Elbit Systems Ltd. vs Stark Defence: Defense & security compared

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Latest signals

• 20 Oct 2026Elbit Systems completes acquisition of International Submarine Engineering (ISE)Satellite Evolution
• 20 Oct 2026Elbit Systems acquires International Submarine EngineeringElectronics Weekly
• 14 Sept 2026Diehl Defence and Elbit Systems demonstrated the SkyStriker loitering system.Elbit

6 signals name Elbit Systems Ltd..

Facts, with sources

• 14 Sept 2026FUSE, a platform for scalable military autonomous systemsElbit
• 10 Sept 2026Fuse, an AI-driven coordination system for autonomous combat platformsBreaking Defense

2 facts on file.

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Stark Defence is a German maker of the Virtus loitering munition (a 10-minute assembly, deployed in Ukraine) with production in Germany, Ukraine, Sweden, Greece, and a UK plant opened in 2025. It raised a EUR 500M round in June 2026 at a >EUR 3.5B valuation (Sequoia and Founders Fund lead, EUR 660M+ total) and won initial Bundeswehr contracts (~EUR 269M, February 2026) under a framework up to EUR 1B. Revenue is estimated at 10-100m (not disclosed).

Latest signals

• 1 Sept 2026INLEAP Photonics entered a strategic partnership with STARK Defence for German counter-UAS systems.EU-Startups
• 3 Jul 2026Stark Defence raised €500 million in late June.Maddyness

2 signals name Stark Defence.

Facts, with sources

• 1 Sept 2026[object Object]EU-Startups
• 1 Sept 2026Strategic partnership with INLEAP Photonics for German counter-UAS systemsEU-Startups
• 3 Jul 2026EUR 500000000Maddyness

4 facts on file.