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Alpine Eagle

Defense marketsecurityCurated record
alpineeagle.com

Develops Sentinel, an airborne counter-UAS system: a swarm of AI/edge-computing sensor and interceptor drones managed by a single operator that detects, classifies, and intercepts hostile drones air-to-air, including low-flying targets in complex terrain. Customers include the German Bundeswehr; the company reported 7-digit revenue in its first 12 months and began scaling Sentinel production in 2026. Founded 2023 by ex-Airbus/Volocopter/Quantum Systems engineer Jan-Hendrik Boelens and ex-Microsoft Research scientist Timo Breuer.

HeadquartersMunich, DE
Founded2023
Defense funding$11M
TeamNot listed
Deployments1
Open roles14
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentDefense
StageSeed (EUR 10.25M Mar 2025, IQ Capital; General Catalyst, HCVC, HTGF)
FoundersJan-Hendrik Boelens (CEO)
Regions servedEurope
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
LinkedInNot listed
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinesecurity

Sentinel

  • Airborne counter-UAS swarm of sensor and interceptor drones detecting, classifying, and intercepting small drones air-to-air, managed by a single operator with AI and edge computing

    vendor-stated system architecture and capability

    Claim source
DP

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-03-19Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces)armed forces (counter-UAS)DENot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordIQ CapitalGeneral CatalystHCVCHTGF
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles14

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

Chief of Staff (m/w/d)Team unlisted · Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, München, Bavaria, GermanyFlight Physics & Flight Controls Engineer (m/w/d)Team unlisted · Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, München, Bavaria, GermanyFlight Test Engineer - Drones (m/f/d)Team unlisted · Karlsruhe, Baden-WürttembergHead of Computer Vision Engineering (m/f/d)Team unlisted · Karlsruhe, Baden-WürttembergHead of C-UAS Mission Management System (m/f/d)Team unlisted · München HR Specialist / Personalsachbearbeiter (m/f/d)Team unlisted · AschheimInternship Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineering (m/w/d)Team unlisted · Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyProduct Safety & Certification Engineer – Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) (m/w/d)Team unlisted · Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, München, Bavaria, Germany
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-03-19Announced scaling of Sentinel counter-drone system productionDRONELIFE
2025-03-05Raised EUR 10.25M seed led by IQ Capital; disclosed Bundeswehr as customer and 7-digit first-year revenueTechCrunch
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Source ledger

3 unique public sources

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Alpine Eagle secures funding from European backers for counter-drone tech amid rising threatsTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Alpine Eagle scales Sentinel production with new Munich facility and European expansionTech.eu · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Alpine Eagle Scales Sentinel Counter-Drone ProductionDRONELIFE · retrieved 2026-07-05