C-UAS Vendors · 2026

Counter-Drone Companies

A directory of 45 counter-drone companies, the vendors building the counter-UAS kill chain. They divide into clear capability layers: detection and tracking, radio-frequency and cyber defeat, directed energy, kinetic interception, and the command-and-control software that ties them together. The list below groups every vendor by what it actually does, with headquarters and status, so a buyer or analyst can see the landscape at a glance.

For the same companies as an interactive map, see the Counter-UAS Market Map. For the market analysis, see the Counter-Drone Market and US Counter-UAS Market intelligence pages.

SEGMENT 01, DETECTION & TRACKING

The sensor layer.

Radar, RF, electro-optical, and acoustic sensors that find drones before any defeat decision can be made. The detection layer is the compute that the rest of the C-UAS kill chain runs on, and the segment with the deepest competitive depth in the European theatre.

DedroneWashington DC, USA · Subsidiary (NASDAQ:AXON (Axon))

RF and sensor-fusion airspace security platform.

EchodyneKirkland, WA, USA · Private (Series C funded)

MESA electronically scanned radar for compact C-UAS sensing.

CHAOS IndustriesLos Angeles, CA, USA · Private ($4.5B post-money, Series D Nov 2025)

Coherent distributed network bistatic radar for drone threats.

SensofusionHelsinki, Finland · Private

AIRFENCE RF-based detection and signals intelligence.

NumericaFort Collins, CO, USA · Private

Spyglass 3D short-range radar for C-UAS missions.

Robin Radar SystemsThe Hague, Netherlands · Private

IRIS 3D micro-doppler radar for small-drone detection.

QinetiQFarnborough, UK · Public (LON:QQ.)

Obsidian 3D staring radar for low-slow-small drones.

SaabStockholm, Sweden · Public (STO:SAAB-B)

Giraffe 1X radar with drone tracker and Loke C-UAS.

AaroniaStrickscheid, Germany · Private

AARTOS RF-based drone detection and direction finding.

IndraMadrid, Spain · Public (BME:IDR)

ARMS C-UAV radar, RF and optronic suite.

SEGMENT 02, RF & CYBER DEFEAT

Non-kinetic defeat through the radio spectrum.

RF jamming, GNSS denial, and protocol-level cyber takeover. The non-kinetic defeat segment is operationally distinct from broadband jamming because takeover preserves the drone for forensics, and is the segment Western forces lean on most heavily in dense urban or critical-infrastructure environments where collateral concerns rule out kinetic effects.

D-Fend SolutionsRa'anana, Israel · Private

EnforceAir RF cyber-takeover for safe drone landings.

MyDefenceAalborg, Denmark · Private

Wearable Wingman detector and Pitbull jammer for soldiers.

ApolloShieldTel Aviv, Israel · Private

RF fingerprint detection with go-home command takeover.

SEGMENT 03, KINETIC DEFEAT

Hard-kill effectors.

Net-capture, guns, missiles, and counter-drone interceptors. The kinetic-defeat segment is where the cost-per-kill problem becomes acute against drone swarms, and the strategic shift from million-pound interceptors to networked low-cost effectors is the principal procurement battleground for the next twenty-four months.

OpenWorks EngineeringRiding Mill, UK · Private

SkyWall net-capture launcher for proportionate drone defeat.

RheinmetallDüsseldorf, Germany · Public (XETRA:RHM)

Skynex networked air defence with 35mm Oerlikon guns.

Smart ShooterYagur, Israel · Private

SMASH fire-control optic for accurate drone engagement.

Fortem TechnologiesLindon, UT, USA · Private

TrueView radars and DroneHunter net-capture interceptor.

L3Harris TechnologiesMelbourne, FL, USA · Public (NYSE:LHX)

VAMPIRE rocket-and-EO C-sUAS plus WESCAM sensors.

SEGMENT 04, DIRECTED ENERGY

High-power microwave and laser.

Directed-energy defeat inverts the cost-per-kill equation by using effectors with no consumable munition. The segment is the FY27 DAWG procurement focus area where US autonomous-warfare capital concentrates, and the segment with the smallest credible vendor pool given the maturity bar.

EpirusLos Angeles, CA, USA · Private ($550M+ raised through Series D)

Leonidas solid-state high-power microwave for drone swarms.

Lockheed MartinBethesda, MD, USA · Public (NYSE:LMT)

MORFIUS reusable airborne high-power microwave interceptor.

