Startup Rankings
Top Defence Startups in Sweden 2026
Last updated · 4 companies · compiled from public data sources
Sweden hosts 4 of the defence startups tracked in the fieldfaster dataset, with teams in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Molndal and beyond. Focus areas include air and missile defence, 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.
Avioniq
Stockholm · founded 2018
Avioniq builds AI-based decision support that predicts missile threat envelopes for fighter pilots and air defence operators.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 2.
Nordic Air Defence
Stockholm · founded 2021
Nordic Air Defence develops the Kreuger 100, a compact propulsion-efficient interceptor for defeating hostile drones affordably.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 3.
Sensrad
Gothenburg · founded 2023
Gothenburg spin-out from Qamcom's radar division making Hugin 4D imaging radars for surveillance, infrastructure and autonomous platforms, with deliveries reported for defence projects including aerial target detection.
Sources: fieldfaster curated dataset (public sources)
- 4.
Airolit
Molndal
Fully Swedish-owned aerospace company in Molndal developing and producing secure industrial-grade UAVs, sensors and tether stations for customers in defence, security and infrastructure. Member of the Swedish defence industry association SOFF.
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.