Startup Rankings
Top Defence Startups in Norway 2026
Last updated · 4 companies · compiled from public data sources
Norway hosts 4 of the defence startups tracked in the fieldfaster dataset, with teams in Trondheim and beyond. Focus areas include maritime, autonomy and AI, uncrewed systems.
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.
Maritime Robotics
Trondheim · founded 2005
Maritime Robotics builds uncrewed surface vehicles such as the Mariner and Otter used for naval surveillance, mine countermeasures support and ocean data.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 2.
Blueye Robotics
Trondheim · founded 2015
Blueye Robotics builds underwater drones for subsea inspection, used by navies and coast guards for hull and infrastructure inspection.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 3.
UBIQ Aerospace
Trondheim · founded 2016
UBIQ Aerospace develops D-ICE, an icing protection system that keeps uncrewed aircraft operational in cold weather conditions.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 4.
Zeabuz
Trondheim · founded 2019
Zeabuz develops maritime autonomy software enabling uncrewed and self-navigating surface vessels for civil and naval applications.
Sources: 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.