Top 7 Military Ground Drone startups

Updated: Mar 06, 2026
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These startups develop small ground drones for battlefield and urban warfare that provide situational awareness or act as kamikaze. See also startups, building bigger Military Unmanned Ground Vehicles
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UForce
Country: Ukraine | Funding: $50M
UForce produces Magura unmanned boats, which have engaged more than a dozen warships and participated in hundreds of missions - from area denial to launching strike groups, underwater reconnaissance and supply. They boast high autonomy and are resistant to electronic warfare. The company also produces the Nemesis - reusable heavy UAV for bombing, reconnaissance, surveillance, communications relay and electronic warfare; LIUT - reconnaissance and combat unmanned ground vehicle capable of engaging ground and air targets at ranges of up to 2 km; integrated anti-UAV defense system capable of engaging targets; and C2 platform for command and control of combat operations.
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Terra Industries
Country: Nigeria | Funding: $33.8M
Terra Industries aims to create a sovereign African defense system to protect critical infrastructure from armed attacks from land, sea and air. For aerial defence the company produces long- and short-range unmanned aerial vehicles. On the ground, it uses observation towers and small ground drones. The company continues to develop maritime technologies to protect infrastructure such as offshore drilling platforms and subsea pipelines. Terra uses its proprietary ArtemisOS software, which collects, analyzes and synthesizes data in real time. Upon detection of threats, the system alerts response forces so they can intercept them. The company holds government and commercial contracts and protects hydroelectric plants and mines.
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Teledyne FLIR
Country: USA
Teledyne FLIR develops unmanned aerial systems (including Black Hornet), unmanned ground vehicles, military surveillance systems
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Roboteam
Country: USA | Funding: $62M
Roboteam is a provider of designs, develops, and manufactures unmanned platforms. It is a throwable robotic platform with detection and tactical surveillance capabilities.
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ARX Robotics
Country: Germany | Funding: €41.2M
ARX is a defense technology company that specializes in the development of autonomous unmanned systems for dual-use applications.
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Cleo Robotics
Country: USA | Funding: $120K
Cleo Robotics is developing a revolutionary new drone technology designed specifically for indoor applications. The company claims to incorporate a combination of stereo vision-based SLAM and neural networks for indoor navigation and obstacle avoidance. It's drone is portable, rugged, and reliable ISR solution for GPS-denied environments
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DevDroid
Country: Ukraine
DevDroid specializes in creating robotic combat systems that utilizes AI-powered weapons, droids, and UGV for military applications.
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