Top 16 Military startups in UK
Mar 01, 2026
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Funding: $100M
Cambridge Aerospace is a defence tech startup that provides defense engineering and manufacturing services. It's goal is to build cheaper-yet-effective interceptors that can take out everything from a Shahed drone to a ballistic missile.
Cambridge Aerospace is a defence tech startup that provides defense engineering and manufacturing services. It's goal is to build cheaper-yet-effective interceptors that can take out everything from a Shahed drone to a ballistic missile.
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Funding: £2.7M
Occam Industries is developing software that enbales drone autonomy without changing the design of the device. The software allows drones to perform tasks without constant manual control, GPS or external communication. This should reduce dependence on operators and make the systems less vulnerable to signal jamming. According to the company, its solutions have already undergone field testing in Ukraine through the Brave1 platform. The next stage is Proof of Concept based on the Ukrainian unmanned platform with adaptation to real combat conditions.
Occam Industries is developing software that enbales drone autonomy without changing the design of the device. The software allows drones to perform tasks without constant manual control, GPS or external communication. This should reduce dependence on operators and make the systems less vulnerable to signal jamming. According to the company, its solutions have already undergone field testing in Ukraine through the Brave1 platform. The next stage is Proof of Concept based on the Ukrainian unmanned platform with adaptation to real combat conditions.
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Funding: $142.2M
BAE Systems designs, develops, and supports defense and aerospace systems used in the air, on land, at sea, and in space.
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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MSubs manufactures vessels for external pressure, including reinforcement for hatches and wide openings, foundations, and lifts.
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Funding: $25.5M
Labrys is best described as Slack-meets-location-meets-payments for both military and humanitarian scenarios.
Labrys is best described as Slack-meets-location-meets-payments for both military and humanitarian scenarios.
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Funding: $20M
Skyral develops reality simulation software for national security and defense that is used for planning, testing strategies, training and conducting operations in real time. For example, the system can simulate damage to national communications networks, hacking/failure of infrastructure systems and vehicle traffic during panic situations. The company has a contract with the Royal Navy to develop the Maritime Operational Domain Decision Support Tool (OpDST) and is co-creating the Myridian program with modeling and simulation experts from universities across the country.
Skyral develops reality simulation software for national security and defense that is used for planning, testing strategies, training and conducting operations in real time. For example, the system can simulate damage to national communications networks, hacking/failure of infrastructure systems and vehicle traffic during panic situations. The company has a contract with the Royal Navy to develop the Maritime Operational Domain Decision Support Tool (OpDST) and is co-creating the Myridian program with modeling and simulation experts from universities across the country.
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Funding: £9.3M
At Arondite we're building the next generation of AI and autonomous systems for customers solving the world's most challenging and important frontier problems.
At Arondite we're building the next generation of AI and autonomous systems for customers solving the world's most challenging and important frontier problems.
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Funding: $4.5M
Disruptive Industries (DI) is a technology company that builds threat detection systems.
Disruptive Industries (DI) is a technology company that builds threat detection systems.
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Funding: $1.92M
Vizgard provides AI-based object tracking for unmanned and counter-unmanned systems. This enables automatic visual confirmation and tracking threats such as unauthorized drones.
Vizgard provides AI-based object tracking for unmanned and counter-unmanned systems. This enables automatic visual confirmation and tracking threats such as unauthorized drones.
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Funding: $1.7M
Supporting a sustainable future where drones change the way we view, interact with, and move around our world.
Supporting a sustainable future where drones change the way we view, interact with, and move around our world.
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Crafting the next VTOL generation. Heavy lift drones for delivering fast aid, equipment and people over buildings, rivers and mountains.
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The HALO Trust is a humanitarian landmine clearance organization that creates safe and secure environments.
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ecoSUB Robotics are designers and manufactures of advanced, small, low cost autonomous underwater vehicles.
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ZeroUSV designs, builds and operates a fleet of autonomous USVs - the Oceanus12 class which have been designed and engineered from the ground up for over-the-horizon missions
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Rotron Aerospace specializes in the design, development, and manufacture of long-range, loitering VTOL UAS systems. Acquired by Ondas
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