Swarmer

Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2026-05-13 - Meta Bureau awarded Swarmer a $2.86 million contract to outfit SkyKnight drones with Swarmer autonomy and swarming software, including two full-platform license allocations and one Swarmer OS allocation. - Swarmer Platform / SkyKnight drones

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• Operating use

  2024-04-01 - Swarmer said its software entered combat operations with Ukrainian military units in April 2024. - Swarmer autonomy software - Ukraine combat operations

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Supply chain relationships

• Lantronix

  Inbound - Embedded Compute - Lantronix supplies the Open-Q 6490CS hardware base for the joint Group 1 UAS module, which is preloaded with Swarmer OS

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• Meta Bureau

  Outbound - Software - Swarmer contracted to license autonomy software for Meta Bureau UAVs, including SkyKnight

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• 2025-09-16 - Series A - $15M - Swarmer announces $15M Series A led by Broadband Capital Investments

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• Broadband Capital Investments - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-16
• D3 Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-16
• Green Flag Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-16
• Network VC - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-16
• R-G.AI - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-16
• Radius Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-09-16

• SWMR - NASDAQ - USD

• Serhii Kupriienko - Founder and Global Chief Executive Officer - He leads Swarmer as it commercializes drone-swarm autonomy software from Ukrainian combat deployments into allied defense markets.
• Mykhailo Nestor - Chief Product Officer - He owns product strategy for Swarmer’s autonomous drone software platform as the company expands outside Ukraine.

Events

• 2026-09-10 - Acquisition - Swarmer agrees acquisition of Ratel Robotics for up to $224M

  The transaction combines Swarmer’s autonomous drone-swarm software with Ratel’s unmanned ground vehicles. The consideration is a maximum transaction value, not a completed cash payment. The acquisition was announced on September 10 and remains pending completion.

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• 2026-08-21 - Company Formation - Vectus launches with Swarmer holding a 20% stake

  Vectus will design, integrate and continuously operate layered air-defense systems for governments and critical-infrastructure operators under multi-year agreements. Its technology-agnostic architecture can combine detection and tracking, electronic warfare, interceptor drones and large-calibre guns from allied suppliers. Swarmer will provide autonomy and interceptor-swarming technology and co-develop counter-UAS systems; no customer deployment was disclosed at launch.

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• 2026-08-03 - Capability - Swarmer validates autonomy software aboard Oak Grove Chimera UAV

  Integration, testing and operational fielding were completed in late 2025 across varied weather conditions and mission profiles. Approximately 100 flights tested autonomous capabilities intended for U.S. special-operations training, experimentation and evaluation. The test aircraft remained overseas for continued evaluation before returning to Oak Grove's U.S. headquarters in early 2026 for further development.

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• 2026-07-30 - Partnership - Lantronix and Swarmer develop Group 1 UAS autonomy compute module

  The custom module combines Lantronix Open-Q 6490CS hardware with preloaded Swarmer OS. The companies say the design provides more than four times the onboard processing of current platforms for navigation, targeting and collaborative autonomy. The programme targets a production-ready, NDAA-compliant module for small military uncrewed aircraft.

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• 2026-07-28 - Partnership - Brightline partners with Swarmer on AI data collection and drone interoperability

  Swarmer contributes autonomy and swarm-coordination software, while Brightline integrates it with SpatialCore. The companies will pursue joint research, technology integration and shared business opportunities through Brightline's defence relationships and contracting vehicles. The collaboration is intended to expand operational data access for AI model training across connected drone platforms.

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• 2026-06-29 - Contract Award - Swarmer expands SkyKnight software contract into Czech Republic

  The update expands the May SkyKnight software-license agreement to include Czech-based Progress TRW. Swarmer expects about $1.02 million in additional revenue from the restructuring. The total contract is now about $3.87 million, with up to $14.2 million if options are exercised.

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• 2026-06-15 - Partnership - Swarmer and Molfar partner on verified intelligence data for autonomous systems

  Molfar Intelligence specializes in open-source intelligence and verified data production. The partnership links verified intelligence data with Swarmer autonomous drone operations. The agreement is modeled as a data partnership rather than a procurement award.

