Organization

Stark

Berlin-based defence company making unmanned weapons systems for Europe and NATO, including the Virtus loitering munition.

Description source: stark-defence.com

Coverage

STARK Vanta 24 autonomous vessel side profile (illustration)

4 November 2026

Stark shows the 24-metre Vanta 24 autonomous boat

Germany: Stark presented the Vanta 24, a roughly 24-metre uncrewed surface vessel aimed at Baltic operations, built with FSG Shipyard.

Militär Aktuell; Stark Defence press release; Bloomberg via gCaptain
INLEAP Photonics' Fastlight laser counter-drone system on a tracked carrier

Collected 31 October 2026

INLEAP moves laser drone defence into series production

INLEAP Photonics opened a new production hall in Hannover on 29 October and is moving its laser-based counter-drone system from prototypes to industrial series production, soldat-und-technik reported on 30 October.

soldat-und-technik.de