The European drone industry, mapped

Europe builds drones. This is where you find them.

Drones are now core European infrastructure: defense and ISR, delivery, agriculture, inspection, counter-UAS, and the software and components behind them. Yet most coverage points at Chinese and American names. This directory does the opposite. It lists only companies headquartered in an EU member state, sorts each by what it actually does, and verifies every one is operating today. No pay-for-placement, ever.

Browse 118 companies Explore 10 categories Agent API & MCP

118 verified companies across 21 EU member states.

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Drone Manufacturers

Companies that design and build the aircraft: multirotor, fixed-wing, and VTOL platforms.

Counter-UAS

Counter-drone detection, tracking, jamming, and airspace protection systems.

Components & Payloads

Propulsion, batteries, sensors, LiDAR, cameras, datalinks, and mission payloads.

Inspection & Infrastructure

Industrial, energy, and infrastructure inspection, including confined-space and indoor drones.

Delivery & Logistics

Parcel, medical, and cargo delivery by drone, plus BVLOS logistics networks.

Agriculture & Survey

Precision agriculture, crop spraying and seeding, aerial mapping and photogrammetry.

U-space & UTM

Unmanned traffic management and U-space service providers for European airspace.

Defense & Security

Military and security UAS: ISR reconnaissance, loitering munitions, and tactical drones.

Drone Software

Flight control, fleet management, mission planning, and drone data analytics.

Drone Services

Notable drone operators and service providers for inspection, mapping, media, and security.

01 Buyers

For buyers and partners

One primary category per company, assigned by what it mainly builds. Compare fixed-wing makers against delivery operators, or counter-UAS houses against U-space providers, filtered by EU member state, without wading through marketing copy.

02 Companies

For drone companies

EU-headquartered and not listed, or in the wrong category? Free submission with review. Listing fees, when open, only skip the queue. They never buy rank or a better category.

03 Agents

For AI agents

The whole catalog is machine-readable: search API, full JSON dump, llms.txt, and an MCP server. Built to be quoted by agents researching the European drone market.