All the funding deals in the counter-UAS market
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The counter-UAS market is growing fast because drones are now a serious threat for armies, airports, borders, cities, and critical infrastructure.
We conducted deep research and collected 27 fundraising deals in the counter-UAS market, covering the period from 2024 to 2026.
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Insights
- The counter-UAS market is already attracting large rounds, with CHAOS Industries alone raising $510.0M in Q4 2025 for radar and sensor systems.
- The counter-UAS market is not only about jamming anymore. Investors also backed lasers, microwaves, interceptor drones, robotic guns, and radar platforms.
- 2025 was the most active year in this dataset, with 15 counter-UAS market funding deals across detection, tracking, and defeat technologies.
- Large defense primes are starting to shape the counter-UAS market, as Lockheed Martin invested $25.0M in Fortem Technologies in Q2 2026.
- Interceptor systems are a major theme in the counter-UAS market, with TYTAN Technologies, Nordic Air Defence, Perseus Defense, Thermopylae, and Frankenburg Technologies all raising capital.
- The counter-UAS market is global. The funding list includes companies from the United States, Europe, India, Israel, Australia, and other defense innovation hubs.
- Non-kinetic counter-UAS market solutions still matter. D-Fend Solutions, Epirus, Aurelius Systems, and Armory show investor interest in cyber, microwave, laser, and denial systems.
- Some counter-UAS market rounds are still very early. Shotling, Zebu, Armory, and Thermopylae raised small rounds, but the companies target urgent drone-defense problems.
- Drone detection remains a core part of the counter-UAS market, with Hidden Level, MatrixSpace, Stendr, and CHAOS Industries focused on sensing, radar, and threat awareness.
This chart, featured in our counter-UAS market deck, shows annual VC investment in counter-UAS startups
Summary table of the funding deals for the counter-UAS market since 2024
We define the counter-UAS market as solutions purpose-built to detect, track, and identify unmanned aircraft and to defeat or neutralize them within a protected area.
We include UAS-specific sensors and data fusion, command-and-control/engagement software, and mitigation effectors (kinetic and non-kinetic), plus integration and sustainment required to operate the system.
We exclude drone/robotics manufacturing, general-purpose security or air-defense capabilities not configured for small UAS, and detection-only offerings sold without a credible path to interdiction.
We focused exclusively on pure players, defined as companies with at least 70–80% of their business directly tied to the counter-UAS market.
Our analysis has been done at a global level with a minimum funding threshold of $300k.
You can also read our detailed analysis to understand how funding activity in the counter-UAS market has evolved recently.
If you want a longer-term view, we also have a study of how funding activity in the counter-UAS market has changed over the years.
Also, you should know that we have a dedicated page, updated weekly, with all the latest fundraising deals in the counter-UAS market.
| Name | What they do | Amount in $ | Quarter | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortem Technologies | Builds counter-UAS systems with sensors, software, and interceptors for drone defense. | $25.0M | Q2 2026 (April) | Fortem Technologies |
| Stendr | Builds AI-based sensors and software to find and track drones. | $5.4M | Q2 2026 (April) | Stendr |
| Corvus Industries | Builds kinetic counter-UAS interceptors for modern air defense. | Undisclosed | Q1 2026 (March) | Corvus Industries |
| Frankenburg Technologies | Builds affordable interceptor missiles to defeat drones and low-cost aerial threats. | $35.3M | Q1 2026 (February) | Frankenburg Technologies |
| TYTAN Technologies | Builds AI-powered drone interceptors for next-generation air defense. | $35.3M | Q1 2026 (February) | TYTAN Technologies |
| Shotling | Builds short-range shotgun-based systems to stop FPV drones. | $0.8M | Q1 2026 (February) | Business Wire |
| Thermopylae | Builds tube-launched interceptor drones for drones and glide-bomb targets. | $1.6M | Q4 2025 | Tectonic Defense |
| CHAOS Industries | Builds radar and sensor networks to detect drones and airborne threats. | $510.0M | Q4 2025 | Business Wire, DRONELIFE |
| MatrixSpace | Builds portable AI-enhanced radar for counter-drone awareness. | $20.0M | Q4 2025 | PR Newswire, Tech Startups |
| Aurelius Systems | Builds autonomous laser systems to neutralize drones. | $10.0M | Q3 2025 | Business Wire, Axios |
| Perseus Defense | Builds portable micro-missile pods to detect and intercept drones. | $6.0M | Q3 2025 | Tectonic Defense, Perseus Defense |
| Indrajaal | Builds autonomous wide-area systems against rogue drones and swarms. | $5.5M | Q3 2025 | Inc42 Media |
| Cambridge Aerospace | Builds low-cost interceptor missiles for drones and air-defense threats. | $100.0M | Q3 2025 | Financial Times, Tectonic Defense |
| Nordic Air Defence | Builds battery-powered drone interceptors for low-cost kinetic defeat. | $4.4M | Q3 2025 | Defence Industry, Defense Mirror |
| Tytan Technologies | Builds AI-controlled interceptor drones against unmanned aerial threats. | $16.83M | Q2 2025 | Nordic9 |
| Armory | Builds systems to detect, deny, and destroy rogue drones. | $1.56M | Q2 2025 | Armory |
| Zebu | Builds counter-drone and unmanned defense systems for armed forces. | $1.0M | Q2 2025 | Startupsmeet.com |
| Allen Control Systems | Builds autonomous robotic weapon stations for counter-drone defense. | $30.0M | Q1 2025 | Business Wire |
| Alpine Eagle | Builds AI-powered air-to-air systems to defeat hostile drones. | $11.07M | Q1 2025 | HTGF, Tech.eu |
| Epirus | Builds high-power microwave systems to disable drones and swarms. | $250.0M | Q1 2025 | Axios, TechCrunch |
| Hidden Level | Builds passive radar and RF sensing to detect drones and threats. | $65.0M | Q1 2025 | Hidden Level, PR Newswire |
| D-Fend Solutions | Uses cyber takeover to detect and control rogue drones without jamming. | $31.0M | Q4 2024 | PR Newswire |
| DroneShield | Builds AI-enabled hardware and software to detect and neutralize drones. | $78.24M | Q3 2024 | ASX Announcements |
| Allen Control Systems | Builds robotic gun systems to physically neutralize drones. | $12.0M | Q2 2024 | Business Wire |
| DroneShield | Builds AI-enabled hardware and software to detect and neutralize drones. | $64.4M | Q2 2024 | ASX Announcements |
| DroneShield | Builds AI-enabled hardware and software to detect and neutralize drones. | $9.9M | Q2 2024 | Company Announcements |
| ZeroMark | Builds AI auto-aiming technology for human-controlled counter-drone rifles. | $7.0M | Q2 2024 | Business Wire |
This market map, featured in our counter-UAS market deck, highlights top companies and startups in the counter-UAS market
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