Top 17 Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle startups

Nov 26, 2024 | By Bruce Makowsky

These companies are developing medium-to-large unmanned aerial vehicles that serve as aerial universal platforms for different tactical military applications. See also startups, developing small-to-medium (battlefield) military air drones.
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Country: Portugal | Funding: €90M
The Tekever Group is a provider of innovative technologies in Software, Aerospace, Defence and Security Markets. Its largest drone, the ARX, can command a number of smaller drones to surveil the land or seascape or battlefield.
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Country: USA | Funding: $26.1M
Darkhive offers open autonomous robotics systems for the defense and public safety communities.
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Country: USA | Funding: $3.7B
Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance. Provider of AI-based surveillance and reconnaissance solutions for the defense sector. It offers an autonomous operational platform based on sensor fusion, machine learning, and mesh networking to monitor and control warfare assets.
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Country: USA | Funding: $2.8B
Northrop Grumman designs, develops, builds and supports some of the world’s most advanced military products.
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Country: USA | Funding: $6.8M
General Atomics develops technology solutions for defense, energy, and transportation applications. The company develops nuclear and alternative energy solutions. They focus on the fundamental theoretical research needed for sustainable alternative technologies.
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Country: Israel | Funding: $300M
Elbit Systems develops, manufactures, and integrates defense electronics and electro-optic systems for customers.
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Country: USA | Funding: $159M
AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports a portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems supplied to organizations and defense.
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Country: UK | Funding: $120.2M
BAE Systems designs, develops, and supports defense and aerospace systems used in the air, on land, at sea, and in space.
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Country: Turkey
Baykar specializes in providing UAV systems, unmanned air systems, and artificial intelligent services for the automotive industry.
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Country: Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries develops and manufactures military and commercial aerospace and defense systems.
Editor: Bruce Makowsky
Bruce Makowsky has covered military, cyber and IT news since 2009, with a focus on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operations, acquisition programs and budgets. In particular he worked for Inside Defense. Bruce holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Boston University. Bruce is also an award-winning photographer, renowned for his captivating images that have earned him numerous accolades and widespread recognition in the photography community. You can contact Bruce at makowsky(at)militarystartups(dot)com