Startup Rankings
Top Defence Startups in Latvia 2026
Last updated · 5 companies · compiled from public data sources
Latvia hosts 5 of the defence startups tracked in the fieldfaster dataset, with teams in Riga and beyond. Focus areas include uncrewed systems, counter-UAS, ISR and sensing.
Every entry is a short factual profile compiled from public sources: what the company builds, where it is based and when it was founded. The ranking favours established teams, ordering companies by team size band first and company age second. No funding figures are used.
- 1.
Atlas Dynamics
Riga · founded 2015
Atlas Dynamics manufactures the AtlasPRO tactical drone family used for reconnaissance by military and public safety users, including in Ukraine.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 2.
Exonicus
Riga · founded 2015
Latvian-American company whose Trauma Simulator delivers physiologically accurate combat casualty care training via XR headset or desktop, used by NATO-country militaries including the US Army. Its Riga R&D arm leads the Readymed Europe project.
simulation-trainingRead moreSources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 3.
FIXAR
Riga · founded 2018
Riga-based drone developer with a patented fixed angle rotor design combining VTOL and efficient fixed-wing flight, manufactured in Latvia and deployed in over 20 countries for commercial and defence applications.
uasRead moreSources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 4.
Origin Robotics
Riga · founded 2022
Origin Robotics builds airborne precision-guided systems including the BEAK strike drone and BLAZE counter-drone interceptor, proven in Ukraine.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 5.
Ardlat
Riga · founded 2024
Riga startup manufacturing fiber-optic controlled FPV drones, cable reels and optical communication modules that resist electronic warfare jamming, with around a thousand units delivered to Ukrainian military units by 2025. Funded by the Ardelta family office.
uasRead moreSources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
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Companies are ranked by team size band and company age, using short factual profiles compiled from public sources. No funding figures are used. If your European defence startup belongs on this list, tell us and we'll review it for the next update.