Defence tech companies in Germany

Develops the GA 1000, a pallet-sized laser counter-drone system combining radar, computer vision and AI tracking.

DLR spin-off developing hybrid-propulsion rockets; its SR75 suborbital vehicle serves defence, hypersonic testing and threat simulation.

Laser Zentrum Hannover spin-off building FASTLIGHT laser effectors to defeat drones for military and critical infrastructure protection.

Defence AI company building software and autonomous systems, including the HX-2 strike drone and CA-1 Europa uncrewed combat aircraft.

Maker of electric VTOL reconnaissance drones and autonomous ISR systems for military and government customers.

Builds Hydris, an open-source integration platform linking sensors, unmanned systems and command systems into an Internet of Defence.

Develops and manufactures the Virtus long-range loitering munition and related strike drone systems for European armed forces.

Builds and launches the Spectrum small-satellite orbital rocket, positioned as sovereign European access to space.

Develops PHOENIX orbital transport and re-entry vehicles for payload return, with an ATMOS WORKS unit serving government and defence customers.

Develops AI-guided interceptor drones (METIS) to defeat Class I-II aerial threats including Shahed-type drones.

Developing European hypersonic strike missiles and glide vehicles; prototype flew above Mach 6 from Andøya, Norway, in 2026.

Mass-manufacturable, cost-efficient 10-inch Q-X quadcopter drones for European and allied military units.

Building a very high-resolution Earth observation satellite constellation delivering near-hourly imagery and analytics for defence and crisis management.

Designs and builds custom LEO satellites for optical, SAR, space domain awareness and SIGINT missions for defence customers.

Builds modular unmanned ground vehicles and the Mithra OS software that retrofits military vehicles with autonomy.

Develops reusable spaceplanes and hypersonic test vehicles using aerospike engines, under contract to Germany's defence procurement office.

Defence tech startup developing bio-robotic swarms based on living cockroaches for reconnaissance in war zones.

Builds Sentinel, an airborne counter-drone system that detects, classifies and intercepts hostile drones using AI and onboard sensors.

Space domain awareness company providing satellite safety software and space surveillance data, including for space defence users.

TUM spin-out building the MULE orbital transfer vehicle, cryogenic propulsion modules and thrusters, plus a MOLE loitering spacecraft for sovereign missions.