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Airborne Technologies

ISR turnkey solutions and airborne sensor integration — modifies aircraft and helicopters into mission platforms for government, police and military users.

Wiener Neustadt, Austria
51-200
Acquired by Kellstrom Defense Aerospace 22 Nov 2019 Source

Latest event found: 4 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago

Vitality Radar

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Current
6M History
Industry
Updated 7 days ago

Pillar Analysis

Presence
The analyst’s view of digital footprint. Shown for context; not part of the score.
64
Business
Dated funding, customer wins, partnerships and acquisitions made, less down rounds, litigation and regulatory action.
66
Innovation
Dated product launches and regulatory clearances, less products retired.
insufficient evidence
Pulse
Direction: dated events in the last 90 days against the 90 before. 50 is flat.
insufficient evidence
Capacity
Dated hiring, leadership hires, expansion and certifications, less layoffs, departures and closures.
21

Strategic Assessment

Strategic Vector

Airborne Technologies is pursuing growth as a specialized airborne ISR and mission-systems integrator, with recent positioning as an Airbus Defence & Space system-integration partner for the A400M program. Its customer and program evidence indicates a focus on defense, border security, police aviation, and surveillance-aircraft modernization.

Efficiency Ratio

The company appears resource-efficient for a 51–200-person specialist, converting a relatively compact workforce into certified aircraft modifications, international fleet programs, and major-prime integration work, although public evidence on revenue and delivery velocity is limited.

Evidence Signals

1 negative signal
Partnership MEDIUM IMPACT LOW CONF 4 Apr 2026

Airborne Technologies publicly announced support for Airbus Defence & Space on an ISR solution for the A400M program.

View source Europe
Partnership HIGH IMPACT MEDIUM CONF 1 Apr 2026

Airbus Defence & Space selected Airborne Technologies as a system integration partner supporting the A400M military transport aircraft program.

View source Europe

Background · older than 12 months

Customer Win MEDIUM IMPACT MEDIUM CONF 1 Sep 2025

The Danish Home Guard ordered a third customized DHC-6-300 surveillance aircraft following the earlier delivery of two aircraft.

View source Denmark
Customer Win HIGH IMPACT MEDIUM CONF 1 Jan 2025

Airborne Technologies handed over two customized DHC-6-300 surveillance aircraft to the Danish Home Guard; a third aircraft was subsequently ordered in September 2025.

View source Denmark
Expansion HIGH IMPACT MEDIUM CONF 1 Jan 2025

Airborne Technologies secured a four-year fleet modernization contract with the Bulgarian Border Guard.

View source Bulgaria
Ownership Change HIGH IMPACT LOW CONF 22 Nov 2019

Kellstrom Defense Aerospace acquired Airborne Technologies; the terms were not disclosed.

View source Austria
Regulatory Action MEDIUM IMPACT LOW CONF 1 Jan 2017

Company managers were among defendants in an Austrian trial concerning alleged unauthorized export of modified aircraft and military equipment; defendants pleaded not guilty.

View source Austria

About
Founded in 2008 and based in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, with a second location. The team combines aviation, systems engineering and geo-data acquisition backgrounds, which is the basis of the offer: solutions built to order for governments, police, military and industrial customers rather than a catalogue product. The business runs across three areas. The first is integration of any airborne remote sensor onto a customer's platform. The second extends that to full ISR turnkey solutions — the complete mission capability rather than the sensor alone. The third is a Data Solutions department handling airborne data acquisition and processing as a service. The company positions its strength as consolidating varied airborne platforms and mission systems with the human-machine interface optimised, and supports customers with worldwide on-site service. Stated specialities: ISR turnkey solutions, sensor integration, aircraft modification, airborne surveillance technology, mission management systems, carbon fibre production and operator workstations. Company tagline: Designed for Precision.
Relevancy
Wiener Neustadt company that converts aircraft and helicopters into complete surveillance platforms for police, government and military users — integrating the cameras, radars and operator consoles. The skill of turning a sensor into a working mission system, which is what any drone programme eventually needs.
Tags
#ISR #sensorintegration #missionsystems #aircraftmodification #turnkey #operatorworkstation #geodata

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