Overview
Sphere Defense was incorporated on 3 December 2025 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels. The company describes its founding team as drone industry veterans with international experience, positioning itself as a fully European-developed and manufactured counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) provider.
The product is a multi-role interceptor designed for kinetic intercept of strike drones and point defense of power plants, ports, airports, and government or military sites. Key features include minimal logistical footprint, maintenance-free operation, EW-hardened radio datalink, and AI-driven autonomous guidance. The system is designed as an effector layer cued by third-party detection and command-and-control, slotting into larger layered C-UAS architectures rather than acting as a standalone solution.
Sphere Defense publicly debuted its system at BEDEX 2026, the Belgian defense industry exhibition. The launch coincides with significant European procurement activity in counter-drone capabilities, with Belgium also engaging Origin Robotics, Anduril, COBBS, and Nokia for related programs. As a very young company, Sphere Defense has not yet published financial statements.
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In the news
- Sphere Defense will be in Vilnius for DEFENDING BALTICS 2026, 26–27 October. The Baltic region is central to Europe’s security. At Sphere Defense, our work focuses on strengthening Europe’s ability to respond to evolving aerial threats. We look forward to meeting policymakers, military leaders and industry colleagues to discuss the capabilities and capacity needed for Europe’s air-defense needs. Attending? Let’s connect.
- At Apex Europe in London, our Co-Founder and COO, Alexis Franck, presented Sphere Defense’s approach to Operational Problem: Countering Low-Cost, Rapidly Proliferating UxS Threats. Countering mass-produced aerial threats is more than a question of interceptor performance. It requires a different approach to R&D and production. LORIN-1 is our first product expression of three core principles we consider essential: 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 Critical technologies and supply chains must be structured to reduce external
- We recently shared an article on the evolution of the original Shahed to faster, jet-powered attack drones. This Financial Times piece is a reminder of just how quickly that shift is happening https://lnkd.in/eEGGFbXK Russia isn’t simply producing more drones, it is iterating on them: increasing speed, improving guidance and resistance to jamming, and deploying new variants at scale. The result is a class of low-cost weapons moving closer to cruise-missile performance. Building countermeasures that work against today’s threat is no
- The threat is evolving. Fast. Battery powered interceptors have caught up with the original Shahed. Russia is now increasingly relying on faster jet-powered drones as this Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) article reports: https://lnkd.in/egjhFQwm The Geran-4 and Geran-5 are closing in on 500 km/h and 5 km altitude, with production already at thousands per month. They are being built to outpace the performance of the C-UAS defences that worked against the previous generation. The question for Europe and allied
- Day 3 at Eurosatory. Building new relationships, advancing important conversations, and showcasing what a strong, committed team can achieve together. Modern threats don't follow legacy rules. Neither should your defense.
- Another successful day at Eurosatory. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Sphere Defense booth (E298 in Hall 4). The positive feedback and strong interest in our C-UAS solution confirm that we are on the right path and focused on the challenges that matter.
- At Eurosatory this week? Come meet the Sphere Defense team in Hall 4 at Booth E298 and see how we're building a new class of C-UAS. Modern threats don't follow legacy rules. Neither should your defense.
Open roles (17)
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- Test EngineerBrussels · Sep 21, 2026
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