Category

ISR drones

Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance UAVs and aerial target drones.

20 suppliers · Nordic + Baltic

Estonia · Tier 1

KrattWorks

7-year €15M contract with Estonian Defence Forces. Deployed in Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Estonia.

Estonia · Tier 1

CAFA Tech

Niche category with few global players.

Estonia · Tier 1

Threod Systems

Founded 2012. Preferred supplier to Ukrainian Armed Forces for short-range ISR and precision targeting.

Estonia · Tier 2

Synclair Vision

Wide-angle AI camera (drone component)

Estonia · Tier 2

Eli

Drones used to monitor EU eastern border since 2018 (Frontex).

Estonia · Tier 2

DefSecIntel

Robotic & Autonomous Systems (RAS)

Finland · Tier 2

SKYCORP Technologies

Hydrogen multicopters (long endurance)

Finland · Tier 2

Rescue Drones Finland

Modular dual-use drones

Estonia · Tier 2

Aufwin Defence Systems

Battle Management Systems (open architecture)

Estonia · Tier 2

CybExer Technologies

ESA contracts.

Finland · Tier 2

Robonic

UAV launch systems (pneumatic catapults)

Finland · Tier 2

Summa Drones

Scaling for Ukraine.

Finland · Tier 2

Anarky Labs

Augmented reality for drone control

Finland · Tier 2

Lentola

Drones (early-stage)

Sweden · Tier 3

Aimpoint

Global giant — established channels.

Sweden · Tier 3

CTT Systems

Aviation humidity systems (military and civil)

Sweden · Tier 3

Carmenta

Geospatial systems (defence mapping)

Sweden · Tier 3

Aqeri International

Ruggedized hardware (severe environments)

Sweden · Tier 3

Applied Composites

Composite fibre components (military applications)

Norway · Tier 4

Kongsberg Geospatial

Subsidiary of Kongsberg Group.