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Top 19 Military Surveillance and Video Analytics startups
Jul 24, 2025 | By Bruce Makowsky | 21 |
These startups develop cutting-edge military surveillance technologies such as advanced drone reconnaissance systems, real-time satellite imaging platforms, AI-powered threat detection software, etc.
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Country: Germany | Funding: $1.1B
Rheinmetall manufactures battle tanks (Leopard, Panther), unmanned ground vehicles, complex air defence systems, advanced military surveillance systems.
Rheinmetall manufactures battle tanks (Leopard, Panther), unmanned ground vehicles, complex air defence systems, advanced military surveillance systems.
2
Country: Germany | Funding: €846M
Hensoldt is a globally leading supplier of premium sensors for security and surveillance missions.
Hensoldt is a globally leading supplier of premium sensors for security and surveillance missions.
3
Country: USA
Teledyne FLIR develops unmanned aerial systems (including Black Hornet), unmanned ground vehicles, military surveillance systems
Teledyne FLIR develops unmanned aerial systems (including Black Hornet), unmanned ground vehicles, military surveillance systems
4
Country: Australia | Funding: $133M
CTRL develops quantum sensing technology for surveillance and reconnaissance: with quantum sensors you can navigate without GPS, detect underground hardened structures, submarines, or hidden weapons systems, and survey the entire earth..
CTRL develops quantum sensing technology for surveillance and reconnaissance: with quantum sensors you can navigate without GPS, detect underground hardened structures, submarines, or hidden weapons systems, and survey the entire earth..
5
Country: India | Funding: $66.5M
Tonbo Imaging provides a range of products and services that meet essential requirements in various fields such as military reconnaissance, infrastructure security, and transportation safety.
Tonbo Imaging provides a range of products and services that meet essential requirements in various fields such as military reconnaissance, infrastructure security, and transportation safety.
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Country: USA | Funding: $54M
TurbineOne designs a frontline perceptions system for warfighters. It utilizes machine learning (ML) to offer data-driven insights on battlefields. This includes threat detection, target identification, AI-based video analysis, and classification of killer robots.
TurbineOne designs a frontline perceptions system for warfighters. It utilizes machine learning (ML) to offer data-driven insights on battlefields. This includes threat detection, target identification, AI-based video analysis, and classification of killer robots.
7
Country: Israel | Funding: $40M
Special mission aircraft solutions and airborne missile protection systems.
Special mission aircraft solutions and airborne missile protection systems.
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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.
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.
9
Country: India | Funding: $14.2M
Optimized Electrotech is an electro-optics startup that specializes in the development of security and surveillance systems for India’s defense forces.
Optimized Electrotech is an electro-optics startup that specializes in the development of security and surveillance systems for India’s defense forces.
10
Country: Greece | Funding: €7.1M
Lambda Automata builds autonomous systems tailored for addressing national security challenges in the EU and its allies.
Lambda Automata builds autonomous systems tailored for addressing national security challenges in the EU and its allies.
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Country: Lithuania | Funding: €5M
AISPECO manufactures and organises advanced geospatial data to create monitoring systems that can be used by helicopters, planes and more.
AISPECO manufactures and organises advanced geospatial data to create monitoring systems that can be used by helicopters, planes and more.
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Country: India | Funding: $4M
CronAI develops 3D data perception platforms to help machines perceive and learn unknown environments on the edge enabling innovators.
CronAI develops 3D data perception platforms to help machines perceive and learn unknown environments on the edge enabling innovators.
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Country: UK | 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.
14
Country: USA
Developer of AI-enabled and electric unmanned aerial systems. The company offers stealth to radar, autonomous operations, encrypted communications, multi-constellation navigation, anti-jamming and anti-spoofing systems, and endurance systems. It also provides smart Persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (SP-ISR) as a service. It can be used in the defense, security, and aerospace sectors.
Developer of AI-enabled and electric unmanned aerial systems. The company offers stealth to radar, autonomous operations, encrypted communications, multi-constellation navigation, anti-jamming and anti-spoofing systems, and endurance systems. It also provides smart Persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (SP-ISR) as a service. It can be used in the defense, security, and aerospace sectors.
15
Country: Lithuania | Funding: €350K
Thrust designes Intelligent UAV Systems for civil and military use.
Thrust designes Intelligent UAV Systems for civil and military use.
17
Country: Canada
LR Tech provides instrumentations for atmospheric and infrared remote sensing applications.
LR Tech provides instrumentations for atmospheric and infrared remote sensing applications.
18
Country: France
Lynred manufactures infrared detectors for the aerospace, defense, and commercial markets.
Lynred manufactures infrared detectors for the aerospace, defense, and commercial markets.
19
Country: USA
Tarsier develops optical-based drone detection and tracking systems for commercial, government, and military users. Manufacturer of AI-based drones for defense purposes. The company claims that its proprietary artificial intelligent algorithms precisely localize and track aerial threats in real-time thereby providing the situational awareness required to defend against aerial threats.
Tarsier develops optical-based drone detection and tracking systems for commercial, government, and military users. Manufacturer of AI-based drones for defense purposes. The company claims that its proprietary artificial intelligent algorithms precisely localize and track aerial threats in real-time thereby providing the situational awareness required to defend against aerial threats.
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