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• 2026-06-09 - Partnership - NORDA joins development of Swarmer drone-interceptor system

  The announced effort combines Swarmer autonomy with detection, counter-drone and targeting technologies from participating partners. NORDA is named as a partner contributing to development of the system for Group 1-3 unmanned aircraft and unmanned surface vessels up to eight metres. The initiative targets a turnkey defence service for Group 1-3 unmanned aircraft and unmanned surface vessels up to eight metres.

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• 2026-06-03 - Partnership - Powerus and Swarmer sign MoU for autonomous swarming integration

  The MoU covers technical and operational feasibility for defense, counter-UAS, border-security and critical-infrastructure missions. The companies plan to assess interoperability across Powerus air and maritime platforms. The MoU does not create production, procurement or financial obligations.

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• 2026-05-13 - Contract Award - Swarmer awarded $2.86M contract to integrate swarming software with SkyKnight drones

  Meta Bureau awarded Swarmer a contract to outfit SkyKnight drones with Swarmer autonomy and swarming software. The contract includes two license allocations for the full Swarmer Platform and one license allocation for Swarmer OS. Swarmer said the integration will cover SkyKnight and other UAVs in Meta Bureau portfolio systems.

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• 2026-05-12 - Partnership - Swarmer leads drone interceptor collaboration with X-Drone, Norda Dynamics and Kara Dag Technologies

  Swarmer announced memorandums of understanding with X-Drone, Norda Dynamics and Kara Dag Technologies to create an integrated interceptor stack. The collaboration combines Swarmer autonomy software with drone interceptors, terminal guidance, targeting and distributed detection systems. The group is targeting lower-cost defense against Group 1 to Group 3 UAVs and unmanned surface vessels up to eight meters long.

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• 2026-05-04 - Partnership - Swarmer partners with Rakuten to enter Japan’s autonomy market

  Rakuten will support Swarmer’s entry into Japan’s advanced unmanned-systems market. The companies framed the collaboration around interoperable autonomy and multi-vehicle coordination. The partnership is a market-entry collaboration, not a procurement award.

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• 2026-04-29 - Partnership - Swarmer and HIMERA partner on resilient communications for autonomous systems

  The companies plan to integrate HIMERA’s frequency-hopping radio technology with Swarmer’s next-generation autonomy stack. The collaboration targets resilient communications for autonomous systems in contested environments. The agreement is an integration partnership, not a production or procurement award.

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• 2026-04-24 - Executive Hire - Swarmer appoints Mykhailo Nestor as Chief Product Officer

  Nestor joined Swarmer from Kyivstar Group, where he served as chief product officer and board member. The role covers product strategy and development for Swarmer’s autonomous drone software platform. Swarmer connected the appointment to expansion of its combat-tested autonomy platform outside Ukraine.

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• 2026-03-18 - Regulatory - Swarmer closes initial public offering and full underwriters' option

  Swarmer sold 3.45 million common shares at $5.00 per share after the underwriters exercised their option in full. The completed offering generated approximately $17.25 million in gross proceeds before underwriting costs and expenses. The closing established Swarmer as a Nasdaq-listed public company under the SWMR symbol.

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• 2026-03-13 - Market Signal - Swarmer prices Nasdaq initial public offering at $5 per share

  Swarmer priced its IPO at $5 per share, offering 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The company said it expected gross proceeds of $15M before underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The shares were approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker SWMR.

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• 2025-09-16 - Funding - Swarmer announces $15M Series A led by Broadband Capital Investments

  The round included participation from R-G.AI, D3 Ventures, Green Flag Ventures, Radius Capital and Network VC. The company described the round as the largest publicly announced investment in a Ukrainian defense technology company since the start of the war.

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• 2024-04-01 - Deployment - Swarmer software enters combat operations with Ukrainian military units

  Swarmer said its software entered combat operations in April 2024 with Ukrainian military units The company says battlefield deployment shaped the platform under live electronic-warfare and GPS-denied conditions This marks real operational use rather than a lab-stage autonomy software program

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Relationships

• Molfar Intelligence

  Data Partner - Molfar Intelligence and Swarmer partnered to integrate verified intelligence data into autonomous-system workflows.

