Helsing
"Artificial intelligence to protect our democracies."
Munich defense AI company founded 2021; makes HX-2 strike drone, CA-1 UCAV, and AI software for autonomous military systems; valued at €12B.
Helsing SE is a German defence technology company headquartered in Munich (Sendlinger Str. 2, 80331 München), founded in March 2021 by Torsten Reil (computational biologist, formerly NaturalMotion), Gundbert Scherf (formerly German Ministry of Defence), and Niklas Köhler (machine learning engineer). The company develops AI-enabled precision mass and autonomous systems across aerial, naval, and electronic warfare domains. Helsing designs and manufactures its own autonomous systems while also partnering with governments and defence industry to integrate existing hardware into AI-enabled networks.
Key products include: the HX-2 AI-defined strike drone capable of engaging targets at up to 100 km beyond-line-of-sight range using onboard AI navigation without GPS, immune to electronic warfare; the CA-1 Europa, an approximately 4-tonne autonomous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) unveiled in 2025 operating at high subsonic speeds; the CA-1 Electronic Attack variant for electronic warfare (announced June 2026); the SG-1 + LURA underwater autonomous system; Altra, a recce strike software platform; Centaur for autonomous air dominance; and Cirra AI for electronic warfare. Helsing has raised over €1.37 billion in total, including a €600 million Series D in June 2025 led by Daniel Ek's Prima Materia at a €12 billion valuation. The company employs 300+ people and has subsidiaries in Estonia, France, and the United Kingdom.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
HX-2 AI Strike Drone
- Model: HX-2
- Launch Year: 2023
AI-defined loitering munition strike drone operating beyond-line-of-sight up to 100 km, immune to GPS jamming.
CA-1 Europa
- Model: CA-1
- Launch Year: 2025
Autonomous 4-tonne UCAV for air dominance missions, operating at high subsonic speeds with AI-enabled targeting.
SG-1 + LURA
- Model: SG-1 + LURA
- Launch Year: 2024
Underwater autonomous mass system combining the SG-1 platform with LURA AI for subsurface surveillance and operations.
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WEBSITE
https://helsing.ai/HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
2021
Primary Role
Manufacturer
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Primary Region
Europe
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