STARK Minerva
About
About STARK Minerva
Minerva coordinates unmanned aircraft and vessels through shared mission planning, target information and system status. The software connects reconnaissance platforms with strike systems and supports human-supervised groups operating across land, air and sea.
STARK integrates Minerva with Virtus, Gambit, Cascade and Vanta and with external reconnaissance and battle-management systems. The platform has supported Bundeswehr swarm and reconnaissance-strike exercises and NATO maritime trials. Mission software manages task allocation, route coordination and transfer of detections between connected assets.
Capabilities
Source-backed capabilities
- ISR and tactical support
Demonstrated - 2026-04-29 - The exercise tested integration of reconnaissance drones, software and loitering munitions into a recce-strike operation.
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Timeline
- STARK demonstrates Virtus and Minerva drone-swarm integration in Bundeswehr exercise
2026-04-29 - Demonstration - The exercise tested integration of reconnaissance drones, software and loitering munitions into a recce-strike operation. STARK said the objective is to provide the Bundeswehr with a scalable operational capability by 2027. The trials focused on reducing the time between target detection and engagement.
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