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Unmanned Defense Systems secures EUR 3.2 million for swarm-drone development

May 24, 2024 · Funding · Unmanned Defense Systems · Aerial

Unmanned Defense Systems secured EUR 3.2 million to scale battlefield-tested UAVs and advance AI-based swarm integration with battlefield-management systems.

  • Coinvest Capital led the investment alongside private investors and a Lithuanian angel syndicate.
  • The round included EUR 1.1 million from incoming executive chairman Vytenis Buzas and chief technology officer Ernestas Kalabuckas.
  • UDS planned to accelerate swarm autonomy, inter-drone coordination and expansion into additional export markets.

Unmanned Defense Systems is a Lithuanian defence-technology company developing reconnaissance aircraft, military UAVs and swarm command software. Founded in Vilnius in 2022, UDS builds an integrated family spanning Forecaster ISR drones, Partisan and Avenger aircraft and SwarmC2. The company says its systems have been tested in combat in Ukraine and is expanding production and international partnerships.

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Aerial
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Funding
Added to Korthos
Jul 16, 2026
Geography
Vilnius · Lithuania