Tekever vs XAG: Drones & aerial compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

XAG ranks 81 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 79; Tekever ranks 96 with 78. Tekever is ahead on leverage. XAG is ahead on production and progress. Level on deployment, commercials, technology, positioning and firepower. Tekever is based in Lisbon, Portugal, XAG in Guangzhou, China. Tekever: Established. XAG: Established. Tekever is named in 4 signals and XAG in 17.

Tekever →

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal · Robotics · Systems / Drones & aerial · Established · tekever.com

TEKEVER builds autonomous unmanned aerial systems for defense, intelligence, surveillance and security missions, operated in the field along NATO borders.

Robotics 100 · rank 96 · score 78

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials8
Progress8
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

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

Positioning

Tekever is a Portuguese maker of AR3 and AR5 UAS (the AR3 with 10,000+ combat flight hours in Ukraine) serving the UK MoD, EMSA, and the UK Home Office, a confirmed unicorn (May 2025, ~$1.3B valuation) with a GBP 400M five-year UK investment program (OVERMATCH) creating 1,000+ jobs. Its investors include Baillie Gifford, the NATO Innovation Fund, and NSSIF. Revenue is not disclosed (estimated 100-500m).

Latest signals

  • TEKEVER raises $580M Series D fundingTech.eu
  • TEKEVER closes $580 million Series D at $6.4 billion valuationTech.eu
  • European DeepTech and life-science spin-offs raised an estimated €8 billion in 2025.EU-Startups

4 signals name Tekever.

Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]EE Times
  • Helsing AI, Quantum, and TEKEVER are operating across NATO borders.EE Times

2 facts on file.

XAG →

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China · Robotics · Systems / Drones & aerial · Established · xa.com

XAG develops and sells autonomous agricultural drones, including the P150 Max, P100 and P60, for crop spraying and precision farming.

Robotics 100 · rank 81 · score 79

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials8
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage6

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

Positioning

XAG is a Chinese agricultural-drone maker (#2 in China plant-protection drones), with 2024 revenue of RMB 935M in agri-drones (87.8% of a ~RMB 1.06B/~$148M total) and H1-25 revenue of RMB 663M at a RMB 130M net profit. It filed for a Hong Kong IPO in late September 2025 after its first annual profit, though a price war with DJI is compressing ASPs (about RMB 37,500 per drone in H1-25). IPO completion and pricing, full-year 2025, and current DJI share are the open items.

Latest signals

  • XAG drones were deployed by Texas ranchers for invasive-brush control.XAG
  • XAG brought the P150 Max agricultural drone to the U.S.XAG
  • XAG agricultural drones were used to address soil-compaction losses on a Brazilian farm.XAG

17 signals name XAG.

Facts, with sources

  • XAG's Hong Kong filing shows 2025 revenue of RMB 1.17bn and net profit of RMB 123.8m; drones were 87.6% of revenue and overseas sales RMB 419m (35.9%).technode.com
  • [object Object]XAG
  • XAG partnered with IRRI to promote digital agriculture and precision farming in the Philippines.XAG

24 facts on file.

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Tekever or XAG: which is ahead in robotics?

XAG ranks 81 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 79; Tekever ranks 96 with 78. Tekever is ahead on leverage. XAG is ahead on production and progress. Level on deployment, commercials, technology, positioning and firepower. Tekever is based in Lisbon, Portugal, XAG in Guangzhou, China. Tekever: Established. XAG: Established. Tekever is named in 4 signals and XAG in 17.

How do Tekever and XAG compare?

XAG ranks 81 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 79; Tekever ranks 96 with 78. Tekever is ahead on leverage. XAG is ahead on production and progress. Level on deployment, commercials, technology, positioning and firepower. Tekever is based in Lisbon, Portugal, XAG in Guangzhou, China. Tekever: Established. XAG: Established. Tekever is named in 4 signals and XAG in 17. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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