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🇧🇪 Belgium — Defense Drone Intelligence | Drone Consult

Belgium

NATOEU#8 global buyereurope

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Key Insights

▸Ranked #8 globally by defense drone procurement value.

▸2025 spending: €49M (+10390% YoY).

▸2026 YTD: €2M across 3 contracts.

▸Top vendor: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (€3.1B, 2 contracts).

▸Primary segment: fixed wing (€3.7B).

▸1 open tender right now.

Spending Analysis

Total Procurement

€3.7B

15 contracts

2025

€49M

+10390% vs 2024

2026 YTD

€2M

3 contracts

As Vendor

export contracts

Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)

Open Tenders

First Response Drone-in-a-Box Solution for Antwerp Police Zone

AG Digipolis AntwerpenEUR 5.0M

Top Vendors

Vendor	Value	Deals
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	€3.1B	2
GA-ASI	€552M	1
Senhive	€10M	1
Saab	€9M	1
e-BO Enterprises	€9M	1
Survey Copter	€1M	1
EXTENSEE	€700K	1
Airbus DS	€470K	1

Segments

fixed wing€3.7B

7 contracts98%

counter uas€40M

4 contracts1%

uav€12M

2 contracts0%

rotary wing€5M

1 contracts0%

training€242K

1 contracts0%

Programs(3)

European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)

Role: participant

procurement

Budget: EUR 4.0B

Start: 2022

Ukraine Drone Coalition

Role: participant

procurement

Budget: EUR 1.8B

Start: 2024

NATO JISR

Role: participant

operational

Budget: USD 728.0M

Start: 2010

Recent Contracts(15)

Contract	Vendor	Value	Date
Kopie van Aankoop van een liftsysteem (LARS) voor varende drones	Soete Technical Services	EUR 251K	24 Feb 2026
Purchase of Surface and Diving Drones for Drone Dock Test Infrastructure and The Reef Training Infrastructure (POM West Flanders)	DRONE ENTERPRISE BV	EUR 242K	23 Jan 2026
MULTI MISSION UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (25.CAP.OP.033)	Survey Copter	EUR 1.1M	9 Jan 2026
NATO Communications and Information Agency - Joint NATO-Ukraine Defense Innovation Competition for Counter-UAS and Air D	—	EUR 10.0M	26 Nov 2025
UNITE-Brave NATO Initial Funding	—	EUR 10.0M	26 Nov 2025
Acquisition of GIRAFFE 1X Compact Radar Module (CRM) Surveillance Radars and Related Services	Saab	EUR 9.2M	21 Nov 2025
Acquisition of a drone detection solution	Senhive	EUR 10.4M	21 Nov 2025
Acquisition, installation and maintenance of an integration platform for the National Airspace Security Centre (NASC) as part of the Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS)	e-BO Enterprises	EUR 8.9M	14 Nov 2025
Uptake of Innovation Autonomous Systems for Cross-domain Logistics: Service contracts for the provision of innovative solutions to participate in an operational experimentation with unmanned systems in the air and land domains	EXTENSEE	EUR 700K	11 Mar 2025
EGNSS for Unmanned Aircraft System	Airbus DS	EUR 470K	23 Oct 2024
Belgium FMS: MQ-9B ($600M)	GA-ASI	USD 600.0M	12 Jun 2019
NATO AGS Core System Procurement Contract	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	USD 1.7B	20 May 2012
NATO AGS Core Acquisition	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	USD 1.7B	1 May 2012
Multi-Award Framework Contract (CO-42530191-CUAS)	—	EUR 3.1M	—
First Response Drone-in-a-Box Solution for Antwerp Police Zone	—	EUR 5.0M	—

Organizations(12)

EDA

European Defence Agency

agency

Ministère de la Défense

ministry

NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA)

agency

NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)

agency

Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij West-Vlaanderen

agency

Senhive

company

Export Contracts (as Vendor)(4)

Contract	Buyer	Value	Date
Drone Detection Systems	Ministerie van Defensie	EUR 100	15 Dec 2025
Acquisition of a drone detection solution	Ministère de la Défense	EUR 10.4M	21 Nov 2025
Acquisition, installation and maintenance of an integration platform for the National Airspace Security Centre (NASC) as part of the Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS)	Ministère de la Défense	EUR 8.9M	14 Nov 2025
Dutch Prisons - UAS Security System (COBBS Belux)	Inkoop Uitvoeringscentrum Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen (IUC DJI)	EUR 1.0M	11 Nov 2025

Belgium

Key Insights

Spending Analysis

Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)

Open Tenders

Top Vendors

Segments

Programs(3)

European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)

Ukraine Drone Coalition

NATO JISR

Recent Contracts(15)

Organizations(12)

AG Digipolis Antwerpen

Belgian National Security Council

COBBS Belux B.V.

Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space

e-BO Enterprises

European Commission

EDA

Ministère de la Défense

NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA)

NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)

Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij West-Vlaanderen

Senhive

Export Contracts (as Vendor)(4)