Helsing

Facts

Segment

DEFENSE

Country

DE

Headquarters

Munich

Founded

2021

Website

https://helsing.ai/

About Helsing

Helsing’s Altra platform fuses sensor information into a shared operating picture and coordinates autonomous systems through open interfaces. Edge AI allows aircraft, vehicles and sensors to classify activity and continue operating when communications to a central command point are limited.

The product portfolio includes HX-2 loitering aircraft, Centaur combat-aircraft AI and the Lura and Cirra underwater-surveillance systems. Helsing develops the software, onboard autonomy and selected physical platforms together, connecting battlefield sensing, decision support and supervised autonomous action across air, land and sea.

Market context

SUPPLY_CHAIN

Summary

Type: Defense AI

Core: HX-2 / CA-1

Function: Autonomy

Audience: Armed forces

Products

• Cirra — defense_software
• Lura — defense_software
• RX-1 — quadruped
• SG-1 Fathom — auv

Research, Articles and recent verified events

• Helsing raises $1.8B Series E at an $18B valuation — 2026-07-13
• Helsing unveils Area 9 and launches RX-1 European robotics research platform — 2026-06-01
• Helsing and OHB establish KIRK joint venture for tactical space-based reconnaissance — 2026-05-19
• Helsing opens Stockholm hub for Nordic defence and AI air-combat work — 2026-04-20
• Germany awards Helsing initial EUR 269M HX-2 strike drone contract — 2026-02-12
• Kongsberg and Helsing team on European space-based IST constellation — 2025-12-09
• Schaeffler and Helsing sign MoU on drone development and production scale-up — 2025-12-02
• Helsing opens Plymouth Resilience Factory for AI-enabled submarine hunters — 2025-11-19