Facts

• Company: STARK
• Product type: Mission Software
• Status: active
• Website: https://stark-defence.com/en/news/stark-performs-drone-swarms-in-bundeswehr-exercise

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Timeline / Research
• Sources

Summary

Minerva is STARK’s AI command-and-control software for coordinating unmanned systems across strike, ISR and maritime missions. It integrates with Virtus, Gambit, Cascade and Vanta to support swarms, recce-strike workflows, group USV operation and interoperability with conventional battle-management platforms.

Overview

Minerva is STARK’s AI command-and-control software for coordinating unmanned systems across strike, ISR and maritime missions. It integrates with Virtus, Gambit, Cascade and Vanta to support swarms, recce-strike workflows, group USV operation and interoperability with conventional battle-management platforms.

Market context

Minerva is STARK’s AI command-and-control software for coordinating unmanned systems across strike, ISR and maritime missions. It integrates with Virtus, Gambit, Cascade and Vanta to support swarms, recce-strike workflows, group USV operation and interoperability with conventional battle-management platforms.

Audience

Defence operators

Workflow

Minerva deployment workflows

Capability

Mission Software

Deployment environment

Minerva operating environments

Positioning tags

• Audience: Defence operators
• Workflow: Minerva deployment workflows
• Capability: Mission Software
• Deployment environment: Minerva operating environments

Specifications

• Software Role: AI command-and-control software for STARK unmanned systems
• Supported Platforms: Virtus, Gambit, Cascade and Vanta family systems
• Mission Profile: Swarm operation, recce-strike coordination, ISR and maritime group operations
• System Integration: Designed to integrate with reconnaissance drones and conventional maritime battle-management platforms
• Deployment Context: Low-connectivity, GNSS-denied and contested operating environments

Timeline / Research

• 2026-04-29 - Demonstration - STARK demonstrates Virtus and Minerva drone-swarm integration in Bundeswehr exercise - The exercise tested integration of reconnaissance drones, software and loitering munitions into a recce…