Top 12 Military Radar startups

Oct 26, 2025 | By Bruce Makowsky

These startups are specializing in the development and enhancement of radar systems for various military applications.
1
Country: USA | Funding: $199M
Echodyne develops and manufactures meta-materials-based radar technologies.
2
Country: Germany | Funding: $1.1B
Rheinmetall manufactures battle tanks (Leopard, Panther), unmanned ground vehicles, complex air defence systems, advanced military surveillance systems.
3
Country: Germany | Funding: €846M
Hensoldt is a globally leading supplier of premium sensors for security and surveillance missions.
4
Country: USA
Teledyne FLIR develops unmanned aerial systems (including Black Hornet), unmanned ground vehicles, military surveillance systems
5
Country: USA | Funding: $130.9M
Hidden Level provides airspace monitoring and drone detection technologies for infrastructure and address national security threats.
6
Country: USA | Funding: $49.7M
Fortem Technologies develops radar systems for detecting airborne objects and counter UAV systems for commercial and military applications. Its DroneHunter is an autonomous perimeter detection (and protection) solution, designed to detect, classify, and secure against rogue drones. On detecting an intruder drone, it uses its AI-directed detection, tracking, and guidance for remediating the air threat at a standoff distance, with no collateral damage.
7
Country: Taiwan | Funding: $45M
Tron Future Tech builds radar-based anti-drone systems with detection, jamming, and AI control for defense and infrastructure use.
8
Country: USA | Funding: $42.3M
MatrixSpace is re-imagining radar, addressing the next generation of AI-enabled sensing.
9
Country: USA | Funding: $25M
Airspace provides a drone detection and disabling system. It performs multi-dimensional risk analysis by leveraging Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and advanced robotics with situational and historic data.
10
Country: USA | Funding: $5.5M
Kapta Space is building low-cost, steerable radar sensor systems that will enable space missions for defense and commercial applications.
11
Country: Germany
WORK Microwave is a leading manufacturer of RF and Microwave modules up to 40 GHz for demanding defence and research applications.
12
Country: USA
TSC is a high technology company providing engineering consulting services and specialized products to the government and industry.
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Editor: Bruce Makowsky
Bruce Makowsky has covered military, cyber and IT news since 2009, with a focus on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operations, acquisition programs and budgets. In particular he worked for Inside Defense. Bruce holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Boston University. Bruce is also an award-winning photographer, renowned for his captivating images that have earned him numerous accolades and widespread recognition in the photography community. You can contact Bruce at makowsky(at)militarystartups(dot)com