Germany
NATOEU#2 global buyereurope
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Key Insights
▸Ranked #2 globally by defense drone procurement value.
▸2025 spending: €9.0B (+842% YoY).
▸2026 YTD: €1.5B across 1 contracts.
▸Top vendor: Rheinmetall (€10.3B, 7 contracts).
▸Primary segment: counter uas (€9.6B).
Spending Analysis
Total Procurement
€15.4B
11 contracts
2025
€9.0B
+842% vs 2024
2026 YTD
€1.5B
1 contracts
As Vendor
28
export contracts
Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)
Top Vendors
| Vendor | Value | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| Rheinmetall | €10.3B | 7 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | €2.3B | 1 |
| GA-ASI | €1.5B | 1 |
| Hensoldt | €1.0B | 2 |
| IAI | €250M | 1 |
| Quantum Systems | €0 | 1 |
| Alpine Eagle GmbH | €0 | 1 |
Segments
counter uas€9.6B
2 contracts62%
fixed wing€4.8B
10 contracts31%
payload sensor€1.0B
2 contracts7%
uav€0
1 contracts0%
Programs(10)
Eurodrone (MALE RPAS)
Role: lead
development
Budget: EUR 7.1B
Start: 2016
NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS)
Role: participant
operational
Budget: USD 1.7B
Start: 2012
FCAS Remote Carrier
Role: lead
development
Budget: EUR 100.0M
Start: 2017
European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: EUR 4.0B
Start: 2022
German HUSAR
Role: lead
procurement
Budget: EUR 200.0M
Start: 2022
Germany NNbS SHORAD/Skyranger 30
Role: lead
procurement
Budget: EUR 650.0M
Start: 2024
Pegasus (Germany)
Role: lead
procurement
Budget: EUR 25.0M
Start: 2021
Swedish Gripen UAS Integration
Role: participant
development
Budget: SEK 2.5B
Start: 2020
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)
Organizations(23)
Airbus DS
Airbus Defence and Space
company★
Alpine Eagle GmbH
company
Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
agency
Bundeswehr
agency
Dedrone
company★
Diehl
Diehl Defence
company★
EMT
EMT Ingenieurgesellschaft
company
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH
company★
Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)
agency
Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.
agency
German Federal Government
agency★
BMVg
German Federal Ministry of Defence
ministry
Showing 12 of 23 organizations
Products(22)
Dedrone DedroneSensor with DefenseAI
Dedrone
counter_uas
Diehl GUARDION
Diehl Defence
loitering
ESG TARANIS
ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH
ucav
Eurodrone (MALE RPAS)
Airbus Defence and Space
male
Helsing HX-2 Karma
Helsing
loitering
Hensoldt Xpeller
Hensoldt
counter_uas
IRIS-T SLM
Diehl Defence
tactical
KZO
Rheinmetall
tactical
LUNA
Rheinmetall
small