RTX (Raytheon)Arlington, VA, USA · Public (NYSE:RTX)

Coyote interceptor and Phaser HPM for drone swarm defeat.

BAE SystemsLondon, UK · Public (LON:BA.)

THOR HPM partner with AFRL plus C-UAS portfolio.

SEGMENT 05, AI & COMMAND-AND-CONTROL

The autonomy and decision layer.

C-UAS effectiveness now depends on software that fuses sensors, identifies threats faster than human operators can, and orchestrates effectors across the battle space. The AI and C2 segment is where the most strategic capital sits, and where Pentagon programmes-of-record increasingly draw the line between scale-ups and primes.

Anduril IndustriesCosta Mesa, CA, USA · Private ($60B valuation, $6.87B raised)

Lattice-cued autonomy with Anvil interceptors and Pulsar EW.

Shield AISan Diego, CA, USA · Private ($12.7B valuation, $4.4B raised)

Hivemind autonomy stack and V-BAT for contested airspace.

ForterraClarksburg, MD, USA · Private

AutoDrive autonomy for unmanned ground C-UAS platforms.

Black SageBoise, ID, USA · Subsidiary (Highlander Partners)

DefenseOS open-architecture command and control software.

Northrop GrummanFalls Church, VA, USA · Public (NYSE:NOC)

FAAD-C2 and AiON command and control for SHORAD.

SEGMENT 06, INTEGRATED DEFENCE PRIMES

Full-stack defence integrators.

The defence primes that supply integrated detect-and-defeat solutions to national customers, often as part of broader air-defence procurement. This segment compounds the European rearmament cycle into the C-UAS market, and is the segment most heavily exposed to FY27 NATO procurement increases.

DroneShieldSydney, Australia · Public (ASX:DRO)

Detection plus DroneGun handheld and fixed RF defeat.

Skylock SystemsTel Aviv, Israel · Subsidiary (Avnon Group)

Multi-layered detect-and-defeat C-UAS for forty-plus countries.

Liteye SystemsCentennial, CO, USA · Subsidiary (DZYNE Technologies)

C-AUDS radar-EO-RF defeat system fielded with US forces.

SRC, Inc.North Syracuse, NY, USA · Private (Not-for-profit research)

Silent Archer radar plus EW C-UAS used by US Army.

HensoldtTaufkirchen, Germany · Public (XETRA:HAG)

Xpeller radar, RF and optical detection plus jammers.

Diehl DefenceÜberlingen, Germany · Private

GUARDION modular C-UAS with ESG and Rohde & Schwarz.

LeonardoRome, Italy · Public (BIT:LDO)

Falcon Shield radar plus 360-degree EW for groups 1 to 3.

ThalesParis, France · Public (EPA:HO)

EagleShield suite for nano to small drone defeat.

MBDALe Plessis-Robinson, France · Private (Airbus / BAE / Leonardo JV)

Sky Warden modular sensors and weapons for force protection.

RafaelHaifa, Israel · Strategic (State-owned (Israel))

Drone Dome detect, jam and laser hard-kill family.

IAI ELTA SystemsLod, Israel · Subsidiary (Israel Aerospace Industries)

Drone Guard radar, COMINT, EO and jammer suite.

Elbit SystemsHaifa, Israel · Public (NASDAQ:ESLT)

Anti-drone EW capability across land and air domains.

Hanwha AerospaceSeoul, South Korea · Public (KRX:012450)

Air defence guns and missile systems for layered C-UAS.

LIG Nex1Yongin, South Korea · Public (KRX:079550)

Korean missile-and-radar prime building C-UAS portfolio.

Kongsberg Defence & AerospaceKongsberg, Norway · Public (OSL:KOG)

CORTEX Typhon C-UAS with FLIR sensors and weapon stations.

Teledyne FLIR DefenseWilsonville, OR, USA · Subsidiary (NYSE:TDY (Teledyne))

LVSS mobile radar, EO/IR and RF C-UAS package.

Advanced Protection SystemsGdynia, Poland · Private

SKYctrl plus FIELDctrl 3D MIMO radar, combat-proven Ukraine.

AselsanAnkara, Turkey · Public (BIST:ASELS)

IHTAR anti-drone system for urban and rural threats.

Counter-drone companies are also described as counter-UAS (C-UAS) vendors, drone-detection companies, and anti-drone technology companies. The 45 listed here are tracked by Drone Intelligence and updated as the market moves. Figures and positioning are drawn from the company profiles and the counter-UAS market map.