Monopulse Secures €1.12M to Boost NATO-Grade Drone Production
Lithuanian-Danish UAV maker Monopulse has secured €1.12 million from the national development bank ILTE to expand production of its NATO-grade drones. The funding underscores the Baltic region’s growing role in Europe’s defense-tech ecosystem amid surging demand for autonomous systems.
As European defense priorities evolve, Danish-Lithuanian UAV manufacturer MNP Technologijos (Monopulse) has secured €1.12 million from Lithuania’s national development bank ILTE to expand production of its NATO-class drones.
The funding—issued under ILTE’s Billion for Business program—will increase Monopulse’s manufacturing capacity to meet growing domestic and export demand. CEO Justas Poderys said the company’s vertically integrated model and strict supplier audits “ensure full traceability and security across every component.”
Founded in 2021, Monopulse designs and builds reconnaissance and surveillance UAVs in the NATO Class I (Mini)category. The company sources critical components only from friendly nations and produces core elements—including optics and flight control systems—in-house. Its Falcon models feature modular design, encrypted data storage, and operational resilience against GPS jamming, with a range of up to 15 km.
ILTE’s Head of Client Financing Giedrė Gečiauskienė said the project aligns with Lithuania’s strategy to “strengthen European security and technological independence.”
The investment comes amid a surge in European DefenseTech funding, following major rounds for Germany’s Quantum Systems (€160M), Poland’s Orbotix (€6.5M), and Denmark’s Quadsat (€5M). The Baltic region, increasingly central to NATO’s eastern defense architecture, is emerging as a hub for sovereign UAV innovation and dual-use industrial growth.
