founded

2019

Sector

Space & Satellites

Designs and builds custom satellite platforms — optical, SAR and SATCOM — for LEO, delivering flight-ready satellites in under 12 months.

Size

11-50

Founded

2021

Sector

Space & Satellites

Builds physics simulation platforms that use machine learning to accelerate engineering design for aerospace and defence applications.

Size

100-500

Founded

2020

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Polish deep-tech company building sovereign private 5G/6G and LiquidRAN networks for tactical defence, NATO-allied and industrial deployments.

Size

-

Founded

-

Sector

Communications

Open-source cyber threat intelligence and adversarial exposure validation platforms used by 6,000+ organisations worldwide, from national intelligence agencies to global enterprises.

Size

51-200

Founded

2022

Sector

Cybersecurity

Designs and manufactures the RQ-35 Heidrun, a hand-launched fixed-wing ISR drone built to operate in GPS-denied and electronic warfare environments.

Size

51-200

Founded

2009

Sector

Drones & UAV

Builds AI-powered autonomous interceptor drones for counter-UAS operations, designed to detect, track and neutralise drone threats at scale for European armed forces.

Size

51-200

Founded

2023

Sector

Counter-Drone

Swedish unmanned aircraft systems company building the SKELDAR V-200 heavy-fuel VTOL platform for maritime ISR, target acquisition and electronic warfare missions.

Size

51-200

Founded

-

Sector

Drones & UAV

German spatial AI company building battlefield 3D understanding, GNSS-denied navigation, target localisation and natural-language swarm orchestration for autonomous defence systems.

Size

1-10

Founded

2023

Sector

AI & Defence Software

UK defence software company building Cobalt, an AI-powered mission orchestration platform for autonomous systems, C-UAS, recce-strike and hybrid naval operations.

Size

1-50

Founded

2023

Sector

AI & Defence Software

Applies decision intelligence to government, defence and critical infrastructure, combining simulation, digital twins and AI agents in a platform called Faculty Frontier.

Size

201-500

Founded

2014

Sector

AI & Defence Software