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Nordic Air Defence
Stockholm, Sweden · Founded 2024
Nordic Air Defence builds low-cost, battery-powered interceptor drones that find and strike hostile drones. With Volvo Defense it is developing VIPRO, a pod that launches its K100XR interceptor from military trucks.
Profile
What it builds and who buys it
- ·The company came out of stealth in September 2024 with the Kreuger 100, a battery-powered drone interceptor for civil and military use.Nordic Air Defence (EDR Magazine), Nov 12, 2024
- ·The company says software in place of much of an interceptor’s hardware makes the Kreuger 100 ten times cheaper to produce than conventional anti-drone interceptors or missiles.Tech.eu, Jul 3, 2025
- ·The civilian Kreuger 100 reaches 270 km/h. In March 2025 it had passed prototype testing and had three patents pending.Techarenan, Mar 31, 2025
- ·The K100XR is about 0.3 m long, flies at more than 354 km/h to an altitude of about 1,000 m, has a range of more than 3 km and can loiter for more than 20 minutes.Quwa, Aug 3, 2026
- ·Once launched, the K100XR can operate autonomously and radio-silent, with no connection to a central server.Resilience Media, Jul 6, 2026
- ·It first demonstrated the K100XR in public in July 2026, detecting and engaging target drones in a live operation.Resilience Media, Jul 6, 2026
- ·In September 2025 it partnered with Volvo Defense to develop VIPRO, a pod that launches the K100XR from military trucks. The product is scheduled to launch in 2026.Nordic Air Defence and Volvo Defense (EDR Magazine), Sep 13, 2025
- ·In March 2026 it signed a letter of intent with Tantalit, a WB Group company, on the integration, production, sales and deployment of its interceptors in Poland.WB Group, Mar 13, 2026
- ·The company says a K100XR round costs a few thousand dollars.Quwa, Aug 3, 2026
- ·It was founded in March 2024 and had roughly 23 staff in July 2026.Resilience Media, Jul 6, 2026
Founders and leadership
- Karl RosanderCo-founder and chief executive
Serial entrepreneur and founder of the podcasting platform Acast, among other Scandinavian startups.Nordic Air Defence (EDR Magazine), Nov 12, 2024
- Gustav WibergCo-founder and board member
Co-founder and chair of Katla Aero.Silicon Canals, Jul 3, 2025
Funding
- Last valuation
No citable valuation
- Last round or tender
$3Mraised
Pre-seed extensionTech.eu, Jul 3, 2025
Led by Inflection, as an expansion of the pre-seed round, which Tech.eu said brought the total to $4.4 million. No valuation was stated.
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Post-money valuation by round
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| Date | Round | Raised | Post-money |
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| Jul 3, 2025 | Pre-seed extensionLed by Inflection, as an expansion of the pre-seed round, which Tech.eu said brought the total to $4.4 million. No valuation was stated. | $3M | — |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Strategic round€1.2 million, not converted to US dollars. Led by SNÖ Ventures, with private investors including Noam Perski, Jörgen Bladh and Jan Gurander. The company called it the second close of a larger strategic round; the first close is not on file. No valuation was stated. | — | — |
Primary capital across the rounds on file: $3M
Revenue
No citable revenue figure on file.
Secondary venues
- Caplightpublic page seen Oct 15, 2026
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Reads
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Sources
- Nordic Air Defence Demonstrates Radio-Silent K100XR Drone InterceptorQuwa, Aug 3, 2026
- Nordic Air Defence demonstrates a super-fast, super-light drone designed to destroy other dronesResilience Media, Jul 6, 2026
- Tantalit signs letters of intent with Swedish partnersWB Group, Mar 13, 2026
- Nordic Air Defence and Volvo Defense partner to integrate anti-drone technology into Volvo’s VIPRO Protection Systems for Military VehiclesNordic Air Defence and Volvo Defense (EDR Magazine), Sep 13, 2025
- Sweden’s Nordic Air Defence secures €2.5M to accelerate Europe’s drone defence revolutionSilicon Canals, Jul 3, 2025
- Inflection leads $3M investment in Nordic Air Defence’s anti-drone platformTech.eu, Jul 3, 2025
- Swedish startup Nordic Air Defence introduces the Kreuger 100 to counter drone threatsTecharenan, Mar 31, 2025
- Nordic Air Defence secures €1.2 mn strategic investment to further mission to ensure European resilience and autonomyNordic Air Defence (EDR Magazine), Nov 12, 2024
Researched Oct 15, 2026