Swarmer Estonia Secures $2.86M UAV License Deal with $13.2M Upside
RCAT•The company’s subsidiary secured a $2.86M contract for over 16,000 autonomy software licenses on SkyKnight quadcopters, with upgrade options expanding potential value by $10.4M to $13.2M. Partnerships with Rakuten, HIMERA and defense integrators target new allied markets, resilient communications and counter-UAS applications.
1. Major Contract Award
The subsidiary won an initial $2.86 million contract for more than 16,000 autonomy software licenses to be deployed on SkyKnight quadcopter bombers and other UAVs, with two upgrade allocations that could raise total value by $10.4 million to $13.2 million.
2. Strategic Partnerships Drive Growth
MoUs with Rakuten in Japan provide a local commercialization channel, while integration with HIMERA adds jam-resistant, frequency-hopping communications to the autonomy stack. Collaborations with X-Drone, Norda Dynamics and Kara Dag Technologies aim to develop a cost-effective counter-UAS and site-defense interceptor solution across aerial and maritime domains.
3. Market Expansion and Commercial Pipeline
The Rakuten alliance broadens the addressable robotics market beyond Ukraine-linked demand into defense, emergency response, infrastructure, research and industrial sectors. Management indicates that publicly disclosed deals represent a subset of a deeper, sensitive defense pipeline, with further updates as integrations advance.
4. Leadership Appointment to Strengthen Product Development
Mykhailo Nestor joined as Chief Product Officer to steer product strategy across swarm coordination, multi-domain integration and AI-powered autonomy. His seven years as CPO at Kyivstar equip him to scale the autonomy platform from field-tested software to repeatable, partner-integrated solutions.