• Powerus

  Autonomous Systems Integration Partner - Powerus and Swarmer signed an MoU to explore integrating Swarmer swarming software with Powerus air and maritime autonomous systems.

• Kara Dag Technologies

  Technology Partner - Swarmer and Kara Dag co-develop a drone interceptor stack combining autonomy with detection capabilities.

• HIMERA

  Communications Partner - HIMERA and Swarmer signed an MoU to integrate jam-resistant communications into Swarmer’s autonomy stack for advanced unmanned systems.

• NORDA Dynamics

  Interceptor System Integration Mou - Swarmer plans to integrate NORDA Dynamics terminal-guidance software into its collaborative-autonomy platform under an MOU.

• Ratel Robotics

  Acquired Company - Swarmer agreed to acquire Ratel Robotics in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at up to $224 million; completion remains pending.

• Progress TRW

  Customer - Swarmer licensed software to Progress TRW for Meta Bureau's UAV programme under a June 2026 agreement.

• Oak Grove Technologies

  Autonomy Software Partner - Oak Grove integrated Swarmer autonomy software on Chimera UAVs for testing, evaluation and special-operations training.

• Brightline Interactive

  Drone Interoperability Mou - Brightline Interactive and Swarmer signed an MoU for joint drone data research and interoperability work.

• Rakuten Group

  Market Entry Partner - Rakuten is supporting the introduction of Swarmer autonomy solutions into Japan’s robotics and unmanned-systems market.

Comparable profiles

• FlySight

  stack adjacency - Defence Mission Autonomy Software · Mission Autonomy Software

• Breaker

  stack adjacency - Defence Mission Autonomy Software · Mission Autonomy Software

• Auterion

  stack adjacency - Drone Autonomy Platform · Drone Autonomy Software · Autonomous Drone Operations

• NODA AI

  stack adjacency - Defence Mission Autonomy Software · Mission Autonomy Software

• Apium Swarm Robotics

  stack adjacency - Defence Mission Autonomy Software · Drone Autonomy Software

• VICTUS Technologies

  stack adjacency - Defence Mission Autonomy Software

• Hive Robotics

  stack adjacency - Defence Mission Autonomy Software

• Sensyn Robotics

  stack adjacency - Drone Autonomy Platform · Autonomous Drone Operations

• Six Robotics

  stack adjacency - Drone Autonomy Software

• Mission Systems

  stack adjacency - Defence AI Autonomy Software · Mission Autonomy Software

• HAT.tec

  stack adjacency - Defence AI Autonomy Software · Mission Autonomy Software

• SandboxAQ

  stack adjacency - Mission Autonomy Software

Shared workflows

• Farsight Vision

  workflow adjacency - Geospatial Mission Planning

• Intermap Technologies

  workflow adjacency - Geospatial Mission Planning

• Mars Landing

  workflow adjacency - Geospatial Mission Planning

Context tags

• Defence mission-autonomy software stack - Stack Layer - Swarmer software is used in defense drone and multi-system mission workflows.
• Mission autonomy software - Stack Layer - Swarmer provides mission autonomy and multi-vehicle coordination software.
• Drone autonomy software - Stack Layer - Swarmer supplies autonomy software for drones.
• Autonomous systems communications - Stack Layer - HIMERA partnership integrates resilient communications into Swarmer autonomy workflows.
• Autonomous drone operations - Capability - Swarmer software coordinates autonomous drone operations and swarming missions.
• Drone autonomy platform stack - Stack Layer - Swarmer Platform and Swarmer OS support multi-drone autonomy.
• Defence AI autonomy-software stack - Stack Layer - Swarmer applies AI autonomy software to defense drone systems.
• Geospatial mission planning - Workflow - Molfar partnership adds verified intelligence data to autonomous-system workflows.

• Swarmer expands SkyKnight software contract into Czech Republic

  2026-06-29 · Order / contract · Swarmer restructured its SkyKnight software-license agreement to include Czech-based Progress TRW, adding about $1.02 million in expected revenue.

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• Swarmer awarded $2.86M contract to integrate swarming software with SkyKnight drones

  2026-05-13 · Order / contract · $2.9M award/order

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