Top 8 Startups developing military cargo drones

Updated: February 17, 2024

These startups focus on creating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed to efficiently transport supplies, equipment, and personnel in challenging and dynamic environments.
1
Country: USA | Funding: $1.6B
Joby Aviation creates electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts for cross commercial and military use. It has defense partnerships with the U.S. Department of Defense for non-combat use cases like resupply, relocation of personnel and emergency medical response
2
Country: USA | Funding: $115M
Kaman supports national defense around the globe with advanced components and technologies for aerial and marine vehicles. Kaman is the source for mission critical components and systems that offer exceptional performance under any range of conditions.
3
Country: South Korea | Funding: ₩27B
Doosan Mobility develops drone system optimized around achieving the best fuel cell powerpack performance
4
Country: China | Funding: $6.2M
ZIYAN UAV is a manufacturer of electric unmanned helicopter platforms.
5
Country: USA | Funding: $4.5M
Wonder Robotics provides robust AI layers for autonomous and safe flights for both commercial and military delivery drones.
6
Country: UK
Crafting the next VTOL generation. Heavy lift drones for delivering fast aid, equipment and people over buildings, rivers and mountains.
7
Country: USA
Aurelia offers high quality heavy lift drones built to a much greater level of sophistication than other drones on the market.
8
Country: USA
Silent Arrow is a tandem-wing, precision delivery vehicle developed for military.