United Kingdom
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Key Insights
â–¸Ranked #12 globally by defense drone procurement value.
▸2025 spending: €96M (-21% YoY).
▸2026 YTD: €2M across 1 contracts.
▸Top vendor: GA-ASI (€1.6B, 6 contracts).
▸Primary segment: fixed wing (€2.3B).
Spending Analysis
Total Procurement
€2.6B
154 contracts
2025
€96M
-21% vs 2024
2026 YTD
€2M
1 contracts
As Vendor
129
export contracts
Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)
Top Vendors
| Vendor | Value | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| GA-ASI | €1.6B | 6 |
| Tekever | €468M | 2 |
| Lockheed Martin UK Ltd | €151M | 1 |
| Bornea (UK) Limited | €45M | 1 |
| Spirit AeroSystems | €35M | 1 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | €35M | 1 |
| Viking Arms Ltd | €24M | 2 |
| THALES UK LIMITED | €20M | 3 |
Segments
fixed wing€2.3B
133 contracts90%
ground system€111M
2 contracts4%
counter uas€101M
13 contracts4%
payload sensor€31M
11 contracts1%
training€15M
9 contracts1%
other€3M
4 contracts0%
Programs(6)
Ukraine Drone Coalition
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: EUR 1.8B
Start: 2024
European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: EUR 4.0B
Start: 2022
UK ORCUS Counter-Drone
Role: lead
operational
Budget: USD 268.0M
Start: 2019
Protector RG Mk1 (UK)
Role: lead
operational
Budget: GBP 180.0M
Start: 2016
Project Mosquito (RAF Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft - LANCA)
Role: lead
cancelled
Budget: GBP 30.0M
Start: 2021
Australia LAND 156 Counter-UAS
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: AUD 1.3B
Start: 2024
Recent Contracts(183)
Showing 20 of 183 contracts
Organizations(144)
2 EXCEL AVIATION LIMITED
company
3D Laser Mapping
company
ABPmer
company
ADJSOFT LIMITED (Trading as DroneCloud)
company
Aerial Armor
company
Aeris Technologies Incorporated
company
Aeris Technologies, Inc. (A Project Canary Company)
company
Aether Aerospace
company
AGRI-EPI CENTRE LIMITED
agency
AIROBOT DYNAMICS LIMITED,JBPRM Limited,Vantage UAV Ltd
company
Ajuno
company
Akhter Computers PLC
company★
Showing 12 of 144 organizations
Products(16)
Aerial Target Drone (ATD)
Aether Aerospace
target_drone
Blighter AUDS
Blighter Surveillance Systems
counter_uas
BML AWAE UAV
BARNARD MICROSYSTEMS LIMITED
tactical
BML AWLR UAV
BARNARD MICROSYSTEMS LIMITED
tactical
C-Astral
COPTRZ
mini
Coaxial push-pull octocopter UAV
Donecle
tactical
DragonFire LDEW
BAE Systems
counter_uas
InView UAV
BARNARD MICROSYSTEMS LIMITED
tactical
Kanon UAV
AIROBOT DYNAMICS LIMITED,JBPRM Limited,Vantage UAV Ltd
small