Alpine Eagle GmbH, founded in 2023 and based in Munich, is a European defense-technology startup specializing in AI-powered airborne counter-drone systems. The company's core product, Sentinel, is described as the world's first airborne, AI-powered air-to-air counter-drone system. It is designed to detect, track, and neutralize hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), integrating multi-sensor detection, fire control, and strike capabilities into a single networked system with a hardware-agnostic operating system deployable across manned and unmanned platforms.
The company's technical work spans artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor fusion, machine learning, and aerospace engineering. It was co-founded by a former Airbus Chief Engineer and a scientist, combining deep aerospace expertise with cutting-edge AI and sensing technologies. Alpine Eagle has secured €10.25 million in seed funding and achieved seven-figure revenue within its first year of operation.
Alpine Eagle's systems have seen early adoption by the German Bundeswehr and are undergoing active operational testing on the front lines in Ukraine. The company operates in the defense, military, critical infrastructure protection, and security verticals, and is currently scaling production to meet accelerating demand.
