Series A · Aerospace & Defense · Paris, France · Founded 2024 · 51–200 employees
Alta Ares is a French defense-technology startup building an autonomous AI stack for tactical air defense and intelligence operations. The company's platform integrates edge AI software with hardware, including its X-Lock multirotor and Black Bird turbojet interceptor drones. Designed for contested, GNSS-denied environments, these systems are deployed in active conflict zones such as Ukraine to intercept low-cost threats like Shahed kamikaze drones and cruise missiles. To support its rapid expansion, the company secured a fifty million euro Series A funding round in mid-2026 led by Air Street Capital.