Frankenburg
German drone interception systems for counter-UAS and air defense.
Frankenburg develops advanced drone interception systems designed to neutralize hostile unmanned aerial vehicles. The company competes in the rapidly growing European counter-UAS market and has raised €30M at a reported $400M valuation. Frankenburg's technology is being deployed by European military forces for protective air defense.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Founded
- 2024
- Employees
- ~70
- Total funding
- €40M total (€10M pre-Series A + €30M Series A, Feb 2026)
- Stage
- Series A
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Counter-UAS, Drone interception, Air defense
- Website
- frankenburg.tech
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Frequently asked
- What does Frankenburg do?
- Frankenburg develops advanced drone interception systems designed to neutralize hostile unmanned aerial vehicles. The company competes in the rapidly growing European counter-UAS market and has raised €30M at a reported $400M valuation. Frankenburg's technology is being deployed by European military forces for protective air defense.
- Where is Frankenburg headquartered?
- Frankenburg is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia and was founded in 2024.
- How much funding has Frankenburg raised?
- Frankenburg has raised €40M total (€10M pre-Series A + €30M Series A, Feb 2026) in disclosed funding.
- What does Frankenburg specialize in?
- Frankenburg works across Counter-UAS, Drone interception, Air defense.
- Does Frankenburg hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Frankenburg to 1 government contract.
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Raised €30M at $400M valuation; Munich-based C-UAS developer
Resilience Media: Frankenburg raises €30M for drone interceptionReported2026-02-24 - 2
Frankenburg Technologies is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, founded January 2024
Frankenburg Technologies: Company pageVerified2026-07-01 - 3
Raised €30M Series A led by Plural, with SmartCap contributing ~€7M, bringing total funding to €40M
Sifted: Air defence startups Frankenburg and Tytan raise €30m each from Plural, NATO Innovation FundVerified2026-02-24 - 4
Raised €30M Series A led by Plural and SmartCap; Estonian missile-defense/counter-UAS interceptor maker
EU-Startups: European missile manufacturing push gains momentum as Frankenburg closes €30 million funding roundVerified2026-02-24 - 5
Airbus's Bird of Prey uncrewed drone fired a Frankenburg Mark I missile in the first airborne counter-drone intercept test
Airbus: Successful first demo flight for Airbus uncrewed Bird of Prey interceptorVerified2026-03-01 - 6
Co-founded by Kusti Salm (CEO, former Permanent Secretary at Estonia's Ministry of Defence) and Taavi Madiberk
EU-Startups: European missile manufacturing push gains momentum as Frankenburg closes €30 million funding roundVerified2026-02-24 - 7
Frankenburg Technologies signed a framework agreement with Poland's state defense group PGZ (March 30, 2026) to produce Mark I interceptors in Poland at capacity up to 10,000 units/year, building on an earlier Nov 2025 agreement
The Defense Post: Frankenburg, PGZ Sign Deal to Produce Drone Interceptors in PolandVerified2026-03-30 - 8
Frankenburg Technologies opens a Riga missile assembly site, described as the first affordable mass-production missile factory in the world
Frankenburg Technologies: Frankenburg Technologies opens Riga missile assembly site as first affordable mass-production missile factory in the worldVerified2026-06-23 - 9
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence agrees to test Frankenburg Technologies' new air defence missile against drone targets up to 2km altitude
Defence Industry Europe: Ukraine to test new air defence missile from Estonian company Frankenburg TechnologiesVerified2024-11-09 - 10
Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies sign an MOU for a maritime counter-drone launcher
Frankenburg Technologies: Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies sign MOUVerified2026-01-07 - 11
Frankenburg Technologies and Colt CZ Group partner on counter-UAS missile systems for Czechia and Central and Eastern Europe
Frankenburg Technologies: Frankenburg Technologies and Colt CZ Group partner on counter-UAS missile systems for Czechia and Central and Eastern EuropeVerified2026-05-27 - 12
Frankenburg Technologies and Milrem Robotics partner on an unmanned mobile counter-UAS missile defence capability, integrating Mark I onto Milrem's unmanned ground platforms
Frankenburg Technologies: Frankenburg Technologies and Milrem Robotics partner on unmanned mobile counter-UAS missile defence capabilityVerified2026-06-16 - 13
Frankenburg UK MD Daniel Hallett: 'Affordable missile defence is heading farther out to sea...we aim to create a persistent and low-cost way to protect the UK's ships, ports and critical maritime infrastructure against mass drone attacks' — three-way MoU with ACUA Ocean and Babcock demonstrated autonomous launch of a SkyRanger R70 drone from ACUA's Pioneer Mk2 USV
Resilience Media: Frankenburgh, ACUA and Babcock pair up for a new line of naval defenceVerified2026-07-27