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Belgium

NATOEU#13 global buyereurope

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Key Insights

▸Ranked #13 globally by defense drone procurement value.

▸2025 spending: €49M (+10390% YoY).

▸2026 YTD: €1M across 1 contracts.

▸Top vendor: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (€1.6B, 1 contracts).

▸Primary segment: fixed wing (€2.1B).

▸2 open tenders right now.

Spending Analysis

Total Procurement

€2.2B

13 contracts

2025

€49M

+10390% vs 2024

2026 YTD

€1M

1 contracts

As Vendor

export contracts

Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)

Open Tenders

Public Procurement for Drone Rental (DIAB Network) for Police

Zone de Police de Bruxelles Capitale Ixelles

Public Procurement for Drone Rental (DIAB Network)

Zone de Police de Bruxelles Capitale Ixelles

Top Vendors

Vendor	Value	Deals
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	€1.6B	1
GA-ASI	€552M	1
Leonardo	€71M	1
Senhive	€10M	1
Saab	€9M	1
e-BO Enterprises	€9M	1
Survey Copter	€1M	1
EXTENSEE	€700K	1

Segments

fixed wing€2.1B

5 contracts94%

counter uas€123M

7 contracts5%

rotary wing€5M

2 contracts0%

other€0

1 contracts0%

training€0

2 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(17)

Contract	Vendor	Value	Date
MULTI MISSION UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (25.CAP.OP.033)	Survey Copter	EUR 1.1M	9 Jan 2026
UNITE-Brave NATO Initial Funding	—	EUR 10.0M	26 Nov 2025
NATO Communications and Information Agency - Joint NATO-Ukraine Defense Innovation Competition for Counter-UAS and Air D	—	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	GMV AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE SA	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
Invitation to submit an application for participation regarding the establishment of a multi-year open contract for the acquisition of NATO Class 1 UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems), of the COTS and MOTS type, for proof-of-concept purposes, for a period of 24 months, comprising three lots	—	—	—
The supply and commissioning of an offshore eVTOL drone and an offshore drone docking station	—	—	—
Public Procurement for Drone Rental (DIAB Network)	—	—	—
First Response Drone-in-a-Box Solution for Antwerp Police Zone	—	EUR 5.0M	—
Public Procurement for Drone Rental (DIAB Network) for Police	—	—	—
Multi-Award Framework Contract (CO-42530191-CUAS)	—	EUR 3.1M	—
The development of a framework agreement with a single (1) participant within the C-UAS (Counter – Unmanned Aerial Systems) domain benefitting the units of the Belgian Defence based on article 346, paragraph 1, b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.	Leonardo	EUR 71.0M	—

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)(2)

Contract	Buyer	Value	Date
Drone Detection Systems	Ministerie van Defensie	EUR 100	15 Dec 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(17)

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)(2)