Alta Ares

Summary

About

About Alta Ares

Alta Ares develops European counter-uncrewed-aircraft systems and onboard AI for detecting, tracking and responding to hostile drones. Its work combines sensor processing, edge intelligence and integration with wider command and effect systems used for air-defence and critical-site protection.

The company focuses on software that can interpret aerial threats close to the sensor and contribute tracks or decisions to a layered counter-drone architecture. In June 2026, Alta Ares and Airbus Defence and Space agreed to cooperate on European counter-UAS development and integration. The partnership places its technology within larger defence programmes while the company continues building specialist AI and system components.

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Supply

Supply chain relationships

  • Novacium

    Inbound - Power Systems - Novacium received an order for over 100 AA NOVA 6S3P battery packs for Alta Ares’ X-Lock

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Funding

Investors

  • Air Street Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-06-09
  • Cherry Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-06-09
  • Harpoon Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-06-09
  • OTB Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-06-09

Team

  • Alain Henry - Co-founder
  • Hadrien Canter - Co-founder and CEO - Leads Alta Ares across counter-drone systems, onboard AI and air-defense partnerships.
  • Stanislas Walch - Co-founder
  • Théo Bondarec - Co-founder and Head of AI & Deployments - Leads AI and deployment work for Alta Ares counter-drone and battlefield edge-AI systems.

Timeline

Events

  • 2026-09-17 - Commercial Order - Novacium receives first commercial order for Alta Ares interceptor-drone battery packs

    The AA NOVA 6S3P packs deliver 15,000 mAh using 18 silicon-anode 21700 cells and are lighter than Alta Ares' reference battery at comparable performance. The order follows nearly six months of co-development and a July 2026 test campaign in which ten prototypes met Alta Ares' performance and reliability criteria. The packs are scheduled for delivery before the end of September 2026; X-Lock is an AI-guided quadcopter interceptor selected under France's DGA ELISA programme.

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  • 2026-08-03 - Partnership - Alta Ares and General Cherry integrate AI guidance into Bullet

    Pixel Lock detects, identifies and tracks airborne targets before autonomously guiding the interceptor during the terminal phase. Cyclop C2 provides mid-course guidance, with the combined stack intended to improve operation in GNSS-denied and electronically contested conditions. The signed MoU covers software integration and subsequent platform testing; it is not presented as a completed production deployment.

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  • 2026-06-16 - Partnership - Alta Ares combines interceptor stack with MBDA for ELISA

    The proposed solution builds on Alta Ares’ X-Lock and Black Bird interceptors and Pixel Lock terminal-guidance AI, with MBDA contributing guidance, weaponization and secure data-link building blocks. The partners target a first Shahed-class interception solution from 2027 and plan industrial capacity of several hundred interceptors per month at launch. France’s DGA launched ELISA in April 2026; the seven-year programme can support up to four partners and allocate €18.7 million across development, evaluation and industrialization phases.

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  • 2026-06-11 - Partnership - Airbus and Alta Ares sign counter-drone partnership

    The MoU covers development and integration of European counter-drone solutions. Airbus described Alta Ares as specialised in counter-drone systems and onboard artificial intelligence. The partnership adds an OEM integration signal alongside Alta Ares’ June 2026 Series A financing.

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  • 2026-06-09 - Funding - Alta Ares raises €50M Series A for counter-drone systems

    The Series A round was reported at €50 million. The company is focused on counter-drone systems and onboard artificial intelligence. Airbus separately announced a June 2026 MoU with Alta Ares for European counter-drone integration.

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Relations

Relationships

  • General Cherry

    Counter UAS Autonomy Integration Partner - Alta Ares and General Cherry are integrating Pixel Lock terminal guidance and Cyclop C2 mid-course guidance into the Bullet interceptor.

  • MBDA

    Elisa Counter Drone Development Partner - Alta Ares and MBDA combine interceptors, guidance AI and weapons integration for France’s ELISA counter-drone programme.

  • Airbus

    Counter Drone Development Partner - Alta Ares and Airbus are partnering to develop sovereign European counter-drone and air-defence solutions.

Context

Shared workflows

Context tags

  • Counter-UAS mission systems - Workflow - Alta Ares specializes in counter-drone systems and onboard AI.

Commercial

  • Novacium receives first commercial order for Alta Ares interceptor-drone battery packs

    2026-09-17 · Order / contract · Novacium received its first commercial order for more than 100 AA NOVA 6S3P battery packs for Alta Ares' X-Lock interceptor drone.

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