Stark Defence

STARK Defence develops unmanned weapons systems, including the Virtus loitering munition, the Vanta 6 and Vanta 12 unmanned surface vessels, the Minerva command-and-control software, and the Cascade, Gambit and MOSA systems. The website states that it also works on warheads and reports more than 45% of its expenditure going to R&D.

According to its website, STARK supplies its unmanned weapons systems only to the militaries of NATO allies and their closest partner nations. The site describes partnerships with TDW (a warhead demonstration for the Gambit loitering munition) and a UK launcher partner, and a 2026 press release reports the acquisition of Raydiant RF. The website does not describe a pricing or revenue model beyond this customer scope.

The company is registered in Berlin and was founded in 2024. The website says it went from founding to frontline deployment in 13 months and reports 18,500 sqm of production facilities. Its open roles (40 listed) cover engineering, flight test, supply chain and finance, with job locations in Berlin, Munich, Kyiv, Plymouth, Swindon, Thessaloniki and Stockholm.

Product: Unmanned weapons systems: Virtus loitering munition, Vanta 6/12 unmanned surface vessels, Minerva C2 software, Cascade, Gambit and MOSA.