PDKINEMATICS raises €2M for drone guidance technology
Lithuanian defence engineering company PDKINEMATICS has raised a €2 million Seed round co-led by Coinvest Capital and Iron Wolf Capital. The round also includes defence-focused angels and experience... The funding will support manufacturing growth and wider deployment of precision-guidance technologies already integrated into Ukrainian battlefield operations.
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- Defencetech PDKINEMATICS raises €2M for drone guidance technology The funding will support manufacturing growth and wider deployment of precision-guidance technologies already integrated into Ukrainian battlefield operations.
Cate Lawrence 3 hours ago Share Share Send email Copy link Lithuanian defence engineering company PDKINEMATICS has raised a €2 million Seed round co-led by Coinvest Capital and Iron Wolf Capital .
- Five European allies have already agreed to jointly develop UAV-based strike capabilities drawing on Ukrainian battlefield experience.
Without precision guidance systems, however, their combat potential remains limited.
- ai , one of Ukraine's largest bomber-class UAV manufacturers.
PDKINEMATICS' systems are now integrated into Bavovna's platforms and deployed in battlefield conditions.
- According to Rapolas Markevičius, CEO and Co-Founder of PDKINEMATICS, the team began working on precision guidance for UAVs because the battlefield demanded something that did not yet exist: precision at altitude, at the cost and form factor of a mass-produced drone munition.
"The most capable guidance science in history was developed for large aircraft and expensive programmes that only superpowers could afford.
- On top of this, the Gannet system is jam-resistant, platform-agnostic, capable of operating in challenging weather, and designed to integrate across diverse UAV types in under four weeks from handshake to first flight.
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- #Lithuanian defence engineering company PDKINEMATICS has raised a €2 million Seed round co-led by Coinvest Capital and Iron Wolf Capital.
- #Cate Lawrence 3 hours ago Share Share Send email Copy link Lithuanian defence engineering company PDKINEMATICS has raised a €2 million Seed round co-led by Coinvest Capital and Iron Wolf Capital .
- #" Gannet, the company's flagship product, is a low-SWaP-C (size, weight, power, cost) precision-guidance system for UAVs that enables operators to fly up to 700 metres, up to six times higher than with unguided munitions, without sacrificing accuracy.
The funding will support manufacturing growth and wider deployment of precision-guidance technologies already integrated into Ukrainian battlefield operations. Defencetech PDKINEMATICS raises €2M for drone guidance technology The funding will support manufacturing growth and wider deployment of precision-guidance technologies already integrated into Ukrainian battlefield operations. Cate Lawrence 3 hours ago Share Share Send email Copy link Lithuanian defence engineering company PDKINEMATICS has raised a €2 million Seed round co-led by Coinvest Capital and Iron Wolf Capital .
The round also includes defence-focused angels and experienced founders from technology and high-growth industries. Modern drone warfare is at an inflection point. NATO allies are rapidly scaling drone capabilities as the foundation of their military posture, and the EU has launched the European Drone Defence Initiative as a strategic flagship under the Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030 .
Five European allies have already agreed to jointly develop UAV-based strike capabilities drawing on Ukrainian battlefield experience. Without precision guidance systems, however, their combat potential remains limited. PDKINEMATICS was purpose-built to develop, deliver and scale precision guidance capability at the speed and cost that modern drone warfare demands, bridging battlefield-validated technology into NATO defence supply chains.
For more details please read the original article at Tech.eu.
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