Company profile
STARK
STARK builds software-defined unmanned weapons systems for European and NATO defence users, spanning Virtus loitering munitions, Vanta USVs and Minerva com...
Facts
- Segment
- DEFENSE
- Country
- DE
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Berlin
- Founded
- 2024
- Website
- https://stark-defence.com/
About STARK
Virtus is a vertical-take-off loitering system with stated range above 130 kilometres and endurance around 90 minutes. Its reusable airframe can support training, while mission payloads and onboard autonomy connect the aircraft with surveillance and strike workflows.
Vanta extends the portfolio into unmanned surface vessels, while Minerva provides command, sensor fusion and collaborative mission control across distributed systems. STARK has demonstrated Minerva directing swarming aircraft and integrating maritime platforms, creating a common software layer across its air and sea products.
Market context
DEPLOYMENT
Summary
Type: UAS company
Core: Virtus / Minerva
Function: Mission software
Audience: Defense
Products
- Cascade OWE-T — unmanned_aerial_system
- Gambit — unmanned_aerial_system
- STARK Minerva — mission_software
- Vanta USV Family — usv
- Virtus — unmanned_aerial_system
Research, Articles and recent verified events
- STARK raises EUR 500M at about EUR 3.5B valuation — 2026-06-23
- STARK demonstrates Virtus and Minerva drone-swarm integration in Bundeswehr exercise — 2026-04-29
- STARK and INLEAP Photonics partner on laser-based C-UAS — 2026-04-23
- STARK and Six Robotics partner on recce-strike capability — 2026-03-12
- STARK to deliver Virtus loitering munition system to the Bundeswehr — 2026-02-26
- STARK opens Ukraine R&D hub and Greece office — 2026-02-13
- STARK wins first major international contract with a NATO member — 2026-02-04
- STARK expands to the Nordics with Stockholm presence — 2026-01-28