Startup · Germany
Herakles Defense
HQ Munich, Germany1-10 employees
HERAKLES Defense — Munich-based defense-tech startup building the autonomous Counter-UAS interceptor against Class I FPV kamikaze drones. Fully autonomous intercept demonstrated. Drone vs drone. Made in Europe.
Systems1
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Capabilities3
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air and missile defense | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous counter-UAS interceptor built to defeat FPV kamikaze drones, a military air defense product. | Reported |
| Counter-UAS | Developer | — | — | — | Reported |
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous counter-UAS interceptor built to defeat FPV kamikaze drones, a military air defense product. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous counter-UAS interceptor built to defeat FPV kamikaze drones, a military air defense product.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Autonomous counter-UAS interceptor built to defeat FPV kamikaze drones, a military air defense product.—Reported
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Germany", "hq_iso2": "DE", "id": "93a0ab76-83d8-434c-b085-c841d272a86c"}”
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 1-10)”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership
“employee_range: 1-10 (profile: 2-10 employees)”
Systems1
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Herakles Defense · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, Organization technology, System
“HERAKLES Defense — Munich-based defense-tech startup building the autonomous Counter-UAS interceptor against Class I FPV kamikaze drones. Fully autonomous intercept demonstrated. Drone vs drone. Made in Europe.”
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