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NATO#6 global buyereurope
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Key Insights
▸Ranked #6 globally by defense drone procurement value.
▸2025 spending: €94M (-40% YoY).
▸2026 YTD: €1.3B across 23 contracts.
▸Top vendor: GA-ASI (€2.0B, 7 contracts).
▸Primary segment: fixed wing (€1.9B).
Spending Analysis
Total Procurement
€5.3B
174 contracts
2025
€94M
-40% vs 2024
2026 YTD
€1.3B
23 contracts
As Vendor
7
export contracts
Annual Procurement Spending (EUR)
1 contract worth €76M carries no award, publication or deadline date and is counted in the total above but not placed in a year.
Top Vendors
| Vendor | Value | Deals |
|---|---|---|
| GA-ASI | €2.0B | 7 |
| Tekever | €862M | 4 |
| Lockheed Martin UK | €174M | 1 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | €151M | 1 |
| Leonardo | €146M | 1 |
| Vantage UAV Limited | €88M | 3 |
| Leonardo UK LTD | €47M | 1 |
| Spirit AeroSystems | €35M | 1 |
Segments
Participating programs(6)
UK ORCUS Counter-Drone
Role: lead
operational
Budget: USD 268.0M
Start: 2019
Ukraine Drone Coalition
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: EUR 1.8B
Start: 2024
Project Mosquito (RAF Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft - LANCA)
Role: lead
cancelled
Budget: GBP 30.0M
Start: 2021
European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: EUR 4.0B
Start: 2022
Australia LAND 156 Counter-UAS
Role: participant
procurement
Budget: AUD 1.3B
Start: 2024
Protector RG Mk1 (UK)
Role: lead
operational
Budget: GBP 180.0M
Start: 2016
Organizations(203)
2 EXCEL AVIATION LIMITED
company
3D Laser Mapping
company
ABPmer
company
ADJSOFT LIMITED (Trading as DroneCloud)
company
Aeris Technologies, Inc. (A Project Canary Company)
company
AEROAVA DISPLAYS LTD
company
Aether Aerospace
company
AGRI-EPI CENTRE LIMITED
agency
AIROBOT DYNAMICS LIMITED,JBPRM Limited,Vantage UAV Ltd
company
Ajuno
company
Akhter Computers PLC
company★
ALTER TECHNOLOGY TÜV NORD SAU,,LGAI TECHNOLOGICAL CENTRE,SATALLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LTD,,DEKRA GmbH,,MADRONES LTD,,SPYRIAN ENGINEERING LTD,TUV RHEINLAND UK LTD,VANTAGEUAV LTD
company
Showing 12 of 203 organizations
Products(17)
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
Export Contracts (as Vendor)(7)
| Contract | Value |
|---|---|
| Supply of drone | EUR 27K |
| Underwater drones (ROV) | NOK 6.0M |
| Propellor Thrust Experiment Equipment | GBP 36K |
| Fixed Wing UAVs | EUR 343K |
| Drones Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Associated Services | GBP 29K |
| GB-Egham: STA-22046 AWARDED - Drone Flight Training Services | GBP 21K |
| Unknown Buyer - Drone Procurement for Vantage UAV | GBP 23K |