French counter-drone startup Alta Ares raises €50 million

By Florence ‌Loeve

PARIS, June ​8 (Reuters) - ​Alta Ares, a French startup focusing on counter-drone ‌technology, said on Tuesday it ⁠had raised €50 million in its second ‌funding round, helped by ‌surging demand for air defence systems to combat the mass-produced ​drones playing a decisive role in Russia's war in ⁠Ukraine.

Alta Ares completed a €2 million funding round in ​May 2025 and the funds will be used to ​expand production, CEO Hadrien ‌Canter told Reuters.

• Alta Ares makes ammunition equipped ⁠with AI to intercept and destroy drones, missiles and glide bombs

• ⁠Alta Ares aims to develop its activities ​in Poland, Germany and U.S.

• Alta Ares says its drone interceptors are ‌already deployed in Ukraine, Middle East and Asia

• European ‌and U.S. venture capital ⁠firms participated in ‌the raise, ​Alta Ares says

(Reporting by Florence Loève; Editing by Kevin ‌Liffey)

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