Alpine Eagle
Integrator / OEM
European defense startup building Sentinel, an airborne air-to-air counter-UAS system; deployed with Bundeswehr and Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Alpine Eagle builds Sentinel, an airborne counter-UAS system — the 'world's first air-to-air counter-drone system.' It combines airborne radar and EO/IR sensing with an interceptor in a closed sensor-to-shooter loop, plus the Sentinel-OS software platform, to defeat autonomous drones at scale for military and security forces.
Research mapping
Digital Sovereignty / Defense Software & Mission Systems / Integrator / OEM
Evidence boundary
Original analysis and independent corroboration remain under development. Commercial scale and durable technical advantage remain under review.
What makes it defensible
First air-to-air counter-drone system — mass-producible interceptors that restore numerical symmetry against cheap strike drones.
Position in the stack: Defense system OEM in mission systems: closed sensor-to-shooter loop against autonomous drones; Munich/London/Karlsruhe teams.
Who buys it
Named customers: Bundeswehr, Ukrainian Armed Forces
Founding team
Jan-Hendrik Boelens — Co-founder & CEO — Former CTO Volocopter and Quantum Systems; Chief Engineer Airbus Helicopters
Timo Breuer — Co-founder & Director Sensor Fusion — Former Senior Scientist at Fraunhofer and Microsoft Research
SourceFinancing detail
- Last round
- Series A
Investors: Expeditions Fund; IQ Capital; HTGF; HCVC; Sentris Capital
Mapped funds and investors
Direct relationships supported by published evidence.
Reported holdings as-of
No sourced relationships mapped yet.
Disclosed investment history
| Fund / investor | Last sourced | Relationship | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| IQ Capital | lead | Source |
Showing up to four relationships in each group. ETF weights describe the fund’s portfolio, not ownership of this company. Private investment history does not establish current ownership.
Evidence & media
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Alpine Eagle Unveils World's First Drone-Based Counter-UAS Swarm System
What this source supports: Sentinel airborne c-UAS; introduced to Bundeswehr; detects DJI-Mini at ~1km, larger UAS at 4km
What it does not establish: Contract value; units delivered; independently validated kill rates
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British Army Trials Drone Swarm-Based Counter-UAS System
What this source supports: British Army trialed Alpine Eagle's Sentinel under Project Vanaheim
What it does not establish: Program outcome; procurement decision
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Timeline
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Financing
Series A
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